This turn around he takes note from recent superhero success X Men: First Class and incorporates his story into real life events; the landing on the Moon in 1969. According to the story, the mission to the Moon was not simply for history purposes, it was indeed to recover evidence of an alien spacecraft crashing on the far side of the moon. The spacecraft, known as the Ark, contains pillars with the technology to save Cybertron and these are recovered by NASA and kept under lock and key.
Cut to present day and low and behold, with the Autobots now working closely with humans as allies, the Decepticons are once again planning their next move. Their plan soon surfaces that they aim to recover the hidden pillars and wreak havoc by transporting Cybertron to Earth and ruling over the human race. The one thing they require to do this is the recently recovered Sentinel Prime (voiced by Leonard Nimoy), whom Optimus Prime and his crew have recovered from the Ark on the moon and resurrected. Sentinel is one of the most respected Autobots of his race and his knowledge is of huge importance.
Meanwhile, while the serious events occur, we are reminded of Earth's 'hero' on two occasions, Sam Witwicky (Shia LeBeouf), who has a new girlfriend in the beautiful Carly (Rosie Hunitington-Whitely) but is still on the search for a job following his abandonment by the government. Cue some job interviews including some hilarious cameos from the likes of John Malkovich, and a star turn from creepy work-mate Ken Jeong.
Soon enough, predictably Sam and Carly become embroiled in the raging battle between the Autobots nad the Decepticons, with Chicago turning out to be the battlefield for what turns out to be an epicfinal hour of the film, coming to a fantastic climax.
So Transformers should be your run-of-the-mill action movie with plenty of bang for your buck and generally an enjoyable thrill ride. For all the action-filled scenes in the movie Michael Bay hits the nail on the head with no problems, after all action and explosions are his speciality. It's just a shame that he still manages to fall short in the third outing with a lack of direction and some really disposable characters, most notably the Witwicky clan and Sam's girlfriend.
The Witwicky's; exceptionally irritating with their apparent humour and Shia LeBeouf appears to just want to speak at an extremely fast rate and tries to replicate Star Wars' famous 'Nooooo' with the screaming of 'Optimus!'. And as for the Megan Fox replacement, where do you start. Rosie Huntington-Whitely is a Victoria's Secret and should stick to the day job. There is no doubting her credentials as a stunning woman but acting-wise she clearly does not make the grade and cannot command a scene to save her life, Bay lost out when Fox walked out believe it or not.
As for the 3D, well this is the single most breathtaking 3D experience that you will have the pleasure to watch since Avatar. Visually, Michael Bay has it perfect, with some fantastic slow-motion transformation scenes and switches from vehicle to robot. Also is has to be noted the scene in which we witness and follow army personnel in wingsuits flying across the Chicago battlefield, one of the unforgettable 3D moments of recent times.
In terms of action and 3D ability Transformers 3 is a great success but with flailing performances from some of the film's leads and some extremely unnecessary scenes totalling the film up to a 2 and a half hour running time the film is massively let down.
Film rating: 3 out of 5 stars
The Lowdown: Certainly a huge improvement on the previous installment but still does not touch the original franchise opener. If only you could just watch the final hour and you would have a highly entertaining action movie, unfortunately a dragged out storyline lets us down. Autobots roll out!
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