Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers (WGA):

Ehren Kruger (written by) &
Roberto Orci (written by) ...

Release Date:

24 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Revenge is coming.

Plot:

Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Epic | Egypt | Military Secret | Robot

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Shia LaBeouf	...	Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox	...	Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel	...	Major Lennox
Tyrese Gibson	...	USAF Master Sergeant Epps
John Turturro	...	Seymour Simmons
Ramon Rodriguez	...	Leo Spitz
Kevin Dunn	...	Ron Witwicky
Julie White	...	Judy Witwicky
Isabel Lucas	...	Alice
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Theodore Galloway
Matthew Marsden	...	Graham
Andrew Howard	...	Special Air Service Forces #2
Michael Papajohn	...	Cal
Glenn Morshower	...	General Morshower
John Eric Bentley	...	Aide

Also Known As:

Prime Directive (USA) (fake working title)
Transformers 2 (USA) (working title)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (IMAX DMR version) (Hong Kong: English title) (IMAX version)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material. (also IMax version)

Runtime:

150 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45430) | Ireland:12A | South Korea:12 | Japan:G | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Brazil:10 | Norway:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Iceland:10 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 | Mexico:B | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

One of the kitchen appliances that gets formatted by the Allspark piece strongly represents a Sharkticon, debuted in _Transformers: The Movie (1986)_.

Goofs:

Continuity: When The Fallen climbs the pyramid, the tip of it is destroyed but in another scene it appears to be complete.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Optimus Prime: Earth, birthplace of the human race, a species much like our own, capable of great compassion and great violence. For in our quest to protect the humans, a deeper revelation dawns. Our worlds have met before.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "SuperNews!: Transformers 2? (#1.42)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Transformers Theme

"Pretty" good movie.

Overall, it was a good movie. I liked the action, but not so much the sexual jokes. While some may consider repeated sexual jokes funny, I don't think they belong in this movie; they belong in a Seth Rogen movie. There were also WAY too many robots. It was difficult to follow the robots and determine which robot is which. While the good robots were easy to tell apart, the Decepticons all look pretty similar. Megan Fox is going to end up in adult movies if she doesn't get some acting lessons, and that's the honest truth. Shia Labeouf was pretty good. He showed emotion and he was believable most of the time. If there's a third movie, the parents need to die. I was hoping they were going to die in this movie, but unfortunately their bad acting remains...