Transformers 1 - How to Launch a Successful Franchise | Film Perfection

[@Filmento]

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[@TheKaijuKing54]

You should also cover Transformers One 2024.

[@bobbysanders8715]

Can you do a video about transformers one??

[@speedflashanimations221]

Talk about transformers ONE

[@THE-X-Force]

Good .. was ready to unsub. I come here for you, not Moviemento.

[@nickvelasquez4985]

Is nice to hear moviemento once in a while and your banter with him, hope he is ok

[@thatoneguy319]

"People wanna play with Starscream because he turns into an F-22 and jets are cool." So cool in fact that the Decepticon logo is often seen somewhere on one REAL ACTUAL aircraft or another.

[@omegaminoseer4539]

That sounds more like a red flag. It's like the police who have a Death's Head on their cars/outfits. The implications of both mean the people don't actually care about their jobs. They care about the power.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Thats pretty fucking lame

[@youknowihaduwuittoem]

Not only that, but the Decepticon logo is painted on the gunship used in the film right next to its actual kills. You can see photos of it on Google.

[@breadbug6101]

@@thatoneguy319 Yup, one of the USAF's F-15s has a Decepticon logo on it. Similarly, the UK has a Challenger II tank named Megatron.

[@Apexx_RC]

If I recall. A friend of mine said Jetfire’s Decepticon symbol remains on the real SR71 in the museum the movie was shot in

[@whyphy2213]

Optimus Prime speech with Linkin Park song coming after was the perfect

[@cristhianmlr]

@@whyphy2213 "I will turn into a truck now"

[@cristhianmlr]

@@whyphy2213 was the perfect

[@CesarGameBoy.]

@@whyphy2213 “We are here… we, are waiting...” “WHAAAT III’VE DOOONE!!! I’ll face myself!”

[@ramonabdiel10]

Optimus Prime’s Speech is still till this day one of the hardest things been put to screen

[@cristhianmlr]

"Now I will turn into a truck" is the hardest line in human history.

[@thatoneguy319]

which one he gives like 3 in the movie and they're all top tier. People cheered at every speech lol

[@LuisSierra42]

@@cristhianmlr "I guess we are the Transformers" - Optimus Prime

[@ramonabdiel10]

@@thatoneguy319 All of them are great but absolutely nothing will ever beat the speech he gives in the first movie

[@briangreene7085]

Are you actually serious?..... that is a difficult speech?...... that is important to our society?..... I'm gonna guess you're under 18(and that's being kind, if you are over the age of 21, then, you need a wake up call, and to watch movies which more serious topics than something regarding "The All Spark!"...... OMG, I don't think I've heard anything more misguided this year..... enjoy a movie, that's cool.... put yourself on a soapbox pontificating..... expect criticism..... and that was literally the nicest I could be, in case I@m talking to a 12year old, which might be the case? If you are twelve, then I'm sorry, but that's not deep, it's meant to be popcorn entertainment at best!..... go watch a real hard movie, Amistad, American History X, Schindler's List..... or real hard movies to watch that you'll only watch once if even..... Irreversible, The Colour Purple, Requiem For A Dream just for a few examples...... as a life long Transformers fan, grew up with..... it is not deep, well, except for maybe the 1986 animated movie..... that was something that taught kids about death and change...... but a Michael Bay movie????🤣🤣

[@CesarGameBoy.]

I think you said it best. The Baymovies aren’t designed to be Oscar-worthy Masterpieces, they’re made to be entertaining. Why does Ironhide shoot his canons to the floor and fly over a screaming woman in slow motion instead of just running? Because it’s awesome! Also, Transformers 2007 *was* nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars, but lost to the Polar Bear movie. Which is ironic because the Polar Bear movie’s VFX have started to look dated now, but Transformers still looks friggin’ flawless.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

You mean The Golden Compass

[@CesarGameBoy.]

@@unicorntomboy9736 Yes that one, I forgot the name of it lmao.

[@Nobiemon]

The Golden Compass looked dated the second it opened, they gave it the Oscar just to spite Bay.

[@dasher3532]

The Golden Compass winning VFX is baffling considering At World’s End and Transformers were nominated that year

[@shawerful5209]

They just didnt wanted a " silly movie about toys" to win a oscar, a movie based on a book was better to them

[@p.h.i.lcongure9168]

The sound design of this first film was extraordinary

[@cuklyxd9031]

And the linkin park ending its peak

[@timjaeger6589]

@@cuklyxd9031 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@timjaeger6589]

@@cuklyxd9031 WHAT I‘VE DOOOOOONE

[@JoshuaSlosser]

It really is. Even just the sounds at the beginning are amazing.

