1) Say hello to subliminal advertising and product placement. HP, eBay, Nokia, Mountain Dew and General Motors have paid a lot of money to Paramount. As if it’s not going to make enough money as it is.

2) Male government code-breaker/analysts are dorks. Female government code-breaker/analysts are hot Australian blondes.

3) If there is a sensible way of doing things, and a ZOMG I WILL DO IT CUZ I CAN AND IT LOOKS SO COOLZ SERIOUSLY DOODZ way of doing things, expect the latter to win out. See: Bumblebee, mouths on Transformers.

4) If there is a sensible way of doing things, and a ZOMG I WILL DO IT CUZ I CAN AND IT LOOKS SO STOOPID way of doing things, expect the latter to win out. See: pissing Bumblebee, Megatron.

5) A Michael Bay movie is pretty much a Michael Bay movie – over-dramatized slow-motion, moving camera shots and sunset walks galore. Yeesh.

6) A Michael Bay movie is pretty much a Michael Bay movie – crazy over-the-top action, over-dramatized slow-motion robot combat and big explosions galore. Woot!

7) Megan Fox. Megan Fox. Megan Fox. Did I mention Megan Fox?

8) Despite being able to transform into anything, Autobots can’t fly.

9) If a giant transforming robot cop car demands to know if your eBay user name is LadiesMan217, take note. The correct answer is no.

10) Giant robots turn me on. Go watch this movie.