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Bumblebee is the best Transformer movie

posted 5 years ago by EricLCinemadude (2)
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This is my review on the Bumblebee movie (no spoilers).

Wow! what a difference from the other transformer movies. Excellent Movie! I've been really tired of these movies being just about :Cool robots that transform, explosions, sex, and models from victoria's secret that serve no purpose in the film other than to look pretty and lust after.

Drives me crazy!!!! Transformer movies should be a kids movie!!! That doesn't mean adults wont enjoy it (star wars for example is a kids movie- Not saying this is like star wars- I'm just saying its was designed to be a kids film and they finally went that route with Bumblebee). All ages can enjoy this movie.

All my complaints that I had for the other transformer movies are taken care of in this movie- here's the break down:

THE INTRO WAS AWESOME! I think its what we all wanted to see since the very beginning of the franchise! The intro should always in my opinion get you hooked into the story within the first 10-15 minutes. This does just that.

Story: Story telling is better than the other movies. ( which tells you Michael Bay didn't direct it). It's family friendly and light hearted thanks to Travis Knight which I think is a very good thing. I think Christina Hodson did a good job writing this script.

Plot: Great, doesn't feel too much cliche in my opinion.

Character development: excellent! you actually care about the girl main character on her journey in this film. it even gets emotional in my opinion. You feel for the Charlie (Main character) in her ups and downs throughout the adventure as well for Bumblebee. The chemistry between these two characters is excellent. Tired of spoiled brats and stuck up jerks that no one respects in real life being the main characters from all the last transformer movies.

Action: Even better with better fight choreography.

Even the transformers themselves look better in my opinion.

This movie has heart! Transformer movie!? I know but it's true for this one. None of the other transformer movies in my opinion had any heart.

Humor felt natural and landed throughout the movie in my opinion.

Hollywood only cares about money. So I hope that this movie does better at the box office than all the other transformer movies. They need to know that this is the kind of movie you make that is based off of toy action figures for kids! (and TV show) This I can honestly say is one of my favorite movies. 10/10

[–] metatron (119) 5 years ago

I enjoyed the first two Bayformers pretty well. At least I did back then. From the third one on they were just big budget spectacles that couldn't get the characters or story right. Bumblebee by emphasizing the friendship between human and transformer made the series feel fresh while retaining some of the action focus that helped the series become a juggernaut. I'm not big into ratings but for me it's probably around a respectable 8/10.

[–] EricLCinemadude (2) 5 years ago

"From the third one on they were just big budget spectacles that couldn't get the characters or story right. Bumblebee by emphasizing the friendship between human and transformer made the series feel fresh while retaining some of the action focus that helped the series become a juggernaut."

I totally agree. I like your observation.

[–] ATG6 (3000) 4 years ago

the actors were better too. No Shia, no Mark Wahlberg. Steinfeld and Cena any day.

[–] TearofLys (2398) 4 years ago

The first one was special. It was the one that caught lightning in a bottle. This is just yet another inferior sequel that milks off the success of the original.

[–] Wint3rFir3 (6923) 4 years ago

As someone who was a fan of the cartoons as a kid and who couldn't get into the earlier Transformer movies, I have to agree with the OP. It was flawed, but Bumblebee was at least, for me, enjoyable despite those flaws.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

If this was so great then why there's no Bumblebee 2 already?

[–] furiousstyles (4359) 4 years ago

its in development

[–] TommyJarvis82 (2473) 4 years ago

It's the best follow-up to the 2007 movie. Yet, it's not as interesting as the Bay sequels - if that makes sense. Michael Bay movies are not particularly good, but they're certainly interesting.

[–] B1cKsurN (14776) 4 years ago

This movie was awesome for about 10 minutes, and then turned into hot garbage.

No one cares about the humans.

Stop focusing on the lame humans!!

[–] CoachGainz (453) 4 years ago

I have to disagree. I caught this on stream a few months ago and remember it being just okay 6/10. I tried to re-watch it recently and it's far worse than I remember. The opening scene looks like a 3D cartoon for Y10 children with the same level script. The movie then gets a little better when B hits earth (conveniently next to a military exercise) and has a show down with the hummers and a Deceptacon. But the script and dialogue is still just as cliche. The lines sound like a teenage wrote them stringing together some stuff he saw on Saturday morning cartoons.

The director wants so bad for us like Charlie and relate to her typical teenage problems, along with buying into her relationship with B. I just never really cared or felt that this story-line was interesting. Then the whole thing with the little brother and the parents was just boring or unwanted attempts at comic relief. It's like the producers were making an effort to make transformers a family movie.

The movie is well shot with a talented director/cinematographer and looks fantastic with the well done effects. However, even tho I give the actors credit for trying the characters nor the story are interesting enough for a re-watch. the biggest drag is the cliche script dialogue.

Give me Bayformers any day. The first movie is so damn good, one of my top 5 theater experiences.