July 9, 2007
From the desk of Jane Galt:Don't be sad, Brian. You're still one of my favourite new blogs.
Posted by Jane Galt at July 9, 2007 5:54 PM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound links"); ?>Why is he one of your favorite new blogs, Megan? I mean, he did like the Transformers, although like many critics couldn't help himself from making snide comments about how much smarter/better he is than Michael Bay, so that counts for something, I guess.
But really. Pro-impeachment (even if concerned about its doability or the political ramifications for his side)? Trashing Michael Ledeen by doing pretty much the same thing he accuses Michael Ledeen of doing? And, for the love of God, accusing Republicans of opposing and expansion of government-funded health care at the behest of their "very wealthy patrons?" Apparently, the media is biased because they don't point this out to the masses. :P
So I ask again, Megan. What makes this one of your favorite new blogs? Maybe I'm just missing something.
Posted by: Machiara on July 9, 2007 8:26 PMIt's because she knows me and thinks I'm kinda neat. It's quite possible she's wrong about this.
Posted by: Brian on July 9, 2007 11:28 PMWell, -I- think you have neat qualities. As I mentioned, you did like the Transformers movie. They are certainly more than meets the eye! Or Robots in Disguise. Whichever you prefer. :D
A little more even-handedness in the blog would be welcome, though. Don't be one of those (and I know they exist on the right as well) who just set up straw men to knock them down.
Sorry for pirating your blog comments, Megan!
Posted by: Machiara on July 9, 2007 11:58 PMCheers! Well, you'll just have to keep reading to check up on me.
Posted by: Brian on July 10, 2007 12:04 AMDid I miss something? What exactly made the Transformers movie good? I did think that it had more potential than I originally gave it credit for, but in the end it seems like Michael Bay thought he could make good action scenes with his eyes closed, so he tried it. His two rules seemed to be these:
1. "Action" means that you can't tell what's going on. Make sure that you have super-tight camera almost the whole time, so that all people see is a blur of metal and smoke. They'll IMAGINE that something really intense is going on. (To be fair, a lot of action films are wrecked this way, but the fault seems even more egregious when the combatants are huge robots.)
2. It is more fun to show robots transforming into cars and vise-versa than it is to show them fighting one another. Also higher on the list of priorities than robots fighting one another:
- Awkward teenage romance
- John Tuturo (Actually, I can't fault Bay this one, Tuturo is great)
- 1337 h4x04z
- Extended GMC and Chevrolet commercials