Haven't I Seen You Before?

There's something familiar about the latest installment of the Transformers franchise, Dark of the Moon.

Oh...that explains it!  =p For anyone who didn't see it, the movie this clip references is The Island, another Michael Bay film, released in 2005.  According to a local radio host, Bay was pissed off that not enough people got to watch the chase scene in 2005 so he replicated it in Dark of the Moon for maximum viewage.

All joking aside, if you wanted to see destruction on an epic scale, this is your movie of the summer (so far).  We all knew (hopefully) that this wasn't going to be a complex story with emotional twists and surprising turns.  After two films laying down character and plot foundations, this was all about getting a giant bang for your buck.  However, as amazing as the battles and effects were, it felt a bit disjointed to me.  It seemed as though any downtime or extended dialogue scenes were just inserted to give you a chance to catch your breath before the next chase or explosion.  But again, that is what we were expecting, especially with rumors that the cast (specifically Shia LaBeouf), was ready to call it quits after this latest film.  I don't really blame them since in reality, how many times can we play out this story?  Though if I had to guess, I'd say Michael Bay has at least one more up his sleeve.

For a professional's opinion, check out Entertainment Weekly's review of Dark of the Moon here.