[@acemstudio]

I will never forget seeing this in theaters day ONE July 2007. Theater full of adults and kids, and the theater ERUPTED into applause at LEAST three very specific times in the movie. One was when Optimus had his opening speech. The second time was during Arrival to Earth. And the third time was when Prime arrives at the battlefield transforming and as he does the pose he says "Megatron". As someone who is a total film nerd, I am in love with the technical aspects of this movie. And the impact the technical prowess these films had on the movie industry cannot be understated. The transforming sound from these films, is still used TO THIS DAY in not just Transformers media (TF Prime and TF One for example take sound cues from this film) but The Avengers 2012's sound design took inspiration from this movie. You can say whatever you want about the Bayverse films, but the fact of the matter is that the franchise as a WHOLE would NOT be as popular as it is without these films. The first movie WAS made with a level of love and care and dedication to the franchise that wasn't really seen in the sequels; the blend of practical effects and CGI was absolutely top notch. The score from Steve Jablonsky in EVERY Transformers film was absolutely god tier. I can't in good conscious totally discredit the first film, because you can see for yourselves they tried. There was effort here. As long as there is EFFORT into a film or TV show, as long as it can provide a good time, leave you satisfied...I'm not gonna get totally mad at it existing.

[@ToldenSandwhich-b6f]

I wish I was alive when the first one came out just so I could see it in theaters

[@dkkanofkash8798]

I was 6 years old when I saw the first movie and it wasn't until Revenge of the Fallen that I became a fan of the franchise ☠

[@acemstudio]

@@dkkanofkash8798 I was 14 when it came out so I was quite literally that sweet perfect age to like this kind of sht. It's not a wonder really why this franchise still has a chokehold on me years later. If something takes hold in your formative years, then it's all over. For me the moment I got INTO INTO Transformers was when I got into Transformers Prime.

[@dkkanofkash8798]

@@acemstudio Oh yeah, it wasn't until YEARS after watching ROTF and DOTM that I really got into Transformers after discovering Animated, Prime, and Beast Wars, as well as growing a new taste and preference for G1 and the rest of the source material, including G2 and the Japanese G1 sequels like Headmasters, Victory, and Zone. I'm not here to dog on the Bayverse, but I'm glad that the Transformers have moved on from those movies, and we get things like TF One and the reboot movies, which are not perfect, but I like them. I am waiting for WFC and FOC to make a comeback so that I can go back to playing those games as actively as I used to back on my Xbox 360 in 2012-2014.

[@seth2815]

This is my second favorite movie for all the reasons above

[@thefriesofLockeLamora]

Bayformers 1 is still unironically one of my favourite movies of all time

[@Alf-gm7tf]

Same

[@xX_YallaShoot_Xx]

It is the highest rated one of all (not counting One)

[@JLkeepinitrealdude]

Another fantastic thing that Bay did was his execution of *accurate* military communication and expression. There is so much there when showing the military that they are VERY believable, and it makes the story and situations feel more than familiar. It’s fantastic

[@crisschan2463]

Because he let those real soldiers to their thing even if it doesn't make sense to most of us but it makes the scene more believable

[@youknowihaduwuittoem]

@@crisschan2463 Airmen, but yes, they were actual controllers.

[@yoshi02.]

The triple B's of filmmaking !!!!

[@Betito1171]

Boobs, Babes, and Bees?

[@ojeritoayala]

Babes, boobs and bitches

[@youvegotmailed]

All three Bs are just Bay

[@prathapkutty7407]

Are the other two b boobs and butts?

[@thegunslinger1363]

This is my favourite guilty pleasure, flim. If only Michael Bay put as much effort in the rest of the franchise as the first one. The visual effects are astonishing. Along with the incredible soundtrack from Steve Jablonsky.

[@ToldenSandwhich-b6f]

I know as a transformers fan it’s a great movie

[@ldragon2515]

He did put as much effort when he did DOTM imo.

[@shawerful5209]

Dark of the moon goes hard tho

[@ToldenSandwhich-b6f]

@shawerful5209 and age of extinction was kinda fire

[@ldragon2515]

@@shawerful5209 That wingsuit scene is still one of the coolest set pieces I’ve ever seen. Especially in 3D.

