Transformers 2... has fallen....

So Ricky and I went to see Transformers 2 today. I was never a huge fan of Transformers when I was younger, but Ricky has been a huge fan since the 80s. We saw the first one together and it was relatively pleasant experience (with the exception of the movie going out twice). So When we found out that the second one was coming out, we knew we had to go see it. 

Unfortunately, because of scheduling conflicts, we haven't been able to get to the theater until today. This was much to the dismay of Ricky because he is a die hard fan and all of his friends saw the movie before he did. 

So we headed out to Oviedo today and saw Transformers at 2:30. After watching the film with an added soundtrack of children arguing and immature gentlemen behind us, it wasn't too bad of a movie. The movie had a few too many fight scenes and before you jump all over that comment, Ricky actually made a good point in that he stated that he enjoyed the cartoon for the story line. It wasn't just a constant battle. Unfortunately Michael Bay is not known for his subtly when it comes to explosions. We also felt that it could have been about 45 minutes shorter. By just cutting some of the fight scenes, the film would have been shorter and a bit better in terms of flow. Over all, I just think the story was better in the first film. 

I know there are those of you who will not agree, but remember, this review does not mean that we are not going to buy the DVD nor does it mean that we will not go see the next one. Ricky's only comment was that he hopes they bring Unicron into the films before Leonard Nimoy leaves us. 

Now we just have to wait and see which release of the DVD will have the coolest box.