Advanced CG Graphics are being used for Bumble Bee
The popularity of Transformers 2 is bewildering.
It looks like brilliant advertising has made it impossible for consumers to discern (1) a movie with big explosions, flashing lights and a pair of tits from (2) a genuinely shitty movie.
A midnight opening was once reserved for a certain (negative) stereotype, but it has somehow found its way onto the Twitters and Facebook statuses of the mainstream.
The numbers at the box office make one wonder: how many of those ticket-buyers have actually heard of or seen the original Transformers? And while it’s not intended to be a condescending speculation, it’s hard for me to believe that the majority of the (millions of) people who have seen it (and who will see it) were interested in overgrown transforming robots from the 80s.
So, what makes these CGI’d Takara toys so appealing and how were so many people enticed?
I can only conclude that the media has done a wonderful job of spoon-feeding us gold plated piles of shit – the kind with big explosions, flashing lights and a pair of tits.
What will they think of next?
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Hahah! Great write up, Jamie. I’ve been a fan of Transformers since the original cartoons. My sister owns the original movie on VHS and on DVD. But, as with every Michael Bay film, you’re not supposed to be looking for a plot, good acting, or great writing. You’re supposed to be looking for explosions, ILM’s awesome CG, and Megan’s rockin’ tits. I’ve had my ticket bought since last week. Gonna watch it tonight on IMAX.
The old Transformers movie was hella 80s but so fucking awesome. Surprisingly, I actually did enjoy the movie. The plot, which people seemed to hate, didn’t bother me at all.
Hated Skids and Mudflap a lot though. They annoyed me to no end.
Given that it was a Michael Bay film, I didn’t expect it to be great so maybe that’s why I enjoyed it. But whatever, I liked it.