If Optimus Prime had bad credit, would he be Optimus Subprime?

Transformers is a 2007 sci-fi/action movie starring Shia LeBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Jon Voight, Rachael Taylor, and lots of CGI. It’s directed by Michael Bay, so obviously we had to talk about it. The film is mostly about big robots from space that do lots of punching and shooting. As you might expect, many, many things explode. Transformers has a 57% rating with critics on Rotten Tomatoes and an 85% rating with audiences (aka popcorn people).

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🎃This counts as a Halloween movie, right? 🎃Under the Skin is a 2013 sci-fi/horror film starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Pearson, Marius Bincu, Joe Szula, and Paul Brannigan. It’s really ambiguous, there’s not much talking, and it’s not for everybody. But it most certainly leaves an impression. This one was directed by Jonathan Glazer. Under the Skin has an 83% rating with critics and a 55% rating with audiences (aka popcorn people) on Rotten Tomatoes.

Smash-y, smash, boom, boom, punch, punch, punch.

Man of Steel is a superhero/action movie starring Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Amy Adams, Russel Crowe, Kevin Costner, Michael Shannon, Laurence Fishburn, and Ayelet Zurer. It was directed by Zach Snyder.

This one’s a Superman origin story. Capeesh?

Man of Steel has a 57% rating with critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 75% rating with audiences (aka popcorn people).