Transformers: Age of Extinction

Those robotic chameleons, the Transformers, have been on our planet since the days of the dinosaurs in this fourth installment of the series, and now they are coming forth (ugh) – the bad ones, anyway – to destroy all humanity and plant the seed of more Transformer generation. It is up to – Aw, who am I kidding? Bang, bang, explosions, chases, and more explosions. That’s essentially the raison d’etre of this Michael Bay-helmed sequel. Mark Wahlberg takes the Shia LaBeouf role of sympathetic human playing sincere believer to very large childhood toys.

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The violence is mostly benign in Transformers: Age of Extinction, though theTransformers tend to ooze lots of green fluid when they’re punctured. ClearPlay edits the mostegregious oil-shed, and removes about 70 instances of profanity and some skimpy outfits. Kidswill probably get the most out of the mechanized mayhem, and it’s pretty tame for most familymembers who like loud noises.

I’m usually under the impression that most movies will benefit from a good dose of Mark Wahlberg, and he actually adds a fair amount of whimsy. We also get lots of good mugging from Stanley Tucci and Kelsey Grammer. The running time (165 minutes) is ridiculously long, but it’s more fun than it should be.

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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language and brief innuendo; 165 mins; Directed by Michael Bay