Transformers means a lot to me. I can’t help but feel the need to point this out. Below is the original Mach 5 car from the Speed Racer cartoon.
And here is the Mach5 From the live action Speed Racer movie that just came out.
There is almost no difference between the two.
Now please look at this. Below is an image of Optimus Prime from the Transformers cartoon show.
And here is Optimus Prime from the live action Transformers movie.
Now, what the hell happened? How can one movie try so hard to preserve the original aesthetics of what made the show so great, and another movie go out of its way to visually rape their fans of what they have known and loved for so many years. What the hell went through the mind of director Micheal Bay when he was mangling the characters of Transformers?
To quote Kevin Smith.
In Hollywood you just fail upwards
May 14th, 2008 at 9:32 am
And yet, Speed Racer (which I absolutely loved) is considered an excessive, overblown flop while Transformers (which I reluctantly accepted) just about blew everything out of the water this time last year. Go figure.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I thought they did a decent job on the Transformers movie and like Robert says the new Speed Racers has been said to be horrible.
Sometimes you have to change the characters a bit to bring new life to the series.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Robert and Ditech, As an action movie they did just fine. As a transformers movie they missed the mark. They have messed up a great mythology and great story. Its very disappointing in that respects.
I do hope that with these Transformers movies an awareness is being made. One that will make people look into the origins of the Transformers story and their universe. Maybe in the future will get someone to make a Transformers movie that is more inline with the mythology. Much like what has happened with Batman, Superman, and even the Ninja Turtles.