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Ok, I haven't been to the movie yet, but I've talked to a few friends that have and they said it is one of the best movies of its type in a long time.

I'll probably take my son this weekend and was just curious what you all thought? So far I have not found a review that was negative.

My sister went to see it and liked it, and she thought it would be a good movie to show off my system eventually.

I don't really want to stomp all over my nostalgia with Michael Bay's vision, but maybe I'll have to at some point. I'm sure simply watching the old show over again would slap my nostalgia around, anyway.

Randy,

I am a huuuuge fan of action flicks. I can never get enough. I took my family to see this a few days ago and they absolutely loved it.

While I love action, I don't enjoy quick cutting from one scene to the other and jerky camera motion. I personally am very sensitive to this and I found that it gave me a headache and I had to look away at times.

This and the fact that the LFE could have been a lot better was my only beef. Note that there is some language and there is also one hillarious scene where stimulation of oneself comes up. My 10-year old let me and everyone around me know that he didn't know what that meant so I had some explaining to do during the show to silence him . After the show he kept asking me and my wife why anyone would want to play with that. My teenage daughter couldn't stop laughing and that ticked him off even more. So be prepared because this scene isn't subtle.

BTW, I also saw Live Free or Die Hard and I had a great time. They needed another Hans Gruber in that show though...I didn't find the villain manic enough .

Mojo, sounds like you were sitting to close to the screen. When I watch action movies that are 2.35 Ratio on my 10ft wide screen, I like the back row better so my eyes don't have to dart back and forth so much. The front row is great if the movie does not have to much action...

My kid will be 9 in October, I can see him asking me the same questions, hmmmm, maybe I'll wait before I take him..

I'm with you, Mojo, I can't stand a lot of fast action close up. Makes it really hard to follow what's happening. I imagine a lot of filmmakers use this technique as a sort of "lots of stuff happening for very little effort" effect. It's like simulating an earthquake by shaking the camera.

Still, I'm excited about the movie and need to talk my sister into letting me take her son to see it.

Randy,

I was sitting 3 rows from the back...and it was a big theatre. I always sit far back.

That's right, Sean. Less work for the special fx people.

Me and my son just saw it. We enjoyed it. I liked the humor in the movie (mainly his parents), it was entertaining. Not that it was the best movie ever, seemed a tad bit long in the end with the battle scenes, but that is what the film is supposed to deliver right? It did the Transformers justice. I liked that the voice of Optimus Prime was the same as I remember from the original cartoon back in my day.

I want to see it too.

I did see Live Free or Die Hard last night with my wife. Lots of action, and great dry humor from Bruce Willis. It was very fun...

Yeah, lots of action and well-filmed too.

You don't need to jiggle the camera and cut to different shots quickly if the special effects aren't digital.

I bet John McLane can take the Decepticons .

For what it was, I absolutely loved the new Transformers movie, and Transformers was my "main" thing from back in the day. I still have many of them somewhere....