Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen [B-]

Michael Bay should fire the editors. It was like watching the extended version of Independence Day or LOTR: Return of the King. You patiently wait through the parts that were never suppose to be in the movie in the first place. When its on the net, I'm going to download the movie, cut out nearly 40mins of it and then proclaim it a masterpiece, because honestly it is. I went and watched it on the big screen to see the CGI and I have no complaints. The Transformers blew me away. They were amazing and I would go see it again for them.
There was a lot more Megatron and Optimus Prime screen time. Loved that. And since we've all seen the trailers, its not a surprise that we were introduced to a whole new bunch of Transformers, who were cooler, more bad ass, and exactly what I wanted from this movie.

Shia LaBeouf can do no wrong in my books. I love the guy. He makes a movie experience fun, puts in all 110% of himself into the role. I didn't like Megan Fox in the first one because she was eye candy and a sex symbol. That hasn't changed, but her role's meatier and she's wearing more clothing (with the exception of her opening scene).
People might complain about the plot line, but it was complete, with no gaping loopholes. They had a conflict introduced at the beginning of the movie and it was solved by the end of it, with a big bang climax. What else do you need from a popcorn movie??
The language could stand to be cleaned up. I enjoy swearing as much as the next person but it was ill timed and grating on the nerves. When the DVD comes out, I hope it comes with a condensed version.


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To make this movie better: take out all but the Egypt scenes of Mrs. and Mr. Witwicky, take out roomate Leo (Ramon Rodriguez), take out dogs humping, take out hostage robot humping, take out Alice (Isabel Lucas) trying to seduce Sam scenes, leave the one where she's kicking ass, take out Agent Simmons (John Torturro) feeble attempts at humor, and take out random comic relief scenes during intense moments
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Final Statement: Would I recommend watching it? Yes.