Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers (WGA):

Ehren Kruger (written by) &
Roberto Orci (written by) ...

Release Date:

24 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Revenge is coming.

Plot:

Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Egypt | Epic | College Campus | Transforming Robot

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Shia LaBeouf	...	Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox	...	Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel	...	Major Lennox
Tyrese Gibson	...	USAF Master Sergeant Epps
John Turturro	...	Seymour Simmons
Ramon Rodriguez	...	Leo Spitz
Kevin Dunn	...	Ron Witwicky
Julie White	...	Judy Witwicky
Isabel Lucas	...	Alice
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Theodore Galloway
Matthew Marsden	...	Graham
Andrew Howard	...	Special Air Service Forces #2
Michael Papajohn	...	Cal
Glenn Morshower	...	General Morshower
John Eric Bentley	...	Aide

Also Known As:

Prime Directive (USA) (fake working title)
Transformers 2 (USA) (working title)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (IMAX DMR version) (Hong Kong: English title) (IMAX version)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material. (also IMax version)

Runtime:

150 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45430) | Ireland:12A | South Korea:12 | Japan:G | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Brazil:10 | Norway:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Iceland:10 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 | Mexico:B | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Malaysia:U

Filming Locations:

Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Erin Naas has a cameo in the film as Arcee's hologram driver.

Goofs:

Plot holes: When the 5 robots form into Devastator none of the 5 robots is a Wrecking Machine, yet the robot has two wrecking balls as its scrotum.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Optimus Prime: Earth, birthplace of the human race, a species much like our own, capable of great compassion and great violence. For in our quest to protect the humans, a deeper revelation dawns. Our worlds have met before.

Movie Connections:

References It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Soundtrack:

Your Cheatin' Heart

Very sad, very bad

Most people before me have said this already. This movie stinks. When I heard that Michael Bay was at the helm of the first Transformers movie, I was very worried but then by some fluke of nature he actually managed to pull off a watchable movie, perhaps because he was kept on a tight leash by the studio.

This debacle of a sequel is another story. Bay must have been given full power over this one due to the success of the first. Big mistake. This guy can’t make a decent, realistic and entertaining movie. He makes action/soft porn trash. A good script, story or dialog are just inconvenient afterthoughts for him and it shows. He probably thinks he can distract the audience away from these gaping holes by adding a lot of nonsensical action and unfunny humour.

Sorry Mr. Bay you can’t fool people all the time and the people who grew up with the transformers are absolutely hating this movie. I heard that you didn’t want to make the first movie because you didn’t even like the transformers but you became very keen for the sequel after the first movie made so much money for you. Here’s a tip: lay off the third and let a real director and a real team make that one for us because you have just totally trampled on the transformers legacy.