‘Transformers’ sequel too much of bad thing

Optimus Prime in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." Optimus Prime returns to help humans fight the Decepticons in Michael Bay’s sequel “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”

First it’s numbing.

Then it’s numbinger.

Michael Bay’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” launches a full-scale sensory assault on its audiences, pelting them with retina-ripping visuals, beating their eardrums with sonic overkill and decimating IQ points at will.

Devoid of any hint of wit or cleverness, this slam-bam, thank-you-Sam sequel to Bay’s 2007 hit “Transformers” thinks that if one CGI Autobot changing into a car is impressive, then 60 zillion CGI Autobots changing into cars is really impressive. And noisy. (Read more…)

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