Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [Special Edition] [2 Discs] [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Bay, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Ian Bryce, Steven Spielberg

Overview

Michael Bay returns to helm the sequel to the highly successful big-screen adaptation of the Transformers toy line for DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures. Much of the original cast returns for the second installment, including Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, and John Turturro, with Rainn Wilson joining in the fun as a college professor.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2009
UPC:	0097360724141
Original Release:	2009
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Dreamworks Video
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:29:00
Sales rank:	27,509

Special Features

Disc 1 ; ; Commentary by Director Michael Bay and Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman; ; Disc 2 ; ; The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge Of The Fallen; ; This Exciting "making of" Documentary Takes You to the Shoot on the Great Pyramids for a behind-the-scenes look. Discover the secrets of the Film's visual special effects with its unprecedented military access. ; NEST: Transformer Data Hub (SD); ; Blu-ray Exclusive - The Allspark Experiment

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Shia LaBeouf	Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox	Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel	Sergeant Lennox,Major Lennox
Tyrese Gibson	USAF Tech Sergeant Epps
John Turturro	Agent Simmons
Kevin Dunn	Ron Witwicky
Julie White	Judy Witwicky
Isabel Lucas	Alice,Voices
Vince Colosimo	Christopher
John Benjamin Hickey	NSA Advisor Theodore Galloway
Rainn Wilson	Professor Colan,Voices
Paul Sonkkila	General Williams
Hugo Weaving	Megatron
Ram?n Rodr?guez	Leo
Matthew Marsden	Actor
Andrew Howard	Actor,Sharsky
Michael Papajohn	Actor
Glenn Morshower	Actor
John Eric Bentley	Actor
John Di Crosta	Actor
Deep Roy	Grenzbeamter/Egyptian Guard
Spencer Garrett	Generalstabschef der US Air Force
Erin Naas	Arcee Rider
Katie Lowes	April the Resident Assistant
Jonathon Trent	Fassbinder
America Olivo	Frisbee Girl
Aaron Hill	Frat Guy
Jareb Dauplaise	Frat Guy
John Sanderford	Pundit
Christopher Curry	Pundit
Cas Anvar	Egyptian Interpol Officer #1
Michael Benyaer	Egyptian Interpol Officer #2
Peter Cullen	Optimus Prime
Mark Ryan	Voices
Jess Harnell	Voices
Robert Foxworth	Voices
Andr? Sogliuzzo	Voices
Tony Todd	The Fallen
Charles Adler	Starscream
Frank Welker	Voices
Tom Kenny	Voices
Calvin Wimmer	Voices
Michael York	Voices
Kevin Michael Richardson	Voices
Robin Atkin Downes	Voices
Anthony Anderson	Glen Whitmann
Rachael Taylor	Maggie Madsen
John Rogers	Actor
Ruben Martinez	Bedouin with Donkey
Grey Griffin	Voices
Alex Kurtzman	Actor
Denise Chamian	Actor
Ehren Kruger	Actor
Ramon Rodriguez	Actor
Steve Jablonsky	Composer

Technical Credits

Ehren Kruger

Roberto Orci

Alex Kurtzman

Ehren Kruger	Screenwriter
Roberto Orci	Screenwriter
Alex Kurtzman	Screenwriter
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura	Producer
Don Murphy	Producer
Tom DeSanto	Producer
Ian Bryce	Producer
Steven Spielberg	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Bay	Executive Producer,Producer
Brian Goldner	Executive Producer
Mark Vahradian	Executive Producer,Producer
Greg P. Russell	Sound Mixer
Gary Summers	Sound Mixer
Geoffrey Patterson	Sound Mixer
Kenny Bates	Producer
Allegra Clegg	Producer
Charles Abou Aad	Special Effects
Erik Aadahl	Sound Effects
Ulrika Akander	Sound Effects
Ethan Beigel	Sound Effects
Courtney Bishop	Sound Effects
Stephanie Brown	Sound Effects
Csaba L?szl? Er?ss	Special Effects
Hank Amos	Stunts
Kaily Alissano	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

Hooray for explosions! Michael Bay follows up his 2007 big-screen adaptation of the Transformers cartoon/toy franchise with the 2009 sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. This installment is an even bigger spectacle than the first one, which is saying a lot for a movie about giant robots that turn into cars. It does fall prey to some of the same flaws as its predecessor -- namely that no film based on a toy needs to be two and a half hours long. But if you enjoyed the robo-spastic ride the first time, then you should be happy with this movie, too. And if you complained that the first movie was trite and lacking in character development, then you probably shouldn't even be reading this. The basic premise of the story is, of course, the same as in the first movie: a race of mechanical aliens called Transformers inhabit the earth, blending in with human society when they so choose by changing from their massive, humanoid-robot forms into cars, trucks, planes, etc. The good Transformers, who believe in truth, justice, and GM products, are called the Autobots, while the evil Transformers, who for various reasons would like to kill all humans, are called the Decepticons. This movie differs from the first one mostly because it focuses so hard on the fictional universe's apparently huge mythology. While Decepticon leader Megatron (Hugo Weaving) and his sniveling aide, Starscream (Charlie Adler), continue to spearhead a destructive campaign against the earthlings and their Autobot protectors, the main villain is a character called The Fallen (Tony Todd), who's taken from the comic. Once one of the original 13 Transformers, the former titan is now a zillion-year-old Giger-esque baddie who hangs out on what looks like a reused "machine world" storyboard from the Matrix movies. His glowing red eyes are set on moving to the earth's surface, however, where he can suck all the energy out of the sun. Other than him (and a sometimes indistinguishable collection of new robotic faces, who usually get only one line in before the scene's over), Transformers 2 centers on the same group of characters. There's Sam (Shia LaBeouf), a college freshman who enjoys a vague "chosen one" status among the Autobots, and Mikaela (Megan Fox), his insanely hot girlfriend, who wears false eyelashes while repairing cars in the family body shop. There are also Sam's parents (Kevin Dunn and Julie White), who inexplicably show up to add needless mushiness to battle scenes, and Major William Lennox (Josh Duhamel), who does a good job of running around looking cut -- as there was no room to otherwise expand his character. But, once again, the real star of the show is Optimus Prime, voiced by original voice actor Peter Cullen. The legendary head Autobot is given a lot more screen time in this movie, and features prominently in many of the manic action sequences, some of which make use of the Transformers' stature for a cool Godzilla-type effect (and some of which involve giant robots fist-fighting). Either way, Prime is likely to lead particularly excitable audiences toward momentous, hyper-adrenaline-fueled applause. Not to get down on the other bots (the ones you can keep track of are sweet), but Optimus Prime does a lot for Transformers 2. Particularly for kids who grew up in the flicker of weirdly earnest '80s cartoons, Optimus Prime is stamped in the collective unconscious, a monomyth of the epic hero that plays in the back of your mind like the guiding spark of a zillion-megawatt light bar, custom mounted to the grille of God's own monster truck. You don't even have to be an old-school Transformers fan to pick up on the mythos -- he speaks in nothing but searing quips and infinite wisdoms, and he turns into a kickass Mack truck. So, even if Optimus Prime isn't your mental template for the warrior-king archetype, he still steals the show, and makes Transformers 2 more than just passable.