Transforming our world, eh?
Mood:  quizzical

So Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing causes hallucinations?  I mean, I watch these commercials, and all these college kids eat a salad and then believe they are back at home with their families.  If that had been me in college, I would have hallucinated about having an orgy with the Tri Sig Sorority.  But that is me.  Good for these kids.  Anyway, I can't stand the taste of Ranch Dressing so I'm safe for any chemical induced states...

Anyway, the more I hear about the Transformers: The Movie, the more my Fanboyness gets out of sorts.  It is bad enough that Bumblebee is not a Volkswagon Beetle, but now I hear that he doesn't speak?  Megatron is a alien jet?  Optimus Prime is red and blue but not in the correct places?  Blasphemy!

I know, I should reserve judgement until I see it, or something.  After all, the film could be really good.  And changing certain things might not be bad, right?  I mean, I learned to accept organic web shooters in the Spider-Man movies.  Forget the fact that Spidey had mecahnical web shooters for over 30 years.  They went organic, and it really didn't bother me.  Except now, as I type this.  Stupid organic web shooters!

Some would say that fanboys have no right to whine, whine, whine, but I disagree.  I have spend a large amount of money on Hasbro's products (moreso G.I. Joe than Transformers) and therefore I think I have the right to complain.  I've earned it through the tremedous consumer support of purchasing every action figure I could for near the last 30 years.

Of course, when the same fanboy who complains then goes to see the movie (3 times.  In one day.) and buys all the action figures, and they buys it on DVD, well, that certainly doesn't sounds like someone who is peeved off.  But I hold strong!  I refuse to buy Superman Returns on DVD and haven't purchased any merchandise (although if I can get a figure on clearance I will only to stand him next to my Batman Begins figure).

This weekend me and some buddies are going to watch the 20th Anniversary DVD of Transformers: The (animated) Movie.  I'm stoked.  I'm sure we'll reminisce about all the good times we had playing with our toys and watching the old cartoon.  We may even make plans to go see the new movie in July.  Alas, we'll probably leave the theater disappointed.

This is why I hope a GI Joe live action move is never made (especially not one with that awful script revealed at latinoreview.com).  It will just get screwed up, and my poor childhood will just get ass raped again.  Lucas ass raped it with those new "Star War" inspired films (I refuse to aknowlege that they are actual prequels).   Superman Returns pounded my childhood from behind but good.  Now these filmakers are apparently ass raping it again.  Go ahead childhood, bend over and let them get it over quick...