Hey all you movie buffs (I include myself in this group), I saw Transformers yesterday. Nothing says celebrate the independence of our country from English tyranny like watching CGI aliens battle it out for a CGI cube as they turn into cars, jets and tanks.
I remember the toys and the cartoon from when I was younger. I could only successfully transform Bumblebee as he only required three or so motions to get him from VW Beetle to robot. All others were beyond my limited mechanical capabilities. On this note, when they originally introduced Bumblebee was a Beetle, Megatron was a gun, and Soundwave was a boombox that had the nifty tapes that turned into a dog, a little guy, and a bird. Not so much anymore. Megatron is now a jet, Soundwave is a little annoying spider looking robot, and good ol' Bumblebee is a Camaro. Not only that, but he starts out as a late 70's, early 80's crappy Camaro and by the end of the movie is a rockin' 2009 Camaro. Gone is the little Beetle. Why you ask? Because the movie is basically a multi-million (maybe billion) dollar GM commercial. Don't get me wrong, the vehicles are smokin' hot, but the dialogue leaves a lot to be desired. Way too many over the top cheesy lines and not enough good comedy or drama. The car pees on someone in the movie, for God's sake! I liked Shia, and who doesn't like Josh Duhamel (pretty hot) but it wasn't enough to make it worth standing in line and shelling out 15 bucks to see again.
Waiting for the DVD at life.sa.laugh@hotmail.com.
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