[Minacious]

Michael Bay is actually perfect for this type of film. Bay is known for big action and big explosions. That is exactly what everyone wants to see these giant robots surrounded by. I hope you guys weren’t expecting an engaging story to accompany a film about giant talking robots. It is a given that the story will suck.
As far as the changes to the vehicles; they had to be made, with a few exceptions. Since this film is set in today’s time and not the 80s, it makes logical sense for characters like Optimus (except for those damn flames), Starscream, etc, to use the vehicles of this era. Now Bumblebee on the other hand should have stayed a Volkswagen Beetle since those are still made today. Megatron now being a Jet…that is just wrong. There is a rumor of an earth specific form for him, but it hasn’t been confirmed yet.