Transformers: Age of Extinction

 Long ago in a time not so distant I sat, more than likely in my He-Man underwear, eating a bowl of cereal watching one of the most amazing cartoons of all time.  My brother and I would sit mesmerised soaking in every single bit of Transformer glory that we could.  Who wouldn't love giant robots that transform into different objects.  Michael Bay is at it again with all new bots and even new actors.  Mark Wahlberg has replaced Shia Labeouf and most people think this is a good thing.  There is a new threat for the autobots and the decipticons aren't the main bad guys.   A new evil has arisen along with some human assistance in the form of a very nasty Kelsey Grammar, who can play a very nasty bad guy. Also being introduced, to my childlike giddy pleasure, are the dinobots.  Giant dinosaur robots!  The only thing I could wish would be that I was a child again so that I can see this type of movie through the mind of a hyper-imaginative child.  Most of my childhood loves all in one movie and in awesome graphics. It would be a small slice of Heaven.

This is a movie about Transformers that was made by Michael Bay. I wish that the reigns would be handed over to someone like Joss Whedon or even Christopher Nolan, but we are stuck with Bay and at least we know we will get huge explosions, of which there are plenty. Autobots are now being hunted by humans with the aid of an extraterrestrial robot that is after Optimus Prime's    Spark. The plot does take a long time to figure out and the beginning of the movie does seem to drag. When the action begins though, it doesn't slow down for long.

 

There is a tone of humor early in the movie, and splattered through out.  It is a Michael Bay type of humor and may be lost on the younger crowds.  The movie is long and does drag in a few spots which is trying to fill in some plot gaps left from the previous films.  Overall the acting was decent.  This is a movie about giant robots so there can't be too many complaints about the human element and the acting or lack thereof.

 

I would recommend this movie to those that truly love the Transformers.  To the people like me that grew up watching the Autobots battle the Decipticons on Saturday mornings.  There are a lot of explosions and amazingly some death does occur.  Despite the destruction and violent nature I would say that if you have a child that is even remotely interested in robots or dinosaurs then this is a good choice for them.  Don't go to watch this movie hoping for a great plot or superb acting.  Don't even watch it for a good story.  Go to watch this movie knowing that you will see Optimus riding a dinosaur robot like a wild horse and leave reality behind.