*Transformers* is EXPLOSIVE!!! - FIRST TIME WATCHING!

[@michaelnewsham1412]

The soldier having to use his credit card is based on the real invasion of Grenada (1983). The US Army didn't have electronic contact with the US Navy, so an Army officer had to make a phone call from a payphone in Grenada using his personal credit card to get the Army to contact the Navy so they could direct artillery fire from the ships offshore.

[@Ryan_Christopher]

Airman, not Soldier. And first re-enacted onscreen in _Heartbreak Ridge_ starring Clint Eastwood as a U.S. Marine Force Recon Gunnery Sergeant.

[@robertcampbell3527]

Oh I thought since this movie came out after 9/11, he called any random number knowing that our CIA was going to track it. Because apparently after the Patriot Act CIA has been doing that since

[@199azteca]

Fun fact, that guy Megatron flicked away towards the end was Michael Bay 😂

[@The-Real-aPOC]

I'm always surprised how many reactors don't realise that the pilot in the Decepticon chopper at the beginning is holographic.

[@Jovan838]

I think it's because the reveal of it being a Holographic is too fast. It's only around a second and it's at the start of the hologram's shot

[@BogeyTheBear]

The hologram used by the Decepticons all depict the same man, in fact.

[@Cloningmaster55]

The Double Bs are the only ones that project holograms Blackout and Barricade and then Bonecrusher and Brawl make them the quad Bs of the Decepticons except you don't see them project holograms nor do we see the interior of their alt modes Brawl being an M1 Abrams tank and Bonecrusher a military use buffalo mine clearing vehicle

[@prometheus8010]

Is she secretly a blonde

[@spicymemes7458]

"I ate the whole plate. The WHOLE plate." - best line in the movie

[@davidbeer5015]

*File hits the table* “SHE DID IT! SHE DID IT!”

[@Kyjohnson1500]

"SHUT UP, GRANDMA!"

[@spicymemes7458]

@@Kyjohnson1500 DRINK YOUR PRUNE JUICE

[@Lakerfanforlife]

Glen was acting a fool in this one

[@darthken815]

"Don't talk to me! Don't talk to me criminal!"

[@CloudJLaw]

4:37 Blackout. The humans inside are just holograms 5:26 Because that is how they were created by their creators. To be machine. It wouldn’t make sense that a TV, bluetooth speaker, a car, etc has blood. 39:37 Not really. In my opinion it seemed like Starscream wanted to be the leader of the Decepticons. Fun fact: The reason why Megatron said “I am.. MEGATRON!” Is because when he was in cryo, all he heard was humans calling him ‘NBE-1’

[@kratosGOW]

I think Hugo Weaving doesn’t get the recognition he deserves for his role in this franchise. Megatron has a huge presence just with his voice.

[@markplott4820]

hugo is NO Frank Welker.

[@nameless3200]

@@markplott4820No one said he was 🤷‍♂️

[@patrickconnors4955]

wait wait wait... how am i just now learning megatron was voiced by hugo weaving. dude has the best roles

[@artembentsionov]

⁠@@markplott4820Welker’s voice had changed and wasn’t menacing enough, so they got Agent Smith instead

It's funny considering he just phone it in, didn't even read the script.

[@Dalek-Galvo]

Starscream wouldn't be that upset, in fact he must've been jumping for joy seeing Megatron dead. Starscream had a tendency of wanting to betray Megatron so he could lead the Decepticons.

[@robertmckay5325]

Starscream is my favorite! I wish they would've kept the voice he has in this one in the sequels.

[@Harmthuria]

Exactly. Starscream is not Inferno from Beast Wars, lol.

[@artembentsionov]

@@Harmthuriayeeeees

[@DankBlitzwing]

It seems that from Vee's comments on how Starscream and Hot Shot were her favorites, she grew up on watching 'Transformers: Armada', the best part of the Unicron Trilogy. Which might explain why she wasn't familiar with Starscream's usual conniving, treacherous and cowardly nature we usually associate him with.

[@Harmthuria]

@@DankBlitzwing I never watched the Armada series. It’s something I’ll have to rectify.

[@kratosGOW]

Shoutout to VKunia who legit thought that “to Punish and Enslave” was on an actual cop car right up until the Decepticon is explicitly revealed! 😂👏❤

[@sheveraltobogszlachta8226]

she really confused me there since she also said "there is no driver" but then still though somehow its a cop

[@vladvulcan]

lolololol

[@astro824]

Watching this movie is like being in an explosion factory, you just can't look away! Also: "Stop lubricating the man, Bumblebee", VKunia, 2024

[@dabreal82]

It's 2025...

