Comments on: THE REVIEW OF THE DARK OF THE MOON OF THE http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/ Toys are serious business. Sat, 18 May 2013 22:45:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Some thoughts on Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Rooktopia http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/#comment-41501 Some thoughts on Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Rooktopia Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:47:10 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=5632#comment-41501 [...] I thought the movie was alright. I’m actually right there with David Willis: I thought the movie was an improvement over the previous one. The robots story were at least given [...] [...] I thought the movie was alright. I’m actually right there with David Willis: I thought the movie was an improvement over the previous one. The robots story were at least given [...]

]]> By: PlutoniumBoss http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/#comment-40966 PlutoniumBoss Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:59:13 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=5632#comment-40966 I think when a thing is described specifically as violating the laws of physics as we know them, all bets are off. I think when a thing is described specifically as violating the laws of physics as we know them, all bets are off.

]]> By: BlueNight http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/#comment-40886 BlueNight Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:07:52 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=5632#comment-40886 As far as I was concerned, this was a straight-up war action. His mentor and his arch enemy lie at his feet, defeated by his own hand (singular), but he has maintained the alliance that the humans discarded so ridiculously quickly. As far as I was concerned, this was a straight-up war action. His mentor and his arch enemy lie at his feet, defeated by his own hand (singular), but he has maintained the alliance that the humans discarded so ridiculously quickly.

]]> By: BlueNight http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/#comment-40884 BlueNight Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:02:42 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=5632#comment-40884 The 3D was superb; I only saw two or three converted shots, and they were all establishing shots. The rest were filmed 3D, or were so good at being faked they might as well have been. And yet all I could think of toward the end was, won't it be amazing in 20 years when the Bay-equivalent of the future is picked to make a high-fantasy epic live-action Lord-Of-The-Rings-style Friendship Is Magic? With the CGI available in the future, it'll be indistinguishable from real horses dyed colors. Credits roll: BIG NAME DIRECTOR BIG NAME EXECUTIVE PRODUCER INSPIRED BY HASBRO'S MY LITTLE PONY TOYS The 3D was superb; I only saw two or three converted shots, and they were all establishing shots. The rest were filmed 3D, or were so good at being faked they might as well have been.

And yet all I could think of toward the end was, won’t it be amazing in 20 years when the Bay-equivalent of the future is picked to make a high-fantasy epic live-action Lord-Of-The-Rings-style Friendship Is Magic? With the CGI available in the future, it’ll be indistinguishable from real horses dyed colors.

Credits roll:

BIG NAME DIRECTOR

BIG NAME EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

INSPIRED BY HASBRO’S MY LITTLE PONY TOYS

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/#comment-40842 David Willis Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:31:28 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=5632#comment-40842 I may have been a bit too close to the screen, as I left the theater with no face. (I also find the dirty/clean paradox a little frustrating in abstract. Apparently it's because the cars have to be clean because Chevy demands it, but the robots look kinda fakey if you render them that clean, so soot and grime is necessary in that mode. So whatcha gonna do.) I may have been a bit too close to the screen, as I left the theater with no face.

(I also find the dirty/clean paradox a little frustrating in abstract. Apparently it’s because the cars have to be clean because Chevy demands it, but the robots look kinda fakey if you render them that clean, so soot and grime is necessary in that mode. So whatcha gonna do.)

]]> By: Rick Sivart http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/#comment-40841 Rick Sivart Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:50:15 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=5632#comment-40841 TF4 still has many possible yet unseen villains to choose from. A few big baddies are: Unicron Sixshot Galvatron (whether as a reformated Megatron or as his own character) Thunderwing Nemesis Prime And some of the slightly less baddies to accompany them: Cyclonus Scourge Thundercracker Skywarp Trypticon Predacons And I am sure there are many others I missed. TF4 still has many possible yet unseen villains to choose from.

A few big baddies are:
Unicron
Sixshot
Galvatron (whether as a reformated Megatron or as his own character)
Thunderwing
Nemesis Prime

And some of the slightly less baddies to accompany them:
Cyclonus
Scourge
Thundercracker
Skywarp
Trypticon
Predacons

And I am sure there are many others I missed.

]]> By: Dryte http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/#comment-40840 Dryte Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:17:05 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=5632#comment-40840 I really enjoyed the movie, tho I might have been a bit too close to the screen, as I left the theater feeling like I had just been assaulted. My one question is: How do the bots go from being clean, shiny cars one second, to dirty, dingy, banged up robots the next, and then back to clean shiny cars, especially after an hours long, climactic battle in the middle of a destroyed city? I really enjoyed the movie, tho I might have been a bit too close to the screen, as I left the theater feeling like I had just been assaulted. My one question is: How do the bots go from being clean, shiny cars one second, to dirty, dingy, banged up robots the next, and then back to clean shiny cars, especially after an hours long, climactic battle in the middle of a destroyed city?

]]> By: Kavonde http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/#comment-40838 Kavonde Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:19:27 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=5632#comment-40838 Hey, what happened to Barricade at the end? I didn't see him get killed, it was kind of hard to keep track of who was being shot at and who wasn't. (I like to think he escaped again, and is still roaming the Earth, waiting for another shot at LadiesMan217.) Hey, what happened to Barricade at the end? I didn’t see him get killed, it was kind of hard to keep track of who was being shot at and who wasn’t.

(I like to think he escaped again, and is still roaming the Earth, waiting for another shot at LadiesMan217.)

]]> By: Kavonde http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/#comment-40837 Kavonde Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:17:00 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=5632#comment-40837 Or, you know, any kind of battle at all. "Megatron! Finally, our eternal battle shall come to-- oh. Oh, crap. I thought you were ready. Uh...well...FOR CYBERTRON!" Or, you know, any kind of battle at all.

“Megatron! Finally, our eternal battle shall come to– oh. Oh, crap. I thought you were ready. Uh…well…FOR CYBERTRON!”

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/the-review-of-the-dark-of-the-moon-of-the/#comment-40825 David Willis Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:38:04 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=5632#comment-40825 No idea! No idea!

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