Nerds That Geek Movie Review - 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'

Written by Scott Edwards

One of the things that I love in movie sequels is when they follow the original storyline. Let’s be frank, I know that there can be some massive plot holes in movies, but when they are able to clear them up in the overall storyline, it makes the viewing that much better. So to catch you up, Megatron has been defeated by Sam Witwicky and the power of the All Spark and the cube that housed this incredible power was destroyed. Without a leader, the Decepticons have left the planet for fear of defeat once again, but it does not appear that they will venture too far since a new leader has his sights set on Earth and all of the treasures that it possesses. 

With Decepticons showing up all over the world, the NEST team, now being led by now Major Lennox, are finding themselves extremely busy. Being teamed up with the Autobots, the team is powerful enough to take out their opposition, but things are starting to get out of hand. When a basic elimination mission goes awry, the team's leader is taken out of his role and his team is now facing an extinction of their own as the President of the United States is worried about the reason why the Decepticons are still on our planet. Thinking that they are only looking for a fight, it is being tossed around that it is time for the Autobots to leave and find a new home, but the Decepticons have found something and if they are able to get it, the human race will be left to fend for themselves and be able to oppose little of what the machines can do.

Not knowing what is happening on the other side of the world, Sam has problems of his own as he is getting ready to leave for college. Leaving his parents, his car and his girlfriend behind will not be easy and none of them are making this a simple transition for him. Finding a shard from the All Spark in his pocket while getting ready to leave, Sam suddenly sees symbols and he has no idea what they mean. Hiding the shard with Mikaela, he thinks that things will go back to normal, but when getting to school and meeting his new roommate, he does not know what normal means. Making new friends and having a hottie chasing after him is not what Sam is accustomed to, and thinking very little about them and only being able to focus on the new visions in his head, he does not know the secret that he is keeping from the Cybertronian race.

The Decepticons have been able to locate another piece of the cube that was left behind and use it to bring their old leader back to life. Now with Megatron running things and his new assistant the Fallen at his side, the two have found a way to destroy the planet. Needing only one more piece of information that is inside of Sam’s head, the race to the college boy is on and one of the two teams will be the winner. Knowing that Sam is the key to the earth's survival, Optimus Prime puts his life on the line for the boy and without a leader for the Autobots, they are left to question their place on the planet. But when Sam is educated more about what the symbols in his head mean and how to stop his world from being destroyed, he can also find away to bring his guardian back from the dead. Needing to find the old hidden Tomb of the Primes, Sam just might be able to save the day once again.

Sometimes I don’t look forward to sequels, but this one did the original justice in my mind, mainly because of the way they started to re tell history. I am a history nut and seeing how long the Transformers have been on Earth has excited me a little more than I think it should have. All of the scenes in Egypt blew my mind and seeing a machine that could destroy the planet hidden in a pyramid just made me wonder what else is hidden under the sand. Putting the action to the side for a couple minutes, I loved Sam’s parents in this movie, especially when Sam is going off to school and his mother loses her mind completely, been there. But the comedy was not only be had by the couple as Agent Simmons is called back into action and is able to redeem himself for his past failures. Well, time to hit up the next one in this series, Dark of the Moon, and I am so ready to find out what that movie will reveal when it comes to the fate of the world.

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