Sunday, July 22, 2007

Transformers: Robots in Transnational Proportions

Yeah i know i'm weird, watched Harry Potter within days of its release but only got to witness the epic battle of the Autobots and Decepticons yesterday night!

Beyond Expectations:
Transformers truly goes beyond any of my prior expectations. I knew it was going to be good. Everyone says it was good. But i did not expect it to be that good. You know what i mean? And it was. And trust me sitting at the front row is not that bad at all (only in Cathay cinemas of course. ;p) since it elevates the size of the already elevated transforming machines! Damn. The producers were right to feel that way too, apparently they were so confident it was gonna be a big hit that they had already signed up the stars for 2 more sequels. Well we can hardly wait. I'm getting my hands on the DVDs.

Well yes the pic is the entrance door to my room. The movie poster fanatic like me had placed 2 separate posters side by side to make Optimus Prime and Megatron stare at each other. Yeah, Destroy and Protect.

The Non-Robotic Figures:
The movie is a visual spectacle at its finest, with great cast of budding actors too. Shia LaBeouf (how the hell do we pronounce that??) marvel at his nerdiness, though i still think he's nose abit long and pointed (hmm..a Jew?). Josh Duhamel from the Las Vegas fame seem not bad in the movie...i've always thought his acting rather suck in the Las Vegas series. And of course not forgetting Megan Fox! I was so proud of the fact that i knew who she was when the movie first came out, had noticed her from the comedy series Hope and Faith, and was wondering why a hawt girl like her has not stepped into Hollywood. True enough, her debut would pave her way through wonders. Already at Maxim frontpage. ;p

Warring Human Race:
This is not the first time the human race has been called a 'primitive' one in the movies. "I've seen the goodness in them", says Optimus. "They are a violent race", says another. The US in the movie were preparing war on North Korea and such. You know if you ask me, should the Decepticons were in no hurry, they could have just sat back and watch the entire world plunge into global chaos and warring destruction of transnational proportions caused single-handedly by mere paranoia and suspicion, justified only by "how can you explain them doubling their military activity?".
Ending on a political note, so the Americans have a military base at Qatar. One wonders how many other bases in the Middle East they have. :)

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