Transformers

[Partha]

Ford Taurus pull up, everybody run
White boys jump out, pointin' wit' they guns
Ford Taurus leave, everybody come back
Hope them boys didn't find my sack

...or so the saying goes.

[Alluveal]

I saw it tonight and I rather enjoyed it! I didn't know any of the storyline, so hubby filled me in. I loved that Hugo Weaving was the voice of Megatron. And to show you what a wussy emotional bundle of nerves I am, I shed me a tear or two when they were frackin' with Bumblebee. (sniffs)

Fun movie. Not brain surgery, but I wasn't expecting it to be.

[Jarochai Alabaster]

1. They explained that part well, go watch the movie again.

If they explained it so well, why don't you enlighten us? I'm not paying to go see it again. As a fan of the cartoons, I'd say it's worth seeing once, but not twice. What was said, only in the very beginning of the film, went something along the lines of this:

"Once upon a time there was the Cube, and it had this energy called the All Spark. It made us all but no one knows how, or where the fuck it came from, or anything like that. Somehow, during the war between Autobots and Decepticons, it was lost for no reason. Now we're looking for it."

How is that an explaination? The Cube makes no God damned sense.

2. I agree, but Volkswagen didn't want them to associate the beetle with violence. Which is why the Camaro dings the shit out of that beetle on the used car lot.

Ok, that makes sense. I was wondering why the VW h8 in that particular scene, too.

4. The effects were dope, you're just bitching to bitch.

No, Jurassic Park was more convincing, and that movie's like 13 years old. Also, only faggety-ass wannabes use words like "dope" to describe something in a positive manner. Especially when they're white.

5. The kid ran cause they were holding the Decepticons off to make cover for him so he could go undetected. If they had held it, it wouldn't have had nearly the same dramatic effect. Jeez.

"Dramatic effect" just for the sake of dramatic effect is one of the major reasons action films suck. If you can't write a believable plot arc to go along with the scene you want to convey, you're a fuckstick of a writer. It still would have made more sense for Optimus Prime to hang onto the Cube. Putting it in the hands of the military would have been idiotic at best, considering what the Transformers are capable of vs. earthly technology. Remember, a single Decepticon obliterated an entire military installation.

6. No, you're just scared of getting recruited.

I can't get recruited. Scoliosis tends to disqualify a person. Nevermind that I have nothing to fear with a volunteer military anyway, and nevermind that my boyfriend's military. Hell, he pointed out a few of the "recruiting" scenes to me himself, and thought they were about as gay as I did.

Good lord, Xilly. You just can't handle someone pointing out a few flaws in your favorite little movie, can you? It's a somewhat fun film, yes. But it's far from perfect and it falls very short of all the fucking hype. For a sci-fi/action flick, it's definitely decent. For a sci-fi/action flick based on a children's cartoon, I'll even say it's pretty good. As a film on its own, in its own rite, it's just not that great. In fact, if it was a completely unique concept (That is, if the Transformers hadn't existed prior to this movie), it would have been a monumental flop, and rightfully so.

[Select]

No, Jurassic Park was more convincing, and that movie's like 13 years old.

I love Jurassic Park for that reason! Most of it still holds up. Jaws does a decent job too. I know Pan's Labyrinth will hold up long into the future as well. I firmly believe in mixing puppets with CG because of this.

[Bastards Last Stand]

It's a somewhat fun film, yes. But it's far from perfect and it falls very short of all the fucking hype. For a sci-fi/action flick, it's definitely decent. For a sci-fi/action flick based on a children's cartoon, I'll even say it's pretty good. As a film on its own, in its own rite, it's just not that great. In fact, if it was a completely unique concept (That is, if the Transformers hadn't existed prior to this movie), it would have been a monumental flop, and rightfully so.

I think that's probably the best description of the movie I've seen so far. It's decent if one is wanting a mindless sci-fi/action flick but, being that Michael Bay was at the helm, there's no real reason to go in looking for more. Then again, what can one expect from a movie based on cartoons that were no more than 30-minute commercials for a toy line? Granted, I think the movie would have done fine if the Transformers hadn't existed: pump out trailers portraying giant alien robots destroying Earth, release the movie to theatres on the 4th of July weekend and watch the ticket sales pour in.

What I think would have been interesting was if Spielberg had been directing it instead of just producing. I would have liked to see what he could have done with.

