Transformers [Blu-ray] [2007] [Region Free]

First up thanks to Mr P whose review influenced my ordering this disc. I'll deal with the film then the technical geek stuff. I thought the film was huge fun, very entertaining although often very silly (but I think self-consciously and tongue-in-cheek a la "Iron Man"). The performances are all pretty good at the appropriate level, and I really liked Shia Labouef who I had otherwise only seen as a slightly annoying Indy Jr in "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull". He is funny and engaging, although I have no idea what this "channeling a young John Cusack" in the Amazon own review is supposed to be !?# This is not a P.T.Anderson or Lars von Trier film and no-one expects it to be, I hope. Just shift the brain a few gears down, or even into neutral, and fun is all but guaranteed.

On the technical side: wow! Absolute reference sound and vision. It is Dolby TrueHD and not DTS, in response to a query on the comments page, and I am not quite sure what Mr P meant about LPCM, this is in my view in no way superior to TrueHD or DTS HD Master Audio and nothing to mourn for (the best PCM soundtrack I know is "Casino Royale", but the two Nolan Batman films have TrueHD soundtracks which are at the very least just as good). All images are super sharp and in best resolution, the CGI images always shine but the normal film scenes are also brilliant. This is absolutely on a level with "Casino Royale" or "Indy 4". The sound is not only crystal clear, detailed and full, but the management of surround effects is really well achieved. You really will be turning your head back to the surround speakers in near alarm at moments like the little robot sneaking around on Air Force One. And anyone here like bass? This film turns your subwoofer into a nuclear weapon.

This film does not take itself at all seriously and it is not for people who take themselves seriously. But it is for people who take their home cinema technology seriously and want to see it shining at supernova levels. Buy it now!

Firstly I really think the film is fantastic. Action, comedy, romance and don't forget massive alien robots! The quality of acting is superb. Shia Labouf is brilliant oozing with my sort of comedy and conveyed perfectly "Bought a car, turned out to be an alien robot, who knew". Megan Fox is stunning (as always) and convincing in her part.

The transfer onto blu-ray is just awesome. The sound effects and quality is what I use as an audio benchmark for my system. The special effects are just as good with picture quality that is almost, and I really mean almost, as good as Casino Royal!

Over all, one of my favourite films of all time made even better by blu-ray. If I could give it 6 stars I would! I recommend to anyone!

I personally do not like the movie as such as the story is quite lame. However, I thought the CGI and the HD Footage in this movie really did its job and I have used the movie a couple of times to show off my HDTV at home.