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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

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Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 236
Fresh: 48 | Rotten: 188

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch.

Average Rating: 3.7/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 34

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch.

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Two years after saving the world with the Autobots, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) is away at college when an ancient Decepticon named "The Fallen" returns to Earth on a mission of vengeance. With the Allspark destroyed, the Autobots lose all hope of returning to their home planet of Cybertron, and begin working with an elite military known as NEST to hunt down any remaining Decepticons. But even as they fight for humanity alongside Major Lennox (Josh Duhamel) and USAF Master Sergeant Epps (Tyrese

PG-13, 2 hr. 24 min.

Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Michael Bay

Written By: Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman

In Theaters: Jun 24, 2009 Wide

On DVD: Oct 20, 2009

Box Office:$402.1M

Paramount/Dreamworks

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Cast

Shia LaBeouf
Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox
Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel
Major Lennox
Tyrese Gibson
USAF Tech Sergeant Epps
Kevin Dunn
Ron Witwicky
Peter Cullen
Optimus Prime
Julie White
Judy Witwicky
Ramon Rodriguez
Leo
Isabel Lucas
Alice
John Turturro
Agent Simmons
John Benjamin Hickey
NSA Advisor Theodore Ga...
Rainn Wilson
Hugo Weaving
Megatron
Tony Todd
The Fallen
Charlie Adler
Starscream
Alyson Reed

Critic Reviews for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

All Critics (236) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (190) | DVD (3)

It adds up exactly as you'd think if you've seen a moving picture before; the motivations are simple while the laughs pound you about the head and face.

May 6, 2011 Full Review Source: Film.com

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Laremy Legel

Film.com

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Much of the movie is computer-generated hash, weightless even with nonstop BOOMS and METAL GROANS and THUDS.

July 6, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Magazine

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine

Top Critic

The movie rages on for a hundred and fifty minutes and then just stops, pausing for the next sequel.

June 29, 2009 Full Review Source: New Yorker

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David Denby

New Yorker

Top Critic

It is as if Michael Bay was saying "You think I've blown stuff up before? Ha-ha. Wait till you see this."

June 29, 2009 Full Review Source: At the Movies

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Ben Mankiewicz

At the Movies

Top Critic

It's confusing and excessive and it just missed the mark completely.

June 29, 2009 Full Review Source: At the Movies

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Ben Lyons

At the Movies

Top Critic

If it sounds as though the script (credited to Ehren Kruger, Robert Orci, and Alex Kurtzman) was written in serial-novel form during an all-night mescaline bender, well, I have no evidence that it was not.

June 26, 2009 Full Review Source: New Republic

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Christopher Orr

New Republic

Top Critic

A minor improvement over its nigh abominable predecessor...

July 15, 2011 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

I had a pretty excellent time.

April 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies.com

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Dave White

Movies.com

The people Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was made for will like it for what it is. Which is probably the saddest thing about it. As long as you're willing to accept crap, you're not likely to get anything better.

March 21, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

Bayformers 2 is a mess of a story loosely glued together with lame jokes, fighting pixels and Megan Fox's ass.

March 1, 2011 Full Review Source: What Culture

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Mike Edwards

What Culture Source: What Culture

Revenge of the Fallen ... plays more like Pearl Harbor 2, from the heavy-handed seriousness to the clumsy racial stereotypes (a couple of 'ethnic' robots seem to have walked straight out of the Kirk Lazarus School of Racial Sensitivity).

October 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Quickflix

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Simon Miraudo

Quickflix

It's frustrating that if Transformers 2 took itself a little more seriously, it might just have blown audiences away the same way the original did.

April 15, 2010 Full Review Source: Fan The Fire

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Sam Bathe

Fan The Fire

Michael Bay knows how to spoil any film he touches, taking an extreme step down from the surprisingly fun original.

April 2, 2010 Full Review Source: Oscar Guy

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Wesley Lovell

Oscar Guy

with Bay under pressure to squeeze as much content into two and half hours, it was inevitable that some elements of the formula wouldn't work

December 15, 2009 Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews

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Dragan Antulov

Draxblog Movie Reviews Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews

Put Michael Bay behind a camera, and he's going to blow something up. (Blu-ray Edition)

October 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

After the first ten minutes, I just...wanted...the...movie...to...end.

October 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Violent, crude, pointless sequel just isn't kids' stuff.

October 19, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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James Rocchi

Common Sense Media

A high-octane, 2 1/2 hour diversion certain to stimulate, titillate and satiate the blood and other lusts of the raging-hormone set.

October 15, 2009 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Kam Williams

NewsBlaze

This benighted cacophony is a painful blend of overproduced action and shameless exposition

October 4, 2009 Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews

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Andrea Chase

Killer Movie Reviews

Watching Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is like going to one of those chain all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants: The potatoes may be overbaked, the green beans limp and the beef lukewarm, but no way are you walking out of there hungry.

September 10, 2009 Full Review Source: Florida Times-Union

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Matt Soergel

Florida Times-Union

Clocking in at almost 2 1/2 hours, Revenge of the Fallen feels interminable.

August 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Washington Times

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Sonny Bunch

Washington Times Source: Washington Times

"Megan Fox is the real reason for the popularity of the Transformers series."

August 23, 2009 Full Review Source: Vancouver Voice

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D.K. Holm

Vancouver Voice

Honestly, it gave me a headache.

August 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Access Hollywood

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Scott A. Mantz

Access Hollywood

Think of this film as like the first one multiplied by ten. Everything that was good is better and everything that was bad (the relentless stupidity of its story) is worse.

August 11, 2009 Full Review Source: UGO

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Jordan Hoffman

UGO

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Whoever gave a fresh rating to this abomination needs a slap in the face and their right to name good films taken away from them. This is not a movie. This abomination has taken a wild shit on what was once a brilliant childrens toy and turned it into, in the words of one film critic; "a softcore porno with giant

December 2, 2011

Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

This wasn't nearly as bad as I was thinking it was going to be, but it's clsoe, and definitely a big few steps down from the first one (that one was really flawed, but still exciting and fun enough to overlook the flaws, mostly). Part of the problem is that this movie is just excessive: it's loud, it's long, and it's

June 21, 2009

Chris Weber

Super Reviewer

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1. Optimus Prime: Our races united, by a history long forgotten, and a future we shall face, together. I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message so that our pasts will always be rememberd, for in those memories, we live on.
– Submitted by Friso C (3 months ago)
1. Optimus Prime: Let's roll.
– Submitted by Nathaniel K (6 months ago)
1. Megatron: Is the future of our race not worth a single human life?
– Submitted by I Am The Vast UNIVERSE I (7 months ago)
1. Optimus Prime: What if we leave and you are wrong?
– Submitted by Ehsanul K (7 months ago)
1. Starscream: Not to call you a coward master, but sometimes cowards do survive.
– Submitted by Stephen D (7 months ago)