Transformers (2007)
Leisher wrote:Directed by Michael Bay?
Bay's credits include the two "Bad Boys" movies, "Pearl Harbor," "Armageddon" and "The Rock."
Goddamnit, he just killed like 90% of the population's interest in seeing this film. Those ain't flicks to be proud of.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
It was gonna get a rated R...
http://www.joblo.com/r-rated-transformers
But then Spielberg the Executive Producer made a phone call and got it rated PG-13, without any cuts.
Sheesh.
http://www.joblo.com/r-rated-transformers
But then Spielberg the Executive Producer made a phone call and got it rated PG-13, without any cuts.
Sheesh.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
New trailer is up.
http://www.transformersmovie.com/
I officially want to see this, now. I got a little chill when the semi pulled up to them....
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http://www.transformersmovie.com/
I officially want to see this, now. I got a little chill when the semi pulled up to them....
Edited By GORDON on 1179511065
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Damn, I would've used that as an excuse to shove more violence into it.GORDON wrote:It was gonna get a rated R...
http://www.joblo.com/r-rated-transformers
But then Spielberg the Executive Producer made a phone call and got it rated PG-13, without any cuts.
Sheesh.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
It's like you aren't even trying.
http://www.dtman.com/cgi-bin....formers
http://www.dtman.com/cgi-bin....formers
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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thibodeaux
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Will most likely be going to the advance screening tonight at the behest of a buddy of mine. I'm one of the few people he deems "worthy" to see it w\. Thoughts will be posted tomorrow probably.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
thibodeaux wrote:Michael Bay is involved.
Therefore, suckage.
I dunno, the Playboy centerfold video he directed got one, uh... thumb up.
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It's not me, it's someone else.
Big fucking warning -- DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT see this film. I felt like my eyes were skull-fucked for two hours w\ a razorblade strap-on.
Details to follow tomorrow.
Details to follow tomorrow.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Alright. I was invited to go see this flick w\ a buddy of mine cos he knew I'd be a good barometre to tell if the flick was true to the cartoon or comics. If there were any discrepancies in the plot or something needed to be explained, that's why I was there. I really am reviewing this from the perspective of someone familiar w\ the story & characters, so I'll be a bit harsher than the average dude.
That being said, this film sucks ass on all the levels that count. All of the transformers, EVERY SINGLE ONE, was either undeveloped, underdeveloped, badly written, wasted, or just fucking useless. The closest one they come to getting right was Optimus Prime, & even he's a pale shadow of what he should be. I doubt I can give too much away w\o letting spoilers drop, but I think I may start a separate thread for that.
This film is now the new example of someone taking an existing franchise w\ a huge appeal, giving it to writers who just seem to have taken the random pop culture generator, output some shit, & stitched it together.
This film is bad on every level. You won't care about most of the characters cos they're never developed. Megatron gets virtually no screen time. Starscream is now just a jet, not the treacherous & memorable sumbitch we've all come to expect. Optimus Prime, who is supposed to be the paragon of virtue & nobility, a superb battlefield commander who can single-handedly turn the tide of a fight, & a moral compass has been reduced to a well-meaning, shallow, bumbling fucktard. When he steps on the lawn ornament & says, "Whoops. My bad," you'll know what I mean.
I did not buy a ticket to hear masturbation jokes, I did not buy it to see the Autobots pull their version of the Three Stooges, & I certainly didn't buy a ticket to see Bumblebee literally robopissing on John Tuturro. Fuck you Michael Bay. Fuck you Roberto Orci. Fuck you Alex Kurtzman. This made the 1986 cartoon seem like Sophocles. This is the most abysmal film I've seen in the theatres since I saw "The Number Twenty-Three" hungover on St. Patrick's Day.
That being said, this film sucks ass on all the levels that count. All of the transformers, EVERY SINGLE ONE, was either undeveloped, underdeveloped, badly written, wasted, or just fucking useless. The closest one they come to getting right was Optimus Prime, & even he's a pale shadow of what he should be. I doubt I can give too much away w\o letting spoilers drop, but I think I may start a separate thread for that.
This film is now the new example of someone taking an existing franchise w\ a huge appeal, giving it to writers who just seem to have taken the random pop culture generator, output some shit, & stitched it together.
This film is bad on every level. You won't care about most of the characters cos they're never developed. Megatron gets virtually no screen time. Starscream is now just a jet, not the treacherous & memorable sumbitch we've all come to expect. Optimus Prime, who is supposed to be the paragon of virtue & nobility, a superb battlefield commander who can single-handedly turn the tide of a fight, & a moral compass has been reduced to a well-meaning, shallow, bumbling fucktard. When he steps on the lawn ornament & says, "Whoops. My bad," you'll know what I mean.
I did not buy a ticket to hear masturbation jokes, I did not buy it to see the Autobots pull their version of the Three Stooges, & I certainly didn't buy a ticket to see Bumblebee literally robopissing on John Tuturro. Fuck you Michael Bay. Fuck you Roberto Orci. Fuck you Alex Kurtzman. This made the 1986 cartoon seem like Sophocles. This is the most abysmal film I've seen in the theatres since I saw "The Number Twenty-Three" hungover on St. Patrick's Day.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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thibodeaux
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This film is now the new example of someone taking an existing franchise w\ a huge appeal, giving it to writers who just seem to have taken the random pop culture generator, output some shit, & stitched it together.
See also Godzilla.
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