Transformers Film Series/Fridge

Fridge Horror

 * In the live action Transformers films, according to Word of God, Skids and Mudflap are Child Soldiers. This is the worst case of Ascended Fanon ever.
 * Considering the state of Cybertron and the Transformers race in the live-action series, being a Child Soldier is one of the least of their problems.
 * Keep in mind that pretty much all Cybertronians are millions of years old. Skids and Mudflap are likely just immature.
 * And the novelization of the third film has them killed by.

Fridge Brilliance

 * Some fans might have been put off by how in Dark of the Moon, because that is not how fans see Optimus. When you look over at Transformers: Prime, and see how Optimus was intent on killing Megatron after, the scene's brilliance comes into play. Because of Megatron's actions over the course of Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon, Megatron had gone too far in Optimus' eyes, just as his Transformers: Prime counterpart did.