Despite the reviews of both the critics as well as the fans, I can not help but think this movie is a step in the right direction for the transformers series. Transformers Age of Extinction is a good transformers film because it incorporates a key element that lacked in the second and third films, a good villain. Lockdown is a nice, developed villain that was given personality and a meaningful purpose. However, this can not be said about the supporting autobots. Probably the two worst factors in this film are the supporting human characters and the other autobots. Stanley Tucci and Mark Wahlberg are the only two actors in this movie that give good performances, they are also the only two humans that anyone cares about in the movie. All the other humans seem to serve absolutely no purpose, or a purpose that no one cares about. The supporting autobots also prove to be very weak. Aside from Bumblebee, who has made appearances in all four movies, the other autobots suffer from a lack of personality and are almost meaningless (Including the Dinobots). Overall the story and the villain are the two very strong points in this movie, and the two elements I value most in any film. Throw in some nice CGI and with giant robots vs. giant robots blowing up everything, and the result is a good film.
