Transformers and stuff
So we took the kids to see Transformers on the 4th. They've been wanting to see it so badly, and we decided to go late when everyone would be in bed for work Thursday.
All I can say is it's a really good....commercial. That's basically all it is. One giant commercial. And Bumblebee as a stupid Camaro? If they were going to change him from a bug they could have at least made him something cool, like a TA. But, since it was mainly a GM commercial(and they forked out a lot for it), I guess they couldn't go using Pontiacs. The plot isn't even original, it's got about the dumbest story line I've ever seen, and I swear the all-spark thing was totally stolen from Star Trek- as anyone who has ever seen the Borg will immediately know upon seeing Transformers. It's like they put together as crappy a storyline as they could get away with, just counting on the effects to carry the movie- which, they ARE doing, and doing well.
The effects were fantastic though, and I'd see it again just for those.
An old friend got in touch with me the other day, one of my best friends ever, who moved to AZ after getting out of the Navy. His mom hates me and has always said he never wanted to hear from me, but that's not true. I'm really happy to have gotten back in touch with him.
In other news, it's hot like hell here, and I think I'm going to go swimming.
Please don't leave a message telling me how wrong I am about the movie, I don't care what you think about it, and you aren't going to change my mind. I didn't leave ranty messages in anyone's LJ who loved the movie, so have the same respect, or I'll delete your message, thanks. I'm using all my tolerance on the kid I've been babysitting, and I have none left for anything else.
All I can say is it's a really good....commercial. That's basically all it is. One giant commercial. And Bumblebee as a stupid Camaro? If they were going to change him from a bug they could have at least made him something cool, like a TA. But, since it was mainly a GM commercial(and they forked out a lot for it), I guess they couldn't go using Pontiacs. The plot isn't even original, it's got about the dumbest story line I've ever seen, and I swear the all-spark thing was totally stolen from Star Trek- as anyone who has ever seen the Borg will immediately know upon seeing Transformers. It's like they put together as crappy a storyline as they could get away with, just counting on the effects to carry the movie- which, they ARE doing, and doing well.
The effects were fantastic though, and I'd see it again just for those.
An old friend got in touch with me the other day, one of my best friends ever, who moved to AZ after getting out of the Navy. His mom hates me and has always said he never wanted to hear from me, but that's not true. I'm really happy to have gotten back in touch with him.
In other news, it's hot like hell here, and I think I'm going to go swimming.
Please don't leave a message telling me how wrong I am about the movie, I don't care what you think about it, and you aren't going to change my mind. I didn't leave ranty messages in anyone's LJ who loved the movie, so have the same respect, or I'll delete your message, thanks. I'm using all my tolerance on the kid I've been babysitting, and I have none left for anything else.