Less, Far Less, Than Meets the Eye
- Title: Transformers
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As a kid I had Transformers toys, I watched the television series without fail, and collected the original Marvel Comics Transformers series (all 80 issues and those lame cross-over mini-series too!). So the fanboy in me was ecstatic when I learned that a live-action film of the comics, television show, and toys I grew up with was going to be attempted. But when I heard that Michael Bay was going to head the project I felt less than thrilled. Remember, this is from the guy who defended The Island, but I still doubted whether Bay could translate the stories of my youth to the big screen. I shouldn’t have worried because he didn’t even try. There isn’t a single recognizable moment from the Transformers of my childhood other than you’ve got robots that transform into objects and vehicles. I am deeply saddened that Bay and his writers didn’t trust the source material and the original character designs and mythology choosing instead to throw out over twenty-years of history to do it their own way. The result is less, far less, than meets the eye.
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