Back From Cathay

So June 24th came and went, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) opened in cinemas worldwide. We went, we watched, and we...lamented and the character development - or the sheer lack of. Michael Bay did a great job in giving his trademark shlow-moh takes, but somehow, with so little time from edit to the big screen, the whole feel of ROTF was all chopped-up.
Sure, there were the cantankerous 'bots, geriatric Jetfire, and Prime in his various guises, but all in all the movie left one a tad bit disappointed.
The sound (thanks to the THX certified cinema) was exceptional, the ILM effects, breathtaking, but the characters...somehow fell flat. The ending signaled a highly likely TF3, but let's hope it will be a true revenge of the Fallen Part 2 instead. Watch it on the big screen if you love the effects, but as a whole, it's easily **/*****.

On The Road

Off on a trip again, albeit unplanned. Switching to Walawalamuciwawa for now till I return.