That's been a common criticism of the movie- some have gone so far as to call it overtly racist. Apparently the dialect, the gold "tooth", and the fact that they couldn't read was enough to really offend some.
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > > I saw this movie last Friday and I have to say that I was ready for it to > be over with at about 1 hour and 45 minutes into it. > I liked the first one, even though it had issues but this second one was > just blah. The most annoying parts were the scenes with those twin > Autobots. I cringed every time that "talked". > > -- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://www.edwardcrosby.com > ----- > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > Merlin Mann > > > > What Cary said. By that standard, every comic starring Wolverine has > been > > comic book writing at its finest. > > > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Money != art. Pirates of the Carribean 3 made 1 billion including DVD > >> sales. Like I said, I like some stinkers too; just be able to admit they > >> smell. > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:12 AM, matisleonhart > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Yeah that why it already has 250+ mill! > >>> > >>> On Jul 1, 10:56 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > I can understand disagreeing with a critic, but unimaginative Ebert > >>> > ain't. Biased? Maybe, but I don't think so. He's spoken well of > >>> action > >>> > flicks in the past; the only bias is against poorly made movies. > >>> > Poorly made may have no impact on your enjoyment of a film (I loved > >>> > Starship Troopers, but can admit it's a stinker). > >>> > > >>> > Sent from my iPhone > >>> > > >>> > On Jun 29, 2009, at 12:04 PM, Sionede <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Critics are biased and unimaginative. The movie was very good. > >>> Where > >>> > > the first one focused on humans, the second one was more aligned > >>> with > >>> > > the cartoon and focused on the Autobots v Decepticons. It involved > >>> > > great fight scenes, and the dialog did push the envelope for its > >>> PG-13 > >>> > > rating. No one in the theater seemed to notice the length of the > >>> movie > >>> > > until it was over. > >>> > > >>> > > On Jun 27, 10:49 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >> I'm sitting this one out; the bad ratings have turned me off of > >>> it. > >>> > >> The > >>> > >> quote that did it was from Roger Ebert:"*Transformers: Revenge of > >>> > >> the Fallen > >>> > >> * is a horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly > >>> punctuated > >>> > >> by three > >>> > >> or four amusing moments. One of these involves a dog-like robot > >>> > >> humping the > >>> > >> leg of the heroine. Such are the meager joys. If you want to save > >>> > >> yourself > >>> > >> the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing > >>> > >> the music > >>> > >> of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. > >>> > >> Then close > >>> > >> your eyes and use your imagination." > >>> > > >>> > >> On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:34 PM, matisleonhart > >>> > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >>> > > >>> > >>> Who saw the new transformers movie and what did you think. I just > >>> > >>> came > >>> > >>> back from seeing it in imax and I thought it was awesome. I did > >>> > >>> however that there were way too many sexual joke in the movie for > >>> > >>> that > >>> > >>> to be pg-13- Hide quoted text - > >>> > > >>> > - Show quoted text - > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
