Transformers was before my time. It was an '80's cartoon and I was born in 1992. However, my cousin owned some of the videos. I watched them religously. I mean, seriously. Transformers is my all-time favourite cartoon. The adventures of Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Omega Supreme, Wheeljack and all the other Autobots against Megatron and his motley crew were defining moments of my childhood.

In short, I loved Transformers. A lot. I liked the toys as well.

So just last week I was dragged to the cinema. I hate most films that are released these days, and the oonly film that was showing that remotely interested me was Transformers 2.

Baaaaaaad decision on my part. I should have seen Year One.

I hadn't seen Michael Bay's first attempt at modernising Transformers, so I had no idea what to expect.

I should have lowered my expectations.

I could ramble on and on and on about what was wrong with the film, but I'm going to keep it to one major flaw with the film

The Transformers do not take those disguises.

Seriously.

Optimus Prime should look like this:

Not like this:

Optimus wasn't too bad, he was probably the most accurate. But the others...ohohohoho, they were really unfaithful to the originals.

Ironhide should look like this, and transform into a red camper van.

Michael Bay had him as:

Perhaps the biggest offender was Soundwave. He should look like:

Michael Bay's Soundwave:

But you never see him like that, because he leeches onto sattelites.

Other offenders included Bumblebee, the twin Autobots, Starscream, Megatron...I could go on.

This film was so unfaithful to the original it isn't funny. Michael Bay's sold out a part of my childhood to GMC.

There were other quibbles I have with the film, such as Michael Bay's fixation with Linkin Park, transformers should be vehicles. Not humans and that Decepticons should mostly be aircraft, not cars.

Argh, Michael Bay has annoyed me greatly.

Anyone else feel betrayed by him?