more than meets the eye
“It is the year 2005. The treacherous Decepticons have conquered the Autobots’ home planet of Cybertron. But, from secret staging grounds on two of Cybertron’s moons, the valiant Autobots prepare to retake their homeland.”
I just got done watching Transformers: The Movie, (of which I own the DVD, your jealous, I know) and it kicked chromed butt. It’s got everything; 80’s rock ballads, giant fighting robots and… uh, yeah, that’s pretty much it. Oh, and great, no, good, no, decent animation. It’s what 2005 should be. When I was a kid, I was obsessed with Transformers. Somewhere, in a box hidden deep within the dark reaches of my parents attic in San Antonio, I still have a small collection of Transformers. Someday I will reclaim them and the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons will begin anew.
BTW, if you’re at work and you need a way to waste time, I recommend The Transformers On-Line Encyclopedia.
And one more thing, living within our very own city of Austin, is Omega Supreme, the Autobot fortress. Check it out:
Omega Supreme looks like a bird. Does Omega Supreme turn into a bird?
Comment by fred_paloma — April 13, 2005 @ 4:00 pm
i think i’d like this movie. as a girl without tv, i missed the hot, hot transformer madness. thank goodness the alamo is supplementing my education w/ their pre-show type awesomeness.
Comment by phahahooha — April 13, 2005 @ 4:18 pm
In all truth, that building doesn’t look anything like Omega Supreme, but it was either him or Metroplex, the Autobot city. At any rate, you have to admit, that building looks like it’s about to tranform into a giant robot.
Comment by consolejockey — April 13, 2005 @ 5:00 pm
I’d been thinking of having a movie night for Transformers: The Movie. It’s short, very amusing, and takes place this year. We could probably watch the movie and a few episodes of the cartoon, in around 2 hours. If enough people show intrest, I’ll make it happen.
Comment by consolejockey — April 13, 2005 @ 5:02 pm
Something I forgot to mention, the movie has an all-star cast; Leonard Nimoy, Judd Nelson, Robert Stack and Orson Welles. I really think this was Welles finest performance since Citizen Kane.
Comment by consolejockey — April 13, 2005 @ 5:19 pm
I’m up for some hot transformer action! I’ve actually never seen the movie, but I’ve always been interested in it. The closest thing I ever had to a transformer was a cheapo Gobot car. It was lame.
I hope you have fully recovered from that nasty cold/flu.
Comment by monkeyjenn — April 13, 2005 @ 11:30 pm