Film: 'Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen'; Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Ramon Rodriguez and John Turturro; Director: Michael Bay; Rating: ***
How much of metal can one bear in a 150-minute film? There are loads of metal elements clashing with each other on screen while the entire auditorium is resonating with metallic sounds of various proportions all around you.
So what you end up seeing and listening to is more of metal and less of human beings, hence turning 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' into yet another entertaining affair for those who swear by Hollywood fantasy flicks.
'The Aliens are coming' or one could rather say 'The Aliens have already landed'! This time around they are back because 'Fallen' wants to have his revenge. A story that begins from 17000 BC (yes, in a quick prologue to the film, we are told that there was a world of Transformers even in that era) makes its presence felt even in the current date. The target this time around is the 'Sun Harvester' that has been hidden in the pyramids of Egypt.
Deceptions are back and the young man in question, Sam (Shia LaBeouf) has to fight out the battle with the Primes. Clues lead him to the 'Matrix of Leadership', which is a key that powers the Sun Harvester.
So what you end up seeing are battles of different kinds happening across the globe. China, Egypt, US - the story moves across continents and director Michael Bay continues to place all the action in such a manner that one doesn't get any time whatsoever to think about the sequence gone by.
But there are flaws too.