[@astro824]

@@dabreal82 yeah, but probably she watched the movie in 2024

[@dabreal82]

@@astro824 its still 2025...

[@waltdeezy11]

​@@astro824 may have watched it in 2024, but she posted it in 2025

[@cp368productions2]

​@@dabreal82dude are you that clueless that you can't understand that she said it in 2024? She didn't record, edit and upload this in the less than 36 hours that are 2025 when this was uploaded. She said it in 2024.

[@FlashThemesGuy2000]

The Helicopter Decepticon's name is Blackout, the boom box is named Frenzy, the scorpion's name is Scorponok (yes that's his actual name) and the police car is named Barricade. Also, the cube doesn't make just decepticons, the reason why those machines turned into decepticons was because as Agent Simmons (John Turturro) explained, most of Earth's technology was reverse-engineered from Megatron, so that's why the cube's energy created decepticons out of those machines.

[@Jovan838]

I always thought it's because they're going feral because they're acting on instinct.

[@shawnurch8755]

Yeah that last bit was not well explained at all. I guarantee most movie goers missed that part

[@Cloningmaster55]

The mine clearing vehicle skating with wheels on his feet that Optimus fights on the highway is Bonecrusher (he's meant to be one the constucticons that makes up Devastator) and the M1 Abrams Tank is Brawl also the actual Devastator is in the second film plus the original Scorponok was 50 times bigger and he had a purple and green color scheme, he was one of the Cybertronian titans like Metroplex, Fort Max, Trypticon/Cybertronian MechaGodzilla for example

[@PrinceMandal]

@@Jovan838 Not acting on instinct but those are "normal Transformers". Even in the Bumblebee movie, when Bee gets his mind reset, his factory default settings are to become a murderbot. Not just engaging in total violence may be something that Transformers have to be socialized out of.

[@spoony_sam003]

13:22 they're not organic, but they're essentially living machines. They have thoughts, feelings and complex emotions like humans even though on the surface they look like advanced robots. Energon is basically their blood, fuel etc. and their sparks act as their "souls". They're also made of "living metal" meaning their skin can grow, heal and regenerate like us. So yeah on the surface they look like giant robots, but on a deeper level they're a little more complex than wires and batteries

[@BogeyTheBear]

A "DNA-based computer" makes me think of a quantum computer with four switch positions instead of two (you know, binary code of ones and zeroes). Thus we get to see their extremely advanced level of technology.

[@DankBlitzwing]

Well, they are pretty much organic metal, which explains how they can partially heal themselves, as shown when Skorponok's tail was shown to partially repair itself. If the metal wasn't organic in nature, the Cybertronians wouldn't really be able to feel the sensation of touch and physical pain.

[@kevinnova138]

so, basically more than meets the eye?

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

They're technorganic.

[@thetej1098]

"We are here. We are waiting." 🗣 " 🎵 WHAAAAT III'VE DOOOONE 🔥" Directed by Michael Bay absolute chefs kiss moment

[@predetor911]

That made me fall in love with Linkin Park.

[@TheGundamsword]

Point of fact is Bumblebee is Hotshot. Hotshot was made after Hasbro lost the rights to the name Bumblebee, so they made a new character based on Bumblebee and Hot Rod. Thus Hotshot was born. Hasbro regained the rights to the Bumblebee name, but not the VW he originally turned into. So Bumblebee in modern media essentially Hot Shot.

[@SJHFoto]

That's a good take, because I HATE how they have portrayed Bumblebee. He was never an action hero, and never lost his voice. I really didn't like this movie (and I am a TF fan from way back in '84)

[@ariqsyafwan4987]

@@SJHFoto damn bro over here acting like there's ever only ONE version of Transformers... it's not like there's a literal hundreds iterations of this franchise, including one where Optimus is a train and one where they all could combine like a megazord... no no no, there's only the 80's version...

[@SJHFoto]

@@ariqsyafwan4987 Please refrain from bad language

[@ariqsyafwan4987]

@@SJHFoto are you a bot?? What "bad language"?? Is your script generator broken??

[@Khara_Revanite]

@@ariqsyafwan4987 a bot or one of those G1 fans that hate everything else after G1

[@mikeburke8772]

“I bought a car…turned out to be an alien robot. Who knew.” I’ll admit that a still shot of Megan Fox / Mikaela leaning over the engine while holding the hood up was my desktop background for a while. 18 year old me definitely had a crush. The helicopter pilot was a holographic projection meant to ask as a Trojan horse of sorts. If the helicopter showed up without a pilot they’d never let it land.

[@sonofkarma5461]

Even kids liked her (I was about 4 or 5) and thought “Wow”

[@ACoffeeFan238]

@@sonofkarma5461 Was gonna say, I was somewhere between 6 and 8 and I had the same still as my pc background XD. Didn't really understand why I liked it so much at the time, I just knew I did haha.

