Transformers

Oh my freaking jebus!

Not the best way to review a film I'll grant you, but the only way to do it any justice. This film is brilliant.

I was a little worried about this, especially as the opening credits started:

Paramount Pictures
in association with
Hasbro

Uh-oh, I thought. A toy company in the credits. It's never a good sign.

Luckily, I was wrong. Transformers is a belter of a film. I really can't recommend this enough. It's the ultimate summer blockbuster. OK, the story's not Shakespeare (although some would argue with you on that), and some bits of the plot make no sense when you examine them, but dammit it's a hell of a good ride.

Enough humour to keep most people happy, enough giant ass robots beating the hell out of each other to keep the action fans happy, a bit of romance for the girls, Peter Cullen's voice for the boys and Megan Fox for me. Hands off, she's mine.

Mixing combat with humour, romance with science fiction, and action with giant battling robots, the film delivers in all the boxes I wanted it to check.

A few annoyances, like precious little dialogue from the Autobots, and the whole Megatron-Starscream thing was handled in a one line throwaway. Also, Megatron does come across as being a bit of a big bully. Which is a bit like saying Adolf Hitler was a very very naughty man. But there's a great reveal at the end (well, two actually assuming you don't sprint for the exit once the credits roll), and to see huge battling robots flying about the screen smashing each other up is beyond description.

Score: A+ Yes, that good.

OQ: "Left cheek! Left cheek! Left cheek!"