tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post5670728356703721874..comments2023-11-05T07:45:02.082-05:00Comments on Mystery Man on Film: Script Review - TransformersMystery Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-77578776503549076802007-03-12T21:53:00.000-04:002007-03-12T21:53:00.000-04:00Hehehe...Hehehe...Mystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-24708204255399734842007-03-12T19:35:00.000-04:002007-03-12T19:35:00.000-04:00ROFLMAOA whole new respect for you.I don't think I...ROFLMAO<BR/><BR/>A whole new respect for you.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I could say no to those terms either.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897402622057966364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-11383747437589687402007-03-12T19:29:00.000-04:002007-03-12T19:29:00.000-04:00Are you kidding? My entire payment was that I got...Are you kidding? My entire payment was that I got to hold Catwoman agasint me. Tightly against me. And powder her ass before she got into the suit.<BR/><BR/>Probalby reason #134 why they fired me. Oh, and when I told them that their changes would make the movie suck. But there you go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551450586119958881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-17235472213839757062007-03-09T19:48:00.000-05:002007-03-09T19:48:00.000-05:00Well, I appreciate your very kind reaction.And in ...Well, I appreciate your very kind reaction.<BR/><BR/>And in the future, I won't hold the Catwoman against you.<BR/><BR/>Hehehe...<BR/><BR/>-MMMystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-64386586959308214242007-03-09T18:16:00.000-05:002007-03-09T18:16:00.000-05:00Damn, I totally did not get that invitation. And ...Damn, I totally did not get that invitation. <BR/><BR/>And I didn't write CATWOMAN. I was just standing next to it went it went off, and got it's foul goo all over my credit list. <BR/><BR/>Good review. I laughed twice. Groovy.<BR/><BR/>John<BR/>www.kfmonkey.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551450586119958881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-10414930099222337192007-03-05T22:39:00.000-05:002007-03-05T22:39:00.000-05:00Yeah, I've been looking forward to Mickey Lee's co...Yeah, I've been looking forward to Mickey Lee's comment!<BR/><BR/>Preach it, brother!<BR/><BR/>Hehehe...<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure we can actually pinpoint who's to blame for this mess, because there were so many hands in the pot. To John Rogers' credit, I read that his draft had kept the story fairly contained within just a few characters but Orci and Kurtzman was brought onboard and they added a whole slew of new storylines. Were they doing it because the producers wanted it or because THEY wanted it? Who knows... You needed a strong arm in Bay or the producers to stand up and say, "Let's keep it simple." To a certain degree you HAVE to blame the writers. Or the people who hired them. They should've known better - we're talking the Catwoman and The Island.<BR/><BR/>Hehehe...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment, Mickey.<BR/><BR/>-MMMystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-65423542913576204142007-03-05T17:55:00.000-05:002007-03-05T17:55:00.000-05:00Sigh....I'm not going to try to guess anyone's age...Sigh....<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to try to guess anyone's ages here, but for individuals of my generation, Transformers was, in the parlance of our times, the BOMB-DIGGITY. It was a year after Return of the Jedi and young boys (and girls) needed a new set of heroes to fill our mythological void. And that void was filled by robots from Japan.<BR/><BR/>Sure, it's a toy commercial, and weren't we all dumb? But there were other toy lines, other mythologies -- they all sucked. He-Man? Please. Thundercats? Not on your life. Even GI Joe paled in comparison to Transformers.<BR/><BR/>Why? Story. Plain and simple. The Americans at Hasbro that created the mythology of the Transformers knew how to tell a good story and fill it with interesting characters. Sure they were robots, but they were a heck of a lot more interesting than Rambo or the A-Team. <BR/><BR/>Shiiiiit -- kids CRIED when Optimus Prime bit it in the 1986 movie. Shouldn't that tell you something? (Personally, I cried when Starscream died, but I always did love the bad guys more).<BR/><BR/>Spielberg has been quoted as saying he "got" the mythology. He understood it. I felt assured. <BR/><BR/>Then I found out Michael Bay was directing. A moment's hesitation.<BR/><BR/>Then I looked up the credits on IMDB and saw a large number of human characters listed. Then I started getting worried.<BR/><BR/>Clearly, the powers that be DON'T get it. We come to see the robots. My least favorite character on the show was Spike -- Christ, now yer tellin' me that he's the MAIN frickin' character??