Transformers: Dark of the Moon



In 1961, a Cybertronian spacecraft crash lands on the far side of the moon. Known as the Ark, it was the last ship to escape a Cybertron devastated by war. Piloted by Sentinel Prime, it carried "the Pillars", technology that could save the Cybertronians once and for all. On Earth, the crash of the Ark is detected by NASA, and President John F. Kennedy authorizes the mission to put a man on the moon as a cover. In 1969, Apollo 11 lands on the surface of the Moon to investigate the Ark. In the present day, the Autobots have forged a military alliance with the United States but largely act independently in stopping humans from destroying themselves. During a mission in Chernobyl, Optimus Prime discovers a fuel cell from the Ark (which awakened Shockwave) that the Soviet Union attempted to use as a power source, resulting in the Chernobyl disaster. Knowing this, Optimus launches his own mission to retrieve the Pillars and revive Sentinel Prime. Just five Pillars remain on-board the vessel, which the Autobots describe as being the means to establish a mobile space bridge between two points and transport matter through. U.S. National Intelligence Director Charlotte Mearing is horrified at this revelation as the Pillars could be used to bring an invading army to Earth. Meanwhile, Sam Witwicky is frustrated by his life after graduating from college as he hasn't been able to find a job. He takes his frustrations out on his new girlfriend, Carly Spencer, and her close relationship with her playboy accountant boss, Dylan Gould. Sam is eventually hired in a mail room in a high-pressure working environment. One of his co-workers, Jerry Wang, passes information on to Sam about "the dark side of the moon" before being assassinated by Laserbeak, a condor-like Decepticon. After contacting the retired Seymour Simmons, Sam realizes that the Decepticons are systematically killing people connected to the American and Russian space missions. They locate two Russian cosmonauts who show them photos taken by Soviet satellites that clearly show hundreds of Pillars being stockpiled on the Moon. Sam realizes that the Decepticons raided the Ark decades beforehand and are luring the Autobots into a trap: unable to revive Sentinel Prime on their own, they left him and five Pillars - including the Master Pillar, which controls all of them - for the Autobots to find. Sam contacts the Autobots and reveals that Sentinel Prime is being targeted by the Decepticons, and escort him to their base. However, Sentinel reveals that he made a deal with the Decepticons and turns himself into Nemisis Prime as betrays both the Autobots and the humans, destroying their base and executing Ironhide before fleeing with the Pillars. Sentinel uses the Pillars to establish a space bridge with the Moon. Sam is forced by Gould - revealed to be the Decepticons' agent on Earth - into finding out Optimus Prime's plans for retaliation, taking Carly as captive. Sam finds Optimus Prime, who tells him there is no plan for retaliation. The Autobots are exiled from Earth by way of a decommissioned space shuttle spacecraft salvaged from the previous landings. Knowing this, the Decepticons destroy the Autobot rocket and take control of Earth. With Gould's help, they establish themselves in Chicago and fortify the city. Gould reveals to a kidnapped Carly that the Decepticons intend to rebuild Cybertron, strip-mining the Earth for resources and using humans for slave labor. To do this, the Decepticons have placed Pillars around the world to call Cybertron itself through the space bridge. Angered at the betrayal, Sam finds USAF Chief Robert Epps and the two re-form Epps' disbanded NEST team to go into Chicago and rescue Carly. They are nearly killed before they have set foot in the city and are saved by Optimus Prime and the Autobots, who evaded the explosion of their shuttle. Sam, the Autobots and NEST advance on Gould's penthouse to rescue Carly and disable the Master Pillar before Cybertron appears in the sky. After battling through the city, NEST takes out Barricade and several decepticon drones as Optimus Prime kills Shockwave while Carly convinces Megatron that he will answer to Sentinel Prime once Cybertron is restored, instead of leading the Cybertronians himself. Sam reaches the Master Pillar where he confronts Gould, and taking an uprooted pole and kills Gould by smacking him in the face and knocking him into the Pillar where he is electrocuted; Bumblebee then arrives and destroys the Pillar. The connection to Cybertron is broken, and the half-formed planet collapses into itself. With Cybertron seemingly destroyed, Optimus and Nemisis fight in the ruins of Chicago. Optimus loses an arm and is about to be killed by Nemisis before Megatron intervenes blasting the traitor with his gun and pulverises him after being provoked by Carly's words. This gives Optimus the opening he needs to re-enter the fight, ripping Megatron's head and spine from his body before destroying Sentinel for betraying the autobot and human race over his obsession with Cybertron. Sam and Carly are reunited while the Autobots accept that, with Cybertron gone, Earth is now their home.

Cast

 * Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky
 * Peter Cullen voices Optimus Prime
 * Frank Welker voices Shockwave and Soundwave
 * Rosie Huntington-Whitley as Carly
 * Leonard Nimoy voices Sentinel Prime/Nemisis Prime
 * Tyrese Gibson as Robert Epps
 * John Turturro as Seymour Simmons
 * Keith Szarabajka voices Laserbeak
 * Hugo Weaving voices Megatron
 * Jess Hernell voices Ironhide and Barricade
 * Josh Duhamel as Major William Lennox
 * Frances McDormand as Charlotte Mearing
 * Patrick Dempsey as Dylan Gould
 * Charles Adler voices Starscream
 * John DiMaggio voices Leadfoot
 * Ron Bottitta voices Roadbuster
 * John Malkovich as Bruce Brazos
 * Robert Foxworth voices Ratchet
 * James Remar voices Sideswipe
 * Tom Kenny voices Wheelie
 * Reno Wilson voices Brains
 * Lester Speight as Hardcore Eddie
 * Francesco Quinn voices Dino
 * Ken Jeong as Jerry Wang
 * Glenn Morshower as General Morshower
 * George Coe voices Que
 * Greg Berg voices Igor
 * Kevin Dunn as Ron Witwicky
 * Julie White as Judy Witwicky
 * Alan Tudyk as Dutch
 * Ravil Isyanov as Voshkod
 * Maile Flanagan as Accuretta Worker
 * Michael Dorn voices Hatchet
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey and Josh Keaton as unnamed nest soldiers