I think this movie is awesome, well acted, directed, and has minimal problems for kids other than the violence which is no worse than what is on regular TV in my opinion. It is a movie not real life. The action is intense and non-stop. I highly recommend it to everyone over 7 years old. I've seen worse violence on the nightly news coming from Iraq, so don't worry about the kids they will be fine.
It's hard to believe Hasbro is marketing this to toddlers... but it's a great movie -- for adults! The story is surprisingly tight for an action film (though a half-hour too long), the acting is great (Shia LaBeouf is incredibly charming), and the visual effects are amazing. I'm not usually impressed by special effects, but I couldn't believe how real the robots looked in this one. An all-around fun action movie (across-the-board better than the Spider-Mans of the world) but I repeat NOT A KIDS MOVIE. Violent, sexual and intense.
It was a very good movie the fighting between the good and the evil was a let down but very good movie over all 8 out of 10 for action movies. beter then spiderman 3 Just as good as pirate at worlds end.