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Babel - Drama, NowTV                                                                               Birdman - Drama, Fantasy, Netflix                                 Broken Vows - Drama, NowTV

Baby Driver - Action, Drama, NowTV                                                         Birth of the Dragon - Action, Drama, NowTV                 Bugsy - True Story,Gangster,NowTV

The Babysitter - Comedy, Horror, Netflix                                                    Black Butterfly - Thriller, NowTV                                    The Bucket List - Comedy, Netflix 

The Bad Batch - Action, Drama, Netflix                                                      Black Death - Horror, Thriller                                         Buddymoon - Comedy, Netflix 

Bad Company - Western, Netflix                                                                Black Rain - Action, NowTV                                           Bull Durham - Comedy, Netflix 

Bad Day For The Cut - Revenge Thriller, Netflix                                        The Black Room - Horror, Netflix                                   Bunraku - Fantasy, Action

Bad Match - Mystery, Drama, NowTV                                                        Black Snake Moan - Drama, Netflix                               Burn Burn Burn - Comedy, Netflix 

Bad Moms - Comedy, Netflix                                                                      Black Swan - Psychological Thriller, NowTV                The Burning Plain - Drama, Netflix 

Bad Samaritan - Drama, Thriller, NowTV                                                   Black Water - Action, Netflix                                         Burning Sands - Drama, Netflix 

Bad Santa 2 - Comedy, NowTV                                                                 Blackout - Mokumentary, Netflix                                    Bushwick - Action, Netflix 

Bad Teacher - Comedy, NowTV                                                                The Blind Side - True Story, Drama, Netflix                   BuyBust - Action, Netflix 

Bait - Action, Horror, Netflix                                                                        Blockers - Comedy, NowTV                                          The Bye Bye Man - Horror, Netflix 

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Western Anthology, Netflix                 Blood Diamond - Action, Drama, NowTV Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid - Western, NowTV

Barbarella - Sci-fi, Fantasy, NowTV                                                           Blood Money - Thriller, NowTV                                      Additions:

Barracuda - Thriller, Drama, NowTV                                                          Blow - Drama, True Story, Netflix                                  BlacKkKlansmen - True story, NowTV

The Basement - Horror, Netflix                                                                  Blowout - Conspiracy Thriller, Netflix                             Bullet - Action, Netflix 

Battle Drone - Action, Sci-fi, Netflix                                                            Blue Streak - Action, Comedy, NowTV                         The Bank Job - Crime, Heist, FromTV

Battle of the Sexes - True Story, NowTV                                                   Body of Lies - Action, Thriller, NowTV                          Byzantium - Horror, Drama, FromTV

Beast of Burden - Thriller, NowTV                                                             Bomb City - Drama, True Story, NowTV                       Backtrace - Action, NowTV

Baywatch - Comedy, Action, Netflix                                                           Bowfinger - Comedy, NowTV                            Bad Times at the El Royale - Thriller, NowTV

The Beast Within - Horror, Netflix                                                              Bokeh - Drama, Sci-fi, Netflix                                        Barb Wire - Comic book, NowTV

Beauty and the Beast (French) - Fantasy, NowTV                                    Book of Henry - Drama, Netflix                                     Being Frank - Drama, NowTV

Bee Movie - Animated, Comedy, NowTV                                                  Bottom of the World - Thriller, Netflix                       Billionaire Boys Club - True Story, NowTV

Beneath Us - Thriller, NowTV                                                                    Boys Don't Cry - Drama, True Story, NowTV                Book of Monsters - Horror, NowTV

The Believers - Thriller, Netflix                                                                  Boulevard - Drama, Netflix                                             Bumblebee - Action, NowTV

The Belko Experiment - Horror, Sci-fi, Netflix                                           The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Drama, Netflix 

Benny and Joon - Comedy, Netflix                                                            Boyhood - Drama, Netflix 

Berlin Syndrome - Thriller, Drama, Netflix                                                 Boyz n the Hood - Drama, Netflix 

