This is supposed to be an upcoming game but I think it would be much better if they did a CG film out of this instead. Love the updated designs while maintaining G1 characteristics.
Showing posts with label Transformers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Transformers. Show all posts
Friday, January 15, 2010
Friday, August 14, 2009
Comic Con 09
Visited Hort Park in the morning for a green exhibition. It seems nowadays the rage is all about green and clean technology, that plus checking out plants being grown vertically scaled upon a wall, and mixing a bit with plant lovers and gardeners.
Next up was the Toys, Games and Comics Convention at Suntec with loads of Wii entertainment, toys, displays, animation and bringing figureheads of the industry under one roof. Wonder when I will ever get to go to a US convention for it...
Brian Bolland personally drew the Joker face up there and he's one of the several artists that came down for an autograph signing session..
Blythe dolls
And an expensive Barbie one too
WoW minis
Yos and Joes
And finally a whole section dedicated to Transformers. The 2 leaders in various incarnations destined to fight against each other across the different generation line...some of these figures are worth hundreds
Blythe dolls
And an expensive Barbie one too
WoW minis
Yos and Joes
And finally a whole section dedicated to Transformers. The 2 leaders in various incarnations destined to fight against each other across the different generation line...some of these figures are worth hundreds
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Transformers = Military Hardware Porn for the U.S of A
I just caught Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and I had kinda mixed feelings on it.
1) Expect a bad plot. Hmm....nobody gives a damn about plot when it comes to action blockbusters anyway. Just indulge in 2 and a half hours of mindless and overwhelming explosions and pretty soon will forget what the whole mess is about.
2) I seriously cannot stand the pervasiveness of American military technology portrayed in the film. It's as if they are touting the American army, navy and air force is the best. Nothing beats the F22s or some huge ass aircraft carrier or coordinated air strikes (they always have to emphasise this) I was particularly appalled that Devastator went down in a single shot from a cannon from an aircraft carrier. Devastator, a fan favourite and possibly one of the stronger Decepticons in the cartoon series....damn. Reduced to rubble and role as a vacuum cleaner in this film. Not very flattering for a character that charmed many back in the 80s for being the first terror in the Decepticon's arsenal for its ability to form into a huge rampaging robot from 6 smaller ones. Oh yeah and did ya know? Devastator has balls too....doubly appalled and seriously WTF!
However while the point on America's military being all bad-ass, it did expose one flaw in it. I was particularly charmed by Soundwave's (the satellite) and Ravage's (the jaguar-like animal) sneak attacks upon the Americans, something which I believe no force of F22s or standard army would guard against, which pretty much mirrors the war on terror that the U.S is fighting now. In short, having too much of all the fantastic military hardware equipment, or how many missiles or bombs won't win a war of espionage, guerilla tactics and a hard-minded enemy.
3) Fight sequences were too short? Was expecting an epic confrontation at the end. But it was over in erm...10 seconds?! Wow...the forest fight scene was done pretty well though. Can't say the same for the ending. Looked more like a hurried job to me. Heard they fried their IMAX digital imaging equipment at the end.
4) Like most sequels, I feel that the first film was better than the second. Action-wise and CGI-wise, although I agree that this sequel was way much better, however the sore lacking point was that it lacked the personal introduction of some of the various robots compared to the first. I think most ppl would brush it off as the robots being one of the film's cannon fodders for another American air strike (particularly evident in the final battle) but did ya know that most of them had names and had interesting personalities in the cartoons? It's kinda sad that they are now reduced to American bomb targets now. One thing which I did enjoy was the interaction between Megatron and Starscream which has been played out in every incarnation of the Transformers franchise. Everybody likes Megs whacking the cowardly Starscream. Nuff' said.
Having said my piece, I think there are more damning articles out there regarding this movie. Particular points of interest so far are about the squabbling twins in the movie whom some ppl have derided it for being a racist stereotype of black ppl. One article I read was from ENI: Robots in Blackface, which was kinda true in a way.
Best quote from the article "“I purely did it for kids.” Bay says. Fantastic, not only have you made a $200,000,000.00 nationally advertised engine of violence, sexism and hate, but you’ve aimed it at children! Genius! Why should we be surprised? This is a PG-13 movie with misogyny, drug use, violence, alcohol, torture, swearing, tons of onscreen graphic death and a massive toy line that says nice and clear on every package “ages 5+.” Cute."
My personal take: the twins were annoying as hell. Just like Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels.
Other points of contention were the Chinese lambasting the first scene set in Shanghai as being too dilapidated and "lok cock". It's insulting to the Chinese!! And the way the U.S military muscles into Chinese territory....wows!!
Having said that, if you just pay 6 bucks and go into the theatre to immerse yourself in mind-numbing explosions and a popcorn chewing blockbuster, don't think too much, go ahead and forget the long rant which I just posted. Cheers!
