Transformers 2 - Revenge of the Fallen Details

Transformers 2 - Revenge of the Fallen

Michael Bay follows up his 2007 big-screen adaptation of the Transformers cartoon/toy franchise with the 2009 sequel TRANSFORMERS - REVENGE OF THE FALLEN. The epic battle for supremacy between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on, and as usual, it's the humans who are caught in the crossfire.
The Decepticons continue to spearhead a destructive campaign against the earthlings and their Autobot protectors. But the main villain of the piece is The Fallen (voiced by Tony Todd), a centuries-old Giger-esque baddie who emerges from the scrap heap hungry for power. Having lain dormant for so long, his batteries are in serious need of recharging, and the only energy source in the galaxy powerful enough to restore him to his former titanic glory is the Earth's sun. The Fallen realises that draining the sun of its energy has the added benefit of wiping out the entire human race; something he has been plotting ever since his last attempt at harvesting the sun's energy was foiled.
Several characters from the first film return, including Sam (Shia LaBeouf), an all-American college freshman who enjoys a vague 'chosen one' status among the Autobots, and Mikaela (Megan Fox), his girlfriend, who's not only beautiful but handy with a wrench. However, the real star of the show is Optimus Prime (voiced by original voice actor Peter Cullen). The legendary head Autobot is given a lot more screen time in this outing, and features prominently in many of the manic action sequences. You don't even have to be an old-school Transformers fan to pick up on the mythos--he speaks in nothing but searing quips and infinite wisdoms, and can turn into a turbo-charged Mack truck at will. So even if Optimus Prime isn't your mental template for the warrior-king archetype, he still steals the show, and makes TRANSFORMERS 2 more than just passable. With its eye-popping visual effects and dramatic set pieces, this instalment manages to be an even bigger spectacle than the first, which is saying a lot for a film about giant robots that turn into cars.

Starring	Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Matthew Marsden, Peter Cullen, Samantha Smith, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Benjamin Hickey, Ramon Rodriguez, Isabel Lucas
Director	Michael Bay
Studio	PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 30 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 30 mins
Certificate
Collections	UK top 50 weekly chart
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language	DVD: English Blu-ray: English
Subtitles	Blu-ray: Dutch, Castilian Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish, Italian, French, Danish, German, English, Swedish
Released	DVD: 30 Nov 2009 Blu-ray: 30 Nov 2009 Production year: 2009
Format	DVD