A new full length trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon has hit the net (via Apple) and it is badass. If you are a fan of this franchise then this is the trailer you have been waiting for. To say this trailer has an epic level of action would be an understatement. This is going to be the biggest movie of summer 2011 and after you watch this trailer you will see why,

Hitting theaters on July 1st, Transformers: Dark of the Moon is the third film in the action-franchise from director Michael Bay and producer Steven Spielberg.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon” features Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) taking his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the U.S.S.R. and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in it all that remains one of the planet’s most dangerous secrets. The villain of the third film will be Shockwave.

Hot off the news that actor Leonard Nimoy will be joining the production of Transformers: Dark of the Moon are three awesome new photos for you to check out. Featuring Shia LaBeouf running and an army of soldiers with an explosion in the background, these photos are only missing one thing: where are the robots!?

These are just meant to tease fans who will of course want to see more as Transformers: Dark of the Moon will hit theaters on July 1st.

Check out the photos below:

Veteran Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy has reportedly signed on to voice Sentinel Prime for Michael Bay’s Transformer: Dark of the Moon. Hitting theaters this summer, the third Transformers movie will now include Nimoy’s voice according to Entertainment Weekly.  Nimoy is set to lend his voice to the role of Sentinel Prime who is the predecessor of Optimus Prime (you can see for yourself in the teaser trailer.) After crash landing on the moon, Sentinel Prime is brought back to earth by Apollo 11 and disguises himself as a firetruck.

So what does director Michael Bay think about having the legendary actor on board? Here is what he had to say to EW:

“I was too scared to ask him,” the director says.  “Plus, he’s married to Susan Bay, who’s a cousin of mine.  So I had to be careful.  I’ve met him at family functions.  But he told me, ‘I would be honored.  I’m glad to be back!’”

Wondering what Bay means when he says Nimoy is glad to be back? Nimoy was the voice of Galvatron in 1986?s The Transformers: The Movie.

What do you think about Nimoy lending his voice to the third Transformers movie? Leave your thoughts below.

For those fans of the Transformer’s franchise this news is for you. It is being reported that Michael Bay will begin filming his third Transformers movie this May. The scheduled release for Transformers 3 is July 1st 2011 which will, once again, be a huge fourth of July weekend for the franchise. There is no word as of yet to what the story will be about in this third installment, but I can guarantee there will be a lot of robot fighting. This news is coming from Deadline Hollywood (via Collider) who reports that Shia LaBeouf is to report to the set of Transformers 3 in May. Keep reading for more on this.

I am not a huge Transformers fan. I enjoyed the first film and absolutely hated the second flick. My hopes for the third film fall towards the latter because I have a feeling Michael Bay doesn’t know which way is up at this point. That mesan he just keeps making everything bigger, louder, and even more incoherent. Mr. Bay: Big robots fighting each other is cool; but I need a plot, some interesting characters, and a shorter run time please.

Those are my thoughts, what are yours?

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is continuing it’s box office domination as the film took in another $28.6 million on Thursday. After two days of release the blockbuster sequel has already made $89.2 million. We still have three more days left for its opening weekend numbers and at the pace it is going I would expect another $75 – 80 million Friday – Sunday. That would put the film in the range of $164 – $170 million for the first five days of release. It would be right around the five days openings of Spider Man 3 ( $169.4M) and Star Wars Episode III ( $172.8M). Have you seen Transformers 2 yet? Leave us some feedback on our Transformers discussion. We want to know what you think!

Yesterday I gave you my box office predictions for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The blockbuster sequel opened yesterday with $16 million in ticket sales from midnight showings and after a full day of release the Michael Bay directed sequel broke the Wednesday release record with $60 million on opening day. That is about $16 million more than the previous record holder which was Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix which opened with $44 million in 2007. It was reported earlier this morning that Revenge of the Fallen had took in $55 million, but now Variety has raised that number to an even more impressive $60 million. As a reminder, The Dark Knight took in $67.2 million opening day last summer, so Transformers 2 is not too far behind that. Check back with us as we track the box office for Transformers 2 all week long.

When you watch a movie like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen you have to almost forget about being critical and do your best to submerge yourself in the fanboy lust that Michael Bay has thrown on that screen. This is not a movie about complex characters, intricate plot details, or even a coherent story. Instead, this movie, as well as the original, is about one thing and one thing only: giant robots that fight each other. Once you realize that there will be no story, no likable characters, not a sense of continuity, you may be able to enjoy this film. Before I continue any further let me say one thing. If you thought the first movie was the best thing ever made, you are soon to have a new favorite film to put on your all time favorite list, next to Pirates of the Caribbean and The Mummy movies.

