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Return of the crestfallen

I have so little interest in Transformers 2 that I can’t be bothered to look up the correct subtitle, but today is release day for either Transformers 2: Rise of the Fallen, or Transformers 2: Return of the Fallen, or Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.

I am of the right era, but didn’t have any Transformers as a kid, so there’s only the faintest hint of nostalgia (I did find them neat at other kids’ houses) for me, and the franchise would have to have some type of saving grace as a movie to work. I skipped the flick in theaters, but my roommate ended up with a copy (I’m hoping he didn’t buy it), and after it sat on the shelf for about a year, my curiosity got the better of me one hot summer day. I can recommend it for students of the latest special effects, Megan Fox droolers, the extremely nostalgic, and literal or figurative juveniles. As for the latest installment, try Roger Ebert’s delightful evisceration.