Heh, agreed. It's a funny looking yet really-horrific-when-you-think-about-it kind of weapon.
I love Shatter too, but I feel that it's better than they don't bring her back. Besides, who knows? Maybe they can give us even cooler villains in the future.
But how awesome is it that we actually have likable Decepticon characters in a live action Transformers film?! More likable than most Autobots in Bayformers! I cared more about Shatter's demise than I did about Quejack in DOTM.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Bumblebee's fist pump is obviously in reference to The Breakfast Club which, of course, starred Judd Nelson. But one interesting thing that my daughter mentioned to me yesterday, as a person with no knowledge of The Breakfast Club but who has seen TFTM... she thinks that Bumblebee's fist pump is a reference to this:
![]()