Transformers gallery

... Shia La Beouf, who stars as teenager Sam Witwicky. Sam has just bought his first car, a rather natty looking, if slighty beat up yellow sports number. But just as he's about to roll out into the night, he discovers his purchase is actually ... Photograph: Public domain

... a bloody great robot named Bumblebee, which we imagine comes as a bitter disappointment. No hitting the highways in that, after all. If we were Sam's girfriend ... Photograph: PR

... Mikaela (Megan Fox) we would not be at all amused. Especially when the stupid great thing starts ... Photograph: PR

... 'rollerblading' off down the nearest thoroughfare screaming things like 'The Decepticons are coming!' and 'They're looking for the Allspark' and other nonsensical machine-guff. Bumblebee, who is an Autobot (one of the good Transformers) is upset of course because ... Photograph: PR

... US military base in the north African desert, which seems odd. Meanwhile back in America ... Photograph: PR

... a number of actors (Rachael Taylor and Anthony Andersen among them) are showing an amazing ability to display awe in the face of a giant blue scre... sorry, the ongoing battle between the warring races of robots. And who can blame them? After all, one of the Decepticons (actually it could be an Autobot, we're not entirely sure) has jumped onto a tall building and is ... Photograph: PR

... aping King Kong from on high, while people (this being a Michael Bay film) scream and shout as ... Photograph: PR

... enormous explosions take place and cars smash into each other (probably) on the streets of the metropolis below. Who can save the Earth now? Only Autobot leader ... Photograph: PR

... Optimus Prime. And when he's done giving the Decepticons the old one-two, he might want to consider providing a nice new sports car (this time one that doesn't keep transforming, somewhat disconcertingly, into a giant robot, thankyouverymuch) for poor ... Photograph: PR