Mindstream

So I rented Slumdog Millionaire for Mike because he wanted to watch it, and Gramma wanted to watch it. I wasn’t especially interested, but I wanted to see if there was something I could while on my new thingy, I figured a movie I wasn’t especially interested in would be a good test.

By the end of the movie I was the only one still awake (just barely), it was a decent movie. Still not sure how I feel about it. But I’m not overly concerned. Sad I guess, but that’s not really surprising.

Anyway, we’ve moved onto a differnt type of movie. Repo: A Genetic Opera. It’s about organ repossessions and stuff. I heard it was a bad, bad movie, so of course I need to watch it. It’s kinda fun, the songs are as well as can be expected. Gramma woke up and Mike is still asleep

Later I’m going to try to mess with the webcam on this, we’ll see how that works out.

Let me be the first to say I will likely go watch this movie again. Of that there is little question.

There are exactly two reasons to go watch Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.

* Megan Fox. Smoking hot. Bay sexed her up like never before and she practically burns a hole through you much like the Energon Blade through Optimus’ chest. Did I mention there are spoilers in this post? Well now you know.

* Giant robots beating the shit out of eachother. This really doesn’t need clarification, but I think that people don’t really understand. Like critics.

For those who are unfamiliar with transformers it is a toy line. Robots looking like cars, sure, but ultimately they are giant robots. They are engaged in a century long war to see which side can sell more. And that’s fine, I mean they’re toys, that’s what they have going for them.

The critics seemed to know this and didn’t care. Maybe they were expecting something from Pixar with cute toys joining together to be happy and save their friendship or something. This is not that movie. These are the toys little boys play with and make explosion sounds. You know the kind, you may have even made them or had a brother or friend who did. This is that kind of movie.

There is no real storyline to speak of. Well there is, but no one cares. The fanboy in me in fact was riled up at the unauthorized changes they made to the characters. The fanboy inside me has long since been told to shut up because no one cares. That’s one point I disagree with the critics on, this movie wasn’t really made for transfans. Or at least not hardcore gen1 is the only continuity transfans.

This movie was made for the college age guy who remembers transformers growing up, but never really caught the original run. This guy likes beer, women, cars, explosions, sex, and all that thing. If you’re not sure who this guy is, go to almost any frat house, he’s probably there. Or just see the movie, they’re everywhere in it.

I described the movie as Baytastic. I happen to like ID4. It’s up there with one of my favorite movies and I’m not entirely sure why, but this is in a similar vein. This movie is everything that the first movie should have been. It is a spectacle, an orgy even of explosions, robots getting utterly destroyed in ways that actually made me cringe.

There is no depth. No more depth than can be found in a kid playing with these toys himself. That is exactly what this movie feels like. When I was little playing with my transformers, this is exactly how it looked in my head. I remember it. Just like that. Although they were a bit less spikey, still. This is pretty much what went on in my head.

That’s the kind of movie this is. Take your kids to see it (mind the sex refrences/jokes) relive your childhood. Don’t go expecting to be moved by the story. The first cartoon was better for that. This movie is something you watch and go into cruise control and enjoy the ride.

And truthfully, shamefully even, I did. Immensely. I am going to see it again (hopefully)