Well here I am, snowed in and spending my day in the same way as if it's Sunday all over again!!

The film itself centres on a search for an artefact that will give ultimate power to one of the two rival factions of Transformers, the Allspark holds a mysterious power for the Transformers, whoever gets this will hold the key to Transformers evolution and human life on Earth. The plot is good and acts as an introduction between the battling factions of Transformers. The factions are called Autobots who transform into vehicles such as cars and trucks and Decepticons who transform into jet planes and helicopters as well as police cars. All of which are utilised in a good and believable manner within the story as they all have their own individual assignments.

Shia LeBeouf plays Sam Witwicky, who unwittingly buys one of the Autobots at a car dealership and manages to get sucked into a war between the Autobots and Decepticons for the battle of the Allspark. Sam doesn't realise this at the time, but his ancestors have a strong link to the Transformers.

Megan Fox plays Mikaela, she starts off by being a stuck up snob and a person that only hangs around with the big tough sports guys to get attention. As the film moves on her back story becomes very apparent as a focal point and you see a definite change in the character. Fox is an attractive lady and I can see why she was chosen for the role as she has a strong character presence on-screen that compliments LeBeouff quite well.

As I said at the beginning, the CGI was going to be real star of the show and it goes without saying how impressive the fluid movement and the actual transformations of the robots actually are. The work that seems to have gone into this animation is totally mind-blowing due to the fact that you aren't too sure what is actually being animated by computer! It is seamless and that is a big compliment towards the production. It also has to be said that the updated design of both the Autobots and Decepticons. Ultimately faithful to the original designs but still modern enough to be taken as the originals. The best two examples are Optimus Prime and Megatron who transform into a truck and a jet respectively. The attention to detail really is awesome and the smoothness, as well as sounds, when they transform is satisfyingly nostalgic.

The transformation of the Transformers into cars gives the producers a prime opportunity to get them to turn into the newest model of certain makes of cars. None more than Bumblebee who upgrades from a 10 year vehicle into a top of the line model that was suspiciously released around the same time as the film… what a surprise! This is done on a number of occasions with name badges being the last thing that appears in close up. I personally find this annoying, while others may think that it gives a level of credibility to the story.

Overall the film does let itself down in certain places, a good example is where Optimus Prime and company pays a visit to the Witwicky household, you see the whole Autobots army turn from heroes to slapstick comedians in one easy step, and although this is funny to watch it is a little out of character yet tends to balance the film up and considerably slow it down, so the film doesn't burn out before reaching the end. The film is obviously aimed at the younger generation as there are a number of characters and happenings that children will get more pleasure from as an adult would find them rather annoying.