Inspired by the popular toys, the Transformers movie was a summer blockbuster and it’s success continues as it has just come to the rental store shelves on DVD.  The film tells the history of an ancient feud between the Autobots and the Decepticons. Both are members of the Autonomous robotic Lifeform race which resided on the planet Cybertron.

Megatron, leader of the evil Decepticons falls to Earth in search of the Allspark, a energy-rich cube that is discovered and hidden by the United States government.  The Autobots are the good guys and their mission is to destroy the Allspark before it gets into the wrong hands.  Along the way, the transformers build friendships and make enemies with the human race.

The movie has all the makings of a dorky Sci-Fi, with none of the disappointments. The Transformers are lifelike and endearing and the cast is great.  The dialogue is more like a comedy than an action film and despite a few questionable moments, the movie has gotten rave audience reviews.

Shia LaBeouf plays Sam Witwicky, an unpopular high school kid who bus his first car. The beat up Camaro turns out to be a Transformer who helps him get noticed by the girl of his dreams Mikaela (Megan Fox).  Joining them in the fight against the Decepticons are Sergeant Epps (Tyrese Gibson) and Sergeant Lennox (Josh Duhamel).

The bad guys are tracked through a signal that hacks through the homeland security mainframe. The signal is tracked by hack-specialist hottie, Maggie Madsen (Rachael Taylor) and decoded by computer geek, Glen Whitmann (Anthony Anderson).  Rounding out the cast is Agent Simmons (John Turtorro) a bumbling high-security clearance official and Secretary of Defense, John Keller (Jon Voight), both of whom have tried their best to keep the existence of Transformers a secret.

If you want to laugh while you sit on the edge of your seat, then this Michael Bay directed movie is definitely for you!  Transformers is rated PG-13 and runs 2:24:00.