BUMBLEBEE - Easily the best movie in the blockbuster franchise !

It's the year 1987, the yellow beetle B-127 is on the run to find refuge for his fellow autobots. He settles in a junk yard, and was found by a teenage girl named Charlie Watson. The two became friends and their adventure begins.

After the first five films from Michael Bay, the series has been associated with mindless plots, and explosions after explosions. Many critics have been bashing the series, while they continue to make money in the box office.

Now with new Director Travis Knight, and Writer Christina Hodson, it's back to basics with the auto-bots. The film tells us how they ended up on Earth, and how the yellow robot got his name Bumblebee. It captures that child-like wonder where you find an alien, and befriends him. It's like watching E.T. but with auto-bots parts. 

Finally we have a Transformers movie where there is good narrative, proper character  development, and mostly believable situations.
It's really a heartfelt story that has comedy, adventure, and lots of action. But this time, you know who amongst the auto-bots is fighting who; not just a bunch of robots in a free-for-all battlefield. 

Thanks to charming performances by the ensemble lead by Hailee Steinfeld (who I heard is part Filipino), and together with the supporting cast which includes her friend Memo (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.), Charlie's family, and agent Jack Burns (John Cena). This is easily the best film in the blockbuster franchise, as it saves the series from being just a crappy cash-cow. It also opens up to future sequels and origin stories of other characters in the Transformers films. Produced by Paramount Pictures. Distributed by United International Pictures Philippines. 

Photos c/o UIPPhil.