[Riggen]

Had Spielberg directed, the Allspark would have been a mechanical heart-light and Megatron would only have been able to transform into a giant flying walkie-talkie.

[Kulaf]

Jaro,

I'll try to explain if I can. The Allspark is not something new for the movie. The concept was developed in the cartoon as a repository for every "spark" (the living foce of every tranformer) that ever existed. Chances are that the reason it could only make "evil" transformers was it was still keyed to Megatron's energy as he was the last one to be holding it before it was lost.

[jookkor]

So why don't you get the job? I'm studying what I feel I'll be happy with.

I'm going to as soon as I'm licensed .

? you need a liscence to do that where you are?

[Turaylon Soulshadow]

So why don't you get the job? I'm studying what I feel I'll be happy with.

I'm going to as soon as I'm licensed .

? you need a liscence to do that where you are?

You don't need it but you can get a job in a better place if you have it. There's a few major piercing/tattooing parlors around here and you can't work there unless yer either licensed or have a 300 hour apprenticeship.

[Finglefinn]

"Dramatic effect" just for the sake of dramatic effect is one of the major reasons action films suck. If you can't write a believable plot arc to go along with the scene you want to convey, you're a fuckstick of a writer. It still would have made more sense for Optimus Prime to hang onto the Cube.

Good lord, Xilly. You just can't handle someone pointing out a few flaws in your favorite little movie, can you? It's a somewhat fun film, yes. But it's far from perfect and it falls very short of all the fucking hype. For a sci-fi/action flick, it's definitely decent. For a sci-fi/action flick based on a children's cartoon, I'll even say it's pretty good. As a film on its own, in its own rite, it's just not that great. In fact, if it was a completely unique concept (That is, if the Transformers hadn't existed prior to this movie), it would have been a monumental flop, and rightfully so.

Jeezus, Jaro. Your almighty sensitive gay ass is going way out of control on this one. ITS A SEAT OF YOUR PANTS NO BRAINER ACTION MOVIE. Simple.

Transformers is the best action film this year. F4 was very good, but Transformers was the shit. There are no points in this genre for dialogue and thoughtfulness. Sure some clever humor (like the Bumblebee knocking the shit out of the VW in the used car lot was funny, for those who got it, like not my wife. I laughed my ass off when that happened and she gave me a WTF? look). But don't think for one minute that the goal of this film was ANYTHING but the sweetest CG and battle scenes they could pack into two hours. And to do the story justice, the film would have had to be twice as long.

Hands down this film is a home run. It was absolutely freaking fantastic on my home theater. I can't wait for the sequel.

My grade: A+

[Finglefinn]

C'mon... Quit being a pussy and complete the cliche. We all know he should have been a Caddy.

Funniest post on this thread yet!



XLR-V ftw!

[Arathena]

I finally bothered to watch this. I would have enjoyed it much more if the CG was simpler - AKA, I could tell what the fuck was going on in fight scenes. Auto-mute on Sam would have been good, too.

[Ddrak]

Do the robots grow tentacles? That's the only important thing I need to know!

Dd

[Ariannda Kusanagi]

Do the robots grow tentacles? That's the only important thing I need to know!

Dd

no

[Finglefinn]

So here's my question. They showed Prime whipping out his energon axe to chop the head off Bonecrusher or whoever it was. So why didn't Megatron bring out his energon flail in the end fight? Did they forget? I remember at least two battles in the old animated series where they went toe-to-toe with the energon weapons.

I guess they are saving that kind of battle for the sequel.

[Hakthek]

Four pages and nobody mentionned Megan Fox? Have you guys lost your penises?

[Finglefinn]

Maybe a 7?

Ink -1
Smokes -1
Skanky -1

Sorry, not my type.

[Hakthek]

Yeah, keep in mind that I'm 19.

That type of women is usually pretty attractive to guys my age.

Not to mention I have a soft spot for brunettes.

[Finglefinn]

Well then, there you go. She's definately got DSL, a nice bod and she just edgy enough with the ink and the smoking (i.e. rebellious youth) to turn you millenium guys on. And she's like 21, Hak, so she could buy you beer.

[Ddrak]

Hak can buy his own beer in Canada at 19, right?

21 is a retarded drinking age in my opinion. 18 makes more sense to me if you really have to make a legal age at all. Just admit that college kids drink and trying to stop it means they're just going to binge more.

Dd