1) Expect a bad plot. Hmm....nobody gives a damn about plot when it comes to action blockbusters anyway. Just indulge in 2 and a half hours of mindless and overwhelming explosions and pretty soon will forget what the whole mess is about.
2) I seriously cannot stand the pervasiveness of American military technology portrayed in the film. It's as if they are touting the American army, navy and air force is the best. Nothing beats the F22s or some huge ass aircraft carrier or coordinated air strikes (they always have to emphasise this) I was particularly appalled that Devastator went down in a single shot from a cannon from an aircraft carrier. Devastator, a fan favourite and possibly one of the stronger Decepticons in the cartoon series....damn. Reduced to rubble and role as a vacuum cleaner in this film. Not very flattering for a character that charmed many back in the 80s for being the first terror in the Decepticon's arsenal for its ability to form into a huge rampaging robot from 6 smaller ones. Oh yeah and did ya know? Devastator has balls too....doubly appalled and seriously WTF!
However while the point on America's military being all bad-ass, it did expose one flaw in it. I was particularly charmed by Soundwave's (the satellite) and Ravage's (the jaguar-like animal) sneak attacks upon the Americans, something which I believe no force of F22s or standard army would guard against, which pretty much mirrors the war on terror that the U.S is fighting now. In short, having too much of all the fantastic military hardware equipment, or how many missiles or bombs won't win a war of espionage, guerilla tactics and a hard-minded enemy.
3) Fight sequences were too short? Was expecting an epic confrontation at the end. But it was over in erm...10 seconds?! Wow...the forest fight scene was done pretty well though. Can't say the same for the ending. Looked more like a hurried job to me. Heard they fried their IMAX digital imaging equipment at the end.
4) Like most sequels, I feel that the first film was better than the second. Action-wise and CGI-wise, although I agree that this sequel was way much better, however the sore lacking point was that it lacked the personal introduction of some of the various robots compared to the first. I think most ppl would brush it off as the robots being one of the film's cannon fodders for another American air strike (particularly evident in the final battle) but did ya know that most of them had names and had interesting personalities in the cartoons? It's kinda sad that they are now reduced to American bomb targets now. One thing which I did enjoy was the interaction between Megatron and Starscream which has been played out in every incarnation of the Transformers franchise. Everybody likes Megs whacking the cowardly Starscream. Nuff' said.
Having said my piece, I think there are more damning articles out there regarding this movie. Particular points of interest so far are about the squabbling twins in the movie whom some ppl have derided it for being a racist stereotype of black ppl. One article I read was from ENI: Robots in Blackface, which was kinda true in a way.
Best quote from the article "“I purely did it for kids.” Bay says. Fantastic, not only have you made a $200,000,000.00 nationally advertised engine of violence, sexism and hate, but you’ve aimed it at children! Genius! Why should we be surprised? This is a PG-13 movie with misogyny, drug use, violence, alcohol, torture, swearing, tons of onscreen graphic death and a massive toy line that says nice and clear on every package “ages 5+.” Cute."
My personal take: the twins were annoying as hell. Just like Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels.
Other points of contention were the Chinese lambasting the first scene set in Shanghai as being too dilapidated and "lok cock". It's insulting to the Chinese!! And the way the U.S military muscles into Chinese territory....wows!!
Having said that, if you just pay 6 bucks and go into the theatre to immerse yourself in mind-numbing explosions and a popcorn chewing blockbuster, don't think too much, go ahead and forget the long rant which I just posted. Cheers!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Tranny!!!
I was just recently alerted by my dear friends that Megan Fox is really a man! Alamak, she's just joking only. Wows....for the record, liking Transformers does not translate to liking Megan Fox. I don't wank off to Megan as I don't really find gals with tattoos THAT hot. But what I see is a gal who's very much insecure about her looks from the interview. Even models are so insecure about themselves?!? Oh well....she's only human. Ok enough crap, with about 10 more days to go, bring on the bots anytime cos they are the real stars of the show!! Less human, more bot action!
Some lame-o vid for a CGI hotter Fox
Some lame-o vid for a CGI hotter Fox
Friday, May 1, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
TF2 April Update
Awwww.....poor Bumblebee!! And the gal is still hot as ever! More robot action this time! Enjoy!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Transwarped promo
Yay! Even more shows to look forward to every week now. After a year hiatus, the animated series returns for a new season finally! South Park and Transformers....Wooohooo!!!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
TF updates
Some Transformers updates that caught my attention, namely a new trailer which is an extended version of the first, the list of autobots making an appearance in a GM commercial and the villians of the show revealed as toys. Now just wondering what they would look like in the movie.
Trailer
GM commercial and introducing the new vehicle concepts
The Fallen
Devastator, the combined form of the Constructicons and undoubtedly will be much of the talking point when they do combine in the movie
GM commercial and introducing the new vehicle concepts
The Fallen
Devastator, the combined form of the Constructicons and undoubtedly will be much of the talking point when they do combine in the movie
Monday, February 2, 2009
Teaser Trailer for the Fallen
Just out recently...Revenge of the one-eyed monster and one-wheeled unicycle!
