Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

Editorial Review:

From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes a thrilling battle between the heroic Autobotsr and the evil Decepticonsr. When their epic struggle comes to Earth, all that stands between the Decepticonsr and ultimate power is a clue held by young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf). Unaware that he is mankind's last chance for survival, Sam and Bumblebee, his robot disguised as a car, are in a heart-pounding race against an enemy unlike anything anyone has seen before. It's the incredible, breath-taking film spectacular that USA Today says ''will appeal to the kid in all of us.''

"I bought a car. Turned out to be an alien robot. Who knew?" deadpans Sam Witwicky, hero and human heart of Michael Bay's rollicking robot-smackdown fest, Transformers. Witwicky (the sweetly nerdy Shia LaBeouf, channeling a young John Cusack) is the perfect counterpoint to the nearly nonstop exhilarating action. The plot is simple: an alien civil war (the Autobots vs. the evil Decepticons) has spilled onto Earth, and young Sam is caught in the fray by his newly purchased souped-up Camaro. Which has a mind--and identity, as a noble-warrior robot named Bumblebee--of its own. The effects, especially the mind-blowing transformations of the robots into their earthly forms and back again, are stellar.

Fans of the earlier film and TV series will be thrilled at this cutting-edge incarnation, but this version should please all fans of high-adrenaline action. Director Bay gleefully salts the movie with homages to pop-culture touchstones like Raiders of the Lost Ark, King Kong, and the early technothriller WarGames. The actors, though clearly all supporting those kickass robots, are uniformly on-target, including the dashing Josh Duhamel as a U.S. Army sergeant fighting an enemy he never anticipated; Jon Voight, as a tough yet sympathetic Secretary of Defense in over his head; and John Turturro, whose special agent manages to be confidently unctuous, even stripped to his undies. But the film belongs to Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and the dastardly Megatron--and the wicked stunts they collide in all over the globe. Long live Transformers! --A.T. Hurley

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Makes me wish I had a better TV.:

Awesome visuals. Looks awesome on a 26" LCD (720P). Makes me wish I had a bigger and better HDTV. Plus Megan Fox is realy HOT!!!

Special effects bonanza gets four stars on visuals, less so on story:

Michael Bay's "Transformers" is occasionally a visual extravaganza, but one that is somewhat mired in a story that appeals to (only) the twelve-year old boy in all of us.
Based on the action figures and cartoons (which I admittedly loved when I was younger), "Transformers" tells the story of a civil war that devoured planet Cybetron and now has shifted to Earth. Why? Who knows? But it's terrific for the viewer that it did, because the evil Deceptecons and the good Autobots share the ability to morph... more info

Great eye candy:

Although it took some getting used to seeing the autobots as GM vehicles, I love this movie. Can't wait to see the sequel!

HD?are you sure bout that?:

I've bought Transformers BD along with Constantine and V for Vendetta.
And I compared the quality of the movies, I was shocked about the color noise Transformers has comparing to V for Vendetta!
well, this is the source problem, maybe, as we know... Micheal Bay movies, huh. He probably left all his focus on bombing the set up and forgot to check the quality of the videography.
Let's recall what he'd said previously in his official blog, "This movie is BD worth and I'm pissed off for... more info

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