Bumblebee
So I fell asleep near the end of Bumblebee last night, and I just finished it. There are definitely things they improved here from the <PERSON> films, and for the most part I liked the small scale setting. Here are just some thoughts (for anyone who gives a shit about Transformers):
+ <PERSON> is (overall) excellent and carries the emotional weight of the story with ease
+ Bumblebees design is really fantastic
+ their relationship works and brings to mind <PERSON> and <PERSON>
+ the score
- the constant reminders that the film is set in the 80s. Constant. Non fucking stop.
- all other human characters besides <PERSON>. 647
Somehow less interesting than the <PERSON> characters
- the severe lack of transformers here. <PERSON> isn't a strong enough character to warrant his own film.
- the lame as fuck decepticon antagonists. They'd have been better off having Soundwave, Shockwave, or Starscream in their place.
- schmaltzy as <PERSON>. Really desperate to be an <PERSON> film
- throughout most of the movie I was just really missing the spectacle of the <PERSON> films
- the scenes on cybertron looked like 2 steps up from a <PERSON> episode
Overall it was a fun and very light movie. Under 2 hours which was refreshing, but also nothing here to really warrant many revisits. 698