Better Watch Out - Thriller, Horror, Netflix                                                 Brad's Status - Drama, Netflix 

Between Worlds - Fantasy, Thriller, Netflix                                                Brain on Fire - True Story, Drama, Netflix 

Beyond Skyline - Sci-fi, Netflix                                                                  Braven - Action, Netflix 

Beyond Suspicion - Action, Thriller, NowTV                                             Brawl in Cell Block 99 - Action, Drama, Netflix 

The Beyond - Sci-fi, Netflix                                                                       Breach - Drama, True Story, Netflix 

Big Daddy - Comedy, Netflix                                                                    The Break Up - Comedy, Netflix 

Big Driver - Thriller, Drama                                                                       Breaking In - Thriller, NowTV

Billy Madison - Comedy, Netflix                                                                Breath - Drama, NowTV

Bird Box - Thriller, Sci-fi, Netflix                                                                Bright - Fantasy, Action, Netflix 

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Bright (2017) - a Netflix original movie 

Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace

Directed by: David Ayer (Fury, Suicide Squad)

Platform: Netflix

IMDB: 6.4/10, RT: 26% Rotten

Synopsis: In an alternate interpretation of contemporary Los Angeles where creatures of fantasy such as Orcs, Elves and Fairies coexist with the human race, an already frail equilibrium between species is threatened when the seasoned police officer, Daryl Ward, partners up with the rookie cop and the first Orc to join in the force, Nick Jacoby. Under those circumstances, things will take a turn for the worse, when a routine night patrol soon leads to a cryptic female Elf, Tikka, and a legendary artefact, all races would kill for to have it in their possession. They say, only a Bright can wield the powerful relic; however, can Daryl and Nick protect it and stay alive, as everyone in the city is after it?

Verdict: Entertaining popcorn flick and so much better than Suicide Squad, doesn’t deserve its RT rating imo.

 

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Broken Vows (2016)

Jaimie Alexander, Wes Bentley, Cam Gigandet

Directed by: Bram Coppens

Platform: NowTV

IMDB: 4.3/10

Synopsis: A charming yet troubled man spirals into a rage after being rejected by the woman he initially seduced.

Verdict: Utter snooze fest.

 

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Bugsy (1991)

Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Kietel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould and Joe Mantegna

Directed by: Barry Levinson (The Natural, Good Morning Vietnam, Rain Man)

Platform: NowTV 

IMDB: 6.8/10, RT: 85% Fresh

Synopsis: Not the life of gangster Bugsy Siegel, this biopic focuses on his involvement in creating Las Vegas.

Verdict: Not a film I’d watch again and it doesn’t rank in my top 5 Gangster movies but it’s worth watching for the standout performance by Beatty.

 

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The Bucket List (2007)

Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes & Berverly Todd

Directed by: Rob Reiner (This is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, Misery)

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 7.4/10, RT: 40% Rotten

Synopsis: Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

Verdict: A cutesy comedy drama, it has its moments and it’s held together by two great actors.

 

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Buddymoon (2016)

David Giuntoli, Flula Borg, Claire Coffee

Directed by: Alex Simmons

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 6.1/10, RT: 75% Fresh

Synopsis: When a former child actor is dumped by his fiancé days before the wedding, his excitable German best man takes him on the honeymoon instead: a backcountry trek in the remote mountains of Oregon.

Verdict: Annoyed and bored me after 20 minutes.

 

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Bull Durham (1991)

Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson & Robert Wuhl 

Directed by: Ron Shelton (White Men Can’t Jump, Tin Cup)

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 7.1/10, RT: 97% Fresh

Synopsis: A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.

Verdict: Enjoyable sport movie with good performances all around.

 

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Bunraku (2010)

Josh Hartnett, Gackt, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Kevin McKidd & Demi Moore

Directed by: Gary Moshe

Platform: Recorded from TV

IMDB: 6.2/10, RT: 17% Rotten

Synopsis: In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.

