July 4, 2007: Their War. Our World.

Thursday, June 08, 2006

This movie is going to be a huge freakin advertisement for most car makers. The powers that be (filmmakers) have already got a Decepticon taking form as a Ford Saleen Mustang. Bumblebee will be a spiffy new Chevrolet Camaro, rather than the VW bug that we all know so well.

Other well known characters are being re-imagined. Optimus Prime will be a fire-truck, and word has it Megatron’s alternate form will be a jet of some sort. Other characters are as yet unknown, but i’m sure we’ll find out more soon enough.

Transformers have gone through big changes over the years. Most generation 1 characters were killed off in the movie to make way for generation 2 characters. Not the smartest move, but at least Gen 2 characters were somewhat interesting. Over the years however, Hasbro, through lack of creativity or who knows what, has ruined the Transformers, releasing series after series of shitty new toy lines and cartoons here in the US. The only worthy adaptions have been in comic books and Japanese shows.

Regardless, the original Transformers still remain true to my heart. I’ve got Seasons 1 and 2, and Transformers: The Movie on DVD. Stashed away somewhere in the garage are my Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime figures. Come July 4, 2007, i’ll be busting those puppies out and they will accompany me to the midnight screening.