Transformers (2007) 8/10

Starring : Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rachael Taylor, Anthony Anderson, Jon Voight, John Turturro
Director : Michael Bay
Running Time : 140 mins

When Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) buys a new car, he soon discovers that it has a life of its own! The car is an Autobot, a mechanical alien from the planet Cybertron, and he and his comrades have come to Earth to recover the Allspark, a powerful cube that is also being sought out by their enemies, the Decepticons. Whoever finds the cube first will possess enough power to destroy their enemies and, as a result, the entire planet Earth!

I went into this with my eyes open, not expecting anything intelligent, just little more than a movie adaptation of a terrible 80s cartoon show, but this was surprisingly good, especially seeing as how it was directed by Michael Bay! To be fair though, Shia LaBeouf pretty much carried the movie, the robots were just a little too kitsch for my liking.

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