protocomics part 6: more than meets the eye...in bed / movie review

[protoclown]

I have a new Protocomic up this week, this time redubbing a classic Transformers comic...also guest-starring Spider-Man! Check it out and let me know what you think!

Comments

[qualitytv]

The only redeeming value for my money spent seeing this movie was in going to the Alamo Drafthouse for the Robosaurus Pre-Show. That and the fact that I could help my buddies drink through a bucket of beer while watching Michael Bay's latest suckfest.

Now WHY do they let Bay anywhere near a film studio is beyond me. Just a quick glance at his filmography list should be enough to give anyone pause.

[protoclown]

Haha yeah, I can totally imagine that the movie must be easier to cope with while consuming massive amounts of alcohol. I don't drink though, so I had to face that turkey cold sober, unfortunately!

[karamustang65]

I think the way Jazz talked was one of the most irritating things about the movie. Well wait...one of many irritating things. I was glad when he was ripped in half. GLAD! I'm not supposed to want an Autobot to die. BUT I DID!

*deep breath*

[protoclown]

Yeah, were we really supposed to feel sympathy for an annoying character who had like two lines in the whole movie anyway? He was a chump, a nobody. Whereas in the old cartoon he was one of the coolest Autobots with one of the more interesting personalities. And I'd really hoped they were going to try to go with someone who sounded like the original Scatman Crothers voice...

[mogguy]

The moment I read that the '86 movie was better, I knew I wouldn't see it. You sir, are a martyr, and I take my hat off to you.

[protoclown]

Indeed. If you're a fan of the old stuff, you'll probably be offended. If not, hell, you might enjoy it. But only if the idea of a computer virus suddenly rendering RADIOS unable to work doesn't sound stupid to you. :P

[protoclown]

Yeah, or I prefer the way Dave likes to think of the scene...that they were using a computer MONITOR to send morse code frequencies. Nevermind that almost nobody knows morse code anymore, so a fat lot of good that would've done even if it were remotely possible. Unlike Dave, I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume there was an actual computer involved in the process too, but given the way Hollywood always portrays how computers magically work (hacking always seems to involve flying around in William Gibson's Matrix after all), I wouldn't be surprised if it was just the monitor they were using. But in any event, yes, a magical operating system for sending morse code just popped up on the screen! How helpful

Hooray!

[anonymous]

Finally, someone who echoes my feelings! God, everyone I've talked to about this tripe thought it was OMG AWESOME and I can't see what the hell they were talking about. I kept wishing the whiny, arrogant main character would die already. And why was every girl in the movie vapid bitches who looked like they were just posing for the cover of Sports Illustrated, yet the guys were allowed to be perfectly ordinary looking, and even *gasp* fat? No sexism there, no sir. Hell, I thought people were supposed to be a minor part of the whole Transformers story. At least, they were in the cartoon. I didn't feel like I went to see Transformers, I felt like I was watching a shitty teen movie about a social retard who kept bitching about everything, with a few bigass robots thrown in for kicks. I wish I had my $10 back.

Re: Hooray!

[stereobarf]

Whoop, that was me.

Re: Hooray!

[protoclown]

Heh. Exactly! On the other hand, "Stardust" was a very kickass movie that's definitely worth seeing.