Verdict: Visually interesting but this was "The Spirit" level awful.

 

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Burn Burn Burn (2015)

Joe Dempsey, Laura Carmichael, Susan Wokoma, Chloe Pirrie 

Directed by: Chanya Button

Platforn: Netflix 

IMDB: 7/10, RT: 91% Fresh

Synopsis: Following the death of their friend, two girls in their late twenties embark on a road trip to spread his ashes. Seph and Alex take turns driving. Dan is in the glove compartment, in tupperware, decreasing in volume as the trip progresses.

Verdict: British road trip comedy drama, after 20 minutes it really wasn’t connecting with me unfortunately.

 

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The Burning Plain (2008)

Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Joaquim De Almeida, Jose Maria Yazpik, Robin Tunney, Bret Cullen and Jennifer Lawrence 

Directed & Written by: Guillermo Arriaga

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 6.8/10, RT: 38% Rotten

Synopsis: A drama with a two-tiered storyline concerning a mother and daughter who try to form a bond after the young woman's difficult childhood.

Verdict: A very layered story you have to pay attention to as it time jumps and you connect the pieces, it held my attention but needed more of an emotional impact. Theron seems to get naked in every role she’s in. Lawrence in a pre-Hunger Games role is quite good.

 

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Burning Sands (2017) - a Netflix original movie 

Trevor Jackson, Tosin Cole, DeRon Horton, Alfre Woodard, Steve Harris, Trevante Rhodes

Directed by: Gerard McMurray (The First Purge)

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 6.1/10, RT: 88% Fresh

Synopsis: Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.

Verdict: A great performance by Trevor Jackson is what keeps the interest in this movie, the hazing these fraternity pledges go through is worse than what R.Lee Ermey put the soldiers through in Full Metal Jacket. Have to admit I don’t understand the point of fraternity in College, what it’s for etc but the scary thing is this is based on the directors experiences! I just hope the film was an extreme look at that.

 

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Bushwick (2017)

Dave Bautista, Brittany Snow, Angelic Zambrana, Jeremie Harris

Directed by: Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 5.2/10, RT: 46% Rotten

Synopsis: BUSHWICK tells the story of twenty-year- old Lucy (Snow) and war veteran Stupe (Bautista). Texas, and other states (mostly Southern) are trying to secede from the U.S., and NYC is being used as a negotiation tool. Lucy meets Stupe after coming up from the subway into the military invasion of Brooklyn. Together they decide to cross the treacherous five blocks of Bushwick - littered with looters, local militias and the invading forces, in order to get home and be reunited with Lucy's grandmother.

Verdict: I enjoyed it, the single POV camera following the characters really works for this movie. It reminds me of the beginning of one of the Half-Life sequels, shades of The Purge 2 but more realistic and enjoyable. The political landscape causing the strife is never really explored except in one scene but it’s just background for the two main characters to survive. I’d recommend giving it a watch.

 

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BuyBust (2018)

Filipino Language, English subtitles 

Anne Curtis, Brandon Vera, Victor Neri, Arjo Atayde, Levi Ignacio

Directed by: Eric Matti

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 5.8/10, RT: 81% Fresh

Synopsis: After surviving the slaughter of her entire squad in a drug raid compromised by dirty cops, anti-narcotics special operative Nina Manigan (Anne Curtis), is eager to go head-to-head with the drug cartels that hold a bloody grip on Manila. But when her new mission in the city's most dangerous slum goes south, the angry civilians turn on her squad. Trapped between a brutal drug gang and hordes of bloodthirsty citizens, their only option is to fight their way out, turning one claustrophobic street at a time into a symphony of apocalyptic violence.

Verdict: Very reminiscent of The Raid but set in the streets of the slums of Manila, it’s also nowhere near as polished with the fighting and gun play but still a decent actioner with very good cinematography.

