hard to believe that john cena is going to get *two* nominations for Best Supporting Actor this year but you can't argue with the facts (he'll win for BLOCKERS, of course, assuming that Hugh Grant continues to get snubbed).

convincing proof that every single movie franchise — no matter how miserable — can be redeemed by firing Michael Bay and moving to the 1980s. when the shapeshifting alien robot learns to love the Smiths… i felt that.

"I'm sorry, old friend...now you have to go hang out with Shia LaBeouf." -- Optimus Prime

If you've seen The Iron Giant, The Water Horse, How to Train Your Dragon, ET: The Extraterrestrial, or any other variation on the "kid befriends beast" premise, you've seen this movie pretty much beat-for-beat. But yet, Bumblebee works. And bizarrely, the movie doesn't work *despite* its familiarity and cliches and simple plot-structure; it works *because* of it. The only word you can use to describe a film like this is "charming", because that's what it is. Hailee Steinfeld is charming, Bumblebee is charming, the 80s are charming, and the humor is charming. It's just a pleasant, heartfelt, sweet movie, even if it's not revolutionary. Not everything has to be. Nuff said.

I thought it could never happen, but it did: for the first time in my life I had an actual emotional investment in the well-being of a Transformer.

the edge of seventeen but bumblebee is woody harrelson

WHOOZA CUTE WIDDLE BUMBLEBEE YES YOU ARE YES YOU ARRRRE

“Rather than try to aggro up the old cartoon, Bumblebee leans into the nostalgia; the soundtrack is littered with ’80s radio hits and for the first time on the big screen, the Transformers themselves look like they did on the vintage show. Rather than blow up everything in sight for 165 minutes, Knight only blows up select things while telling a sweet coming of age story.”

Full review at ScreenCrush.

he's got a lil robit face

That opening scene at Cybertron is better than anything in Bayformers and everything Transformers fans have ever wanted.

It's just too bad that Bumblebee never quite finds its rhythm nor does it escape the shadow of The Iron Giant.

Nonetheless, Bumblebee has all the right parts, and its heart is in the right place, and that alone makes it an improvement over the rest in the franchise. It's not perfect, but it's a start. Worth checking out.

damn this really does have a lot to love????
- hailee mf steinfeld
- quality cgi transformers
- 80’s music (and a lot of it)
- JJJJJJOHNNNN CCCCENAAAAAA
- dylan o'brien's sweet yet dumb voice
- heaps of laugh out loud jokes and scenes

like wow i didn't expect to enjoy this so much ahhh i might have to go again

Gets worse the longer it goes on but it's mostly really charming and cute. John Cena's line about the Decepticons' name made me belly laugh cause that's exactly what I was thinking

Aus weitestgehend unerträglichen Zeitlupen-Pornos für Explosionsfetischisten ist nun ein weitestgehend unerträglicher Kindergarten für 14 Jährige mit Dauerkitsch und grottigen Slapstickeinlagen geworden...Danke für gar nichts. Ist es schon zu spät mir Michael Bay zurück zu wünschen?

Stop this was cute!!! I didn’t expect to laugh as hard as I did when Bumblebee jumped on the girls car. Still laughing thinking about it. Also it takes talent to cry @ a nonexistent robot... that’s Hailee y’all

Wanted a no-brainer action movie to cleanse the palate after Chungking Express and got more than I ask for. Perfect balance of heart and action. Constant barrage of '80s hits might come across as try hardy, but justifiable as a plot device.
2021 me: Transformers > WKW. Who would've thought.

Hailee did a good job. But this movie isn't really Oscar worthy. I mean this is I guess the origin of bumblebee, but I honestly think we would do better without this one. I prefer the OG movies. Furthermore, I guess the trilogy was the best. But then I guess marketing and the money craving took over the franchise and kind of ruined it. Still a decent movie

Hooray for simple alien stories

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I can't believe this movie rick rolled me.

All the stuff with Bumblebee and the other Transformers is the best. The human element really falls flat as it often does in these films. Hailee Steinfeld is a talented actor but this role is just so cliché (as are all the roles in this film really) that she can't really bring anything to the role. Memo weirdly flips between nerdy and smooth which I think is just bad direction. All the action is fun and well choreographed and directed and easy to follow, the special effects are very consistently good.

can i kin bumblebee??? is that allowed????

Hailee Steinfeld.

I miss Michael Bay’s influence in the action sequences.

Hailee Steinfeld.

The soundtrack and setting are a lot of fun.

HAILEE STEINFELD.

It’s an enjoyable change of pace for the series and it’s shorter run-time was fairly refreshing.

Have I mentioned that I loved Hailee Steinfeld?

more like dumblebee
jk hailee steinfeld is a good lil actress she sells the movie. i did gag when john c*na was like... “soldier”🤢

I kinda wish they had just gone with a “Bumblebee: Fully Loaded” type story and left out the military/Decepticon stuff

Who knew that the sixth Transformers movie would be the best one?

This prequel/reboot centered on the popular character Bumblebee is action packed, and surprisingly heartfelt. It’s honestly more like E.T. and The Iron Giant than Transformers. 

It does have some great action in it, and watching the Transformers transform gives me instant serotonin. Hailey Steinfeld is also fantastic as Charlie.

If you’re a Transformers fan, I would highly recommend checking this one out. It is easily the best one in the franchise.

Rating: 4.5 Stars