One word to describe this film: Amazing! For once I can actually say that I found the sequel to an action film to be just a good or a bit better than the original. If you thought that director Michael Bay used a ton of special effects in the first Transformers film back in 2007, wait till you get a load of the visual spectacle that embodies Revenge of the Fallen. Bay is blowing things to smithereens within the first few moments of the film, and the action barely settles down throughout the rest of the nearly two and half hour film.The film picks right up where the original left off, with lead character Sam Witwicky (Shia La Beouf) heading off to college. However things could never be that simple as Sam is leaving behind girlfriend Mikaela (Megan Fox), best autobot friend Bumblebee, and did I mention he holds the pertinent info necessary for Decepticon survival.....all in a days work for poor Sam. No worries as Optimus Prime always has Sam's back, along with a colorful array of new autobots, that will stop at nothing to destroy the Decepticons and restore peace on the planet earth.
The CGI robots cleanly interacted with their human co-stars and the fight scenes between the AutoBots and the Decepticons were visually stunning. My only nit-picky complaint is at times it felt that the battle scenes dragged out for a little longer than necessary, but hey, Michael Bay, you've got the budget and you certainly put it to good use! The comedic aspects of this film were amped up a bit more than the previous, and the writers did a superb job of dropping a comedic moment in just when the action was getting a bit too tense. Revenge of the Fallen is definitely going to make it's mark as this summer's big action blockbuster!
