Watched this one last night in Gold Class, bloody fantastic! They definitely cross-referenced a lot of old (original) bots/cons but also put renditions on them, which in a sense, cross-referenced them against some new bots/cons (read IMDB!!).
I read a review (also on IMDB) after watching the movie (I usually read everything on IMDB AFTER watching a movie), and this review basically ripped it to pieces. I loved this movie, POSSIBLY my favourite, but I think I loved #1 way too much, I mean who first remembers Optimus Prime and Ironhide (RIP) transforming for the first times?!??!?
2hrs 45mins long, and I honestly barely noticed! Sometimes I'll get a bit lost in a movie, and wonder where the actual, the time has gone.... but not this one.
If there's one thing I think they should have done, was altered the intro with a bit more explanations. I won't include spoilers, but I was a tad confused with the timing of certain events during the intro.
Other than that, fkin fantastic film!!!!