After spending the better part of the past 20 years cranking out live-action Transformers movies, the franchise has finally returned to its animated roots with the critically acclaimed Transformers One.

The Rotten Tomatoes score for Transformers One is one of the series' most impressive, signaling a change for the better for the robots in disguise.

Few franchises blur reality and fantasy as successfully as Transformers. Here's what these behemoths of special effects look like without all the digital wizardry.