More than meets the eye

Not a very original title, I know. Hope everyone had a happy fourth of July. Mine was good. I spent time with in laws, had good barbecue hamburgers and hot dogs, and watched fireworks from just a few blocks away from where I live. America the beautiful, est. 1776, and liberty and justice for all!

On Tuesday I caught the new Transformers movie at the cinemaplex. I know a lot of critics have been down on the movie but I truly don't understand the geek backlash. A similar thing happened to the TMNT movie earlier this year (which I also enjoyed immensely). Sure, the autobots and decepticons have been tweaked a little and a few of the jokes were downright stupid, but I thought it's heart was in the right place. Most of the movie was genuinely funny. The robots were all awesome. The action was bayrific (terrific) and what you would expect from the master of mayhem known as Michael Bay. Would I appreciate a more solemn approach to the Transformers mythos? Probably, but the movie is fun, exciting, and funny. I can't wait to own the DVD. Oh, and Optimus Prime rules!