Michael Bay is not my favorite director, but I have to admit the man makes films that are lots of fun to watch. With “Transformers” he has finally made a film that is not just fun to watch, but lends itself to multiple viewings. Bay could have taken the easy road and focused on the military angle leaving the real human element buried underneath the rubble the giant robots leave behind, but surprisingly he does the opposite. Everything in this film, giant robots included, takes a backseat to the new adventures that Sam Witwicky (Shia Le Beouf) finds himself in the middle of.

Sam is like every kid in high school, he’s saving up for a car, trying to land a hot girlfriend and selling off his family heirlooms on Ebay. After his dad helps him purchase his first car (Bumblebee) his life changes forever. I think it rocked that Bumblebee was a cooler car than he was in the cartoon, and I also loved the fact that in the car lot they parked him next to a yellow Volkswagen bug, the car he was in the original cartoon.

Soon after Sam drives off in Bumblebee he seizes the opportunity to introduce himself to super hottie, Mikaela (Megan Fox). Bumblebee does everything he can to bring Sam and Mikaela closer together and in the process watches over them. It’s no coincidence that Bumblebee picked Sam, no sir, Sam’s great grandfather was the scientist that found Megatron frozen in ice, and the key to the survival of the human race lies within a pair of glasses Sam was trying to sell on Ebay. The Decepticons find out about the glasses and from then on it’s all eye candy.

I enjoyed this movie so much that it didn’t bother me one bit that Optimus has a mouth in the movie. The 3D looks so good that it doesn’t seem far fetched when a group of giant robots are hanging out in a rural neighborhood, and another thing this flick has working in its favor is that Megan Fox is stupid hot. So, with “Transformers” you get comedy, action, giant robots, a smoking hot babe and all of the eye candy you can handle in one sitting.

I grew up in the 80’s and was not disappointed one bit by the changes made to the characters. The only complaint I have about the whole film is that I wish Starscream had gotten a little more screen time. I really missed the pissing contests between him and Megatron. Although I’m sure there will be plenty of room for that if and when the sequel gets made.

Go out and see this flick and cheer on the return of the summer tent-pole that’s a thrill ride for the whole family.