tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post7245518308081447254..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Nostalgia vs the Transformers (pt 1)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-80088187544161247502011-08-02T14:45:37.803-07:002011-08-02T14:45:37.803-07:00Alyssia: You should tell him to go ahead and squea...Alyssia: You should tell him to go ahead and squeal. >grin<<br />I love the prequels, too. And I love them even more because my kids do. It's great to see them through their eyes and see all the things I loved about Star Wars as a kid.<br /><br />Rusty: I hated Gobots. I know they were first, but I couldn't stand them. I raised money to buy Transformers by selling off model airplanes I made, among other things. My big break came, though, when a friend of mine moved and sold me his entire collection (which included Optimus and Megatron) for, like, $20. Once I was in high school and had my own job, it got easier to buy them.<br /><br />Even the first Transformers movie got bashed ny critics. Because it's Bay. They hate him. I think they hate him because he's so good at appealing to the "common" audience.<br /><br />Michael: The naming things is interesting. The Autobots are called that because they, mostly, change into cars and stuff. The Decepticons, mostly, change into planes. I never really got that. >shrug< Marketing, I'm sure.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-3305840928001676792011-08-01T09:52:11.396-07:002011-08-01T09:52:11.396-07:00It's a combination of nostalgia, special effec...It's a combination of nostalgia, special effects, hot actors, and action. People like that kind of stuff. One of my co-workers (the janitor) absolutely raves about transformers.<br /><br />Of more interest to me is how the different factions are named. The decepticons for example... deception... they're a bunch of liars. And liars are evil. Just a little subtle critique on humanity going on there...Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-2740180318331913242011-07-30T19:31:25.479-07:002011-07-30T19:31:25.479-07:00Honestly, I was too poor for transformers when I w...Honestly, I was too poor for transformers when I was a kid. I had hot wheels, and they fit pretty well with go bots, which I seem to recall getting for around a dollar. Not too bad a deal. I did like the Transformers cartoon a ton better than the go bots version though, I hated their cartoon.<br /><br />The movies, I loved the first one, I think mostly due to my expectations. It took me off guard. I already appreciated Michael Bay as a guy who can do some really entertaining stuff, but I didn't expect the awesome sci fi elements that hit all my pleasure centers.<br /><br />The second one though, I felt was at least half an hour too long. I just got bored with it. <br /><br />This third one I liked much more than the second. I think it hit all the right beats again. I don't understand the hate it's been getting by some, maybe it's the backlash that all successful franchises get.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-62322901020028766042011-07-30T04:04:43.170-07:002011-07-30T04:04:43.170-07:00The Hubby and I love Transformers. Heck, we even l...The Hubby and I love Transformers. Heck, we even love the newer "prequel" Star Wars flicks--ALL of 'em. And you're right: the nostalgia, I think, is what really gets us. Especially him. You should see him when we go to the newest super hero movie, and either the DC Comics or Marvel opening begins with the rapid flipping through the comic books. The Hubby squeezes my hand, and I swear, if he could let out a squeal, he would.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514163880053470414noreply@blogger.com