1. Transformers - Dont Think Of It As Old Transformers
The Argument: Michael Bay's Transformers movies need no introduction. Directed by a man who has become short-hand for everything wrong with mainstream Hollywood, they took a children's toy, redesigned it to within an inch of its life-spark, and surrounded it by scantily clad women and military tech. The result is some of the most derided movies of all time. Of course, this wasn't the first time Transformers had been more than something for kids to play with in a sand-pit; there's been plenty of versions of the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, most fondly remembered being the original eighties cartoon. And, say some people in extreme denial, if you let go of the love of Generation 1, then the film's aren't as bad as you think. Why It Doesn't Work: Oh, so the only reason that people from all walks of life have been hating on this series for the better part of a decade now is because they can't get over nostalgia for a TV show many of them never even watched? Well haven't we been a little silly. Excuse us, we're off to go watch the sci-fi masterwork that was Judge Dredd; taking off that helmet was pure genius. Of course, not - this is a horrendously ill-informed defence of a totally terrible film series that is in a shocking way praising what's actually wrong with them; let go of blocky Prime and embrace the indistinguishable robots; move on from the plot and you'll actually enjoy the poorly directed action sequences where it's impossible to make out what's going on. Disagree with any of our points? What other movies have rather shaky defences? Go down to the comments and state your case.
