Good evening to all,
First off, I did see the film on the July 2 release and just saw it on 4th of july, each one in a different theater. Now, why do I mention this, because the reaction of both theaters was very different. For those of you who live in Miami, FL, you may be familiar with AMC 14 (by Malls of America, the July 2 release.), and Cobbs Theater (Dolphin Mallm July 3 release, saw it on 4th of July). For AMC 14, it had one of the best "responses" (meaning, responding to certain scenes in a positive manner), where as Cobbs had somewhat of a unique response (meaning whispers of "oh, there's optimus prime", and the usual laugh at obvious comedy scenes), but both experiences at each equated to one thing, a satisfied audience. Another common factor here between both of my viewings is that the audiences were entertained, both old G1 fans like myself and just the casual movie goer. As I sit typing away on this post while having 2 Decepticon logos stare back at me (I wear wristbands to protect my laptop from wrist sweat) I say to myself the "Rebirth" (every pun intended) of the Transformers franchise has finally arrived. And if my post isn't credible enough, please see the link at the bottom for the proof.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418279