[@pricemoore2022]

​@@sonofkarma5461same!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

[@bumblebee1300]

Bernie Mac has a small part in this movie but his part lives rent free in my head

[@chucky2srevenge]

When the marketing for this movie started, Bernie's line "Car doesn't make the driver, the driver makes the car" was everywhere.

[@Entrepid83]

I had almost no idea who Bernie Mac was before this movie, and I was looking forward to seeing him in the 2nd movie--but then he died, and I felt more disappointment in that than expected...it made me kind of depressed. =/

[@sapticity]

“You left me no choice, brother..” this hits different after watching Transformers One in theaters. That being said, please watch it!!! It’s basically an origin story 😭😭

[@TheBlond49]

Not connected to Bay trilogy. One was its own thing.

[@sapticity]

@ I never said they were connected buddy. 😂 crazy how you got that conclusion. 🤡

[@idkidk503]

​@@TheBlond49 point is that optimus and megatron always start out as good friends who become enemies

[@artembentsionov]

@@idkidk503it was the same in the prequel comic to the second film. They were allies. Megatron was the benevolent protector of Cybertron. Then an attack by a race of pirates damaged the city and Megatron. Weakened, he fell under Fallen’s influence and changed, declaring the rise of the Decepticons

[@idkidk503]

@@artembentsionov I'm aware

[@darth-severus]

9:32 for a random girl? no. But for peak Megan fox? Absolutely, he can walk

[@Someinsanegenuis]

When she said "you can't do that to a friend" I was thinking the guy not jumping out right away, was the bad friend. Its brocode rules!

[@ReflexEight]

Literally any bro would've happily jumped out for their bro to have a chance

[@jberkhimer]

"Bring the rain." was such a hard line back in the day. Man! I remember when this movie came out! Nobody really knew it was going to be THIS good. We thought it was a kids movie! The second weekend, I think, did even more than the first because word had spread how good it was!

[@Ryan_Christopher]

Every Airman in a theater was laughing at that line. A true Combat Controller would be talking the plane into the target every second of the way, without the extra sauce.

[@dylanburston7453]

@@Ryan_Christopher And there was no A10 friendly fire. Super unrealistic

[@jberkhimer]

@@dylanburston7453 yup. the a10 friendly fire was the most unrealistic thing about the movie hahaha

[@CyberSammael]

"I think Bumblebee replaced Hot Shot"..... And now I feel old! Hot Shot was Transformers Armada, in 2002.... 18 years after G1 with Bumblebee.

[@SJHFoto]

I'm a LOT older-I was a fan b ack in '84-and still HATE how they have portrayed Bumblebee ever since this movie

[@Grimlock1979]

He was only called Hot Shot because they didn't have the rights to the Bumblebee name at the time. His character was based on Bumblebee.

[@DankBlitzwing]

​@@Grimlock1979Even Optimus' Mini-Con 'Sparkplug' in Armada was visually directly based on G1 Bee.

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

@@Grimlock1979 The only similarity Hotshot had to Bumblebee was enjoying fast driving, the rest of his traits were different. Since the Unicron trilogy couldn't use Bumblebee, it's the only media where Optimus didn't have a close bond with a young Autobot.

[@vladvulcan]

Armada was the series I grew on!

[@clayprice7626]

I love Shia in this movie, the humans are tolerable and I appreciate that they brought back the original Optimus Prime. It's a joy to hear him say autobots roll out

[@Syndur]

I wouldn't just call the humans "tolerable". For me, I'm kind of used to the military being just dumb cannon fodder so the real heroes can shine, whereas they are actually competent in this one. The defense secretary wasn't a politician-idiot either, and even the S7 guy, while providing a bit of comedic relief, turned out likeable in the end.

[@thepsychicspoon5984]

That's because Optimus Prime's VA Peter Cullen legit despises it when any other English VA takes over and will fight to be the VA, even if it's a parody. I could have sworn he said in an interview that he will attempt to take you to court if you try to cast anyone else. Absolute Legend. 😂

[@Y0Ti151]

Fun fact: In the first film, Bumblebee transforms into a 2006 Camaro concept car. This model was never intended for production and was designed to showcase what a next-generation Camaro might look like after they stopped manufacturing the car in 2002

[@LadiesMan217]

Dude I love that on top of being the only one to put respect on Starscream’s name, you even reacted to his leave off earth at the end which I haven’t seen any reactors leave in their vids! He was sucha badass this film and it definitely made his title air commander believable! Hope to see more TF reactions!