[@SwampyThingy]

The 1st action sequence with the Helicopter Decepticon was so wicked.

[@gudduentertains]

My favourite scene from the movie. I watch that particular scene a lot. I guess I love Helicopters.

[@ComedyBros5]

Nothing will ever top seeing that sequence for the first time in theaters. It was truly an incredible experience that’ll never be matched

[@GoodwillWright]

@@ComedyBros5 Such CGI had never been put to screen before. That was the moment in the movie that you knew everything after was going to be good but you would still be blown away from later scenes such as Optimus Prime's transformation, the highway chase scene, Starscream taking out the jet squadron etc...

[@ComedyBros5]

@@GoodwillWright Hell, CGI these days WISHES it looks as good as it does in Transformers 1-3!

[@JTtheOctoling]

Blackout looks badass

[@Tonyten39]

"Before time began, there was... the cube. We know not where it comes from, only that it holds the power to create worlds and fill them with life. That is how our race was born. For a time, we lived in harmony. But like all great power, some wanted it for good, others for evil. And so began the war. A war that ravaged our planet until it was consumed by death, and the Cube was lost to the far reaches of space. We scattered across the galaxy, hoping to find it and rebuild our home. Searching every star, every world. And just when all hope seemed lost, message of a new discovery drew us to an unknown planet called... Earth. But we were already too late.”

[@ToldenSandwhich-b6f]

One of my favorite openings of all time

[@MEDlC92]

Bay takes me back to the time as a child crashing my metal cars into my army men toy soldiers and bionicles n Lego sets. He captures the energy of boyhood wonder. Every scene is filled with the energy of a hyped up kid on a sugar rush trying to explain why this particular play session is so awesome. It certainly helps that transformers lends itself to that kind of energy and boywonderment.

[@binary1045]

Filmento, please please PLEASE cover Transformers One! It is legitimately a great movie and deserves a video!

[@Skaiser_Wilhelm7938]

I guarantee you that he'll find a flaw in the film that nobody noticed and will dedicate the whole video towards that flaw.

[@KvngLeroy1]

​@@Skaiser_Wilhelm7938 why do you say that?

[@申月営無営月無営有申]

No

[@申月営無営月無営有申]

TF One FLOPPED. So of course he gonna give you what was wrong with it lmao.

[@rileyscheller7739]

@@申月営無営月無営有申 that was due to bad marketing, the movie itself scored higher than almost every other TF film ever made

[@Hi_Phantasy]

15:14 I completely forgot about Frenzy getting scared by the goldfish in this scene, it's so cute lol

[@johnsanko4136]

The simple way to describe the simplicity of Bay characters is that it's easily digestible, and easily approachable. For someone making the fast food of movies, Bay is about the best to do it. There's a lot I don't like about the Bay Transformers movies, but they have their entertainment value.

[@EGRJ]

It's kind of funny, when The Rock is probably his best-received film, critically, IIRC. And the best scene is universally considered the one with a nuanced argument over morality and how the government treats its soldiers. In fact, I'm gonna go watch it again.

[@alexanderlyons4807]

Film, you are getting way too damn slick with these sponsor plugs

[@billienews]

I was looking for this comment. That transition was so damn smooth. Lol

[@gojithecringe]

Finally, Filmento covered the entirety of Bayformers. This day should be celebrated as Bayformers Day.

[@_.incredible_magnum._291]

Transformers 1 is so good. From the cgi, to the character arch to the music

[@ssssnnnnzzzz]

who is the character arch

[@GoodwillWright]

@@ssssnnnnzzzz Archibald Witwicky

[@mikemghenyi6708]

​@@ssssnnnnzzzzHe/She was referring to how different a character is at the start of the movie and the end of the movie.

[@mikemghenyi6708]

Yes it is, I hope they make a sequel. It's so good as how Filmento sneaks his ads into the video😂.

[@_.incredible_magnum._291]

@@ssssnnnnzzzz Sam's

[@JunayedMahin]

That sound track is also some of the best action movie score i have ever heard.

[@ToldenSandwhich-b6f]

It sounds so beautiful

[@crisschan2463]

It has become the meme, and a template that this movie encapsulate the feeling and vibd of 2007

[@andrewrogers3067]

Blackout has such an incredible introduction, and he was for the most part a not very well known or cared for Transformer.