 

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The Bye Bye Man (2017)

Based upon the chapter “The Bridge to Body Island” from “The Presidents Vampire” by Robert Damon Schneck

Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Michael Trucco, Carrie-Ann Moss, Faye Dunaway & Doug Jones 

Directed by: Stacy Title 

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 4.3/10, RT: 20% Rotten

Synopsis: When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover its name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.

Verdict: Bye Bye Man went Bye Bye after 20 minutes.

 

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Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (1969)

Burt Bacharach won an Oscar & Golden Globe for the soundtrack

Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katherine Ross

Directed by: George Roy Hill (The Sting)

Platform: NowTV 

IMDB: 8.1/10, RT: 90% Fresh

Synopsis: Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia.

Verdict: A fantastic --script and two great leads an entertaining movie makes! Great end sequence! Recommended!

 

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BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Based upon the true story of Ron Stallworth

John David Washington, Adam Driver, Michael Buscemi, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace & Alec Baldwin

Directed by: Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour)

PlatformNowTV

IMDB: 7.5/10, RT: 96% Fresh

SynopsisRon Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.

VerdictHilarious with a sucker punch ending, best film I have seen this year!

 

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Bullet (2014)

Danny Trejo, Jonathan Banks, Julie Dietze, John Savage

Directed by: Nick Lyon (Species: The Awakening)

Platform: Recorded from TV

IMDB: 4.5/10, RT: 11% Rotten

Synopsis: A tough cop takes the law into his own hands when his grandson is kidnapped.

Verdict: Awful B-movie, what was Jonathan Banks thinking! Come on Mike, you're better than this!

The trailer is better than the first 10 mins of the movie. If you look up Trejo's credits on IMDB, he is one hard working dude.

 

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The Bank Job (2008)

Fictionalised version of the 1971 Baker Street robbery

Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David, Richard Lintern, Peter Bowles, Keeley Hawes & David Suchet

Directed by: Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Cocktail, Cadillac Man, Species, Dantes Peak)

Platform: Recorded from TV

IMDB: 7.2/10, RT: 79% Fresh

Runtime: 111 Minutes (Watched: All of it)

Synopsis: Martine (Burrows) offers Terry (Statham) a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.

Verdict: Decent British heist movie, the cast all do their part, there are several storyline threads that all culminate at the end and the movie accomplishes this quite well. While the film is a fictionalised version of the robbery, the way it was done, the buildup and execution is all true. The film also expands on the rumours that the heist was initiated by MI5 as one of the safety deposit boxes contained compromising photos of a member of the Royal Family as well as members of parliament, this has always been denied but the National Archive has 800 pages on the robbery that are sealed until 2071 ... hmmm.

 

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Byzantium (2013)

Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley, Caleb Landry Jones

Directed by: Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview With The Vampire, Michael Collins)

IMDB: 6.5/10, RT: 66% Fresh

Runtime: 118 Minutes (watched all of it)

Synopsis: Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel, who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret. They were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood. As knowledge of their secret spreads, their past catches up on them with deathly consequence.

Verdict: The acting is very good, especially Arterton and the movie is very atmospheric but the story is not always compelling and does drag in places.

 

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Backtrace (2018)

Sylvester Stallone, Matthew Modine, Christopher McDonald, Ryan Guzman, Meadow Williams

Directed by: Brian A.Miller

Platform: NowTV

IMDB: 3.7/10, RT: 11% Rotten 

Runtime: 87 Minutes (Watched 15mins)

Synopsis: The lone surviving thief of a violent armored car robbery is sprung from a high security facility and administered an experimental drug.

Verdict: Does Stallone really need the money to make these DTV movies? At least Arnie has the decency to just retread past glories. Another paint by numbers crime drama. Yawn.

 

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Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman & Chris Hemsworth

Written & Directed By: Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods)

Platform: NowTV

IMDB: 7.1/10, RT: 75% Fresh

Runtime: 140 Minutes (Watched All)

Synopsis: Early 1970s. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.

