By The reviews are here for Paramount Pictures’ new animated feature “Transformers One,” and so far the verdict is good. As of time of writing, the film has landed a 93% (7.5/10) on Rotten Tomatoes.
That makes it the most well-reviewed “Transformers” film to date. The film explores the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry voice Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively in what marks the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie.
Also in the cast are Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime, Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion and Steve Buscemi.
Here’s a sampling of review quotes:
“Besides the raucous, de rigueur action sequences, Transformers One provides numerous witty jokes of both the verbal and visual variety and — surprise, surprise — genuine emotion. Consider this a franchise revitalized.” – Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
“The rarity of a franchise film that seems principally concerned with appealing to a new generation is more in line with the legacy of the original series than any film that has come since.” – Leigh Monson, AV Club
“While still delivering the fun and excitement expected of Hasbro’s metamorphosizing robots, Transformers One approaches the well-known characters with a degree of nuance and complexity that marks the most sophisticated onscreen portrait of them to date.” – Todd Gilchrist, Variety
“A fun reminder of why we all liked the robots who were more than meets the eye in the first place. It doesn’t touch the artistic crossover heights of Spider-Verse or Mutant Mayhem but that doesn’t mean it isn’t pretty darn great.” – Kyle Anderson, Nerdist
“Transformers One channels the joy that first brought audiences to this universe back in the 1980s and proves there are still good stories left to tell.” – Karen M. Peterson, AwardsWatch
“Transformers One easily wipes away the bad taste 20 years of live-action Transformers movies may have left for some. It’s big, it’s beautiful, and it’s arguably the best Transformers movie ever.” – Germain Lussier, io9.com
“Fills in the backstory for the legendary “robots in disguise,” but there’s little here for viewers who come in with no investment in this universe, cinematic or otherwise.” – Alonso Dualde, VFX
“It’s all executed competently but joylessly, with zero fun to be had as it labors across an hour and 40 minute runtime that feels both too short and painfully long.” – Wilson Chapman, Indiewire
The film is directed by Josh Cooley with a script penned by Andrew Barrer, Steve Desmond, and Gabriel Ferrari. Lorenzo di Bonaventura produces “Transformers One” which is slated for a nationwide release on September 20th.
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