[@Jay_Reignz]

My favorite part gotta be Prime delivering those One liners. Prime holds a place in my heart, He's 1 of many reasons I want to drive semitrucks. Because it felt like he told me specifically "There's more to you than meets the eye".

[@d.j.8059]

"I'm gonna count to five." "Well, I'm going to count to three" is one of my favorite little throwaway dialogue parts of the movie.

[@scepter0233]

That cop interrogating sam after bee ran away to signal, was actually the same actor who played George Luz in Band of Brothers

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I always felt he was trying to do a Ben Stiller impersonation for this scene.

[@ThatIckyGuy]

Based on your previous Transformers knowledge, I’m guessing you grew up with Armada or Energon. Bumblebee was original to the G1 cartoon. Hot Shot replaced him as the plucky yellow kid appeal character (in part due to copyright issues with the name). I think this movie was the first time outside of the comics that Bumblebee had appeared since G1. He’s been in practically everything Transformers since due to the popularity he got in this movie.

[@ChemiiOneLegacy]

Probably the most hype intro to a movie at the cinema ever. Live action Transformers we something we didn't think was possible back in the day.

[@____0____]

I was about 20 when this came out and bought a bootleg DVD of it while I was in Phuket, Thailand on Holiday. The days when you couldn't really download movies online easily. I watched it like 10 times during my 2 week stay. Almost 20 years ago, everything about this movie seemed amazing, especially considering it was based on the Transformers, which I watched as a young kid. I showed my wife the movie a few years ago and she was shocked at how well it holds up.

[@dejavu2030]

The Bumblebee solo movie is 🔥🔥🔥 it's set in the 80s and Bumblebee meets a young girl and has his whole backstory.

[@Leekle2ManE]

Bay pulled all his military connection strings to get fairly accurate depictions of the US Armed Forces, how the AWACS would be used as a aerial command, how ground strikes would be called, how a top tier unit (Lennox's team) would likely be a mix of the branches... and then the sound team changed the A-10's cannon sound. *cue Naked Gun Facepalm sequence

[@pigs18]

To that point, in the Director's Commentary, Bay said that there was no script for the AWACS crew and the only direction was "Do what you would do if this was real."

[@Leekle2ManE]

@pigs18 I just remembered being in the theater thinking, "Huh. Plausible. Okay, that seems right. Oh yeah, that's about how it would go." through most of the military scenes, but when they did the scene of the A-10's GAU, I was floored. "WTF? Where's the 'BRRRT'?" I briefly annoyed my wife with how annoyed I was with the sound they used. The C-130 gunship calmed me down though. Granted, I was biased as the A-10 has been my second favorite plane since we got them at our base and you could hear the sound of their guns for at least 15 miles from the range.

[@pigs18]

@@Leekle2ManE I didn't serve but the local Reserve base used to have A-10s. I miss hearing that sound in the afternoon (and watching them approach on landing).

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

Fun fact. They made sure EVERY part on the transformer actually folded into a proper position realistically and would not just magically disappear into a spot. Such amazing detail even though we barley have time to process when they transform. -edit- Responses saying I am lying. I'm just going by what they said for the special features for the first movie. I'm sure it changed in later movies as they didn't care as much about accuracy.

[@j.m.w.5064]

no

[@Daveyboy100880]

Yeah, although that was the plan, they cheated the sh*t out of it many times. They did try to avoid actual collision of components but it was largely sleight of hand, and each transformation was unique, art-directed to the specific camera shot to look as awesome as possible

[@stephenmiller2544]

This is 100% bullshit.

[@TJMiton]

yeah..... no they didnt.

[@mohandamrouche7470]

i'm buiding a robot / domestic robot (like in the movie iRobot )and I HAVE TO SAY NO , i can assure your there not real folding robot ! I do buit and draw robot when i'm not on youtube and let me tell you ! No , take 25min to look at any robot in Transformer movies and watch any scene at 0.25 speed with robot on it ! You will see part of robot clip into each other without respecting laws of physic ! And no i do not gain any money ! you want my insight on robot movie ! (the movie Big hero 5 whith b9 is more realstic despiction to day of robot (except asylium in CGI and edge of tommorow with real exoskeleton (wich i tend to make aslo in the future for handicaped people ) are the realest depiction of real robot practical and usable ! but you can also find on youtube many free opensource robot project *therobotstudio* chanel does wonder if you interest in building robot ) *DIsclamer that message in not made to be read by anyone than the OP (Original Poster) on than comment :)

[@EM-fl5od]

39:27 They’re like brother but there are actual siblings in Transformers. There are also twins that share halves of the same spark.

