1. TRANSFORMERS (2007)
“An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager.”
For some reason this film made a big impact on my thirteen year old self. I was never a fan of the Transformers brand or franchise before seeing the trailers for this first live-action instalment but the marketing did its job, winning me over, making me hungry to see it until I finally watched it - on DVD when my brother received it as a Christmas present in 2007.
It is the most relatable and simple story of the the series. Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) is a high school student who buys a car with hopes of impressing Mikaela Banes, a girl in his class. However, the car soon reveals itself to be a transforming alien robot named Bumblebee, a scout for the heroic Autobots who are at war with the villainous Decepticons, with both factions searching for the powerful Allspark cube.
It is decently paced with some good characters and enjoyable action scenes, including car chases, an attack on a military base and a fun final battle in the middle of downtown Los Angeles (or Mission City, as it is called in the film). One of the complaints that many critics seem to have is that "it is impossible to see what is going on when the robots fight each other, though I have never agreed with that and could always tell who was who.
The score is epic, from the intense and exciting Scorponok to the beautiful and wondrous Arrival To Earth, Steve Jablonsky's score is worthy of recognition as one of the more iconic in modern cinema.
This is a fun, entertaining summer blockbuster with spectacular action as well as fantastic music, that gripped my young mind and makes me nostalgic now.
It is, without a doubt, the best of the Michael Bay directed Transformers films
This was the first film I reviewed on this blog, so click/tap here for a link to that if you want to know more on how I feel about Transformers (2007).
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