[@justinarzola4584]

Blackout and Barricade were basically original characters for this movie, Megatron, Starscream, Frenzy and Bonecrusher and Brawl were the only ones that actually appeared in the Cartoons.

[@dasher3532]

@@andrewrogers3067 yeah his name was used for some random minicon in the Unicron trilogy until he was immortalized as a badass helicopter in the movie and Animated. Same thing happened to Barricade

[@Theorymus]

The first 3 Transformers films are some of the best pieces of cinima I've seen 🤘

[@robocyclops2854]

Sup Theorymus

[@xenoemblem7]

So ROTF was overhated??

[@mrmou.4893]

@@xenoemblem7 it kinda is

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@mrmou.4893it’s not hated enough, the movie outside a few good moments is terrible

[@ErykBeyk]

​@@ninjanibba4259the second movie is basically a grouping of a bunch of moments, that in a vacuum, are awesome, but struggle when combined together.

[@bloodymares]

What truly blows me away is that they decided to fully animate Optimus' face and made the iconic "mask" function like his protective face plate. They didn't have to do all that and save LOTS of time and effort by making him wear his face place all the time and everyone would still be happy (I was actually at first very confused why they made him have a mouth) but damn, it really made him look like a mechanical alien rather than advanced robot.

[@twalker5801]

17:33 "POV you made a tweet in the UK" f*cking killed me man 🤣

[@brmawe]

I remember exactly going to the theaters seeing this film. I was 7 at the time & man the marketing was everywhere! From food stores, to Toys R US, lunchables, keychains, games, etc. I think Transformers 07 was the best live action TF film, this Dark Of The Moon and Bumblebee.

[@Achieme]

Bro when ROTF was coming out did you collect the M&M candy wrappers? Also I missed the toy commercials

[@AvPal_Arts]

There are 2 more things that made Transformers 1 such a big hit! 1. The VFX is extraordinary, it still holds so good for movie from 2007, in fact the entire production is so top notch including SFX, OST, and mix of CGI and practical for the action scenes. 2. They fucking nailed OPTIMUS PRIME!!!!! The speeches, the way they used Peter Cullen’s voice and acting chops in the 1st movie is just incredible! I think many of us watch Bayverse movies ONLY for watching Optimus Prime!!! 😂❤

[@Tuckerstudios51224]

One small detail ive always liked: Grindor, whos an attack helicopter, attacks a military base Brawl, a tank, tanks a bunch of attacks And barricade, a police vehcile, interrogates Sam Doesnt have much to do with the video but ive always thought it was a nice detail

[@acemstudio]

I actually think it ties in nicely; when he's talking about mixing the known with unknown. With Blackout, he's an unknown attacking something familiar. With Brawl, he's an unknown doing the one thing tanks are built to do; take a hit. With Barricade it's especially fitting into Bay's style of ironic screenplay cause it's an unknown, an unfriendly doing something familiar. That's in part why some of these scenes standout compared to others.

[@breadbug6101]

*Blackout, not Grindor

[@shawerful5209]

Blackout, grindor is just blackout but *BIG*

[@cahe6161]

That's Blackout, Grindor's the one from the second movie

[@LizzoStudio]

Transformers is my peak childhood favorites, Michael bay really makes myself love the transformers franchise.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@LizzoStudio it made me a Linkin Park fan

[@shawerful5209]

Same buddy, you guys can disagree with me, but if my first interaction with transformers was any of the cartoons that wasnt prime. I would not care about the franchise

[@lihkan]

People forget one crucial thing: Spielberg was heavily involved in this movie (and not in any of the sequels). I truly believed he managed to keep Bays worse tendencies in check, while lettim him cook on the good stuff mentioned in the video.

[@hiattgrey9161]

I still remembering my dad taking me to see it in theaters and I became a fan ever since.

[@domrendy4512]

when you consider how bad is MCU CGI, the biggest franchise today, it makes Bayformers a masterpiece. before Cap there was Optimus

[@pervertedgeniusgirl9649]

I'd say in the old days of Iron Man 1 when they used a lot of practical effects, their CGI was almost flawless. Nowadays everything is green screen, the suits, the background, the people even. Plus the ungodly amount of TV shows Marvel has been putting out, obviously the quality will suffer, in the CG department, as well as story department. Transformers were done by ILM, can't go wrong with those guys.