<BR/><BR/>We come to see the ROBOTS.Mickey Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412489099199994379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-19357072170954796822007-03-05T15:10:00.000-05:002007-03-05T15:10:00.000-05:00Mim - You're right! Hehehe... that was great.Hey ...Mim - You're right! Hehehe... that was great.<BR/><BR/>Hey Ignatius - You're absolutely right, too. It most certainly WAS a toy commercial, but at the same time, it was also cool (for me, at least) to watch Optimus be a great leader, ya know? Except I only bought the Decepticon 'bots. I don't know why. I'm a bad boy, I guess. Hehehe...<BR/><BR/>-MMMystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-20893742458141720962007-03-05T14:55:00.000-05:002007-03-05T14:55:00.000-05:00You can always count on Michael Bay to give you gr...You can always count on Michael Bay to give you great action sequences, awesome special effects, and very little in the way of story or characters.<BR/><BR/>Should be an E-ticket ride.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590214841424958129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-5137705226245084732007-03-05T14:46:00.000-05:002007-03-05T14:46:00.000-05:00The original Transformers movie is probably my all...The original Transformers movie is probably my all-time childhood favorite. I recently bought the remastered DVD release and for what it is it holds up extremely well. <BR/><BR/>Lest we forget, Transformers is built as a toy commercial, but a lot was added to flesh the characters out to make them seem more human. Even though they killed Optimus Prime to rebuild him in a bigger box, to kill the main character in an unflinching death scene early in the film was extremely gutsy, and a move that would not fly in most animated features. <BR/><BR/>I knew the Michael Bay version was going to be awful the moment I heard they were making it. What a mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-64306969787021121392007-03-05T12:37:00.000-05:002007-03-05T12:37:00.000-05:00Hehehe... That's hysterical, Bob. I actually lik...Hehehe... That's hysterical, Bob. I actually like your ideas better!<BR/><BR/>Well, I AM going to see this film for the action and special effects and... that's about it. Some of it will be fun. I'm hoping they'll keep the scene with Sam searching through his room while the bots stand outside of his house. That was fun. <BR/><BR/>But like many summer movies, I will probably never see it again.<BR/><BR/>It is possible that many complaints I leveled against the story have been fixed, too.<BR/><BR/>But it's not likely.<BR/><BR/>-MMMystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-21587648466005760532007-03-05T11:36:00.000-05:002007-03-05T11:36:00.000-05:00MM- Soooo you liked it?Well based on my recent co...MM- Soooo you liked it?<BR/><BR/>Well based on my recent coverage, I'm writing the f'ing sequel to this. Optimus prime is resurrected with freakin kung fu grip and bad asses his way through the shanghai bot factory that makes the evil bots under the watchful eye, yes I said eye as in singular, of the evil Dr. Moo Goo Gai Pan. Unfortunately he's captured by the evil Dr. Moo and forced to drink WD-40 till he pukes lug nuts. Now that's a high concept spec that's gonna go right through the mother-f'in roof, aight????<BR/><BR/>Can someone please get me my prozac??Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537155200839804221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-83159663619107535302007-03-05T08:00:00.000-05:002007-03-05T08:00:00.000-05:00Pat - I completely agree with you, of course. It'...Pat - I completely agree with you, of course. It's just... I may be young, but I'm old school. I still believe that, like the early days of Spielberg and '70s cinema, summer popcorn entertainment should still be attempts to make great 4-star films.<BR/><BR/>Unk - Hehehe... I actually tried to read Smokin' Aces when it became available on the web. I couldn't get past page 12. But, if you want to compare Smokin' Aces to Transformers... hmmm, that's a tough one.<BR/><BR/>-MMMystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-3375331050076960502007-03-05T06:29:00.000-05:002007-03-05T06:29:00.000-05:00People that are interested in seeing a robot movie...People that are interested in seeing a robot movie probably don't give two hoots in hell about dialog or plot. All they want is action and destruction. Character depth or a story would be unwanted distractions. How many first person shooters have anything other than a high body count and jazzy special effects? None to my recollection.GimmeABreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681053662706062151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-86253699268573150222007-03-04T20:43:00.000-05:002007-03-04T20:43:00.000-05:00A shallow cooch? OMG, that's great, MM. I'm stil...A shallow cooch? OMG, that's great, MM. I'm still gasping with laughter.