2018’s “Bumblebee” was a chance for the “Transformers” series to rethink things after director Michael Bay brought the brand name to box office highs and critical lows. It served as a prequel/restart for the saga, and while it didn’t scare up enormous box office returns (released during heavy competition), it connected with viewers, successfully getting fans reinterested in the ongoing big screen adventures of the robots in disguise. “Bumblebee” was a lot of fun, and director Steven Caple Jr. (“Creed II”) is determined to keep the party going in “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” supplying a thrilling sequel that hopes to wow kids and kids-at-heart with a grander display of Autobot heroics and human courage, presenting an epic study of action and planet-gobbling doom. Of course, this is a “Transformers” picture, with silliness unavoidable, but Caple Jr. really captures the enormity of the brand’s warrior spirit and ways of destruction, making for a lively sit. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com