I never knew the Transformers as a kid - too old - but my son can name every one of the Autobots (the good guys) and the Decepticons led by the truly Satanic Megatron.  Personally, I identify with Optimus Prime, clearly the 'good daddy' robot sent to protect humanity from the bad alien robots.  This is the perfect film for biffy boys: imagine a car that turns into a towering mechanoid who will be your friend and was sent solely to protect you.  Ignore the po-faced critics - what do they know? - and enjoy.  HP Lovecraft fans should get the key plot reference to one of his masterpieces - hint: ice-strewn wastes, sigils, buried aliens ...

http://www.transformersmovie.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418279/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_(film)

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