Spoiler Alert
The only real reason for anyone to go see Transformers: Age of Extinction is to see the Dinobots kick some major behind. Heaven help us for what Michael Bay and his team of writers has done to the beloved franchise we all grew up with. Whether that is Generation One (G1), Transformers Animated or Transformers Prime, to wonder what the Autobots or Deceptions can look like in a realistic sense requires producers with a solid vision to make a film work. In this film’s case, it’s an improvement with Cybertronians being featured in their battle colours.
Audiences can make out who is whom in a screen that’s crowded with a lot of explosions and fast camera movements. The film begins with a nod to Ridley Scott’s Prometheus — perhaps a quick hint as to the origin of the Dinobot species — before jumping to the modern-day, where the narrative explains four years have passed since the huge battle between the Autobots and Decepticons left Chicago in ruins. The US government has no love for either Cybertronian faction and every mech is branded as fugitives. They are all marked for termination, whether they like it or not.
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