January 30, 2013 at 5:54 p.m.
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen ***
Director: Michael Bay
Rated: PG-13
Showing: Speciality Cinema: Friday 11am, 2:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm, 12:30am. Saturday 2:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm, 12:30am. Sunday 2:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm. Monday and Tuesday 11am, 2:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm. Wednesday 2:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm. Thursday 11am, 2:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm
Runtime: 147minutes
Action/adventure/sci-fi
The robots in disguise are back for another big budget outing - essentially a rehash of the first movie but with more characters, effects-laden battles and runtime.
Once again plot comes second to action and, as you'd expect from director Michael Bay (Armageddon, Pearl Harbour), there are endless high-octane explosions, thrilling chases and testosterone-fuelled 'bot vs 'bot showdowns.
Well, what else can you do with a movie based on a toy?
The story focuses on an ancient Transformer called The Fallen - note the blatant Luciferian reference to emphasize that he's a bad guy in case you're too dumb to work it out alone.
It plans to restart a long-buried machine capable of destroying mankind and revives evil Decepticon leader Megabot to help him.
Our hero from the first movie, Sam (Shia LaBeouf), is once again called upon to help Autobot leader Optimus Prime save the world - because when a super-machine plans to destroy humanity, a dorky college freshman is always your first port of call.
But forget the nonsensical plot, Transformers is all about mindless, technically brilliant, effects-heavy action sequences - fast, fun and unforgiving.
A few stand out, particularly the opening scenes in Shanghai and a robot vs robot bust-up on Egypt's Giza Necropolis, which includes a Transformer climbing to the peak of a pyramid.
And look out for the new robots among the 40-odd created, including one in the form of a vacuum cleaner and one that looks like a jaguar.
Transformers may be spectacle over substance but it will hit the mark with its target audience - young boys and adult males who were kids in the mid-80s when the 'bots first took over the world.
Watch if you liked: Transformers, iRobot.
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