<p>Watching Rise of the Beasts made us miss the chaotic old Michael Bay days of our youth. Arrive to Earth with us as we revisit the 2007 Transformers film with its ambitious (yet mishandled) quantity-over-quality approach, disrespect of Autobot Jazz, and confused subtext about the American military industrial complex. </p>

Watching Rise of the Beasts made us miss the chaotic old Michael Bay days of our youth. Arrive to Earth with us as we revisit the 2007 Transformers film with its ambitious (yet mishandled) quantity-over-quality approach, disrespect of Autobot Jazz, and confused subtext about the American military industrial complex.

Transformers (2007): 16 years later and as weird as ever

Rach and Cam have turned their Star Wars/Transformers night into a bi-weekly chat about their shared interests, including Godzilla, animation, Jurassic Park / World, video games, memes, and, apparently, the 1980s Australian synth rock band Men at Work. Music by Caleb Jacobi.

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Transformers (2007): 16 years later and as weird as ever

Transformers (2007): 16 years later and as weird as ever