TRANSFORMERS ONE: Animated Prequel Hits Rotten Tomatoes With Highest Score Of The Franchise

TRANSFORMERS ONE: Animated Prequel Hits Rotten Tomatoes With Highest Score Of The Franchise

Transformers One is set to roll into theaters on September 20, and the first reviews for Paramount's animated prequel movie are very positive indeed...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 12, 2024 01:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Transformers
Source: Via Toonado.com

The first reviews for Paramount Pictures' animated prequel movie, Transformers One, are in, and they are (mostly) very positive indeed - which is somewhat surprising given the mixed-negative reactions to the trailers.

The story focuses on legendary foes Optimus Prime (then known as Orion Pax) and Megatron (then named D-16) before they became sworn enemies as leaders of their respective Transformer factions, the Autobots and Decepticons.

Chris Hemsworth (Thor) voices Pax, with Brian Tyree Henry (Eternals) as D-16, and the movie introduces the two then-friends as simple worker bots, unable to transform into their vehicle and weapon forms. As they assemble a group of fellow warriors to do battle against a mysterious, plant-like villain, they gain the ability to become "Robots in Disguise."

Though some critics weren't quite as won over by this family-friendly adventure as others (there are a couple of negative verdicts), it sounds like the studio has successfully managed to revitalize this franchise for a new generation.

Transformers One currently has a franchise-high score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews.

Check out some of the reviews and reactions at the links below.

Other cast members include Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion.

"TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm."

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 9/12/2024, 1:04 PM
i'm not watching that shit
solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 9/17/2024, 5:31 AM
@harryba11zack - well I just watched that movie.... it was good to re-tell the origin story of the relationship between Optimus and Megatron which is good bro.
DaHULK2000
DaHULK2000 - 9/12/2024, 1:10 PM
I don't trust these reviews ether, more shillery on full display without an ounce of shame.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 9/12/2024, 3:40 PM
@DaHULK2000 - nobody ever has shilled for a Transformers movie in the history of cinema.
HOTSHOT
HOTSHOT - 9/13/2024, 1:48 AM
@DaHULK2000 - Shilling for what?

Don't the Transformers movies have a history of not doing well with critics usually?
MartianManHuntr
MartianManHuntr - 9/12/2024, 1:14 PM
I never trust first/early reviews. I was never fan of this series and other than first bay movie, all of them have been garbage so no interest in watching this.

Hope this flops hard.
CaptainMexico
CaptainMexico - 9/12/2024, 1:37 PM
@MartianManHuntr - quite a lot of hatred directed at a kids movie. Really sorry your childhood sucked so hard.
MartianManHuntr
MartianManHuntr - 9/12/2024, 2:05 PM
@CaptainMexico - Nope. My childhood was ok. Just want this series to stop.
CaptainMexico
CaptainMexico - 9/12/2024, 2:36 PM
@MartianManHuntr - the series won’t stop, it can only…transform.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/12/2024, 1:15 PM
"92% of people think it was at least a 60%" fixed it for you. I strive for the day that RT ceases to exist. If only Imdb would post their rating at the same time
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/12/2024, 1:15 PM
No way it's better than Bumblebee
HOTSHOT
HOTSHOT - 9/13/2024, 1:49 AM
@bobevanz - I mean, I enjoyed Bumblebee but it's not like it was a fantastic film.


It peaked in the opening scene. This film seems to be set entirely in that opening scene so it works for me.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/12/2024, 1:16 PM
It’s now at 90% from 29 reviews but so far , so good still..

Glad to hear so much praise for it since personally I liked the visuals , cast & humor (for the most part) aswell though I’m happy it does go into more dramatic or serious route which to be fair was indicated from some of the trailers.

Looking forward to seeing this take on the “origin” of the Transformers and telling of Optimus & Megatron’s story of friends to enemies!!.

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FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 9/12/2024, 1:22 PM
You mean the movie without humans was the best received? Well, shit. It’s almost as if fans want to see Transformers without all the human bullshit. Who tf knew? 🤔
mountainman
mountainman - 9/12/2024, 1:37 PM
@FireandBlood - While that is what we want, it would probably be too expensive to do in live action. A Cybertron set movie would be all CGI.

Still sucks we always get the humans being the worst parts of these movies. Even Bumblebee had the best human elements, but the family and neighbor were both mostly annoying. It was all Hailee that saved it.
StSteven
StSteven - 9/12/2024, 2:10 PM
@mountainman - Yeah, live action would be too expensive. In an interview with Di Bonaventura (the producer) recently he said that to do a movie like this in live action would cost like $500 million. So we're not getting that any time soon (or ever).
mountainman
mountainman - 9/12/2024, 2:39 PM
@StSteven - Correct. Now maybe a less kid focused animated film could be cool. But i just can’t see us getting a live action full on Cybertron film. It would require such a large budget that I doubt the studio would sign off on it.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/12/2024, 3:00 PM
@FireandBlood - LMFAOOOOOO! Box Office is going to say something totally different...
StSteven
StSteven - 9/12/2024, 5:55 PM
@mountainman - Yeah. See my response to ModHaterSLADE a few posts down regarding a possible less kid focused sequel to "One".

