Film Preview: Transformers One (2024)

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(April 28, 2024) Original

Release Date:

September 20, 2024

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.”

Poster Rating: C+ / C (4)

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Review: (#1, C+) Bulky figures with cheap-looking grins and an unimpressive background just doesn’t scream “watch me” to fans of the franchise. (#2-#5, C) While the colors to these character posters are generally unique, as are the figures, the backgrounds almost look too similar in places, which makes it hard to see any sufficient effort put into them.

Trailer Rating: C-

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Review: (#1, C-) The leaden humor makes this trailer feel like a poor attempt to bring Transformers fans to the theater with their kids without providing anything for those ’80s kids show fans to enjoy. That and it seems odd that these transformers found car forms before even identifying Earth and trying to blend in with that population through vehicles that are “more than meets the eye,” a tepid reference to which is made early in the trailer. The vocal work is also mediocre, which makes this trailer ultimately disappointing.

Oscar Prospects:

While it’s tempting to think that every major animated feature could have Oscar potential but this is an origin story for a series of live-action films based on a Saturday morning cartoon. This has the makings of fool’s gold.