Spot on Bladestorm. My point is that it was a token gesture and a weak one at that. Despite the yay China! chest beating, you all noticed the actual lack of Chinese military arse kicking and it was in fact the American heroes who saved the day (and Hong Kong).

Michael Bay is well known for his 'murica! brand of film making and isn't afraid of showing it. Hell I enjoy the ride as well. But there was no way he was going to be able to do a similar showcase of the Chinese military kicking arse in Hong Kong because that would really go down like a lead balloon to the US audiences (who are totally not feeling threatened by China or anything).

So all we get is some throwaway lines and Chinese product placements. And now that another forumer mentions it, not even a showcase of US military so as not to irk Chinese audiences. It's a movie which tried to please everyone and suffers for it. I'm really, really hoping TF5 is not another joint venture between Chinese and US studios.