MOVIE REVIEW - Transfomers 2

Hard to believe it's time for another Transformers movie again, but it's been two years, and here comes Transformers 2. It set the all time record with a 60 million dollar day on Wednesday, its first day in theaters.

Reviewing a movie like this is tough. It's a movie that is a guaranteed hit long before it even makes it to the box office. It doesn't make any difference if it's any good or not. It exists, therefore it is huge. There's no way fans of the first movie are not going to like this one. Again, with huge computer generated Transformers, doing battle time and time again. Many times to the edge of fatigue. There's not a lot of plot line here that an easily be explained. And that's OK, it's summer time at the movies.

Kids and adults of all ages wait for movies like this to come out, and they flock to them like seagulls at the beach. This Transformers is not a whole lot different than the first. Everything is huge. the effects, the music, the action, and the TIME. This edition is 2:40 minutes long. In my opinion, way, way, way too long and way too much of everything. BUT in fairness, to the fan whose been playing with his Transformers toys for the past year (or 20 years) , it's a virtual fun-fest. And that's OK too.

Going to see Transformers 2 is an investment. It's battling big crowds, and spending a lot of time at a really big movie. If you have kids whose faces light up for a couple of hours though, it's worth it. Killer effects no doubt...and like the first installment, you are not cheated. You get plenty of it.

Transformers 2. Not for all, but for some.....awesome!