10 Awesome 2018 Movies Everyone Thought Would Suck
2. Bumblebee
Why It Should've Sucked: It's a live-action Transformers movie, for one?
There were collective groans from fans when a Bumblebee spin-off movie was first announced, and even with Michael Bay not directing, him still serving as a producer nevertheless invited a ton of scepticism.
Why It Was Awesome: This is the Transformers movie fans should've had over a decade ago.
A sweet, charming and more straight-forward blockbuster free of the cringe-worthy "humour" and casual sexism/racism of the Bay-directed films, Bumblebee is finally a live-action Transformers film truly fit for kids and adults alike.
With a smaller budget and more intimate dramatic focus, Bumblebee successfully melds nostalgia with genuine character-driven emotion, while still delivering the expected effects-driven mayhem.
With Kubo and the Two Strings' director Travis Knight at the helm, this blockbuster finds the "humanity" in its lumbering robot protagonist and - gasp - actually makes the prospect of a sequel seem quite appealing.