[@artembentsionov]

There’s a reason TV Tropes has a trope called “The Starscream.” It’s basically an underling who keeps undermining his boss to try to take his place. That’s his character in a nutshell. Hell, in the G1 cartoons, his body is eventually destroyed, but his spark (basically soul) becomes immortal somehow. He ends up making an appearance in Beast Wars and once again tries to usurp leadership from *that* Megatron

[@spongeboymebob771]

V, you're on an absolute roll. Finally watching movies I've been waiting for you to see for YEARS. And I thought Christmas was last week! Some of my favorite little facts about this movie: It looks like one big car commercial from the 00s because Bay directed car commercials before movies. He's also a huge supporter of the US military and the feeling is mutual (If i remember right, his brother served), so the majority of military extras are actual personnel. Optimus Prime was designed to be played by Liam Neeson, but enough of the crew were fans and were able to get Peter Cullen, the original voice since the 80s, to come back. Frenzy's weird voice isn't computer generated or edited, they just told the voice actor to go off. The Scorponok chase scene was slightly unplanned. Bay got the reaction he wanted from that slowmo clip by putting actual bombs in the ground and only telling the actors to "just run like hell or you'll die".

[@JedHead77]

Bumblebee is the best wingman! 🐝

[@patrickcromwell7554]

No Vicky, "THEY" are not called Guardians. Bumblebee is Sam's Guardian to keep him safe from Decepticons. So, essentially Bumblebee is Sam's BABYSITTER.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

It very much helps that the military worked with Bay in all the movies adding to the spectacle of having military stuff all the time in it.

[@gamerstun]

39:22 Well, Optimus and Megatron weren't exactly "Brothers" as in... uhm... related i guess 😅 (i mean, they are "autonomis robotic Organisims" or Robot like creatures) They were more like Best-Friends-Brothers as shown in the latest animated "Transformers ONE" movie... but i don't want to spoiler to much😂

[@goldgodryukendo913x]

In the bayverse they are related. its specified in some of the prequel comics.

[@kylewooten9238]

You spoke of Dean Winchester so you watch Supernatural I assume? Well, fun fact. Josh Duhamel’s character, Lennox; his wife is Mary Winchester. Not really, but same actress.

[@marshallprince2583]

This movie was the Hollywood debut of the new Chevy Camaro, which had been discontinued for about a decade before this movie was made. This movie is also why so many 2007 and 2008 camaros were yellow with black racing stripes. It was an instant icon!

[@pfang32]

There was an autobot version where it would have the markings etc for an extra 10k or so

[@cmtosh2409]

The transformations in this movie are just so detailed and hold up better than most modern cgi, it’s crazy

[@Marcosaur03]

I believe in the original lore, there was a thing about how even on Cybertron, only Decepticons were capable of flight while Autobots were not. Even in the movies, the only time an Autobot can have a jet/flying alt mode is if they are Decepticons who defected.

[@Reckonsile]

Discovered your channel last night, watched your One Piece reaction. I really like that you actually keep your focus on whatever you are watching, annoys me when people look at the camera to comment and miss key moments. Also, you have an adorable personality. Subscribed and will definitely watch more. Much love from England.

[@WhiteWoof]

"I'm gonna count to five." "Yeah? Well I'm gonna count to three." I absolutely love that exchange. Optimus and Megatron were Brothers in Arms. Cybertron was a two caste system, with the Nobles at the top, and a worker class at the bottom. Optimus was a Noble who felt the treatment of the workers was horrible. Together with Megatron they staged a worker revolution, but Megatron ultimately changed his mind about what happens after victory.

[@TheRManProds]

LMAO THE ENDING!

[@chaserz4201]

"He just want cube...give him cube.' 🤣

[@jrtspace7945]

You should for sure watch all of them, not just the first

[@medafan53]

The thing with Megatron's alt mode is that in the original cartoon/toyline, he transformed into a pistol, but tightening laws around the sale of toy guns meant that they couldn't do that going forward, so the franchise has really jumped around with what Megatron turns into, with the most common being either a Tank or a Jet.

[@marshallprince2583]

The lead Sector 7 agent is played by John Tuturo, who was also in The Big Lebowski, Mr. Deeds, Anger Management, The Batman, and more transformer movies!😮

[@reverendB]

Dios Mio, man. Nobody f*cks with The Jesus.

[@bbtank3000]

"BEFORE TIME BEGAN....there was....THE CUBE!"

[@JakkFrost1]

After hearing you mention Hot Shot so much, I had to go look up who that was. Apparently he was supposed to BE Bumblebee, but there was an issue over naming rights. Bumblebee is an OG autobot alongside Optimus, and both are arguably the most popular autobots since day one. Bumblebee and Sam Witwicky (known by the nickname Spike in the original 80s cartoon) have a lifelong bromance, what Jay and Silent Bob would call "hetero lifemates". Their friendship is a cornerstone of the whole property, which is why it's included here. And for the record, all the autobots depicted in this movie are Gen-1 OG characters from the 80s cartoon, though I'm not sure if the same is true for all the decepticons.

