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Sliverbane

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SPOILER WARNING

I will be discussing some plot devices and such..

First reaction.... Woa! They really upped the naughty-factor in this movie. The inuendo was pretty funny at times. Lots of cussing words like: shit, ass, asshole, pussy, bitch and even an implied F-Bomb. Devistator's 'decepti-balls' was the best gag of the show. However, far too many people brought their children to this movie. Seriously....tons of kids under 10 years of age. (Movie is rated PG-13) Oh, sure it's the parent's peroggative...however I remain perplexed why movies are blamed for certain sociatal issues when parent s persist in not checking ratings and content of the entertainment they expose to there children. Well, enough of that...

The new autobot selection was interesting - there was some more screen time for all, but again - I wanted more! RC, Ironhide and a few others are almost unseen in comparison to Optimus and the 'Wayans' Autobot Twins. And the Decepticons get all the dialogue....

Bumblebee's voice is gone again! To me, making Bumblebee's dialogue a collection of goofy movie/music clips, groans and whimpers dumbs him down to a dog - a pet for the lead human character. It takes something from him. Not cool. Stop making Bumblebee in to a pet!

The two 'Wayan's Brother' Autobots ( that are causing a controversy due to their 'hip hop' mannerism and speech patterens - One has a gold 'tooth' - its pretty rediculous) were...simply comic relief. I get it, but really... I would have been just as happy welcome more Autobots of note from the original cast. Blaster and Perceptor, perhaps. Many of the autobots or the original cartoon had this comical kinda of comradery. No need to make NEW autobots to accomplish this.

Not very impressed by the fact that they killed Optimus again... (Then brought him back AGAIN!) We went through that before you jerks!!

Soundwave as a space satelite! Cool...but could have made the voice just a little closer to the old one? PLEASE! That voice was hypnotic! *pout*

She 'shaky camera' bullshit was still present in this sequel, but I think there was more traditional 'stationary' cinementography between the shake-up crap to keep me from getting a mirgain. However, the battle sequences between the Bots was still pretty obnoxious.

The drama and destruction was certainly turned WAY up. I think I blieved Shia's character much more this time around. However his 'sex-pot' girl friends damn lip gloss never faded. Tch! Nor did her eye-liner and mascara. *gag*

They've certainly created a very different setting for the Autobots/Decepticons. I wonder if a third movie will come about? Will the struggle become intergalatic? the story arc certainly can't stay earth-bound. Wait...I know it CAN..but it SHOULDN'T.

I was entertained by this movie MUCH more than the first. I began to give a damn about Shia's character - and enjoyed the increased screen time of both Decepticon and Autobot. (More please) Loose the humans and it will all go smooth. TRUST ME - the bots can hold their own - they don't need humans to make the story work. That is, unless the writers don't have it in them to make the bots hold their own with out human support?

Anyhow.... Check it out. Share your thoughts.

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On Jun 29, 2009 6:34 am, Sliverbane said:

Soundwave as a space satelite! Cool...but could have made the voice just a little closer to the old one? PLEASE! That voice was hypnotic! *pout*

Oh no! I hope my boyfriend won't be too disappointed, Soundwave is is fave. [smiley]

I haven't seen it yet, I'm not sure if we'll be able to go any time soon, but I'll try... We're trying to move into our own apartment at the moment. Maybe if one of his friends wants to take us...

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I really enjoyed the movie, too. Like you, I'm WAY disappointed that Bee's voice is gone... AGAIN. I mean, WTF? They didn't even really explain it. And with Ratchet there (who got like, 10 seconds of screen time), why wasn't he fixed? I also really hate that parents are bringing young kids to this movie. I mean, I saw 4 and 5 year olds! And if you tell them, "don't repeat those words", they just want to do it even more. I, too, hate that people blame musicians and whatnot when it's the parents' fault for allowing their kids to see movies with such violence and language.

That said, I liked the plot, and as a Decepticon fan, I LOVED the line-up. Ravage was always a fave, and I thought he got some great screen time (R.I.P. Ravage). What really disappoints me is (this goes back to the first movie as well) that they insist on using silly GM cars. I mean, Bee looks great, but they should've stuck with the original cars, or at least used a new variety of cars. Instead, we get a crappy selection of cars that we either will never like, or will never see (since GM is doing so poorly). Actionwise, the movie was great. And the story was great, too. I was thoroughly entertained.

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On Jul 2, 2009 4:23 am, PitaBread said:

What really disappoints me is (this goes back to the first movie as well) that they insist on using silly GM cars. I mean, Bee looks great, but they should've stuck with the original cars, or at least used a new variety of cars. Instead, we get a crappy selection of cars that we either will never like, or will never see (since GM is doing so poorly).

I'm pretty sure they contracted with GM. I didn't really care for it, either, but I guess it's cheaper/easier to go with a single manufacturer.

I haven't seen the new movie yet. From what I've been hearing about it, I may just wait for the DVD.

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On Jul 2, 2009 4:23 am, PitaBread said:

I also really hate that parents are bringing young kids to this movie. I mean, I saw 4 and 5 year olds! And if you tell them, "don't repeat those words", they just want to do it even more. I, too, hate that people blame musicians and whatnot when it's the parents' fault for allowing their kids to see movies with such violence and language.

There was a BABY in the theater yesterday. >.< It didn't cry much though, and at least not loud enough to really bother me (though it did sound like my son, which caught my attention a couple times). Still, find a babysitter or don't go to the movies, gawd. >.<

Anyway, yeah, I saw it yesterday. i was entertained. [smiley] I don't remember enough about where the last movie left off with everything. I won't bother nitpicking though.

My boyfriend was indeed disappointed by Soundwave's voice, but I still made him snort soda when I suggested that Soundwave was tentacle raping the sattelite.

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On Jul 4, 2009 7:04 pm, zirathedarkelf said:

My boyfriend was indeed disappointed by Soundwave's voice, but I still made him snort soda when I suggested that Soundwave was tentacle raping the sattelite.

Ha!! That's EXACTLY what my friend said during that scene!! [smiley]