I Remembered Black Skies, The Lightning All Around Me, I Remembered Each Flash As Time Began To Blur.....

Yup, Still sick, still hopped up on drugs, but I toughed it out. Got too much to do this week, and it's definitely taking a toll on my system. Then there's the weekend from hell, and not much time to recuperate from this flu either. I'm doomed.

The one thing I was able to look forward to today was the premiere of Transformers 2, Revenge of the Fallen:
Now, I'm not gonna ruin it for anyone, but it is a MUST SEE movie this year!
The action was intense, and definitely blew the entire budget for Michael Bay. Some pretty cool things came of it, the return of Shia LaBoeuf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese, and the main principles. The cameos by Rainn Wilson and Deep Roy were priceless. The introduction of the real FemBot (Alice) was a bit contrived, but necessary.
Dreamworks and Industrial Light and Magic made a TON of money on this project, and Hasbro is going to reap from the toys revenue on this one.
Overall, the action and special effects were 11/10, but the writing and storyline was 6/10. I have to be harsh on this film only because I've been waiting on it since the first movie!
The romance between Sam and Mikaela was so corny I rolled my eyes so far back in my head I was looking upside down at times! Totally not needed in the movie at all. Don't worry fellas, he only kisses Megan Fox 3 times, and they were all horrid kisses. HORRID.
The introduction of the Constructicons and Devastator was not done well at all. No story, no intro, just "HERE'S Johnny"!!
Mudflap and Skids were comedic relief, but I would have rather seen some stronger Autobots take character development.
Starscream was developed a bit more, and had more speaking lines than in the first film, but I guess the fans wanted to see more of his foolery.
I really thought that they should have brought in Rodimus Prime in this movie, but I guess they're milking the Optimus angle for as long as they can sell toys (Boo Hasbro)!
Also, seeing as they didn't develop any stronger Autobots, there really was nodoby to take the reigns over. Ooops, I've said too much now.
I call for the DinoBots to take shape for Part 3 if they were smart.
All in all, the action was non-stop. For the casual fan, or even someone who doesn't know what the Transformers are all about, you might enjoy the action but you definitely won' get the plot. The plot was a bit complex, and you would have to know something about the Transformers, their history, and the Decepticons organizational chart. (Fallen, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Frenzy, Ravage, etc)
Something cool to note: Shia LaBoeuf's personal Driver got into the credits because of Shia LaBoeuf's little DUI problem.
The movie references the President as Obama, something Hollywood rarely does!

Overall Homee Rating: 7.5/10. Definitely go see it. And you have to watch it with an open mind!It's worth the price of admission, and a pop. Hold off on the popcorn, you'll be too busy watching the fights and sparks flashing across the screen.

This trailer came on in our theater for M.Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender":

Coooooooooool!

Song of the Day: New Divide - Linkin Park