In 1961, a Cybertronian spacecraft called “The Ark,” carrying a secret weapon to help end the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, crashed on the dark side of the Moon.

You have made a grave mistake.” The clip also sees the return of Shia LaBeouf’s Sam Witwicky, John Turturro’s Agent Simmons, Josh Duhamel’s Maj. Lennox, and Tyrese Gibson’s Sgt. Epps.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a fun, silly mess designed to be consumed and forgotten. It is the cotton candy of cinema: tasty and tacky, but difficult to resist.

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon review (1.5 stars) By Chris Knight Published Jun 28, 2011 Last updated 14 years ago ...

The third instalment was backed by a nearly US$200 million budget and green-lit by executive producer Steven Spielberg. Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon is an experience worthy of the franchise.

But Transformers 3 is not simply a visual betrayal but also a cinematic one. We can only hope that he does indeed, stop it. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (12A) is released today.