[@MegiddoTheImmaculate]

Just because something looks pretty doesn't make it a masterpiece. Good CGI is just a matter of time spent on it.

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@MegiddoTheImmaculatedoesn’t negate what he said

[@MegiddoTheImmaculate]

@@ninjanibba4259 it literally does but okay.

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@MegiddoTheImmaculate it “literally” doesn’t

[@masterslayerable]

That was the most flawless transition into an ad segment Ive ever seen. 10/10

[@toplookingdown971]

I admit he got me with that one.

[@niemampomysunanick5742]

I love Miachel Bay's first Transformers trilogy. I grew up watching these movies and it was thanks to them that I became a fan of the transformers brand. If it weren't for these films, I probably would never have known the G1 series, Beast Wars and Transformers 1986.

[@Achieme]

Thank you thats what both G1 and Bayverse fans don't understand. One couldn't exist without the other. Even if you dislike G1 at least acknowledge without it we wouldn't have beast wars the Unicron trilogy and animated

[@c01onel]

@@Achieme Or Transformers Prime, one of the best TF cartoons. It wouldn't exist without the Bay films.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

This movies is still my favorite. It feels so epic. You follow multiple storylines and characters, and then get to watch those storylines interconnect. You get to see those characters interact. I still love watching this movie. Never gets old!

[@justinarzola4584]

The multiple sub plots works well, the military conspiracy mixed with Sam finding out about Bumblebee may seem disconnected but it goes together so well with the overall mystery of the Transformers and it all clicks together once all of them arrive on earth.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@justinarzola4584 absolutely!

[@ghouldash9761]

I remember watching that movie three times when I was little back in 2007. The other Transformers movies may not be as good as they are now (I have yet to watch Transformers), but this movie is awesome and the CGI just looks incredible. Michael Bay really knew what he was doing back then. Also, Dark of the Moon is my second favorite Transformers movie.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

Watching this movie for the first time in 2007 was like watching STAR WARS for the first time in 1977 Truly mind-blowing

[@sianais]

I'm not old enough for OG Star Wars so it's Matrix for me.

[@luizribeiro2716]

Today I look back at Transformers as a title that was robed of an Oscar, It looks INCREDIBLE. Much more well done than 300.000.000 budget movies. Big thanks to TF for introducing me to Linkin Park too

[@ComedyBros5]

Ain’t no joke! It still looks incredible and hasn’t aged a day, honestly looks better than anything that’s come out in the past 5yrs at least!

[@ToldenSandwhich-b6f]

It’s crazy because it got nominated but lost to another movie I don’t know the name of

[@luizribeiro2716]

@@ToldenSandwhich-b6f It lost to the golden compass, that a disgusting aged CGI

[@dragoniccrab]

Gotta give Bay credit. Blackout's reveal was heat

[@TimZoet]

As a kid I absolutely LOVED the first Transformers movie (and the 2nd one). My dad bought it on DVD and we've watched it with the family multiple times. Pretty sure I've seen it at least 10 times. You said it perfectly: not everything has to be Oscar-worthy, sometimes you just want to have a good time

[@phildh2]

I watched G1 and Beast Wars when I was a kid. I was stoked to see a live action Transformers movie, and it did not disappoint.

[@estaticethan1752]

8:20 Isn't that quite a Sponsor Segment. You got me

[@ignitedmotion5807]

Its very cathartic, sad and scary to see myself learning to love these movies again. For so many reasons

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

That transition into your War Thunder ad was so smooth I decided to watch it all. Well done 👏

[@hellfirestudios-em3wu]

Transformers has to be the most cinematic toy commercial ever made. Jokes aside, for what Michael Bay had to work with, he has the best approach because I feel like if a movie about toy robots that transform into vehicles tried to take itself seriously and be an oscar winning film, the Bayverse would've never had more than one movie.

[@sicklywickly]

acknowledging honest trailers in 2024 is like acknowledging the word 'derp' used to be a regular part of our vocabulary in 2010

[@felippogaglianoneneto621]

I cry just by listening Optimus speak. And his brazilian voice actor, Guilherme Briggs, just make the lines hit even harder. His sacrifice and resurrection on the second movie are the most heroic scenes ever put on screen.

