Aebous, the helicopter was "Blackout", and the tank was "Devastator". Oddly enough, the toy version of the tank is named "Brawl".
Jazz as a Solstice was a bit disturbing ... but I liked the film overall, as a fresh start instead of a continuation of the cartoon or comic. I did find it ironic that Bumblebee took down Devastator in the final battle, given their original statures in the cartoon.
Hasbro has tried multiple times in the last few years to license VW and Porsche models (for Bumblebee, Jazz, etc.), but have been denied as those companies (or is it comapany?) do not wish to be associated with "war toys". As a result, we see our favorite characters showing up as Renaults, Pontiacs, Chevys, Mazdas, etc.
Though I'm not a big Ford fan, Barricade (the evil Saleen Mustang cop car) was easily my favorite in the movie.
Have I managed to reinstate my geekdom?
