Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

my son <who knows better about the original storyline than i do> had a few problems with the flick, but overall said it was cool enough to make him overlook the things they left out.he lost his mind over soundwave, as well

I'd go along with that. There were a few minor irritations to my inner nerd but not enough to spoil the fun.

and if the third one uses a linkin park song at the the end... im gonna kill someone :voodoo:

I'll stake my reputation on it, Linkin Park will be a distant memory by the middle of 2012.