[@johnprime1147]

I don't remember much about this film. I really don't and I hate that because I adore Transformers to this day. Transformers as in anything good Transformers. But I still remember one moment of seeing the film when I was younger. I think in my house or in the theater. Either way I saw it after it came out and it forever and I mean FOREVER made me a Transformers Fan. No matter how bad each Transformers movie became my love for the series and this film never wavered. Thank you Transformers (2007) for shaping my childhood and Love for Transformers

[@WillowWeaver895]

Given that the US military enrollment is at an all-time low, i think they should release this movie in theaters again. Let's be so fr that Scorponok scene was the single greatest Air Force commercial ever made. The music? Steve had no reason going that hard.

[@thegunslinger1363]

Steve Jablonsky was mentored by Hans Zimmer.

[@natecollins9331]

The movie Came out in the middle of Iraq and Afghanistan. And it Worked well.... Oh boy lol

[@Jack-Tactical]

A re-release won’t help military recruitment. Recruitment will stay low until the military gets its shit together. Veterans aren’t nearly as positive as they used to be when someone comes to them with questions considering if they should join. The US military really doesn’t like the kind of people it needs anymore.

[@youknowihaduwuittoem]

I've unironically watched that scene in an official Air Force CCAF accredited class. It had basically nothing to do with the subject matter aside from including an AC-130H, but that shit goes hard and is the most accurate fire support scene I'm aware of in a movie, just for the simple fact that it actually included an AWACS and that all the radio chatter is from airmen who actually did that as their jobs. The only knock is that by that point, gunships had taken to exclusively flying at night following the Spirit 03 incident.

[@themightyironoak]

Transformers (2007) Is almost perfect, its one of my favorite movies of all time. Its perfect, perfect, down to the last minut detail

[@arkokroeger9799]

The thing is, all of those positives sound like they are good to establish a lot of excitement and interest very quickly in a media in which time is your worst enemy, which is where a lot of franchise intorductions fail. The problems with the transformer franchise raised all after the first movie where instead of adding to the already existing substance, he just kept inventing new stuff with the ungodly amount of redcons of when the transformers came to earth and all that stuff. Michael Bay is basically a good sprinter, but bad at marathons, he can establish excitement quickly if he cares, but once he burns out, he starts fumbling tremendously

[@bocahdongo7769]

He still does decent jobs until the 3rd. Beyond that it's just recycling the 3rd movie or just do whatever hype by marketing department

[@Maxmaxmaxmaxmaxmaxmaxmaxxx]

2:30 I'm happy the Moviemento lore is developing.

[@abellopez6225]

When I spent 12k on a home theater it’s not to watch million dollar baby, it’s to watch a Michael bay film 😅. He’s makes very sick intros. The rock is my favorite 😍

[@mohamedmuktharessop8190]

I'm happy your voice is back

[@MafistoOU812]

Having recently returned from a combat tour in Iraq at the time, I fully admit it took every ounce of restraint not to stand up and scream "Get some!" in the theater when they called in the Spectre gunship.

[@Segadrome]

>inb4 "I thought this was Transformers One"

[@spidyboi9097]

1-3 are absolutely amazing movies and i will never stop loving them

[@taikobo6943]

I was waiting for this video ever since I found your channel years ago Thanks man!

[@МауленТулеужанов]

bro, it's me - Michael, writing with the secret acount. Thank you bro! Finaly some appreciation

[@tavinprice2310]

Transformers 2007 is still one of the most overhated movies of all time

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I didn't know there was hate for it. I thought most people agreed it was a good movie, at least for the most part

[@tavinprice2310]

@@unicorntomboy9736 sadly no. I grew up with this movie, defined my childhood. It's a huge reason as to why I'm in film school right now

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@tavinprice2310 I have a degree in creative writing, I want to write good movies

[@Achieme]

Overhated? If you mean during production where g1 fans complained about the robots not being accurate sure, but after that the films I never heard people complain nor hate TF1.

[@dkkanofkash8798]

@@tavinprice2310 Most fans who complain about the Bayverse complain about the sequels to TF2007. AOE and TLK get hit with criticism the most, and ROTF and DOTM come under less fire. However, the majority of those fans agree that the first Bayverse film was decent-to-good, so I don't get where you got the idea that it's overhated. Like, people criticize it, sure, because it's not a perfect film, but it's still a good movie, and many people agree it is. It's starting with ROTF an onwards that all the hate and criticism exists and is justified.

[@Nullmeo]

Man, I remember this film. Back when Megatron was enough to get the Autobots panicking whenever he entered the area or was mentioned, and back when it took the combined efforts of both the humans and Autobots to kill a single Decepticon.

