Last night David and I went out to see Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen after all these months of anticipation. I remember when the first scenes of the film were shot in Bethlehem, PA back in May of last year … and now the movie is finally released in theaters. As a big fan of the first movie, I was really hoping that the sequel would be just as good. Unfortch, it is not:

Firstly, I have to say that the special effects are really spectacular. The strongest part of the film is the seamless way that the CGI characters are integrated into the film … I really could see no errors in the effects. Other than that, tho, I was far from impressed. There was zero attempt to tell a story … the writing is just horrible. I know many people think that big budget action films don’t need a story to be good but I would argue otherwise. I mean … the writing was really just bad. At almost every plot development I kept thinking how stupid the movie plotline really is … and it just keep getting worse thruout the film. I wasn’t expecting Shakespeare but I was expecting not to feel like an abject idiot. It really felt like the story was the least important thing in the production of this film. The focus is really on the CGI, the loudness and the huge explosions. On that account, the movie succeeds. On all others, IMHO, it fails. It really occurred to me that this film was Michael Bay’s latest attempt to say to the world, I HAVE A BIG PENIS! I SWEAR!! I will say that barring the insipidness of the tale, I did enjoy seeing new Transformers on the big screen so I didn’t totally hate the film but, believe me, it’s not that good. Compared to the first film, this one is junk. Even still … I think fans of Transformers should see the film, if for the nostalgic purposes only. But my honest advice is to wait to rent the DVD or see it on cable for free.

Not sure what the plan is for tonight but I have a couple ideas in mind. It’s a beautiful day here in SoCal today … I wanna be outside :)

The principal cast, including Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, of the Summer blockbuster sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (along with director Michael Bay) made their way to Tokyo, Japan today for the world premiere of their new film. Here are a few pics from the red carpet arrivals at the movie premiere at Roppongi Hills earlier today (last night for us here in the US):

When sharing a red carpet with a 16 foot robot, Megan Fox knew she’d have to go the extra mile to get attention. The actress guaranteed she made a maximum impact at the world premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in Tokyo with a striking figure-hugging purple gown. Taking a style tip from seasoned red carpet veteran Liz Hurley, Megan showed off her fabulous legs in a slashed-to-the-thigh satin gown. The 23-year-old beauty joined co-stars Shia LaBeouf, Isabel Lucas, Josh Duhamel, Ramon Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson at the Toho cinema in Roppongi Hills for the first screening of the sequel to the 2007 blockbuster. Hundred of Japanese fans queued for hours to see their idols, while only a lucky few managed to see the eagerly-anticipated film. The new movie sees Shia and Megan reprises their roles as teenage couple Sam Witwicky and Mikaela Banes, who team up with their Autobot robot friends to stop the Decepticons from destroying the planet. Speaking on the red carpet, Megan thanked director Michael Bay for giving her a role in the original film, which launched her Hollywood career. She said: ‘It’s mind-blowing. I think it has opened a lot of doors for me career-wise, but there is a certain loss of anonymity, like leaving your house and having people take your picture all the time. That is a different kind of life.’

I’m curious to hear what the reviews for this sequel will be like. As of yet, I’ve not read anything substantial … but now that the film is premiering, I’m sure we’ll be hearing about it soon enough. I am really looking forward to the release of this film … I hope it’s as fun as the first movie. And here we go … the promo machine for Transformers 2 is officially underway. Who’s excited?

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In just about 2 1/2 months time, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will open in theaters around the world … which means that it is just about time that we get to check out a few new promo pics from the upcoming Summer blockbuster. So as to try and not spoil too much from the film this early before its release, I’ll keep the pics of the actual transformers behind the cut … but here are photos of stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and more on the set of the film which was shot last year:

This time around, many of the same Transformers robots will be back for more action … but we will also get a new batch of Transformers characters thrown into the mix. After the jump, check out a few new photos of some of the Transformers that will be featured in the movie and see a full list of characters that will appear in the upcoming sequel — some of the Transformers in the film will come as a surprise, I think …

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On Superbowl Sunday, we were able to see the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Transformers movie sequel Revenge of the Fallen (click HERE if you missed seeing it the first time). But, ahead of showings of the new Friday the 13th remake film (in theaters today), a longer 2-minute trailer is showing in theaters:

After the jump, for those of you who just can’t wait, check out a bootleg version of the new trailer of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen that will play in front of showings of Friday the 13th — watch it while you can, it may not stay online for long …

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Here is our first look at the first teaser poster released for the upcoming Transformers movie sequel Revenge of the Fallen which is due out this summer:

Yahoo! Movies has debuted the new poster for Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, opening in conventional theaters and IMAX on June 26. The anticipated sequel stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Benjamin Hickey, Ramon Rodriguez, Isabel Lucas and John Turturro.

EEEEEEERIE, ain’t it? It looks like Megatron, leader of the evil Decepticons, is seeing red and is lookin’ for … well, revenge! After the jump, check out a more detailed version of this poster which gives a more clear view of what the bad guy looks like …

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The new issue of Empire magazine features the first photos to come from the Transformers sequel, Revenge of the Fallen, which is due for release later on this year. Additionally, USA Today has a few Transformers 2 exclusives of their own. Here are the pics that appear in the new issue of Empire magazine:

If there’s one film out next year that sums up the word ‘blockbuster’ it’s Michael Bay’s monster sequel to 2007’s Transformers. It’s perhaps appropriate then that Transformers 2 kick starts our big 2009 preview feature in the latest issue of Empire (on sale now). You can read all about our exclusive visit to the Cairo set of the film in the issue and, in the meantime, cast your eyes down to see some exclusive new images from the film.

Woot! I am very much looking forward to the release of this movie. As you may recall, we got to see both Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox on the desert set of this Transformers sequel earlier in the year and it looks like they’ve got a lot of production on the film already in the can. After the jump, check out a few more pics which are featured in the new issue of USA Today …

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This past Friday we saw pics of Shia LaBeouf along with his hawt stunt double on the SoCal set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and I noted then that Shia, IMHO, didn’t hold a candle to his hotter (and older) stunt double … but today we have new pics of Shia only wearing half of his clothes, with only make-up to cover his nekkid upper body flesh:

I suppose it turns out that Shia can hold his own, I guess. That make-up looks pretty nasty, I suspect his Transformers character Sam Witwicky is gonna be hurtin’ something awful in the upcoming sequel. After the jump, check out a couple more photos of Shia showing off his “battle scars” on set …

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