I saw the movie (alone) for the second time today. it allowed me to reflect on a few more things, as follows:

* I fact-checked, and all songs in the soundtrack were released in or before 1987 so it's accurate to the setting, not just another 80s-themed party playlist like other movies offer. I'm considering buying it, and it will be pretty much the only non-transforming Transformers produce I've ever bought.

* There are so many lovely little touches, like the symbolic 'objects may be closer than they appear' at the end.

* Some of the awkward family interactions are more awkward once you know they're coming.

* Screw scale. The triple-changers seem to change into really small aircraft. Then again maybe that's exactly what they do. It's not like they have to be sized to carry humans, and only have to look right at a distance. Do Decepticons give a damn about scale?

* I went this afternoon on a weekday. There was a smattering of audience including some parents with kids, a gang of mixed gender teens, and even what looked like a double date of four grandparents. There was laughing and a general good vibe in the cinema. We might not be going in droves, but we're a good cross-section and we're enjoying what we see.