[@DankBlitzwing]

The only Decepticons in this movie who are true to their original G1-selves are Megatron, Starscream, and Brawl. Bonecrusher was originally a member of the Constructicons, Barricade was the abusive leader of the Race Track Patrol team (until his Bayverse counterpart eclipsed him in popularity so much that every modern version of him is a cop now, with the original character having been renamed into 'Runner'), Frenzy was a Mini-Con working for Soundwave, and Blackout was the cowardly half of a shuttle partnered with her sibling Spaceshot (G1 Blackout has been retconned into a female by one of the prose stories from BotCon).

[@JakkFrost1]

@DankBlitzwing I keep forgetting that second and third gen transformers are still officially referred to as G1.

[@christophercurtis-71]

What I loved the most about this was the score composed for the film, especially the Arrival to Earth theme when Optimus and the other Autobots come to Earth.

[@TheRManProds]

HE IS FROM THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY!

[@ISAFMobius18]

This is still my all time favorite movie. I dont know what it is but i pretty much grew up with this movie and it still gives me chills to this day. It really redefined the Transformers franchise

[@MichaelSHumphrey]

The building that Sam and Megatron are on in the end is the Detroit Central Station, which is also in "The Island" as well. Ford Motor renovated it for $950m and looks amazing. It just reopened last year.

[@paneledmeteor33]

At last you have been blessed with the iconic music of Steve Jablonsky!!! “Arrival To Earth” never, ever gets old

[@dutchman8089]

31:30 most decepticons were the high guard of cybertron (most of them are military) thats why they have bigger and better guns. And cool designs

[@bad2dabohn1992]

SO AWESOME you're getting into this franchise VKunia :) this movie was the modern day Jurassic Park for me as its effects were so realistic that at times I legit thought they had real robots onscreen in 2007.

[@LittleGalaxyBoy]

Transformers One is amazing, Love Bumblebee too, but that's about it beyond the '80s animated movie. I grew up with the Michael Bay Transformers films, but looking back on them now, I just don't care for them anymore. I still think the first one is the best out of all the Bay films, though, definitely my personal favorite. But it just fell so fast into mindless CGI action and lacked the heart of the cartoons, something Bumblebee and Transformers One brought back for me. Also the intro to Bumblebee was everything I wanted in a Transformers film.

[@kentinson1670]

What I hate about the Bayverse is how they made them too alien looking. Bumblebee movie however was the perfect blend between classic G1 and Bay's design. I only wished they focused on the robots than the humans

[@KJK97024]

I’ll always have a soft spot for the first Bay film (and absolutely none of the other ones) but yeah. From now on, Transformers One is the definitive Transformers movie in my eyes.

[@Spidercake54]

I’ll always love the action in the bay films but yea Bumblebee and Transformers One are far superior. One of big reasons why is the fact the Transformers themselves finally feel like well defined characters and get to be the main focus

[@gpaje]

The movie is set in fictional "Mission City", which is in Nevada. However, the principal filming was done in LA along with Michigan Central Station.

[@jasontoddthezombierobin4898]

I remember going to watch this when it first came out and seeing Bernie Mac really brightened my day. I said to myself ‘oh no way, uncle Bernie!’

[@wakebacon8301]

The voice actor of Optimus Prime based his personality on his older brother who was in the Marines. His brother told him to be a good leader you need compassion which is why Optimus Prime is adamant about protecting those who need protection.

[@johnstorm9314]

"Please do not defrost Megatron..!" Probably the best line I've heard in 2025 so far, well done.

[@K-11609]

39:27 In most continuities Optimus and Megatron are/were brothers in arms, not directly related. Before the War for Cybertron, their society was based on a social class hierarchy that was oppressive. Megatron and Optimus would work together to try and change things, but while Optimus wanted to make peaceful reforms, Megatron wanted to reshape things in his image, and eventually they were at odds. Highly recommend if you’re looking to indulge more in the franchise to watch Transformers Prime, and play the games War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. Also Transformers One that was released last year

[@smk4565]

38:07 the guy in the blue shirt that is flicked by Megatron was Michael Bay

[@Spidercake54]

Bayverse Optimus and Megatron aren’t biological brothers, they were close friends and had the same mentor so that’s why he calls him “brother”

[@DankBlitzwing]

While most modern iterations of Transformers depict Optimus and Megatron as brothers-in-arms, the Bayverse prequel comics from IDW Publishing showed that these versions of the characters are biologically related to each other.

