Among all the explosions and chases, the Transformers franchise is one of the weirdest in Hollywood.
Ryan takes a closer look…
This article originally appeared atDen of Geek UK.
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It all began when director Michael Bay started the franchise in 2007.
But just like the robots themselves, theres more toTransformers story than meets the eye.
Its understandable that, like most big summer movies,Transformershas a MacGuffin.
Transformerswas so stuffed with explosions and screaming that plot points like these could be easily overlooked.
Whose idea was it to make the jive-talking Mudflap and Skids such hideous racial stereotypes?
Who signed off on the scene where Devastators robot testicles clack together like a pair of giant metal conkers?
Or Sams pot smoking mother?
Or the fornicating dogs?
Also, wasRevenge of the Fallens wanton destruction of the Egyptian pyramids a conscious homage toTeam America?
Transformers: Dark of the Moonwasnt without its eccentricities, either.
Why would a robot smoke?
Does Hound pack tobacco into the casings, or something more exotic?
And screaming a bit more.
There are lots of writers and directors who can make mediocre movies that turn a profit and then vanish.
To make a film series as consistently unhinged asTransformersand still have audiences keen to see their sequels?
That really is akin to movie-making black magic.