Transformers 变形金刚
期待指数：★★★★★
1984年，“变形金刚”横空出世，这些史无前例的能变形的机器人顷刻间席卷全球，从电视剧、电影，到漫画、玩具，变形金刚影响了生于20世纪七八十年代的一大批人。20年后，汽车人、霸天虎卷土重来，要在大银幕上重现辉煌。
单是看看《变形金刚》电影版的编导阵容，你就不得不承认这是一部地地道道的大制作：导演是执导过《珍珠港》、《绝地战警》的好莱坞著名导演迈克尔·贝，制片人是被称为“电影奇才”的奥斯卡金像奖得主史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格。剧组还颇费周折地请回当年为动画片版擎天柱配音的彼得·科兰，让汽车人领袖威严的声音再次响起。而这部电影与1986年的同名动画电影相比更是有了极大飞跃：真人进入到了电影中，他们将和计算机制作的变形金刚们一决高下！
Director: Michael Bay
Studio: DreamWorks
Open: July 4, 2007
Background: Whereas the Earth is the home of a variety of organic-based [1] lifeforms, the planet of Cybertron is the homeworld of a race of robots which have the ability to transform into other mechanisms, with each Transformer having its own unique disguise. The Transformers are divided into two separate camps: the good and just Autobots, who are led by Optimus Prime [2] (whose disguise is a red 18-wheel semi truck); and the evil Decepticons, who are led by Megatron (who transforms into a gun; there’s a good deal of size-shifting involved with Megatron as well). With fuel supplies (called Energon Cubes) on Cybertron running low, both forces travel through space looking for a new source, which leads them to Earth, which from their perspective[3] is rich in the minerals and chemicals they need. Disguising themselves as cars, airplanes, boats, etc. easily recognizable to humans, the Transformers engage in a secret war for control of Earth’s abundant natural resources…
Synopsis: The Earth is caught in the middle of an intergalactic[4] war between two races of robots, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, which are able to change into a variety of objects, including cars, trucks, planes and other technological creations. Will the human race be wiped out?
[1]. organic-based: 基于有机体的；Cybertron: 塞博坦，动画片中虚构的变形金刚的故乡，是距银河系非常遥远的一颗行星，体积比月亮稍大，由于战乱频仍，能源已耗尽；disguise: 伪装。
[2]. Optimus Prime: 汽车人的领袖擎天柱；Megatron: 霸天虎的领袖威震天。
[3]. perspective: 观察问题的视角。
[4]. intergalactic: 星系之间的。