Quote Originally Posted by Tiby View Post
Defenses etc in the middle of Shanghai? The Autobots are clearly based in the US.
Actually, they're based on Diego Garcia, which is nowhere near the US and not US territory, but hosts a US military instillation. It's mentioned very briefly in the film, and is so quick you'd miss it. I only picked it up because I already knew of Diego Garcia.

My 2c: it's a film built around giant explosions and little plot. Sadly, the Transformers mythos seen in this film is only there to support the summer film, which will be quickly forgotten by the majority of those who see it. The charcterisation is messy and sporadic because there's no distinct need for proper characterisation of the alien robots. I'm not saying I'm happy about it, but I've accepted it and moved on.