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Transformers One is the ninth movie in the franchise to hit the big screen since the IP was launched in the 1980s. During that time, fans have seen every imaginable type of Transformers movie. The series has made billions of dollars, so there are clearly people seeing these films.

Having said that critics have not always been fans . In fact, critics and fans have never been in agreement that a TF movie until now, which marks a piece of history and begs a question regarding a potential sequel. Critics and general audience members are often at odds when it comes to high-profile releases.



While fans haven’t necessarily rated most of the live-action Transformers movies as “good,” they have certainly spoken with their wallets and made it clear they were enjoyed. However, thanks to the critically lauded Transformers One , a milestone has been reached. This the first time ever on Rotten Tomatoes that a movie in the franchise has been both “Certified Fresh” by film critics and embraced by moviegoers in the same way as it has also been “Verefied Hot.

” Rotten Tomatoes recently implemented the Popcornmeter , the fan equivalent of the critics' Tomatometer. While the “Verified Hot” designation is new, any movie that met the qualifications has been retroactively given the title. However, only Rise of the Beasts meets the fan qualification for being "hot," though the original animated The Transformers: The Movie comes close.

Only Bumblebee had previously been considered fr.

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