No New Ideas in Hollywood - Transformers 2!?!?!?
My new bestest friend, Rouge (may his name be blessed), sent me the first season of the Original Transformers yesterday - just because he is that cool. It was weird watching the episodes again for the first time in 22 years - and let me tell you this show is twice as cool. I went on to IMDB to find some cool quotes to look out for when I found this.It looks like Paramount is making a LIVE ACTION SEQUEL of the Transformers. The leads are all human, and there is no confirmation of what robots will be included. The messageboard claims that Optimus Prime and Megatron will be there - but no indication if Megatron will be a Walther P-38, or a tank, or a howlitzer, or some other weapon shaped like a phallus. Given that the humans have all been cast (including Sparkplug and Spike "Holy shit, what are we going to do now?!" Witwicky), the only real speculation is how big a part the actual robots will play in the story besides in the action.
In the original series the Decepticons were the warriors, and the Autobots were the hopelessly outgunned opposition. The Autobots knew they were screwed, but they fought on because it was the right thing to do. Valor in the face of nearly assured destruction is what made this series so great - and is what inspired so many knock-offs, like Beast Wars and Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The list of actors is almost as ridiculous as the concept of a LIVE ACTION transformers. Fear.
Good or bad, this movie is a must see!
another tale spun by ColeTrain @ 12:24 PM
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Now, I hate Lord of the Rings, but I shudder when thinking that you rationally credit 'Transformers' (one of the worst cartoons of the 1980s) with its cinematic release.
Miss Daisy, I'm going to have the Chicago mob kill you for saying that the Transformers was one of the "worst" cartoons of the 1980s. There are millions of people out there who would pound you to death for saying such a thing.
I definitely want to see this movie when it comes out. I hope it has a more serious tone to it (meaning no less than PG-13), since people from our generation will remember this series better than the 5-8 year olds of today. Let's hope Stephen Spielberg doesn't fuck things up.
The Transformers is the reason most people of our generation have some sense and character. Contrast that with Pokemon and the rise of the Trench Coat Mafia.
It takes character to have hope when even your Dad says all is lost. Take this line from Sparkplug when trying to revive Optimus Prime.
"I'm sorry Spike, sometimes nothing you do makes any difference."
The concept was revolutionary. The backstory was terrific. The animation was top-notch. The sounds/sound effects are probably the best of any cartoon.
But dear God, the plotline and happenings of any given episode were retarded. Cool moments are bound to happen in a story of fighting robots, but they were way too far and few between.
Of course I'd watch these shows again in a heartbeat.
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