[@signaturewrap4843]

I literally thought this was about Transformer ONE haha but love it

[@JLkeepinitrealdude]

*THREE* great movies, and I will forever love them… _eventhefourthone_

[@rajarajanmanoharan]

I’m here for Filmento’s Bayformers love. 🔥🔥🔥

[@shinndig1293]

The guy who makes all the shitty clickbait.

[@chock3779]

Im sorry, but whenever i hear the name "Michael Bay" I immediately revert to hearing the Michael Bay segment of that one ERB episode. Honestly, that whole thing encompasses what i think about Bay as a director.

[@JudgementKazuhiraPrime]

Being a transformers fan and 16s into upload has to be destiny

[@KarbonRanger116]

Finally, a thumbnail without the world "failure " in it

[@monsterman_9959]

The Bayverse Transformers is my favorite trilogy We don't talk about the last two

[@dkkanofkash8798]

Hot take but AOE was still decent and continued the story after DOTM quite well. Sadly, TLK threw everything down the drain with its endless plot holes and retcons. It's tragic how the Bayverse ended and got rebooted just because Paramount got greedy and chose to stuff 3 Transformers movies into one instead of delivering them individually, allowing the story to naturally continue and grow.

[@spirz4557]

@@dkkanofkash8798 Bay wanted to end the franchise with DOTM. In the comics there's an alt ending where Megatron and Optimus make a truce and leave to rebuild Cybertron. Unfortunately, Paramount got greedy like you said. Bay was forced to change the ending and gave them two other movies.

[@baselius662]

Saw this film as a kid was totally blown away and became an adamant transformer fan for years.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

This movie was my childhood. I remember being nine or ten years old, going to see this in the cinema. Good nostalgic times I remember having a crush on Shia Labouf at the time

[@KoSmiC_WarFarE4750]

Despite how much the Michael Bay Transformers movies fail as movies, the little they do get right, they go HARD

[@EDIT4_MAMBA]

11:18 why are you running💀

[@mekhspace9746]

😂😂😂😂

[@DoomDogLazy7335]

I KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD, THE ONLY LIVE-ACTION TRANSFORMERS MOVIE, I'VE EVER WATCHED FROM MY CHILDHOOD, MY BEST TRANSFORMERS MOVIE! YOU PREDICTED TO CREATE THAT, FROM MY THINKING, AND I JUST KNOW IT, YOU'RE MAKE THAT!?

[@gameboY_913]

8:55 Love it that is says „Outchie it burns“ and the guy yells „Shut the f*ck up you son of a b*tch“ in german. Filaments goat

[@Gojirawars03]

After I watched Rise of The Beasts last year, it was so horrifically dull and corporatized and lifeless that I had to put on the 07 movie at home just to bleach my eyes with it and remind me of when these movies still had a distinct style and charm to them.

[@sandro-of9fq]

I love how filmento says the word "successful".

[@purika8324]

Oh thank god! The original voice is back. Please, upload the previous two videos with this voice. Listening to a Filmento video with another voice just feels so weird.

[@Bigbert835]

Now do the other Transformers ONE. That shit is as peak as this.

[@proterotype]

You know what a perfect transition into an ad read does to the listener…makes them doubt an lose interest in the remaining video synopsis

[@optimascrime5235]

Before Transformers One Transformers 2007 was the best Transformers movie....And is still the best live action Transfomers movie

[@masterboa6321]

that was the single smoothest sponsorship transition i have ever seen and it's not even close

[@imaginationave3687]

8:23 THAT IS BRAWL, HOW DARE YOU!

[@jesusromanpadro3853]

I got confused for a second. 😅

[@MrJoshuaGray]

I love this film. One of the best ways to test any sound system and picture calibration.

[@lucasdellamaggiore]

Not the Transformers One I was expecting, but i'll take it!

[@Dante_Fr]

Having Linkin Park with Optimus Prime giving the hardest speechs at the end of his movies makes Michael Bay a genius in my book 😂

[@RayMcElroy50]

Should've won that VFX Oscar instead of THE GOLDEN COMPASS

[@UsherCoolOff]

First Transformers trilogy will forever be in my heart. Thanks for the vid Filmento ❤

[@Eternal_Tardis]

Michael Bays Haters are the most annoying and insufferable part of the Transformers Fandom. There are people who keep talking shit about Bay and blaming him for the new movies not doing well in the Box Office even though he stopped directing Transformers movies Several years ago

[@gijane2cantwaittoseeyou203]

lol this is what the internet has created. echo chambers of people who live in another reality and are convinced they are the majority, so when their movie/political candidate fails, they cry injustice and need to find reasons to make sense of it, be it bad marketing, brand reputation, michael bay pulling the strings etc. the same morons plague the Alien franchise, replace Michael Bay by Ridley Scott.

