Binge Movie Aftertaste – Transformers Retrospective w/ Matthew Goudreau and Nate Peterson: Transformers (2007)
It is one of the most unusual franchises in history as it is derisive among purists, yet it is also a lucrative moneymaker. I am of course talking about Transformers. A 1984 cartoon that had a massive toy line, only to be replaced by a whole new toy line by 1986’s game changing theatrical film. And then came producer Steven Spielberg, who hand picked non fan of the cartoon Michael Bay to handle a live action version of that oh so lucrative toy line from many years ago. With five films, a cartoon movie, and a brand new prequel starring Bumblebee, we tackle a franchise that is derided and molded. But how will myself, Nate, and Matt respond to it?
2007 marked 21 years since the Transformers transformed on the big screen. With Optimus Prime’s death went fans’ starvation to see their robotic heroes fight it out in the cinema. Leave it up to advances in computer graphic images (CGI) and the clout of producer Steven Spielberg to make fans’ dreams come true. After hiring director Michael Bay to helm the film, Spielberg sat back and watched as the finished film launched into the stratosphere, bringing in almost $800 million worldwide and making stars out of Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox. Oh, not to mention spawning four sequels and the prequel for which this retrospective was started. But how do we feel about it?
Join myself, Nate, and Matt as we do our first dissection of a Bay film on the Aftertaste, and determine whether initial reactions to the huge rock ’em sock ’em robot slugfest which began the Transformers franchise is worth another look.
Transformers (2007) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)
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