Yeah, I can't argue with that. My buddy emailed me a commercial, I think it was Scion. A beat starts to play and the car turns into a kick-ass robot and dances. It looked damn cool! But the idea of it being an actual character.... eh.
Noctuary, I see what you mean about the social commentary, but it's always seemed cheesy to me, Transformers. Terminator is much more on the mark in that regard. I mostly stuck with GI Joe as a kid, and Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I don't think I ever had a transformer:D