[@timmokoo5679]

@@DankBlitzwing What does it mean for robots to be biologically related to each other?

[@ShadowWizard]

In the Transformers Animated continuity, Hot Shot was the original name for the character that would become Bumblebee. The name change was apparently due to Bumblebee's appearance in the 2007 film. He is part of Rodimus's team.

[@DJSkywalker716]

I wonder if the series you initially saw was Transformers Armada that played back in the day on Toonami. That was my introduction to Transformers and still love it to this day even if as an anime it doesn't hold up very well.

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

It doesn't matter how many times I've seen the movie, the scene with Optimus and the other Autobots arriving on Earth will always give me the good kind of chills. Little backstory: Since I was born in 1991, I didn't get to grow up with Peter Cullen as the voice of Optimus. In 2001, my first exposure to the Transformers universe was through the series Robots In Disguise, with a voice actor named Neil Kaplan providing the voice of Optimus Prime. Then from there it went to the Unicron trilogy with Gary Chaulk as the voice of Optimus. I didn't get to fully bask in the glory of the Autobot Supreme Commander until this movie came out in 2007. I have a profound appreciation for what Peter Cullen has brought to the table in the world of the Transformers. Between the live action movies (4 and 5 are horrible), and the Transformers Prime series. He is forever my favorite voice actor for Optimus Prime. I just hope I get to meet him one day before he inevitably passes.

[@BogeyTheBear]

Peter Cullen said his inspiration for Optimus' voice came from his brother in the armed forces who told him _"A true leader never has to shout..."_ Which explains why Optimus is so measured and confident in his delivery.

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

@BogeyTheBear Although we have heard Optimus lose his patience a few times, it's true that it was never with the Autobots.

[@dwarf365]

Bumblebee is the Japanese name of Perceptor in Transformers: Armada. The Mini-Con Sparkplug was also based on the original Bumblebee, while Hot Shot was in fact going to be named Bumblebee but had his name changed due to trademark reasons by Playcore, who used Bumblebee's trademark name for a swing.

[@Mystic2760]

if you were really into Optimus and Megatron being brothers and having to fight, you will LOVE Transformers One PLEASE watch it, PLEASE, I am respectfully begging you, Transformers fans AND general audiences agree its the BEST Transformers movie to date

[@Andy58025]

Honestly throughout the first 3 movies the decepticons have way better character designs than autobots and so many interesting variations. Autobot are all just cars while decepticons are tanks, jets, robot dogs, robot scorpions, and much more

[@PeterPing]

I really recommend Transformers One if you want to watch a good Transformers movie.

[@ericstoverink6579]

"We can hide it in the city" "Good idea!" "Wait, no! That's a terrible idea!"

[@gravedigger8414]

This movie has a special place in my heart. First because I grew up with the transformers cartoon series and second because this was the first movie I saw in a modern cinema. And it blew me away. 😇

[@Dave.S.Cramer]

The funniest thing in the movie is when Optimus steps on the flower pot and says, "My bad.".

[@lazyperfectionist2]

39:37 “Starscream’s gonna be _really upset_ when he finds out _Megatron’s_ gone.” Looks like you don’t remember a whole lot about the _dynamic_ between the two of them. See, Starscream is in charge of the Decepticons when Megatron is not around, but it’s not because he _works_ for Megatron. It’s not like an organization, where whoever’s at the top determines the command structure. It’s more like a pack of wolves and Megatron is the alpha. When he’s not around, _Starscream_ is the alpha. Now, Starscream _likes_ being the alpha. The Starscream from the cartoon series would be _thrilled_ with the news that Megatron is dead. In the ’86 animated movie, it looked like Megatron was dead and Starscream was pleased and scheduled a coronation to make himself official _leader_ of the Decepticons, inasmuch as such things can _be_ official.

[@stephenmiller2544]

She knows nothing, even though it's obvious she's seen this before.

[@DankBlitzwing]

​@@stephenmiller2544Not necessarily. It seems that from Vee's comments on how Starscream and Hot Shot were her favorites, she grew up on watching 'Transformers: Armada', the best part of the Unicron Trilogy. Which might explain why she wasn't familiar with Starscream's usual conniving, treacherous and cowardly nature we usually associate him with.

[@michaelbryant3640]

"I think Starscream's upset." "Megatron has fallen! I, Starscream, am now your leader! Decepticons, follow me!"

