Transformers
July 5th, 2007 at 10:00 am by azwan. Filed under Comics, Movies.
This movie has just made Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer looked like a Tom & Jerry TV show. You can’t even compare Pirates of the Caribbean to it, and Captain Jack Sparrow’s humor stinks. OK, maybe I am a little bit overboard but I can’t help myself. Any kids of the 80s, from the original generation one (G1), would get as excited as I am when they first announced about Transformers the movie last year. It was like I’m livin it at the movies. I think that’s as close as I can get to see the Autobots and Decepticons in real life.
Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Jazz, Ironhide, Megatron, Starscream, Frenzy and even Scorponok (he’s from the Headmaster’s series). These robots in disguise are more than meets the eye. Michael Bay has really taken Transformers to the next level. From toys to a real live-action movie. It felt like I was reunited with old friends. See .. I’m excited.
Many fans said that it deviated too much from the original G1. The storyline and characters (Bumblebee is supposed to be a Volkswagen and Megatron a gun) are different but I can live with that. Just that I was expecting to see a great fighting scene especially between Optimus Prime and Megatron like any other action movie. The ultimate showdown. There is a lot of action but the fights were too short and not up to my expectations. But overall I did enjoy the movie, it was action from start to end. The most funny part that I liked was when the Autobots were waiting for Sam outside his house while he’s looking for his granddad’s glasses. My Transformers moment is the Optimus Prime stance :
And of course no big boys movie is complete without hot looking girls.
Planned for a Saturday show but it was fully book. Saw it on Monday (2/7) with wife and will go for a 2nd time this weekend, with kids. I’m sure Starscream will be on Hariz’s left hand while Optimus Prime on his right.
I remembered during my uni days, during a presentation in one of my English class. It was Impromptu if I’m not mistaken and I talked about my hobby that is collecting comics. Some guys and girls were giggling at the back. A grown up but still read comics and also a collector .. what lah. That is my world but now you are living in my world. The movies now are full of comics’ adaptations and more coming. Nuff said.
Tags: transformers the movie, megatron, optimus prime, bumble bee, jazz, comics, autobots, decepticons
I absolutely can not wait to see this flick!.. it looks sooo awesome!
…Actually.. when i first saw the trailer, i didn’t know what it was.. it looked all dark and gloomy and I thought, man this looks like i cool movie… then cars started transforming.. and then i got goose-bumps.
azwan reply on July 6th, 2007 12:57 am:
I am a big fan, now too old for an autobots figurine so .. got it for my son instead.. ha.ha. you got to watch this, Cottage.
Totally agree with you Azwan.
This movie is so great. I think it is beating other movies big time!
Others who have not watch it must do so…and see Sam Happy Time….
azwan reply on July 6th, 2007 1:02 am:
Zaki, I hope future comics adaptation will be this good. Not like Fantastic Four which is a waste of money, shallow and cheap jokes.
shutterspeaks reply on July 6th, 2007 10:13 am:
i kind of don’t like sam happy time scene… but the movie…. i watch it twice, and ermm… not going to watch it again in cinema hehe.. wifey said, cukuplah 2 kali ye bang.
azwanhadzree reply on July 6th, 2007 10:22 am:
ha.ha.. that part .. anyway, if you can’t go anymore, wait for the DVD. I’ll sure get one.
shutterspeaks reply on July 6th, 2007 10:29 am:
I’ll get mine for sure, but must wait for the real DVD9. And hopefully, to get decent home theater system too. If not sayang lah…
Every blog i go talked about this great movie…woshh..maybe next week i will watching it…haha. even its too late
azwanhadzree reply on July 6th, 2007 10:23 am:
This week is still full house, either GSC or TGV in One Utama. That’s the place i usually go. Might as well book first if you want to go.
zaki reply on July 6th, 2007 9:56 pm:
You better go early Saturday to get the ticket if you’re lucky enough….If not, just book the ticket,..people are going for the second time…
The cgi effects really cool. Now I’m learning XSI and Maya, maybe one day I can make one of those…
yeah…this week is still full house…my husband ask me to wait for the DVD or cd. but its too late. Can’t wait to see the movie that everybody talk about it…
Azwan-i have something for you in my blog…about transform. you will se how the haram thing transform to halal….
azwan reply on July 8th, 2007 12:42 pm:
Adila, my wife booked since Thursday and she can’t even get through to our usual place in One Utama. Since we had promised the kids, IOI Mall pun jadilah.
i must watch this movie for the 2nd time!
The ticket in KL for last week is sold out! I really want to see it after all the entries in the blogosphere..sigh..Need to book it this week for sure..huhu..
@Bat, even yesterday at Puchong, there was a long queue until the ticket counter pic has to announced ‘All Transformers’ shows for today is fully booked’. After that almost half of them left… pity them, especially the ones that came with kids.
@Famishah, yesterday was my 2nd time
@Cruzertech, hello! Let me know when you produced one ok
I azwan..long time not see hehhe..i just watching these tranformer..what i can say..is amazing..i will gonna go watching this movie for the second time soon..huh..i just bought my brand new domain name just like you..bentdaniel.com
Is the link alive Bent? I tried to go to that side but got an error i.e problem loading page .. blah..blah .. blah..
Anyway, keep me posted
Belum sempat2 lagi nak gi ngk citer nie…
Kena tgk gak tapi tunggu gaji bln depan n tunggu citer nie dah suam2 kuku…
baru tak payah nak beratur panjang///..
Huhuhu
azwan reply on July 8th, 2007 10:58 pm:
Jangan tunggu lama-lama .. nanti habis .. I don’t think the effect will be the same as in the cinema if you watch DVD and believe if you watch this you would wish that you hadn;t watched Fantastic 4
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last week i trainning software 3D maya….so interesting….
azwan reply on July 11th, 2007 9:32 pm:
3D? that’s cool. looks like you and Cruzertech are both into Maya.
As for me, boring stuffs. This week training is on Oracle administration. Informix DB, DB2, MySQL and now Oracle .. all are databasse but although the same but the differences make you pening
Transformers just rock I tell you!!! Rock Rock Rock!!! =)
The best movie in the whole entire world!!! Woohoooo!!! Everytime I hear their theme song on the radio, it brings me back to the cinema again! My goodness!!! Best best movie!!!
I like the part where all the other autobots came down to earth! Esp at the swimming pool where the gigantic robot came up from the pool and the little girl was waiting outside!!! Fantastic!!!!!! ^.^
azwan reply on July 13th, 2007 12:40 pm:
My wife likes that part too.
This is great movie. I can feel that, there would be sequel of this movie later on. Since the Megatron is not really destroyed yet, but only getting into cold spinning sea, the sequence would be maybe an attempt to make it alive again, or maybe the emergence of new decepticon chief. Hehe, this is only my humble guess
azwan reply on July 17th, 2007 12:56 pm:
There’s a plan for Transformers 2 and even Transformers 3. This is a money making movie, no producer would want it to stop there. But i’m not sure what will happen in future sequels. Maybe Starscream leads.
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megan fox was so hot. :O that said, i wish they’d not deviated so much from the original cartoon.
azwan reply on October 4th, 2008 10:29 am:
a bit difference but the story about protecting humans and earth is the same