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, we can get no better commentary on Michael Bay than what we heard in Team America about Armegeddon. Rotten tomatoes indeed.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590214841424958129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-68330873149390184412007-03-04T20:40:00.000-05:002007-03-04T20:40:00.000-05:00Yo, Dix! One can sound quite hip with the aid of ...Yo, Dix! One can sound quite hip with the aid of a good <A HREF="http://www.urbandictionary.com/" REL="nofollow">Urban Dictionary website</A>. Hehehe...<BR/><BR/>James - I agree with you, man. But I couldn't resist. I was actually curious to see what the old TV show looked like, because I had forgotten. I actually had the Soundwave toy. I loved his voice. It reminded me of the Cyborgs on Battlestar Galactica. Ahh, childhood.<BR/><BR/>With respect to fanboy sites, I'd respect them more if they were actually balanced in their script reviews.<BR/><BR/>In the old days before TriggerStreet and so many other screenwriting websites, there very few places online that a screenwriter could turn to. And I used to visit <A HREF="http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/" REL="nofollow">Screenwriter’s Utopia</A>. I used to love reading the script reviews of Darwin Mayflower. You can see some of his later reviews <A HREF="http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=2" REL="nofollow">here</A>. He left and started doing reviews at the (now defunct) UGO Screenwriter's Voice. You can still read some of those reviews <A HREF="http://screenwriting.ugo.com/reviews.php" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I loved reading his reaction to a script and then comparing that to the finished film.<BR/><BR/>GER! So great to hear from you. You're right as rain, of course. Gladiator was a TOTAL Transformer rip-off! Bastards. No, they shouldn't have hird William Goldman. They should've hired ME. Or you, actually. I'd love to see your take on the Transformers.<BR/><BR/>Carl - Speaking of more than meets the eye, what is that picture you use? Is that not a little transformer? Hehehe...<BR/><BR/>-MMMystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-38631488921935212572007-03-04T12:23:00.000-05:002007-03-04T12:23:00.000-05:00When it comes to the Transformers, there's more th...When it comes to the Transformers, there's more than meets the eye. I mean, they're robots. In diguise.Carl Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145297032733680067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-26331724643240171082007-03-04T12:22:00.000-05:002007-03-04T12:22:00.000-05:00I thought Maximus's death scene in Gladiator seeme...I thought Maximus's death scene in Gladiator seemed familiar! The whole thing was a rip-off! "...an autobot shall rise." Sound familiar? <BR/><BR/>"My name is Optimus Decimus Primidius. Father-bot to a deactivated son-bot. Husband-bot to a deactivated wife-bot. And I will have my vengeance in this film or the next!"<BR/><BR/>Shame on you Ridley Scott.<BR/><BR/>Seriously thought, the story is about toys from space. Did anyone expect William Goldman to write the script?Nick Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322095972763389531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-1321613998973400652007-03-04T02:08:00.000-05:002007-03-04T02:08:00.000-05:00Was with you 100% until the death of Optimus from ...Was with you 100% until the death of Optimus from the original Transformers movie.<BR/><BR/>C'mon, man. That thing is a terd. <BR/><BR/>Real human experience?!?!<BR/><BR/>They killed Optimus in the first 20 minutes simply so they could release a brand new, bigger, better Optimus toy. <BR/><BR/>The entire movie is one long advertisement for brand new robot toys. <BR/><BR/>Complete with the cheesy 80s soundtrack and the completely out of left field dialogue, like "Oh, shit!" ... Umm did that guy in the plane just cuss in a kids movie? OMG, this movie is so edgy. Lol.<BR/><BR/>We all agree Michael Bay couldn't direct a feature if ... well there's no ifs ... he actually does "direct" pictures ... so I cry.<BR/><BR/>Seriously... it's Transformers. I loved the animated cartoon.<BR/><BR/>The original movie sucked. This one will suck.<BR/><BR/>But it will make bank. A whole lot of money. <BR/><BR/>P.S. I think your criticism of the script and Latino fanboys "review" are spot on.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897402622057966364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-69187333615764656042007-03-04T00:20:00.000-05:002007-03-04T00:20:00.000-05:00Dude...MM...you been taking some acting lessons, b...Dude...MM...you been taking some acting lessons, bro? Cuz we saw a whole new personality here tonigh...cous.wcdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511429457006302795noreply@blogger.com