Comments on: Less Than Meets The Eye http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:28:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: slim http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13755 slim Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:40:07 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13755 <i>My voice sounds like if Ray Romano was a Muppet.</i> Ray Romano isn't a muppet? Are you sure Frank Oz isn't in there somewhere? My voice sounds like if Ray Romano was a Muppet.

Ray Romano isn’t a muppet? Are you sure Frank Oz isn’t in there somewhere?

]]> By: Cris http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13750 Cris Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:55:45 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13750 Multiple, fast cuts in an action sequence make sense if you have a couple of actors who can't perform convincing fight choreography and too low a budget to create convincing special effects. But in a movie with a 147 million dollar budget and computer-generated combatants who can do whatever you want them to do? It's like these directors have no confidence in their storyboard, so they have to grab your head and shake it violently. Multiple, fast cuts in an action sequence make sense if you have a couple of actors who can’t perform convincing fight choreography and too low a budget to create convincing special effects. But in a movie with a 147 million dollar budget and computer-generated combatants who can do whatever you want them to do? It’s like these directors have no confidence in their storyboard, so they have to grab your head and shake it violently.

]]> By: Levon http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13721 Levon Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:51:13 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13721 I didn't see this movie or Bad Boys II, but I really love that clip of will smith and martin lawrence looking around in slow motion..you know the one. Wait, I did see the last 5 minutes of Bad Boys II where they're driving hummers through the cuban huts. I really enjoyed it on the same level that I enjoyed death wish and red dawn. I didn’t see this movie or Bad Boys II, but I really love that clip of will smith and martin lawrence looking around in slow motion..you know the one.

Wait, I did see the last 5 minutes of Bad Boys II where they’re driving hummers through the cuban huts. I really enjoyed it on the same level that I enjoyed death wish and red dawn.

]]> By: Joe http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13720 Joe Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:41:04 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13720 Reading your review of Transformers has made me realize that you and I share the same political opinions. I am now LD! THX, GREG! Reading your review of Transformers has made me realize that you and I share the same political opinions. I am now LD! THX, GREG!

]]> By: tomN! http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13719 tomN! Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:05:03 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13719 I totally agree with your points about the fast-cutting-editing... I wish hollywood would have the balls to leave a camera in one place for at least 10 seconds... I would also add that this movie couldn't decide if it's audience was 18-35 yr old action fans (over-the-top action and violence), or 10 yr olds (ridiculous bits of "humor" like the pee joke and a Soundwave character that reminded me of the annoying pod-droids from Episode 1). With that question in mind, it's interesting to point out that the teenagers in the audience in front of me didn't know who any of the characters were, so they had no nostalgia for the Transformers that we loved as kids. But that said, I really enjoyed the hell out of this movie. I fully expected it to be a big turd with big Michael Bay action cliches, and that's exactly what I got. Can you really be that critical of a movie that has HASBRO as third billing in the opening credits? In the end, I think this movie was better than most episodes of the cartoon (though not better than the animated movie or the more recent Japanese Transformers cartoons). Sure, I'd love to see an interesting well made Transformers movie, but then I wouldn't really want to imagine a more gifted action director like Del Toro or Verbinski having to take on the task of making a movie that's only purpose is to sell toys. I totally agree with your points about the fast-cutting-editing… I wish hollywood would have the balls to leave a camera in one place for at least 10 seconds… I would also add that this movie couldn’t decide if it’s audience was 18-35 yr old action fans (over-the-top action and violence), or 10 yr olds (ridiculous bits of “humor” like the pee joke and a Soundwave character that reminded me of the annoying pod-droids from Episode 1). With that question in mind, it’s interesting to point out that the teenagers in the audience in front of me didn’t know who any of the characters were, so they had no nostalgia for the Transformers that we loved as kids.

But that said, I really enjoyed the hell out of this movie. I fully expected it to be a big turd with big Michael Bay action cliches, and that’s exactly what I got.

Can you really be that critical of a movie that has HASBRO as third billing in the opening credits? In the end, I think this movie was better than most episodes of the cartoon (though not better than the animated movie or the more recent Japanese Transformers cartoons). Sure, I’d love to see an interesting well made Transformers movie, but then I wouldn’t really want to imagine a more gifted action director like Del Toro or Verbinski having to take on the task of making a movie that’s only purpose is to sell toys.

]]> By: Kryten Syxx http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13718 Kryten Syxx Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:20:04 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13718 The movie forgot what it was supposed to be about. With Transformers being the title one would think there would be more robots and less humans pushing products and trying to get laid. Why try to flesh out some robots or show some awesome fight scenes when you can just have them run around saying their names frequently, going totally unnoticed in someone's backyard and breakdancing? The movie forgot what it was supposed to be about. With Transformers being the title one would think there would be more robots and less humans pushing products and trying to get laid. Why try to flesh out some robots or show some awesome fight scenes when you can just have them run around saying their names frequently, going totally unnoticed in someone’s backyard and breakdancing?

]]> By: Scott http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13713 Scott Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:03:56 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13713 Greg, I'm told Transformers was chock-full of heroic, pointless slo-mo shots of American soldiers. Disliking this movie disrespects them, and your poor review of a movie that depicted fictional US troops has disheartened the American Military for at least a generation, possibly more. See, conservatives(who "Support the Troops!") have this mistaken impression that our soldiers and Marines are little puppy dogs who will get their feelings hurt and cry in their bunks if we don't constantly praise them and let them shoot brown people. Greg, I’m told Transformers was chock-full of heroic, pointless slo-mo shots of American soldiers. Disliking this movie disrespects them, and your poor review of a movie that depicted fictional US troops has disheartened the American Military for at least a generation, possibly more.

See, conservatives(who “Support the Troops!”) have this mistaken impression that our soldiers and Marines are little puppy dogs who will get their feelings hurt and cry in their bunks if we don’t constantly praise them and let them shoot brown people.

]]> By: greg http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13708 greg Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:28:22 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13708 And my review of The Transformers is what convinced you that you're really a conservative Republican? Awesome. And my review of The Transformers is what convinced you that you’re really a conservative Republican? Awesome.

]]> By: Jason http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13707 Jason Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:16:12 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/07/09/less-than-meets-the-eye/#comment-13707 I used to think I was pretty much a liberal democrat, but after reading so many of your articles over the last two years, I find myself so often agreeing with conservative republicans more than you. Now, once more, I find myself so completely opposite you in opinion. Seriously, I should just stop trying to force myself into the LD pigeon hole and just admit that if being LD means agreeing with you then I am most definitely a CR instead. I used to think I was pretty much a liberal democrat, but after reading so many of your articles over the last two years, I find myself so often agreeing with conservative republicans more than you. Now, once more, I find myself so completely opposite you in opinion. Seriously, I should just stop trying to force myself into the LD pigeon hole and just admit that if being LD means agreeing with you then I am most definitely a CR instead.

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