[@vishnugopalawasthi5888]

His movies tainted the reputation of transformers & that why he is blamed, rightfully so.

[@Smiddy711]

Your intro and the first 5 minutes really hammered on the idea of "what we mock is what we like" and it reminded me of an interview with one of the producers of Seinfeld or Raymond where they defended their use of the Laugh Track. While focus-grouping the pilot episodes they had the viewers hold a dial mentioning their enjoyment of the episode, as well as have a written review following their viewings. While the show without the laugh track was *rated* higher, it turns out the show with the laugh track was *measured* as higher enjoyment. Now I cannot track down which show it was so this may be an Urban Legend by now but it's believable enough. I think what happens here is people hate it when they find out they're being manipulated. When people watch more media and become more media literate, they figure out that the laugh track is supposed to simulate "your peers laughing" like the Live Studio Audience (which half the time were PROMPTED to laugh by stage crew). When audiences feel the tugs of "this is familiar to you so you will accept it more" or blatant product placement, they will roll their eyes and mock it. The thing about mockery is it becomes picked up by sketch shows and is lampooned into either meme status or becomes worse than the original offense. Michael Bay movies are *the reason* people mock Product Placement. The irony is Transformers as a media was made to sell STUFF so it's fun to see a "commercial product media" to have so many product placements in it. Movies with a ton of placement like this give wannabe critics something to say about the movie, it makes them stand out in the conversations.

[@jasonblundelldobebussing]

Fun fact: this movie has 0 cgi. It's all real, just like Michael loves to do.

[@ToldenSandwhich-b6f]

Another fun fact:originally this film was not supposed to have transformers in it at all it was just supposed to be a high school movie about a boy and his car but on the second day of filming the car came to life and they just decided to make it a transformers movie (guys you have to believe me my uncle is Peter Cullen)

[@hunterkiller1440]

When I watched this movie for the first time, it felt hollow and empty. I thought to myself Stephen Spielberg made this? Then I looked at the poster again. Above his name wrote "Produced by". Then I know why.

[@BattlewarPenguin]

I'm so sorry for not defending Michael Bay more, although I was always fond of his movies

[@gijane2cantwaittoseeyou203]

Too late pal

[@ianray8823]

With the tech in the last 5 to 10 years the CGI quality being detailed and popping and so animated is a high but expected standards. But in 2007 I found it absolutely mind blowing

[@rishisanyal8972]

Do Challengers, The Fall Guy, Twisters and or M3GAN for your next film perfection video!!!

[@Joshua-do7vo]

Seeing Transformers 1 in theaters was an amazing experience. I've been chasing that high of Giant Robots since.

[@Kiyoone]

Why Filmento is obsessed with Michael Bay?

[@carbootstudios2459]

🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kerlekischte4929]

Probably because he is kind of an anomaly. His Movies are dumb and bland on the surface, meaning they should easily flop, but yet they are wildly successfull. And Filmento trys to figure out how that works

[@carbootstudios2459]

@@kerlekischte4929 And yet he still did a negative video on Captain Marvel which did a lot of money as well.

[@Lazekillerwhale]

Because Micheal Bay's style is exclusively unique to him. It's a double-edged sword, sometimes being mediocre but can also be an experience that can't be replicated.

[@carbootstudios2459]

@@Lazekillerwhale Which is why he tried to replicate it four times in a row.

[@IncandescentWriter]

It's wild how I never knew about the Transformers until I was taken to the drive in. Literally, I never heard of the franchise until that moment. Did not see an trailers or heard anything from anyone. It's highly part of the reason why I love this film, despite it's flaws. I'm happy I get to enjoy the shows and games as I dive into the lore and other stuff.

[@Soccershade]

9:42 for when the ad starts

[@ΓιάννηςΜπασιάκος]

For 30 seconds I didn't even know I was watching an ad... You're freaking amazing at this hahaha

[@Eternalfire8423]

Get some!