![]() ![]() Thus starts a sort of “E.T.” for 2018, in which Charlie and Bumblebee outfox another pair of Decepticons, the entire U.S. “People can be terrible about things they don’t understand,” she tells him. She warns that bad guys are sure to come and take him away, but she will protect him. He, too, is unheard, but learns to communicate using word snippets he hears on the radio. For her 18th birthday, Charlie drives off with the junked VW that has a whole bunch of secret options.ĭespite discovering that the car is, in fact, an alien, she feels a kinship to this mute metal giant with expressive eyes, calling him Bumblebee. She is still mourning her dead dad and feels generally unheard. ![]() He’s discovered by goth-y misfit Charlie Watson (Steinfeld), who is fond of car repair, Motorhead T-shirts and listening to The Smiths. Then he disguises himself as a vintage Volkswagen Bug and waits for deliverance in a salvage yard (not unlike the entire “Transformers” universe). (He’ll befriend Shia LaBeouf at the start of the first film.) Badly hurt while battling two evil tracking Decepticons, he loses his voice and memories. “Bumblebee” is set outside San Francisco in 1987, where the loyal B-127 Autobot has been sent to protect Earth and prepare the groundwork for the franchise. While hard-core fan-boys may complain it’s too soft, this film may turn out to be the perfect way to save “Transformers.” Could Bumblebee rescue Optimus Prime this time? It’s a charming tale of a girl and her adorable car-robot, flipping the script on the tired, bloated franchise. ![]() “Bumblebee,” the sixth film in the series, is a stand-alone origin story written with disarming skill by Christina Hodson and starring the gifted Hailee Steinfeld. How can it be saved? Just hand the keys over to some talented women. ![]() It’s become shorthand for bad blockbuster moviemaking - male-driven, mindless spectaculars with sophomoric humor. The “Transformers” movie universe has lately been leaky and rusted out. ![]()
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