Transformers - Stupidity of the Fallen
Posted 06-24-2009 at 04:05 PM by Wes
Today I had the chance to do the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen "IMAX" Experience. I'd rather call it the IMAX Jr. Experience, since the screen was only 2 stories tall and not 5 stories tall like it should have been to really be an IMAX.
I loved 90% of the movie, but the other 10% are really what this entry is about.
Spoilers are ahead, so you've been warned.
My biggest gripe with the movie is this: When Transformers debuted, it came out as a cartoon for kids of my generation to push one thing, a toy.
As you can imagine, it didn't include THREE jokes about A: A dog humping another dog (on screen both times) or B: A robot humping a human.
It also included several sexually explicit scenes, even if they are short, that would NEVER have made it into the cartoon.
Hollywood has been out of touch for many decades now, but I'm disgusted and saddened that they think it's appropriate to do these types of things in a movie where they know TONS of families will take their small children to see the movie because they love the characters.
When it comes down to it, Hollywood - Grow up.
Now many of you will read this and think "Wow, Wes needs to come out of the 19th Century!", but frankly I don't care anymore. If something is wrong, it is wrong. It doesn't matter if it is politically correct, if something is wrong, it's wrong.
I loved 90% of the movie, but the other 10% are really what this entry is about.
Spoilers are ahead, so you've been warned.
My biggest gripe with the movie is this: When Transformers debuted, it came out as a cartoon for kids of my generation to push one thing, a toy.
As you can imagine, it didn't include THREE jokes about A: A dog humping another dog (on screen both times) or B: A robot humping a human.
It also included several sexually explicit scenes, even if they are short, that would NEVER have made it into the cartoon.
Hollywood has been out of touch for many decades now, but I'm disgusted and saddened that they think it's appropriate to do these types of things in a movie where they know TONS of families will take their small children to see the movie because they love the characters.
When it comes down to it, Hollywood - Grow up.
Now many of you will read this and think "Wow, Wes needs to come out of the 19th Century!", but frankly I don't care anymore. If something is wrong, it is wrong. It doesn't matter if it is politically correct, if something is wrong, it's wrong.
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I think they made the story for those who were kids when they debuted the cartoon in the 80's. I'm not planning on seeing it.
I saw this thing on Robot Chicken called "Michael Bay presents Explosions!" -- he directed this new Transformers movie...
YouTube - Robot Chicken: Baysplosions!!!Posted 06-25-2009 at 12:12 AM by Steven
