Watch Optimus Prime ride a robotic T-Rex in Transformers: Age of Extinction

The fourth installment in Michael Bay's blockbuster franchise looks more ridiculous than ever

Transformers

Michael Bay knows what you want. Yes, the Super Bowl commercial for Transformers: Age of Extinction gives us a few shots of Mark Wahlberg, who is taking over the franchise from Shia LaBeouf. But the 30-second glimpse of the upcoming blockbuster dispenses with our new protagonist as quickly as possible in favor of the real draw for Trans4mers: robot dinosaurs.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.