Michael Bay is one of this century's biggest blockbuster filmmakers. Beginning his career in music videos in the 1990s, Bay's breakout feature film was Bad Boys, which was released in 1995. That film would go on to start a franchise, which released a film as recently as this year with the well-reviewed Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Following his 1995 debut, Bay became known as a director of major, spectacle-driven and action-based blockbuster films.
While Bay's films tend to make a lot of money, the director has also gained notoriety in other ways. His film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen became the highest-grossing film to win Worst Picture at the Oscar parody Golden Raspberry awards. Because of undesirable records like this, Bay's career has been one that has straddled respect and mockery. Despite his inconsistent career history, Bay has made a huge name for himself in the industry, and one of his career-defining movies is soon hitting a major streaming platform.
Transformers Is Set To Arrive On Netflix - Here's Why You Should Watch
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Transformers
PG-13
Adventure
Science Fiction
Action
Transformers, directed by Michael Bay, introduces audiences to a world where two factions of alien robots, the Autobots and Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth. Shia LaBeouf stars as Sam Witwicky, a teenager who becomes an unwitting participant in their conflict. The film showcases the heroic Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, as they strive to protect humanity from the malevolent Megatron and his Decepticon forces.
- Director
- Michael Bay
- Release Date
- June 3, 2007
- Studio(s)
- DreamWorks Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, DeSanto/Murphy Productions, Paramount
- Writers
- Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, John Rogers
- Cast
- Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Mark Ryan, Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving
- Runtime
- 144 Minutes
- Budget
- 150000000.0
- Main Genre
- Sci-Fi
Now, Transformers is imminently arriving to a new streaming platform, as reported by Collider. Viewers can soon catch Transformers on Netflix as it enters the platform on December 1. Currently, the film is available to watch on Paramount+ and rent on Prime Video. But Transformers has always been a money-grabbing film and franchise, so it is only appropriate that Transformers be given play on one of the most dominant streaming platforms. Soon, more audiences can witness the film that started the modern-day Transformers franchise.
For Fans Of...
- The Transformers franchise
- Michael Bay movies or other big blockbuster films
- The original Hasbro Transformers toys
- Large-scale, spectacle-focused action movies
The original Transformers is an essential piece of 21st-century action film history. Not only did it put Bay on the map as a spectacle filmmaker, it also kickstarted an action franchise that would go on to make over $5 billion worldwide. With Transformers One released this year, the franchise has continued to grow its audience and they can now check out Transformers as it hits Netflix at the top of next month to see live-action versions of characters from the animated prequel film.
Not every Transformers franchise movie was a critical darling, but the 2007 original is one of the better-rated movies in the franchise. It got a mixed 57% Tomatometer but an overwhelmingly positive 85% Popcornmeter among audiences. Additionally, the original Transformers had some of the best and most innovative (for the time of its release) special effects in the series. This is evidenced by Transformers' awards nominations, which included three Oscar nominations in technical categories.
What Screen Rant has said about Transformers:
First off, let me say that for anyone who goes to see this film and is NOT on crack, the ONLY reason to see it is Shia LaBeouf, who plays Sam (this last name shall be eternally mispronounced and is a running joke) Witwicky, the teenage kid who ends up in possession of the Transformer named Bumblebee, who morphs into at first a classic but beat up old Camaro and then the latest (and admittedly incredibly cool looking) new model. The kid is a natural and his delivery on screen was worthy of an old-time, seasoned comedian. He had me laughing out loud during the first 2/3 of the movie or so and his lines were very well written as well. Transformers Review
| Transformers Key Facts | |
|---|---|
| Box Office | $709.7 million |
| Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (Critics) | 57% |
| Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter (Audience) | 85% |
| Major Awards | Oscar For Best Sound Mixing (Nominee), Oscar for Best Sound Editing Oscar (Nominee), Oscar for Best Visual Effects (Nominee), Saturn Award for Best Special Effects (Winner) |
5 Michael Bay Movies To Watch After Transformers:
- Bad Boys
- Pearl Harbor
- Armageddon
- The Island
- Ambulance
