Transformers is ostensibly based on the famous TV series of the 1980s. Adaptations have been controversial especially in terms of fidelity. Fans of the series don't have much to hang onto here. Megatron is unrecognizable. The focus of the story is on THE HUMANS (why? isn't the show about ROBOTS?). The incredible mythology of the characters is never alluded to and rewritten completely. The only recognizable feature is the voice of Optimus Prime. And even there some changes have been made. Michael Bay is certainly capable (at times) of making a passable film as Bad Boys demonstrates. But he's simply out of his depth here.
There is virtually no story, plot, or character development. The action is loud and hard to follow. There are also many pointless, tasteless jokes and an absurd sub-plot that takes up almost THIRTY MINUTES!!! And the film keeps sexualizing cars and Megan Good's bodies - apparently forgetting some Transformers are planes! But the really devastating problem this film has it just isn't very fun. Whatever might be said about Transformers- be it the majesty or inventiveness - no episode was ever boring.
This film FEELS long and nothing distinct is added in terms of the stories or characters. Even calling it Transformers is misleading. Aside from selected visuals, this has no relation at all to the TV series or the stories contained in. There is no sense of the GENERATIONS of Transformers as a species much less myth. An almost complete failure.
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