Fun for the action film crowd, may be disappointing for the bot fans

Rating: 6/10 (2 July 2018)

I had some interest in hearing that there was going to be a live Transformers film and I wanted to sit down and watch it. I heard Peter Cullen would return as Optimus Prime but after watching the film I felt that was the only redeeming factor. That and the special effects. What went wrong? Michael Bay put in a bunch of corny jokes and went overboard on the special effects. There was little story and I'm not sure the sequels were needed. But this was decent for last decade and while it changed a lot it had its moments. If you're a TF fan and liked the original cartoon, stick with that. If you like Michael Bay, try it. If you want something true to the original, steer clear. A lot has changed in the past decades.