And revealing that mysterious unicycle...it's actually a construction steam shovel transformed..looks dead ugly as hell though...
And revealing that mysterious unicycle...it's actually a construction steam shovel transformed..looks dead ugly as hell though...
Saturday, January 10, 2009
M&Mcon and Nougabot
Holy shit! I was amused when I saw this piece of news. Merchandising and marketing to entice the consumer to part with their $$$ again...
The M&M's are "Strawberried Peanut Butter" flavor. Hmm...I didn't really recall strawberries and peanut going together. The Snickers bar is said to be a regular Snickers with nougat in yellow. Crunchy perhaps? Mmmmm.......
ROTF: All hail Megatron....are you even returning?!?
Kinda hoping Megatron will return in the Transformers movie sequel, although there's very mixed opinions about this. The director says no but there are some photos released on the net which I thought looked seemingly fitting for the Decepticon leader. His many alternate modes in the various series have been a tank anw.
However, I am starting to guess this is going to be one movie where I know the plot is going to suck but I'm still gonna pay $$$ to watch it anw. Throw in a Fallen character that ties with the apocalyptic end for both factions in Transformers lore, a tie-in with the pyramids in Egypt (they are probably gonna say that maybe the Transformers built them or some shit like that), that Sam guy talking gibberish in Cybertronian language along with his hot babe, the over-involvement of the US military (read: too much human interference); and already this is starting to sound very very complicated....
A new teaser wallpaper here...an overglorified Decepticon symbol or perhaps the face of the new baddie in the movie?
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Looks like all will be revealed in June....
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The Smiling Screams
Got a bit bored, so I decided to put my 2 Animated Starscreams (one mini and one voyager) together for a little shoot. Both have that same smirk on the face!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Transformers minis
A fruitful trip to CSC flea market today yielded some Transformer miniatures, including my all-time favourite character Sixshot! Got the other prominent figures too such as Optimus Prime, Megatron with Laserbeak and Devastator!! Raiden and Omega Supreme were a rare find too.
Ignore my smiley figurine in the background...keke
Friday, September 5, 2008
AHAHAHA!!! I want my Blitzwing!!
Saw some really nice poses for the Transformers Animated Blitzwing toy, which I am excited abt cos I really want this guy!! He's my favourite character in the show and displays the same 3-faced personality like me (a normal cold boring side, an angry side, and a random cockster crazy side :p).....omg think he even laughs like me la!!!
Random Blitzwing moments
"LET GO OHV ZHAT, YOU PUNY GIANT!"
"Vat? *sigh* Zis IHZ my action pose..."
"Hand ovah za Allspahk, or I tear za little girlie-bot to pieces!"
"Hmm. Und how to reattach zis?"
"OOH! Does zis make me EMO? AH HAHAHAHAHA!"
"At long last! I can do za Macarena!"
"You missed! Hahahahahahaha!"
"LET GO OHV ZHAT, YOU PUNY GIANT!"
"Vat? *sigh* Zis IHZ my action pose..."
"Hand ovah za Allspahk, or I tear za little girlie-bot to pieces!"
"Hmm. Und how to reattach zis?"
"OOH! Does zis make me EMO? AH HAHAHAHAHA!"
"At long last! I can do za Macarena!"
"You missed! Hahahahahahaha!"
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Gimme a GM Corvette pls.....
Caught this glimpse of the Transformers movie coming out next year...new cars that include the GM Corvette Centennial Design Concept and the Chevrolet Beat and Trax in the Autobot group, together with your usual Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Ironhide...I must say the GM Corvette looks f&^%$ing sweet! Oh...it's the first car leading the pack btw..
Sleek looking car :):)
Sleek looking car :):)
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Test Test!
Ok getting a bit bored.....so decided to use this as test material in posting...still figuring out how blog plus facebook works. Anyway just gotten this black baby yesterday. FYI, my side interest includes collecting transformers toys. (ok i know wat u all are thinking...yawn....)
Haven gotten to transforming him yet but anw here's how he's supposed to look like
Will try to post pics of my other collections when i have the time AND my glass display cabinet rdy. (which is gonna be after i come b from UK)
Anyway check out the review for this guy. He's one crass and talk cock reviewer i've ever seen on Youtube.
Even more crass shit from this guy....love it though......check out the end of the video....disturbing....muhahaha!
Haven gotten to transforming him yet but anw here's how he's supposed to look like
Will try to post pics of my other collections when i have the time AND my glass display cabinet rdy. (which is gonna be after i come b from UK)
Anyway check out the review for this guy. He's one crass and talk cock reviewer i've ever seen on Youtube.
Even more crass shit from this guy....love it though......check out the end of the video....disturbing....muhahaha!
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