UPDATED 06/29/06 3:05 PM CST USA

We're getting reports that the server hosting the TRANSFORMERS movie site is being slammed & people are being frozen out. So, if you're having trouble getting to the trailer..try back in a bit...presumably traffic will thin out at some point. - Merrick

Merrick here...

The OFFICIAL..."real"...absolutely authentic and sanctioned announcement trailer for Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS is now online.

This is the material from which we've seen blurry screengrabs over the last few days...the one that was recently scored by Steve Jablonsky (THE ISLAND).

Folks heading to PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST next week (which I thought was a lot of fun...enjoyed it more than the first one...which I thought was "fine-but-unremarkable") should be able to catch this on the big screen.

Don't expect any dramatic images of Transformers here...other than a fleeting silhouette...this thing is quite a tease.

CLICK HERE TO SEE IT NOW!!

HIGH DEF versions of the announcement trailer should be available on the same site sometime next week.