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Originally Posted by Guyver Spawn

I end up watching Bumblebee and I thought it was okay. It was better than the Michael Bay Transformers movie, but that is not a hard feat to do. I did like the main character for the most part and the movie had the same vibe that 80s movies like Batteries Not Included did.

However, I feel like the story and characters are nothing that special to be honest. Charlie's next-door neighbor is your typical cliche love interest and John Cena's character is the typical generic military bad guy that I've seen so many times. The whole movie very predictable and doesn't bring anything new (Iron Giant, Terminator 2, etc. did a similar plot done better in my opinion).

The movie also has some cringy moments (Like the scenes with the bullies) and some really dumb characters (Like the scientist). I give the movie credit for feeling more faithful to the series than the Michael Bay movies did. I give the movie a 6/10.

I think for me the only reason I give this movie somewhere in between a 8 or 9 out of 10 is because of the opening scene. I could care less if the plot was a mishmash of Gremlins and Beethoven after that, because that opening scene was totally worth it.