[@rickymoranjr9609]

Bumble Bee, Ironhide, and Optimus Prime are my favorite of all the Transformer characters in these movies and in the original animated series

[@blacknail]

I swear, all these years later and this is STILL some of the best cgi I've ever seen

[@shanedaley6236]

I think one reason is the time for completion has gotten to the point of the companys making sacrifices on the CGI

[@dylanburston7453]

@@shanedaley6236 A total reliance on CGI is whats done it, and a lack of understanding on a directors part. Even tho in this film, the actuall CGI is god tier, it gets alot out of being shot by michal bay, who understands it. He uses practical effects, so they actually interact with the enviroment, and he composes the shot like they are actually there. For example, when Prime and bone crusher fight, they fall out of frame for a split second when falling, like it was actually all in camera. Weras other directors would have the camera pan perfectly to capture the moment, or cut to a different shot entirley. Another example is when Blackout starts up his rotor weapon in the city, it hits a road sighn causing sparks to fly. A prime example of the difference is ROTB, which mostly takes place in empty spaces with no extras, and no interaction with the enviroment

[@RicoRaynn]

I've actually seen a specter gunship unleash in real life (Iraq in the early 2000s). And while that scene does it justice, the real thing is even more ridiculous. It's one of those rare events that when you witness it, leaves you in awe at how far humanity has come. The Space X catch was the last time I felt that so I count myself lucky to have experienced it twice in this lifetime.

[@zenkaiangel977]

Bumblebee was basically the original Hotshot and Hotshot was basically a renamed bumblebee, so he might as well be the "yellow one" you remember (in spirit 😇)

[@louiswebtser]

Bumblebee, Hot Rod, and Hot Shot basically play the same character. But Bumblebee came first and was renamed to Goldbug.

[@kartaltoker2378]

Must watch list: Transformers One Bumblebee

[@greenfilms9812]

"....the chihuahua of Decepticons..."🤣🤩 The best comment to this film, OF ALL THE REACTIONS, to this film that I have watched!!!!

[@mexi72]

John Turturo has been around since 1985. He's been in 122 movies and shows. In 85 he was in a movie called Desperately Seeking Susan with Madonna. Other movies he's been are The Batman, Transformers, The Ridiculous 6, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers The Last Knight, Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen, You Don't Mess With The Zohan, Anger Management, Mr Deeds, Collateral Damage, Oh Brothor, Where Art Thou, The Big Lebaowski and mansy more. Shows Severance, Frasier, Miamai Vice, Green Eggs And Ham and many more.

[@kingspanky2794]

8 year old dude 😎🤣

[@patrickconnors4955]

this film is so iconic. i still get chills hearing optimus in the intro. i dont normally like michael bay films but this one holds a special place for me

[@trevorhogen7761]

The Bay movies are just cool! Explosions, cars and badass music! Transformers movies will never be the same.

[@ccfreakMetal]

22:33 the face when he said eBay😂 but, this is basically how our generation realized that data collection was probably happening everywhere 😆

[@literalsarcasm1830]

Fun fact: Captain Lennox is GI Joe

[@deadmanlnc2215]

Fun fact: The guy who Megatron flicks is Michael Bay. Love your reaction👍

[@Lightswitch002]

The Decepticons turn into tanks and F-22 Raptors.....the Autobots turn into a Pontiac Solstice lol

[@marclewis5505]

Love that V loves Transformers and Optimus Prime 4 real.🤗

[@legendaryatomizer]

Fun fact although Hot Shot and Bumblebee share some huge similarities, they are two completely different characters. Hot Shot in the comics and animated TV show was Optimus' second in command but when Bumblebee gained popularity in this movie, he replaced Hot Shot almost instantly in everything moving forward

[@PolymurExcel]

The actor who played the detective in the police station scene also played Luz in Band of Brothers. The guy who made the jokes and impressions.

[@vladvulcan]

Wow, I found a reactions channel which has SUBTITLES! Yaaay! Sometimes it's so hard to distinguish what the characters say, so thank you!

[@leshiy_nd]

39:36 - Well... He didn't stop Optimus from climbing the building up to catch Sam, so χD

[@Ronaldoforever7]

18:33 "Chihuahua of Decepticons" 🙂

[@passionsquietrage]

You're correct, that was indeed Brian Stepanek who played Arwin on the Suite Life of Zack and Cody(as well as a few appearances in the spin off, Suite Life on Deck). Brian also played Phears in the Mostly Ghostly movies on Disney Channel among various other Disney Channel roles. Last I saw, he was playing a character in the Loud House live action movie and/or tv show(I'm not sure which). That said, is it too much to ask for a movie about aliens coming to earth without the government being involved or at least written to NOT be jerks that don't listen and think they know everything?

[@hellowhat890]

Optimus Prime's voice is iconic and legendary. Listening to him makes you want to roll out with the Autobots.

[@xanthiusdrake2775]

Technically, the autobots and the primes started as the villains.