| Thursday, 5 July 2007 |
| of cars and autobots |
I woke up on the wrong side of bed today - when I opened my eyes to check the clock on my bedside table, it told me that the time was 1145.
It took me a while to register how much shit I was in, but anyway, I was in danger of missing my driving lesson at 1305.
So I woke up with a start, rushed to get washed up, have a shower, ate breakfast (which had to double up as my lunch) and went off in a frenzy to the driving centre, feeling quite happy that I would still be on time.
Unfortunately, upon entering the centre, I realised that I couldn't find my name anywhere on the list of students up for lessons today, so with a mounting sense of dread, I went to check my bookings at the internet kiosk stationed there.
It was then that I discovered that I had made a rather stupid mistake in bookings - I mixed up the date 3rd and 5th, so I ended up canceling the lesson on the 5th (which is today) and keeping the lesson on the 3rd, which was really the OPPOSITE of what I had intended to do.
So feeling slightly angry with myself, I walked out of the centre with absolutely no idea how to spend the free time I had suddenly acquired - I was quite pissed at the fact that I had just wasted 70 dollars in booking the wrong lesson.
So in the end, I decided to not waste the time I had and head down to Junction 8 to watch 'Transformers' - which was a movie I had been dying to catch! (all the rave reviews I've been getting from everyone just served to make me more hyped up about catching it.)
So yeah, I bought a ticket for the earliest show and a 'Transformers' popcorn combo to enjoy during the movie.
The movie ROCKED! I think it was such a great movie! It certainly didn't disappoint me and I think I can see why so many of my friends keep recommending it to me.
I came out of it hoping I was a Transformer as well, or hoping that I could be in Sam's shoes and you know, buy a car that turned out to be an alien robot, and get sucked into this whole saving the world business!
But anyway, it was such a good movie! I think its the best movie I've watch this blockbuster season, much better than stuffy 'Pirates' and 'Ocean's 13', much better than kiddish 'Shrek3' and much much better than utterly crappy 'Fantastic 4'. Heck, I think it was almost as good as 'Spider-man 3' which was a little too long and draggy compared to the almost non-stop action of 'Transformers'.
It had everything really - it had loads of action, superb special effects (I love the way the robots are so realisitc!), lovable characters (I love the Autobots!), lots of humour, and ultimately, a heart.
I like the way the story sorta focused on telling the story about the bond between a boy and his car - because I think its something every boy is going to have to go through when he starts buying his car. (I hope to be in that position soon, so yeah, I see lots of resonance there people!)
My favourite scenes where when all the Autobots where assembled and having team meetings and stuff like that! I get an amazing upsurge of emotion when I watch the Autobots work together or when they have those sweeping shots of the Autobots in their vehicle forms, just speeding along the highway and roads in a convoy formation!
I love the way they fight together as a team, as oppose to the Decepticons, who seem to be programmed to just go into battle and destroy whatever they see, without thinking about strategy and all that.
The Autobots however, work as a team, and you can really sense the camaraderie between the Autobots, plus the way they fight together is quite exhilarating, though I think its slightly unfair that Megatron is way over-powered and ends up really owning most of the competition.
But other than that, yeah, the Autobots are the heart of this movie... they are the undisputed stars of the show. (though credit must be given to Shia LeBouf for putting up quite an amazing performance as boy hero Sam, though in light of the size of his co-stars, there really isn't any doubt who the real stars are.)
I love Bumblebee, he's just adorable! The way he communicates with the radio is quite well done honestly! I seriously want to have my own Bumblebee, it'll be so cool to have a car as your own personal guardian.
And Ironhide's persona as a grumpy, rough and tumble man is so apt! The way he gets annoyed with the little dog and the humans, asking Optimus for permission to shoot them is just so amusing.
And Jazz, the way he hip-hops around is quite funny, like some sort of hyperactive, overgrown teenager or something. And he actually refers to the Decepticons as 'Bitches'! I wouldn't call my enemies that but I guess that's quite okay!
And Ratchet has some of the best lines - I like the line where he says that Sam's pheromone levels indicate that he wants to mate with Mikaela! I was laughing my head off when he said that line.
And Optimus Prime! WOO HOO! He is also quite funny - he tries to be serious, but some of the things that he says are just so hilarious, that it doesn't go with his serious tone of voice.
Well. As you can see, I'm now obsessed with Transformers. I came out of the theatre with a whole new level of respect for motor vehicles now.
While I was waiting at the side of the road for my mom to come pick me up for dinner, I was observing all the cars that drove by in a whole new light, and I must admit, half the time, I was hoping that the next car that drove by me would suddenly morph into an amazing, fully functional robot and start shaking hands with me and informing me that my glasses house the key to saving the world!
But of course, no car did that. I guess some things are just better left to day dreaming.
Read that two more sequels are officially being made! Can't wait for them!
And if you haven't watched it already, go catch it! I can only hope that HP5 will be half as good as this...
'Autobots, transform and roll out!'Labels: fanboy, movie |
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