I thought this was a fitting end to a trilogy that has set records and re-invented a franchise that was nearly completely destroyed thanks to 2 caped superheroes with fake nipples and one with real nipples.
The special effects this time were WAY over the top and far better and significantly more than the 1st movie. I heard a lot of people complain about the plot, but I don't think they were paying attention then. I found this movie's plot to be better than the first, with the hints of the first encounter between transformers and humans, the machine and the (official?) definition of what it meant to be a "Prime", something either never explained in the original cartoon series or something I somehow missed as a child. Plenty of comic relief, sidekicks, yet also very serious, dealing with the relaitonship of the two main characters, along with the army guy's respect of the autobots as fellow "soldiers".
I watched this movie at the imax theater at the Bridge in LA... my first real movie in imax. I can honestly say that the experience was INTENSE. The movie was outsanding and Heath's performance really stole the show from everyone else... his acting was just phenomenal and very scary. We're so worried about suicide bombers in Iraq and here at home.. but at least they have a purpose... what if we had a suicide mastermind who DIDN'T have any purpose other than to cause complete chaos? Some of my friends thought that the movie was a bit "preachy" but I found it to be extremely provoking. What would YOU do if you were forced to choose between your life and someone else's? GO SEE THIS MOVIE and if you can SEE IT IN IMAX!