While it may not be quite as bad as having Optimus portrayed as a John Deere, I have to say that the truck below is NOT Optimus Prime either:

Unfortunately for all of us fans who fondly remember our childhood Transformers, the creators of the new Transformers movie disagree.

While I try not to be one of the rabid masses, I can't help but agree with the sentiments of those who ask the question: "Why even make a Transformers movie if you don't use the iconic Transformers?"  First they make Bumblebee a Camaro instead of a VW Bug (which I understand is due to VW refusing to allow licensing of the Bug for "portrayals of war").  Then they talk about having a number of scenes with Prime without his facemask on "to highten the emotion of the scenes".  And now they've altogether changed the look of one of the most iconic figures of the past 25 years.

Of course, why should I be surprised?  It's being directed by Michael Bay (of Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and the Bad Boys series), a man who could make a movie about Pearl Harbor nearly unwatchable. 

Yikes.