The movie is "more than meets the eye"- well you ain't seeing much in Michael Bay's interpretation of this classic cartoon... just kidding! :)
Overall the movie is good and comic timing is right except for this one part in the middle... the turning point/climax was a little slow and out of character.
The clumsy giant robots trying to make slapstick jokes and the obnoxious FBI agent slowed the pace of the movie.
When it was the main human character being goofy, it was understandable and relatable. An example of this is when the main character's feelings were demonstrated by the songs played by his car-robot, Bumble-Bee... It was a hilarious and cute scene. The robot car was funny with his silence, his miming.
The movie slowed down when the rest of the robots were introduced. In five minutes or so, the director/writer/etc. tried to put some character and attitude in the robots- make them spunky and lovable by putting personality in their voice and slick movements. In the end it became too comical especially the scene in the backyard when Optimus Prime (i think) crushed a fountain and in reply he said something like "my bad"... one of the other robots had a temper and he wanted to kill "jokingly" the inquisitive parents.
After this scene, the annoying FBI agent barged in. Forget about decorum and civility (like X-Files's Agent Molder)... the FBI came in with his greasy slick hair, supposedly just "following" orders. His jerky attitude contrasted with the main character's scared demeanour. The FBI was depicted as a scumbag, way too comic... of course later on he admitted that he "began on the wrong foot."
After these two episodes, the movie's pace hastened again. The clumsy robots became agile and the FBI agent became less obnoxious. The action and special effects were spectacular! Transformers, the movie, gets a A--. Good thing it's more than meets the eyes!
Posted by Michael Diezmos at July 18, 2007 11:17 AM