Transformers Roll...

I finally got to see Transformers this evening- one week after I thought I'd get over there.

It was totally sweet!

I love the corny-ness. It was just enough without being too much. The actors were great- not too corny, but just enough- and the plot was good, especially considering this is a pop-corn movie based on a line of toys. That in itself would be enough to make it pretty lame, but it held up admirably.

There were some incredibly funny lines; and most of them belong to Sam's mother and father, who should be found in the dictionary if you wanted to look up "mildly eccentric". The writers threw in a bunch of lines from the cartoons ("You have failed me again, Starscream!") and it had some great action scenes that didn't really overwhelm the movie. In fact, they were well-played and incorporated some awesome angles.

Shia LeBouef was great, a lovably neurotic teenager. I am really looking forward to seeing him in Indy 4 now. Megan Fox was a bit flat, but as the obligatory female lead, I guess that is alright in a film like this. But the real acting kudos go to John Toturro, who played the wacky agent from the secret government agency Seven. I haven't seen a character that silly in a supporting role since Brent Spiner's role in Independence Day. He was fabulous!

This movie has rekindled my slight girlhood crush on Optimus Prime. I was a bit worried, though, they might pull a 1986 on us and kill him off. Fortunately, he was not. It was nostalgic to hear his voice narrating at the beginning of the movie; for a moment I was 12 years old and putting on the newest cartoon available at the local VHS rental shop.

Definitely good entertainment.

Tomorrow, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.