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These Transformers Sequels Are… Man, They’re a Lot
The live-action Transformers movies aren’t really what you’d “beloved.” Despite making a lot of money, most of them aren’t especially well-regarded critically, and fans of the original property don’t exactly take to them well. They occupy a weird space in Hollywood wherein those initial five movies actively didn’t care in any fashion about being disliked.…
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Transformers One’s First Trailer Certainly Looks Different
At last week’s CinemaCon, Paramount unveiled more information about its upcoming animated prequel Transformers One, with Chris Hemsworth—who voices Orion Pax, a young version of Optimus Prime—in tow. Today, the actor and his co-star Brian Tyree Henry introduced the trailer as it was launching into orbit… yes, into space. Really. Today’s special event included a…
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This Robotic Transforming Grimlock Is a Masterpiece of Engineering and an Expensive $US1,700 Collectible
In 2021, Robosen and Hasbro left ‘80s toys fans with their jaws on the floor after revealing a $US700 robotic Optimus Prime that could autonomously transform from the Autobot leader to a Freightliner truck. Two years later, Optimus is finally getting some backup with a new robotic Grimlock that transforms nearly exactly the same way…
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Is a Fun Return to Form for the Franchise
Let’s face facts. The bar of quality for Transformers movies isn’t very high. Michael Bay’s 2007 original is OK and 2018’s Bumblebee is solid, but in the 11 years between those, films like Revenge of the Fallen, The Last Knight, and the rest are all varying levels of crap. Five years after the last movie,…