Anyone seen Transformers II yet? Are Mudflaps and Skids as racists as reports have said?
They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.
River ,'Ariel'
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§ ita § - Jun 25, 2009 2:48:05 pm PDT #2594 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Jun 25, 2009 3:13:23 pm PDT #2595 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - Jun 25, 2009 3:18:42 pm PDT #2596 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The only Transformers that do stand apart from the rest of the cannon fodder—and not in a good way—are Mudflap and Skids, who have already correctly been ID’d as the film’s Little Black Sambots. Sporting crooked metal teeth and talking like refugees from a UPN sitcom, these Autobots are such brazen, breathtaking caricatures, you gotta wonder if Bay has lost his damn fool mind.
Heh.
I've heard these characters compared to Jar Jar Binks. But they sound worse.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 26, 2009 4:33:37 am PDT #2597 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I've heard these characters compared to Jar Jar Binks. But they sound worse.
Yeah - I've heard comparisons to Amos & Andy which is definitely worse.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 26, 2009 6:23:15 am PDT #2598 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Jar-Jar scaled new heights of annoying, but I think it was mainly on his own merits rather than as an insulting stereotypical caricature.
Does Bay have Mudflap and Skids sing "Mammy" in the credits?
Strega - Jun 26, 2009 7:24:57 am PDT #2599 of 30000
Cracked has Storyboards from Michael Bay’s The Great Gatsby
Now, instead of Gatsby and Daisy being separated from the general population by their considerable wealth, they’ll be separated as a byproduct of them being the only property owners in an apocalyptic desert wasteland. And instead of having that fancy, eye-catching car, it looks like Tom will own a rocket-equipped school bus, which is equally memorable.
Jessica - Jun 26, 2009 7:26:27 am PDT #2600 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
That is BRILLIANT.
Polter-Cow - Jun 26, 2009 7:40:57 am PDT #2601 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Haaa ha ha. Awesome.
Strega - Jun 26, 2009 9:16:34 am PDT #2602 of 30000
OMGOMGOMG.
This summer the AFI Silver is doing something called "Totally Awesome 3: More Films of the 1980s."
And it really is totally awesome. Ghostbusters. Gremlins. River's Edge. Nightmare on Elm Street. Breakin' AND Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. Escape From New York. Robocop. Transformers: The Movie. Star Trek 2!
Eeeeee!
Volans - Jun 26, 2009 9:21:43 am PDT #2603 of 30000
move out and draw fire
That is a sweet lineup.
The io9 review of Transformers 2 may be the best review in the history of cinema. [link]