i could name like 10 CGI spectacles that are better than any transformers movie JUST THIS YEAR, michael bay has contempt for his audience and it shows, his movies have no craft, no care and no "direction" in them, they're literally just visual noise edited in a way to trick you into thinking you're watching an actual movie.
i hate the "it's just a popcorn flick" argument, there are great popcorn flicks, and there are terrible money grabbing pieces of garbage where art goes to die.