
Not every franchise from our childhoods needs to be rebooted.
To be blunt, most Hollywood cinematic adaptations of Hasbro's sentient robots in disguise, "The Transformers," have been calamitous affairs highlighted by wildly convoluted plotting and rock 'em sock 'em action sequences that assault the senses in a blur of CGI punctuated by a barrage of blaring explosions. But that's exactly what fans are ravenous for when digesting a "Transformers" blockbuster in the theater while munching a $9 bag of popcorn and sipping a $7 soda.