Verdict: Stylish mystery drama with a great cast and very well acted but for me it was a little long and felt there could have been some cuts for a tighter story. Worth a watch.

 

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Barb Wire (1996)

Based upon the comic book series "Barb Wire" by Chris Warner

Pamela Anderson, Xander Berkeley, Tony Bill, Clint Howard, Udo Kier, Temuera Morrison, Victoria Rowell

Directed by: David Hogan

Platform: NowTV

IMDB: 3.3/10, RT: 28% Rotten

Runtime: 90 Minutes (Watched 20)

Synopsis: During the Second American Civil War in 2017, Barb Wire owns a nightclub called the Hammerhead. Things become complicated when her ex-lover Axel Hood, who is married to the fugitive Corrina Devonshire, re-enters her life.

Verdict: :sick:

 

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Being Frank (2019)

Also known as "You Can Choose Your Family"

Jim Gaffigan, Samantha Mathis, Anna Gunn, Logan Miller, Isabelle Phillips, Gage Banister

Directed by: Miranda Bailey

Platform: NowTV

IMDB: 5.7/10, RT: 32% Rotten

Runtime: 110 Minutes (Watched 40)

Synopsis: A normal father's family life is turned upside down when his son discovers his dad has another family.

Verdict: A comedy about a bigamist thats not funny and is more like a drama, i watched as long as I did to see if the comedy turned up.... which it didn't. 

 

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Billionaire Boys Club (2018)

Based upon the true story of Joseph Henry Hunt who in 1983 organised a investment social group called BBC which was a giant ponzi scheme. Hunt was later arrested for the murder of Ron Levin, the main investor who himself was a con artist.

Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Taron Egerton, Emma Roberts, Ryan Rottman, Jeremy Irvine, Thomas Cocquerel & Bokeem Woodbine

Written & Directed by: James Cox 

Platform: NowTV

IMDB: 5.7/10, RT: 7% Rotten

Runtime: 100 Minutes (Watched All)

Synopsis: A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly.

Verdict: A lot of the RT reviewers either seem to be hung up on this being a poor mans "Wolf of Wall Street" even though this is based on a different true story or that Kevin Spacey is in it after allegations against him came to light, the latter reflected in the films opening weekend taking only $125. My take... this is a story I'm not familiar with at all, there was a TV series in 1987 based on the events which people say is a lot more in-depth. This movie however I enjoyed, the acting is very good especially Ansel Elgort, it kept me interested throughout and to me it seemed professional reviewers didn't want to give it any chance simply because of Spacey's involvement. I thought it was worth a watch.

 

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Book of Monsters (2018)

Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden, Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton, Daniel Thrace, Rose Muirhead

Directed by: Stewart Sparke

Platform: NowTV

IMDB: 4.8/10, RT: 75% Fresh

Runtime: 84 Minutes (Watched 15)

Synopsis: Sophie's 18th birthday becomes a bloodbath when monsters descend upon her house and start to devour the party guests. Sophie and her friends must rally together to send their party crashers back to hell.

Verdict: Bunch of British actors in their mid to late 20s playing teenagers.. poorly, in a low budget horror movie, the effects are decent but the acting is horrible.

 

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Bumblebee (2018)

Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena, Jason Ducker, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Schneider

Directed by: Travis Knight 

Platform: NowTV

IMDB: 6.8/10, RT: 92% Fresh

Runtime: 119 Minutes (Watched All)

There is a mid-credits scene so stick around.

Synopsis: On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. On the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, Charlie Watson discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.

Verdict: I guess this serves as a prequel to those god awful Michael Bay movies but its nothing like them, the nostalgia factor is ramped up and the Transformers look just like the cartoons I watched as a kid, finally they did them right with the cybertron opening bringing back so many memories I had a huge smile on my face. The film is more humorous than those awful Bay films, John Cena does a decent turn not taking himself seriously but Steinfeld is the star of the show. If you loved Transformers as a kid like I did, you will enjoy it!

 

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