Open Thread Two: The Son of Open Thread

[Fifthfiend]

So talking Transformers:

I caught this Transformers: Animated thing I've been hearing so much about? I don't remember who exactly it was that told me this was supposed to be good but I am now furious with whoever that was.

I'm sure there's somebody in the world whose idea of a good time is "let's take Optimus Prime and make him an incompetent badly-drawn douche who needs to be pulled out of the fire by an obnoxious plot device of an eight-year-old. I mean Jesus I didn't like obnoxious plot-device eight year olds when I was eight years old.

[RickZarber]

Originally Posted by Torque

All rumors about Transformers 2 are to be considered false, incorrect, or bald faced lies until I see Bay in front of a camera stating otherwise.

I'll agree with this. I haven't been following "which vehicle is gonna be which character" rumors specifically because Bay said flat out that he'd be starting a misinformation campaign for this movie.

Originally Posted by Torque

B) let their caterers yak yak yak about the plot, or characters going into the new movie. No way. It's called an NDA, and I would be surprised if BAY didn't sign one himself, and then threaten himself with legal action, and a thorough sacking should he talk about it, let alone his 15 dollar an hour caterer.

This I do have to counter, though, as I never said the caterer said anything about the plot. He didn't. He simply said they were filming at the museum across the street. That's it. The quote I posted in this thread was from an Australian-based movie news site (article here) completely unconnected with me. The fact that they're saying filming took place nearly next-door to the place where I met the caterer (or Guy with the Transformers 2 Badge Who Claimed to be the Caterer, for all I knew) is good enough for me to believe that as truth. There is a chance that the shooting had nothing to do with the SR-71. The article doesn't state a source on that bit. They could have been filming the planes land at Dulles for all I know.

[Torque]

ah.. Ok. I misunderstood. I saw SR-71, read a bunch of stuff about the filming, read the conjectures, and was like "pfft, not happening. Dunno what kind of hooka THAT guy was smoking"

Also, Fifth, thank you. You probably don't hear that a lot, but thank you. That is all.

edit: that is not all. I WILL give the show this much credit tho. The opening theme isn't bad Everything ELSE sucks, but the opening theme isn't bad.

[CelesJessa]

Originally Posted by Kaneda

Bruce Wayne doesn't go "BATMAN POWERS ACTIVATE" and proceed to make various sexy poses against a flashing rainbow backdrop.

Originally Posted by Mesden

This is the best idea ever.

I agree fully.


I can buy the whole transformation sequence, but what I can't buy is that the bad guys just sit there while they transform. Take Sailor Moon for example. While she's doing her whole "Moon Prism Ultra Power Holy Eternal Make Up" dealy, the villains could be booking it out of there with the lifeforce/pure heart/whatever they had stolen. And it's not like time freezes while they transform, because in one of the episodes (Season one), while Serena transforms in front of Darien, they show him reacting to her transformation "Serena's Sailor Moon!"

BUT, on the other hand, this is a universe where we accept that nobody would put the connection between the five girls who look exactly like the Sailor Scouts and the actual Sailor Scouts, so anything could happen.

[Kaneda]

Originally Posted by CelesJessa

I agree fully.


I can buy the whole transformation sequence, but what I can't buy is that the bad guys just sit there while they transform. Take Sailor Moon for example. While she's doing her whole "Moon Prism Ultra Power Holy Eternal Make Up" dealy, the villains could be booking it out of there with the lifeforce/pure heart/whatever they had stolen.

Well, Azula does break that unspoken rule in Crossroads of Destiny.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Originally Posted by CelesJessa

I agree fully.


I can buy the whole transformation sequence, but what I can't buy is that the bad guys just sit there while they transform. Take Sailor Moon for example. While she's doing her whole "Moon Prism Ultra Power Holy Eternal Make Up" dealy, the villains could be booking it out of there with the lifeforce/pure heart/whatever they had stolen. And it's not like time freezes while they transform, because in one of the episodes (Season one), while Serena transforms in front of Darien, they show him reacting to her transformation "Serena's Sailor Moon!"

BUT, on the other hand, this is a universe where we accept that nobody would put the connection between the five girls who look exactly like the Sailor Scouts and the actual Sailor Scouts, so anything could happen.

I remember back when I was a young lad with transforming toys my friends' toys always used to shoot my toys while I was transforming them which totally wasn't fair.
Especially with transformers cause in the cartoon they transform real fast so that means it wouldn't be a viable tactic while fighting the transformers so nobody should use it on me!
I think they was just jealous that I had Bruticus AND Devastator!

[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by CelesJessa

I agree fully.


I can buy the whole transformation sequence, but what I can't buy is that the bad guys just sit there while they transform. Take Sailor Moon for example. While she's doing her whole "Moon Prism Ultra Power Holy Eternal Make Up" dealy, the villains could be booking it out of there with the lifeforce/pure heart/whatever they had stolen. And it's not like time freezes while they transform, because in one of the episodes (Season one), while Serena transforms in front of Darien, they show him reacting to her transformation "Serena's Sailor Moon!"

BUT, on the other hand, this is a universe where we accept that nobody would put the connection between the five girls who look exactly like the Sailor Scouts and the actual Sailor Scouts, so anything could happen.

Actually, it's my understanding that in most cases, time IS effectively frozen for the duration of the sequence. You notice that all anyone ever is shown seeing is a glow from off screen for, like, two seconds, and that's just so they can utter their sheer and utter surprise that a tiara separates battle and school uniforms and nobody had half a brain to notice who they really were, even though there was no attempt whatsoever to hide their faces.

Darian is shown transforming by holding up a glowing rose and throwing his hat in a circle. It's probably safe to assume that the other sequences are just as instantaneous, but are shown slowed down, with music, and possibly with the final poses thrown in just to eat time for the viewer.



The only foil I've ever seen to this is in the first Power Rangers movie, where after all of the posing and flipping, they realized, "Oh, snap! They actually ran away on us!" like it wasn't the reasonable thing to do and because it'd never happened before.

[Torque]

Originally Posted by bluestarultor

The only foil I've ever seen to this is in the first Power Rangers movie, where after all of the posing and flipping, they realized, "Oh, snap! They actually ran away on us!" like it wasn't the reasonable thing to do and because it'd never happened before.

HAHAH! Fuck me, I don't know why but I just about pissed myself when I read that sentence. I think it was the "Oh snap!" part... I just wasn't expecting it.
Sig'd like a MOTHERFUCKER!

also, am I the only one who watched sailor moon because they were like... 5 teenaged chicks in japanese schoolgirl outfits, and then japanese schoolgirl outfits that were like.... way shorter after they put on their makeup, and baubles and shit?

edit: is anyone else getting annoyed at the fact that they can't "Go to the last post"? Or is it just me? IS it just me?

[POS Industries]

Originally Posted by CelesJessa

BUT, on the other hand, this is a universe where we accept that nobody would put the connection between the five girls who look exactly like the Sailor Scouts and the actual Sailor Scouts, so anything could happen.

I just always assumed that the miniskirts and almost constant pantyshots that resulted in fighting in them were for the purposes of making sure that no one was ever looking at their faces.

Because I sure as hell wasn't.

[TDK]

"Hey doesn't that kind of look like Sere-Ooh, panties!"