Noel Butterworth

Been a fan of Star Wars since first seeing back in the late 70s as a very young lad. Loved the original trilogy, was happy to admit enjoying the prequels when they came out. Fairly enjoyed the sequels though I don’t rush to rewatch them. Mandolorian series 1 and 2 were good. Made effort to watch all animated stuff; Clone Wars, Bad Batch, enjoyed Rebels. But Ahsoka- the deep cuts in the ending of the finale, I just didn’t get. All this Father, Son, Daughter stuff, statues etc, I only learnt by reading various reviews and “explaining the ending “ posts. And realised- this just isn’t my Star Wars. Fair play to those growing up with this, lapping it all up, getting all these deep references etc, I won’t take that enjoyment away from you. However, I suddenly start feeling too old for Star Wars- same feeling I had after watching The Last Jedi. This stuff doesn’t seem my Galaxy far far away.

As a long time transformers fan and critical of the other films, this is the best of the live-action films. Of course it’s no classic, but for fans there’s enough true ‘transformers’ in this that puts it above the others. The Maximals are great on screen. Primal outshines Prime! Unicorn is well teased. I at bed in IMAX 3D and was a great experience. Sure it’s not a “classic” film but for transformers fans- this is worth to see.