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Halfway around the world, Capt. Lennox (JOSH DUHAMEL) and Sgt. Epps (TYRESE GIBSON) are serving in Qatar with the U.S. military when they encounter an unauthorized helicopter that invades their base. It then transforms itself into a huge, robotic being that proceeds to lay waste to the men and their more primitive machinery. News of that immediately reaches Secretary of Defense John Keller (JON VOIGHT) who orders all computer experts around the world to be assembled to try to decipher an odd signal they've received, with the likes of Maggie Madsen (RACHAEL TAYLOR) and her friend Glen Whitmann (ANTHONY ANDERSON) soon on the case.
Little do they know that two groups of extraterrestrial robots have arrived on Earth. One, the Autobots, are led by Optimus Prime (voice of PETER CULLEN), and are trying to find a powerful cube known as the Allspark, and hope to do so before their enemies, the Decepticons, retrieve and use it to turn ordinary Earth-based electronics into robots that will rid the planet of Earthlings. Of course, not all humans are ignorant about what's occurring, including Agent Simmons (JOHN TURTURRO) of the U.S. Government's top secret Sector Seven division that's had the Decepticons' leader, Megatron (voice of HUGO WEAVING), in cryo-stasis for decades.
When Simmons learns that Sam has seen one of these beings -- Bumblebee (voice of MARK RYAN) -- transform from his sports car into a gargantuan robot, he's obviously interested in the teen, as are both groups of so-called Transformers, as they know he possesses something that could help them find the Allspark. From that point on, and as the government and military try to figure out how to handle the shape-shifting robots, Sam, Mikaela and others simply try to survive the ensuing chaos and destruction that soon erupts all around them.
Violence consists of many sequences of sci-fi type action, where gargantuan robots battle and sometimes kill each other, while also causing a tremendous amount of property damage. Various humans die from all of that, but most of the deaths occur off-screen or are just implied (a few characters have bloody scrapes and such from all of that, but nothing overly graphic).
Those scenes, various moments of real or potential peril, and the sight of the bad robots might be unsettling, suspenseful or even scary for younger viewers, but probably few others. Some of the action and other behavior might be enticing for some kids to imitate, while various characters (human and robotic) have bad attitudes.
No smoking occurs, but a mother appears a bit tipsy from drinking wine, and a few drug related comments are made. Some crude humor is also present.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, all sorts of camera movement (handheld and otherwise shaky) occurs throughout the film.
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(2007) (Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Mild
Extreme
*Moderate
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
Extreme
Mild
Heavy
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
None
Mild
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed June 28, 2007 / Posted July 3, 2007
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