I was invited by a friend to a private screening of the movie “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” yesterday. The seats which we were offered were a bummer (3rd row from the screen) and we had to crane our necks in order to watch everything on the big screen. Not an easy feat when there are lotsa explosions and “transforming” taking place half the time. Fortunately, the movie was … more than meet the eyes.
INTENSE!!! The movie caught my attention from the minute the 120-min film started rolling. While it is common for movies to include lots of CGI effects, due credit must be given to Michael Bay and his entire crew for the well-written script as well as the efforts put in by the animators to make the movie as realistic as possible. My eyes stayed glued to the big screen all the time. I remembered the last time this happened was when I watched Speed 1 eons ago.
For those folks who have not watched Transformer 1 (like me), please go ahead and watch this sequel. I did not feel I was left out from the story at all despite not watching the prequel.
And as for other movie-goers whose interests have somewhat been shaken by the critics, I would say “To hell with the movie reviews and go have fun”! I sure enjoyed myself. In fact, I felt like an eight year old all over again.
Now, where did I hide my Optimus Prime toy???
