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Film Review on Transformers 2: Revenge of the FallenTransformers: Revenge of the Fallenis a 2009 Americanscience fictionaction film, directed byMichael Bay and produced bySteven Spielberg. It is thesequeltoTransformers(2007) and the second film in thelive-action TransformersTrilogy. Revenge of the Fallenwas nominated forBest Soundat theAcademy Awardsand forBest Science Fiction Filmat theSaturn Award. It also won 5Scream Awardsfor Best Actress, Breakout Performance-Female, Best Sequel, Best F/X, and Scream Song of the Year.The film was abox officesuccess, achieving the second highest Wednesday opening gross in history, bringing in $62 million in North America and close to $100 million worldwide. It is currently the fourth highest-grossing film of 2009 worldwide (behindAvatar,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, andIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) and the second-highest grossing film of 2009 in the United States, only behindAvatarmaking it the 22nd highest grossing movie of all time. In less than a month, the film surpassed the all-time earnings of its predecessor. Clocking in at nearly two and a half hours, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen rumbles into theaters as a slam-bang exercise. Director Michael Bay ups the ante on his 2007 hit Transformers by hurling even more massive amounts of swirling, twirling, machine-crunching robot action onto the screen. Industrial Light and Magics photorealistic CGI bots interact seamlessly with star Shia La Beouf and other cast members against a backdrop of huge explosions and military firepower.The plot revolves aroundSam Witwicky(Shia LaBeouf), the human caught in the war between AutobotsandDecepticons, having visions of Cybertronian symbols, and being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of their long-trapped leader,The Fallen, who seeks to get revenge on Earth by finding and activating a machine that would provide the Decepticons with anenergonsource, destroying all life on the planet in the process. Its an impressive display of digital effects, but bigger, faster, louder and longer do not necessarily equal better. Bays famous fondness for blowing up stuff threatens to overwhelm the senses in Round 2 of the ongoing grudge match that pits evil, alien Decepticon robots against a fractious coalition of civilians, soldiers and humanity-loving Autobots.Still, theres plenty to admire in this fast, furious and frequently goofy sequel, which opens Wednesday. Within the first 12 seconds, Bay showcases his gift for masterful wide-screen compositions as he sets up Revenge of the Fallens 17,000-year back story. Following a manic blur of bot-chasing mayhem that takes place for no discernible reason on the streets of Shanghai, the story catches up with the comparatively docile doings of reluctant hero Sam Witwicky.Played by La Beouf with his usual hyper charm, Sam heads off for college, leaving behind his girlfriend Mikaela (reprised by Megan Fox) his best Autobot friend, Bumblebee and his robot-slaying past.But when shape-shifting Decepticons figure out that Sam holds the key to their survival, he hits the road in search of a mysterious matrix with evil bots in hot pursuit. At one point, as a machine prepares to slice into his brain with a circular saw, Sam protests: “Im just a normal kid with normal problems.” Unlike many of its sci-fi brethren, including the grim Terminator Salvation, the PG 13-rated Revenge of the Fallen embraces its inner Joker.The film received mostly negative reviews by the critics. Actor Shia LaBeouf was unimpressed with the film, stating We got lost. We tried to get bigger. Its what happens to sequels. Its like, how do you top the first one? Youve got to go bigger,Michael Baywent so big that it became too big, and I think you lost the anchor of the movie. . You lost a bit of the relationships. Unless you have those relationships, then the movie doesnt matter. Then its just a bunch of robots fighting each other. The Houston Chronicle called it A well-oiled, loudly revving summer action vehicle that does all thats required, and then some. Jordan Mintzer from Variety saidTransformers: Revenge of the Fallentakes the franchise to a vastly superior level of artificial intelligence.Entertainment Weeklysaid Revenge of the Fallen may be a massive overdose of popcorn greased with motor oil. But it knows how to feed your inner 10-year-olds appetite for destruction. According toThe Washington Post,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallenis Bays worst-reviewed film, faring even lower thanPearl Harbor. Ray Bennett ofThe Hollywood Reportercommented in his review that for the uninitiated, its loud, tedious, and at 147 minutes, way too long.Roger Ebert, who had given the 2007 film three stars, gaveRevenge of the Fallenonly one star, calling it .a horrible experience of unbearable length.He later wrote in his blog about the film, saying The day will come whenTransformers: Revenge of the Fallenwill be studied in film classes and shown at cult film festivals. It will be seen, in retrospect, as marking the end of an era. Of course there will be many more CGI-based action epics, but never again one this bloated, excessive, incomprehensible, long or expensive .Rolling Stonecritic Peter Travers did not give the film any stars considering that Transformers 2has a shot at the title Worst Movie of the Decade.In the movie, helicopters, fighter jets and panther-shaped robots take precedence over La Beouf and his exceptionally photogenic co-star Fox. Too tiny to cause much damage to the massive Devastator and his fellow killer bots, the humans do an awful lot of running as the mechanized warriors smash each other to bits.Though there are many negative comments on Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, personally speaking, I th