The Transformers: The Movie

More than half the reviews of "once upon a time in Hollywood" will contain the line "love letter to la". With The Transformers, the same holds true for the line "it was a toy commercial". Good grief, people. Does it really hurt to think that much these days and come up with original thoughts?? No one respects or cares about your ability to repeat the next person's words. And if you're watching this for the first time as an adult, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you probably aren't SUPPOSED to like this movie. It was aimed at children, it was a CARTOON. From the 80's. I was 13 when I saw it, and it was a great experience. It wasn't overhyped like todays diluted entertainment; it had just the right amount of publicity to let all of its fans know it was coming, but by no means was it being shoved down your throat. It was less than 2 hours, and it came off like an actual feature film, not a longer episode. You could see the time and effort that was put into it. Was it a great movie? Not in the traditional sense. Was it entertaining? Absolutely. People still discuss it almost 40 years later, so what does that tell you? Ask yourself this: does anyone discuss the fast and furious franchise? No, they just go see them because of fomo and the need to belong. Every movie doesn't need to be great, imo. But to make a lasting impression on someone is priceless, and this movie did that in droves. Cartoon movies weren't being done in this Hollywood-type production in the 80's.