The thing everyone has to remember is that at its core TF is a toy line originally designed for kids. That resulted in a cartoon and comics that were (originally) intended for kids. Along the way, some of the subsequent cartoons and especially the comics (the IDW run especially) have delved into deeper, more serious topics clearly aimed at adults. Likewise to toy line has branched into various levels aimed at various age groups and levels of interest (trust me, I'm firmly in the "adult collector" group). But make no mistake, for as large of a group of we adult fans are, that's nothing compared to the kid base.

So anything that is intended for a mass market (like "One" is) is going to be have to be liked by kids first and foremost. That's not to say that Hasbro won't do other things aimed at the more mature audience (the Netflix shows from a couple of years ago are an example of that), and as I mentioned in my post to Mod I'm expecting then next movie in this proposed animated trilogy ("Two"?) will likely be darker. But I wouldn't get your hopes up for anything that is any darker than "TF:TM" '86 (which definitely had its dark moments) for mass release.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 9/12/2024, 1:28 PM
Hope the next animated film is more adult -oriented like the 80s movie.
StSteven
StSteven - 9/12/2024, 2:17 PM
@ModHaterSLADE - The 80's movie is still amazing. I have every version of it that's been released on disc so far AND the special edition soundtrack that was released a couple of years ago on blue vinyl by Mondo.

I still (vaguely) remember watching it in the theaters and crying when Prime dies. Even now there are certain moments in the film that still make me a little teary. The writing is just amazing and the animation was groundbreaking at the time and still holds up. AND they somehow manage to have humans in it and have them not being annoying (even Daniel). Just a great movie all around.

As for this new one, the producer (Di Bonaventura) says that it's the first in a planned trilogy, so there's a good chance that it could follow the Star Wars pattern with the next one being darker. We'll see.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 9/12/2024, 3:41 PM
@StSteven - Good looking out.
StSteven
StSteven - 9/12/2024, 5:57 PM
@ModHaterSLADE - Dude, TFs have been my jam since '84. I have a Deception symbol tattooed on my left shoulder. I'm ALWAYS looking out 😉.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/12/2024, 3:02 PM
Not really interested either way....but I must say...The Trailer for it in 4DX did peak a little curiosity...
JayLemle
JayLemle - 9/12/2024, 3:29 PM
Ah, man! An animated feature. That's a turn-off. However, I'm glad some life is going back into franchise. I REALLY wish the franchise could pick up after "The Last Knight." That's a hell of a cliffhanger, STILL!

I was ecstatic after Rise of the Beasts (which I liked) because there's not another decade for the studio explore. However, they figured out a way to shoehorn Transformers into GI Joe (UGH).
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 9/12/2024, 3:40 PM
I want all these reviews to be accurate. The trailer looked fun and I'm over the lack of Peter Cullen (I mean they'd have to replace him one day right?). But I'm gonna wait for some more reliable reactions.
JayLemle
JayLemle - 9/12/2024, 3:51 PM
@ObserverIO - Just like Earl James Jones, Cullen will be a bit of a hard loss when he passes.
bcom
bcom - 9/12/2024, 4:59 PM
This is a legit good Transformers movie. It's to Transformers what Into the Spiderverse is to Spider-Man. The writers know the lore and there's obvious care for the original G1 source material there too.

The trailers make this look like a simple animated kids story, but it's 'more than meets the eye'... see what I did there? LOL.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/12/2024, 5:04 PM
@bcom - you have seen it?.

Also people really need to give the benefit of the doubt to things since good movies have tended to have not great marketing and vice versa

Spiderverse , TMNT and now this apparently makes me happy!!
bcom
bcom - 9/12/2024, 6:49 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Yeah. I caught a preview screening of it a few weekends ago. Honestly, I thought it was a lot better than the trailers imply. I thought it would be more of a kid focussed story and although Transformers is primarily aimed at kids (it's a toy line / cartoon after all) it will very much appeal to adults that grew up in the gen 1 era of Transformers.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/12/2024, 10:00 PM
Be judge of that after I see it if I judge movie every movie by critics and rotten tomatoes scores mean I like those movies before I see them I don’t like avatar series that movie have high scores everyone is different likes most more than half peopel don’t listen to critics and reviews
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 9/12/2024, 10:47 PM
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one! Let's just hope its not a Thor: Ragnarok type of situation.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 9/13/2024, 12:45 AM
The trailers did a really bad job selling this, if true. It made this movie look exclusively for 6 year olds
RealTurner
RealTurner - 9/13/2024, 1:04 AM
@MrDandy - You said what I came here to say.
Minghagz
Minghagz - 9/13/2024, 2:35 AM
Looks like dogshit.

The only Transformers movie I ever enjoyed was the 1986 one.
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/13/2024, 4:28 PM
There is only one great Transformers movie and it came out in the 80s.
Chaos200
Chaos200 - 9/16/2024, 2:18 AM
Wow making Megatron sound black really bought that much good will?
solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 9/17/2024, 5:34 AM
Already watch it. Love the ending of how Megatron becomes the real evil. The progression of Megatron became the Megatron we know. The only complaint is that the fight scene was not too much head smash or brutally killing fights.

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