IwenttoseeanadvancescreeningofTransformerstonight,andIwalkedoutofthetheaterindisbelief.Notbecausethemoviewasn'twhatIthoughtitwouldbe,butonthecontrary,itwassomuchmorethanIhadeverexpected.
Goingintothetheater,Iwasexpectingacornykidsmoviewithdecentactingandafantastic,unrealisticplot.Needlesstosaytheplotwasindeedfantasticandunrealistic,butitwasallkeptincheckwithsolidactingandthemostincredibledisplayofvisualeffectsthatIhaveEVERseen.Most...actuallyalmostalloftheactingcreditinthismoviehastogotoShiaLaBeouf,whomisquicklybecomingaHollywoodstarafterrecentlygivinganexcellentperformanceinthethrillerDisturbia.ItwasanothergreatperformancefromShiainTransformers,withhiscleverwitstilleverpresent.
However,themostimpressiveaspectofTransformerswasmostcertainlythespecialeffects.Therobotvs.robotfightsceneswere,inaword,remarkable.Ididn'tknowthatmoderndayspecialeffectscouldproduceimagessofantasticANDrealistic,tothepointwheretherobotsdidn'tseemcomputergeneratedatall.Theinteractionbetweenhumanandrobotwasbeautifulandflawless.Itseemedliketheactorswereactuallyinteractingwithreal,50foottallrobotsduringthemovie.Transformerswill,withoutadoubt,bethepioneerforfuturecinematicvisualeffects.
Theplotmayhavebeenalittleunrealisticandsomeoftheactingalittlesketchyattimes,butitdoesnotinanywayoverridewhatwastrulyanexcellentmovie.Theplotsimplystayedtrueasbestitcouldtothecartoonstorywithoutbecomingoverlyridiculousorcorny.WhenIsayunrealistic,thatdoesnotmeancartoon-corny.Infact,IwouldrecommendthatANYONEovertheageof13gotoseethismovie.Ipromiseyouwon'tbedisappointed.
