006 Transformers (2007)

“SHUT UP GRANDMA, DRINK YOUR PRUNE JUICE!” On this episode we cover a Michael Bay’s Transformers. One of Jorge’s favorites and one of Austin’s least favorites. This is one of the first movies covered on the podcast where we actually remember seeing it in the theater! Remember those? Remember when movies could get away with portraying racial stereotypes for laughs? That’s pretty much where half of the comedy comes from in this movie from 2007. We talk about why the narrative choices don’t hold up very well, why the action sequences do, and why it had so many sequels. We hope you enjoy, and stay tuned for our Halloween episode! Music is from Triune Digital and audio clips pulled from movies we will be reviewing in other episodes. Artwork by @jannelle_o