RotF review from At The Movies (Potential spoilers - read at own risk)

[FFN]

I reckon! Especially considering that the last time he was on Earth people were speaking languages so incredibly ancient that probably not a single trace of them would exist in any language remaining today.

One explanation could be that modern human languages were uploaded to the Fallen via Soundwave. We see Soundwave speak English in the movie which I assume he acquired due to information he's acquired through observing/hacking human communications.

What I wanna know is... how did the Fallen get out of his sarcophagus??

The real explanation is, they spoke in english so the actors could act, and so the audience doesn't fall asleep listening to incomprehensible sounds emit from their mouths.* That's pretty much why they speak english to each other when no human is around.

I think the sarcophagus was something cooked up by Bay and co to keep the Fallen's design a "secret". That or they just ditched the idea but didn't tell any of the people doing the licensed supporting material and adaptations.

*If somebody uses this as a platform to rail against anime dubs, I will slap you for being an anime nerd

[Lord_Zed]

David commended the special effects and action scenes, saying everything is bigger and better than the first, but Bay has neglected the screenplay. He went on to say he believes Bay simply "gave up on plot after the first film". He also wasn't impressed with a lot of the acting and "annoying" characters like Sam's parents. What interested me was he applauded John Turtorro as the best actor, considering myself and many others have felt his was the weakest performance with his hammy acting.

Margaret - 2/5
David - 2.5/5

Pretty much what I excpected , and I'm not suprised that they liked John Turtorro's performance, I think you'll find that there is a pretty 50/50 split of love/hate for him among transfans. I rather liked him in ROTF, he was the only human character who was vaugely interesting. Although Shia Lebouf did have a few amusing one liners.