I could have reviewed this movie in two different ways. The first being a fanboy review and the second a review for everyone else. I fall somewhere in the middle of that range. Director Michael Bay has taken everything that made the first movie so successful and brought those elements to a bigger, bolder, more intense scale. We have more robots, bigger robots, meaner robots, bigger explosions, fancier camera work, more shots of Megan Fox looking hot, and new epic locations. The movie makes everything as big as possible. It wants you to think, “wow this movie is huge. Look at the size of those robots!” (If you watch it on IMAX, you will be saying that.) The eye candy is all there, but after two plus hours I left the movie feeling completely unfulfilled.

In Revenge of the Fallen, Sam Witwickey (Shia LeBeouf) is heading to college. He is trying the whole long distance relationship thing with Mikaela (Megan Fox) and has to leave Bumblebee at home because freshman can’t have cars on campus. Everything is changing for Sam except one thing. He is about to get involved in another epic battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. The Autobots are working with the U.S military to stop any Decepticon threats to the nation. With the introduction of The Fallen and the return of Megatron, our country is no longer safe. This time around the story involves the “all spark” which can turn anything into a robot. Sam must protect it because it could be used to bring Megatron back. Where the first movie had that stupid cube, this has the all spark which is equally as dumb. Early in the movie the all spark causes all the appliances in Sam’s family’s house to start attacking them. Bumblebee has to come to the rescue and destruction is inevitable.

The characters in the sequel seem to have become very annoying. Especially Sam’s parents who are so obnoxious that every scene they are in becomes painful to watch. When Sam’s mother comes to visit him at school she eats some laced brownies that cause her to run around campus completely insane. Joining Sam and Mikaela is Sam’s new roommate Leo (Ramon Rodriguez) who brings some much needed laughs to the film. Returning for the sequel are Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson who reprise their roles as marines sent to fight the Decepticons. Duhamel and Gibson are never really used that much in the sequel. There is far too much else going on to give them any screen time. Also returning is John Turturro who played Sector 7 Agent Simmons in the first movie.  With so many characters and robots the movie suffers from a run-time which is about 45 minutes too long. That is actually being generous. Bay could have wrapped this up in 90 minutes flat.

What worked in the first film could have worked in the sequel. Instead Michael Bay wanted to see how big he could make things and because of this the film suffers. It loses the important aspects that made the first film work. The most obvious part is the role of Optimus Prime. The fearless leader of the Autobots is not present in over half the film. I don’t want to give anything away, but the story with Optimus Prime ultimately hurt this sequel. There then becomes too many Decepticons, and at one point I had a tough time keeping track of who they were. Bay wanted to jam pack this movie with so much stuff that it ends up being the movies ultimate downfall.

The movie does have a few strong points. The obvious being the special effects. They are better than ever and I recommend you see this movie on the IMAX screen because it will take your breath away. The full screen shots of the fight scenes will really excite the fans. The first act of the movie was rough, the second act was by far the strongest, and the final act was what everyone wants to see. Autobots vs. Decepticons in Egypt. The movie attempts to find a plot about an hour in when the Decepticons begin to hunt Sam because he possesses the all spark. He becomes the most wanted man alive and has to run for his life. That is effective storytelling, but the movie quickly moves on from one thing to the next that you forget what you just saw. That is how Bay wants it to be. Everything is on an acid trip. There is no time to tell a story.

The first movie attempted to tell too much story and lacked the action that fans wanted to see. The sequel is the complete opposite. It has absolutely no coherent story and far too many fight scenes. Now that I think about it the movie didn’t really have too many fight scenes as far as numbers go. The fight scenes it had just went on way too long. It spent most of the time building it up, only to fizzle out in the end. Critically speaking this movie is a complete mess. Fanboy speaking it lives up to the hype but doesn’t achieve the quality of the first film. I guess I will have to settle somewhere in the middle for a rating.

Fanboyz Grade: C-

A new international poster for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has been released via Empire Magazine. The poster is different from the U.S versions which we have been seeing recently. It is more of an action poster which features Optimus Prime and Bumblee in an action pose, while Sam and Mikeala are running below. I think this poster looks much more cartoonish than the other ones released. I haven’t really been a fan of the posters I have seen. The trailer for the film looks fantastic but the posters just don’t excite me. But you should judge for yourself. Check it out and leave us your feedback.

For those who don’t have this on their calendar already – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen hits theaters 3 weeks from today! Excited?

MTV has released this exclusive photo of The Fallen from the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. We have continually heard about this new robot, but have yet to see him in action. In an interview with MTV News Transformers star Shia LaBeouf talked about the movie and the new guy pictured above. “Basically, the Fallen is to them what cavemen, Neanderthals were to us,” LaBeouf revealed. “He’s the ancestor, the first version of this exoskeleton. He’s the first version of this sentient being. That’s what he is. He’s the origins of what they came from.” “The Fallen, his transportation method is really unlike any other robot’s transportation method,” he added. “The way he fights is also very different. It’s spectacular, visually stunning, really incredible.” Check out Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in theaters June 24th!