Last night, I saw a film that I’ve been hangining on for 20 years for. Transformers is the big-screen live-action movie of the toy/cartoon franchise of the same name, directed by wizard of big bangs, Michael Bay.

In a nutshell? I loved it

Flawless CGI, funny, epic and lots of other adjectives that have been repeated in a fair few reviews come to mind. It was all I could ever expect a Transformers movie to be. I mean, we’re not talking the height of philisophical storytelling, but anyone who thinks we should be is missing the point. The idea is to bring back the memories for the legions of ex (and not-so-ex) Transformers nuts, whilst setting up a whole new generation to enjoy themselves. It’s not dated at all, and is sprinkled liberally enough with references to the lore of old to keep any fanboy happy.

The designs were initially dismissed as too different to the originals, but on-screen, when they’re moving, it’s a whole different ball-game.

Apart from a few joke mis-fires (very much in the minority, much to my suprise!), the whole thing holds together very well. Shia LeBoeuf (the main bloke) is great, making his up-coming appearance as Indiana Jones’ son in ‘Indiana Jones and The City of the Gods’ all the more interesting.

Anyway – Whether you’re an old-school fan, or have never heard of it, go and see it. I can Garauntee that if my Wife liked it, then it’s sure to please the majority of the rest of the world with no probelms

Cheers!