Just reporting on some of the reviews I've read. Bear in mind the ones that are most offended aren't usually the ones the "offense" was aimed at.
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > Racist? To who? The only people in my theater who actually laughed at > those characters were not of the white skin. > > -- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://www.edwardcrosby.com > ----- > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > Merlin Mann > > > On Jul 6, 3:39 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
