I have to admit that I enjoyed Transformers as an action-packed, explosion-filled, CGI piece of eye candy; having just those expectations and nothing else, I found the movie enjoyable, with only minor distractions for erratic conservation of mass, unrealistic scale, and the frequent violation of physics — in particular stopping a body in free fall.
With that in context, I’m completely dismissive of any plot or acting. In short, I wanted a visual feast and only a visual feast, and Transformers delivered in spades.
Walt gives Transforms a fluffy thumbs up.
Warning To Parents of Young Children
While you may be totally okay with your child seeing giant robotic battles and explosions, the movie did a good job at not going into any gore (several people do die on screen, but they basically crumple to the ground). Where you may take issue is that there’s a segment that feels like a tip-of-the-hat to American Pie with a more than a glossy pass on the topic of masturbation. That PG-13 is there for a reason, and I don’t think it’s the deaths.