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I don't need to compromise my principles because they don't have the slightest bearing on what happens to me anyway. -- Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes

BWEEEEE!

Yup, I saw the movie at last! And I had a BLAST!

For those of you who haven't seen it yet, this journal contains possible definite spoilers!

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was a LOT of fun. As promised, there were a LOT more TFs this time around, and the effects are as mind-blowing as ever -- at times you forget the TFs aren't CGI. This one focused much more heavily on the TFs as well, with most of the story revolving around their mythology, history, and artifacts. There are many nods at G1 throughout the movie, but they're not distracting and don't feel like ripoffs. (Animated, you taking notes?)

And I TOTALLY called it that Optimus Prime was going to die and come back to life. Totally called it. Like I told my mom during the end credits, there's a grand tradition of Prime getting killed and coming back to life.

As for characters... it's nice to see Starscream actually show some personality in this one. It's too bad that some characters, such as Ratchet, Sideswipe, and the Arcees, didn't get more screen time, but I did like several of the new characters. I love Jetfire, Ravage was awesome, Mudflap and Skids were hilarious, Wheelie is a tolerable (even likeable) character for once... and I practically squealed when Soundwave showed up! I was wondering how they were going to handle his appearance in the movie.

The movie isn't perfect, and despite enjoying myself and grinning like an idiot throughout the movie, I don't think it's quite as good as the first. Things felt a little jumbled and chaotic, especially toward the end. And a steadier hand on the camera would have been appreciated -- it's difficult to tell what's going on at certain points. I could have done without the scene where Wheelie humps Mikhaila's leg, the twins constantly using swear words, and the reference to Devastator's... um, equipment. (They're wrecking balls from one of the cranes that forms him, but still, you think they could have put them somewhere else on the robot... at least Long Haul in G1 didn't have to put up with THAT indignity on top of forming the pelvis of G1 Devastator...)

At least Maggie and the hacker kid (can never remember his name) stayed out of this one -- they felt like rather useless characters in the first one...

So was it the best movie of all time? No. But was it fun? Definitely! And our whole family had a blast seeing it, even if people kept poking me throughout the movie to ask "Who's that? What's going on?" The perils of being the resident expert...

Oh, and I ended up wearing my autograph shirt to the theater for kicks. And when we stopped at the gas station on the way home, we got in a discussion with the cashier about the movie (he loved it) and he had to gawk at my shirt. "Is that Stan Bush's signature? NO WAY!"

I want a Jetfire toy now. And a Ravage. Curse this TF toy ban...

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