I was able to catch the last full show of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen last Wednesday evening. The lines were kinda long in Greenhills but I was able to get tickets since I bought early in the afternoon for the last showing. Over-all I liked the movie, mainly because I’m a huge fan of the franchise and I set my expectations prior to watching. I turned off my brain because I knew that the movie would really more be about robots beating one another up with no deep plot. Plot synopsis followed by a quick review after the break.
Plot Synopsis
2 years after the first movie, the US government has formed a special group that hunts down Decepticons called NEST. The special team is in close coordination with the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime. The opening sequence of the movie shows an encounter between a gigantic Decepticon who goes on a rampage in Shanghai. He’s eventually stopped by Optimus Prime.
Back in the “human world”, Sam is attempting to have a normal life but everything goes haywire when he finds out that he actually has a shard of the All-Spark. The shard embeds information on Sam’s brain which has the secrets of the Transformers and their real relationship with the planet Earth.
Soundwave, who turns out to be a giant satellite orbiting Earth, mobilizes the Decepticons to retrieve the shard of the All-Spark which was being guarded by the US Military. Ravage, Soundwave’s famous robo-dog, gets the Spark and the Decepticons use it to revive Megatron. The leader of the Decepticons flies out to space and meets with his master – the Fallen. The ancient Decepticon explains that they need the information in Sam’s brain and that Optimus Prime must fall since only a Prime can kill him.
The Decepticons capture Sam, but before his brain is ripped out by Megatron, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee come in for the save. Megatron takes on Prime but he’s beaten down badly. He calls for help, bringing in Starscream and Blackout. The three Decepticons mercilessly gangs up on the leader of the Autobots but Prime manages to retaliate, even taking out Blackout with his dual blades. Things take a turn for the worse though as Megatron attacks from behind, impaling Optimus’ chest, killing him. With Prime out of the way, the Fallen goes to Earth and gives an ultimatum for the planet to give him Sam or he will have the Decepticons start destroying cities.
Sam eventually meets Simmons (Sector 7 Agent) and together with Mikaela and the Decepticon-turned-Autobot Wheelie, they find Jetfire and revives him by using the last shard of the All-Spark. Jetfire then explains to Sam the past of the Transformers. Apparently they came here centuries ago to harvest Energon. The only way to harvest Energon is to blow up the sun. They decide against it since there were living species in the planet. This did not sit well with the Fallen who tried to activate the machine. He’s overpowered by the rest of the Transformers and they lock away the key to the machine – the Matrix of Leadership.
Sam goes off to Egypt and eventually finds the Matrix, but is caught in a crossfire between the Decepticons against the Autobots and NEST. He finally manages to get to the fallen body of Optimus (which was transported by NEST) and revives him by using the Matrix. However, before Prime fully recovers, the Fallen enters the scene, grabs the Matrix, and flies off to the machine. Jetfire offers to sacrifice himself, merging his parts with Optimus Prime, giving him a huge boost. Prime goes after Megatron and the Falleh, beating down both Decepticons with little effort after blowing up the machine… saving the world.
Review
The movie was kinda long but it was okay since I really had fun watching all the robots blowing each other up. Here are just some notes that I took down on some of the scenes that stuck out (good or bad).
- Seeing Optiums and Ironhide transform at the start gave me goosebumps.
- Sam’s parents, especially his mother, was hella annoying all throughout the film.
- When did Bumblebee become a kung-fu master? But it’s all good! Seeing him rip apart Rampage in the last battle scene was pure awesomeness.
- Optimus Prime is godly. He literally pawned everything that stood in his way. Best scene ever was his battle with Megatron, Blackout, and Starscream. Love the dual wielding blade/gun action.
- Optimus Prime merging with Jetfire reminded me of Gundam.
- The Fallen needed more exposure. He only fought for a short while.
- Devastator was weak. I mean how can he get beat by two smaller robots? And he got killed by a rail gun? Come on.
- Whoever conceptualized the character of Jetfire is a genius. Loved that particular angle.
- Seeing the Matrix of Leadership reminded me of the Transformers Cartoon Movie soundtrack… You’ve got the touch!
- The Decepticon at the start who looked like a human reminded me of Terminators, lol.
- Seeing Optimus die almost made me cry.
- Seeing Optimus come alive again almost made me jump out of my seat.
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, is well worth your money. Just make sure to turn off your brain, sit down, relax, and enjoy the brutal robot royal rumble. 
Akuzihs on June 26, 2009
awww awww dame spoiler pero i tried not to read it… ahehe wala ka bang mabibigay na score like 7/10 or 8/10 so on??
~~~~~ on June 26, 2009
best scene: sam’s mom high on cannabis
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worst scene: mikaela baby talking wheelie
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awesome scene: Do not talk to me about classified! -Agent Simmons
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too obvious scene: Alice
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i dont think you need to turn off your brain, this one has less plot lapses than the 1st. the only annoying thing was why there were an astonishing number of decepticons dropping in on cue and how the autobots remained really shiny.
Amp on June 26, 2009
robots + megan fox + linkin park soundtrack = kick ass!
Damned16 on June 26, 2009
BTW wauks the merged optimus is called Jet Optimus.
Can’t wait to buy that one.
Jam. on June 26, 2009
I tried not to read it. Baka maspoil ako XD. One question sir wauks, Which is better? TF1 or TF2?
volnutt on June 27, 2009
TF1 had the spark of seeing the robots transform in the big screen but the 2nd one is, in my opinion, 4x more action packed than the 1st one. Hands down, from start to the end =endless robot beating the crap out of each other moments… SWEET!
hinatasou on June 27, 2009
Transformers 3! Dinobots!!
ALANAR on June 28, 2009
just like the twins and wheelie =)
Decikator on June 28, 2009
Kakapanood ko pa lang kanina…hindi ako nanghinayang sa binayad ko sa sinehan…naalala ko yung Terminator 3 dahil doon sa robot na babae.
Artemis on June 29, 2009
This is royal rumble (parang wrestling) pero mga robots ang naglalaban.
It’s like going to a boxing/wrestling match. Nice action scenes!
Evangelos on June 30, 2009
mas nalungkot ako nung nadeadz si optimus prime kesa nung namatay si MJ. /omg
Lyle on July 8, 2009
@Evangelos
ROFL
Lyle on July 8, 2009
Best stuff about RotF is the twins. LOL