Bumblebee (2018)

This is what a Transformers movie should have been. This is a coming-of-age story with Transformers action sprinkled in. This is very much the story of a broken girl who finds solace in an alien robot. The story and characters came first while saving the world was just a small piece of the bigger story. It did the prequel thing where it explains all the small details that led to the original first movie like Bumblebee’s name, how he lost his voice, and how he ended up a Camaro. I love everything about this movie. The humor and emotions were what really made this special. I never really felt emotional watching the other movies, but this one actually gets you to feel something which is a sign of great character development. The family was a little cringy and the bullies were 80s bullies. They need to make either more Transformers like this or give us a Fall of Cybertron movie/trilogy. It looks so awesome and badass in the few scenes they had on Cybertron. We need either that or more genre films with a Transformers coat. I highly recommend this movie paired with the 2007 movie.

Story - 19%

Characters - 18%

Pacing - 18%

Spectacle - 19%

Entertainment - 20%

Total score: 94%

Grade scale:

90%-100% = must watch

80%-89% = solid, but could be better

70%-79% = Not terrible, watch if the characters or story interests you

60%-69% = only watch for completionist reasons

0%-59% = just skip it, I find the positives and they don't exist here