Tropical Robots

You know, I don't think they will ever make a better movie about cars that turn into superhero robots than Transformers. Unless perhaps it is Transformers II.

UPDATE. This movie literally features a jive-talking robot. This is a fantastic movie.

UPDATE. "Is it fear or courage that compels you, fleshling?" Indeed.

Comments

[¡El Gato Negro!]

Needs more soundwave.

[Andrew]

It was not perfect, but I thought it was enjoyable.

It did need more Soundwave. And where is Grimlock when you need him?

[Jay C.]

"Um, what's the deal with the Black Transformer?"

[Davis]

I like it's sense of humor.

[Jemand von Niemand]

... I don't think they will ever make a better movie about cars that turn into ... robots than Transformers.

I dunno -- MoDo's metamorphosis over the past few years, if it were ever made for the screen, might give you a run for your money on that one.

[nate]

No way, man. The original animated movie was vastly superior. I mean, it had Leonard Nimoy and Orson Welles! And the Micro Machines guy! That's an insane amount of raw talent.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092106/

[harmfulguy]

"Um, what's the deal with the Black Transformer?"

They needed a Good Guy that they could kill of, so of course he had to be "ethnic".

[TKK]

This is practically an Althouse post.

[Jemand von Niemand]

Althouse -- Boobies !!

Because Ann's a moderately frustrated, itchy upper-middle-class type, and she just won't shut up.

Unlike MoDo, who desperately wants to both tout and disown her bluecollar background, and just won't shut up.

[Jemand von Niemand]

Incidentally, Molly bears absolutely no resemblance to Altmouse -- and her writing is succinct, spare, and en ponte.

Ann's work is turgid, pedantic, and doesn't 'link' in a logical way. And her metaphors suck elephants.

[virgotex]

ahh, but it's no match for

zombie sheep in New Zealand!!!

[kind of an off white]

Liked this way more than I intended to. But just to correct EGN & the follow-up, it needed Soundwave, period. The one in the movie was Frenzy (yes, Frenzy's a cassette, not a boom box, but if we get all canonical about it, I'll be forced to point out that Devastator is not a tank but rather a Voltronesque giant robot made up of six transforming construction vehicles, and how sad would it be to point that out?)

[Jemand von Niemand]

This almost matches the zombie sheep of New Zealand:

I’d love to see you take some responsibility for what you’ve done instead of whining that everyone’s talking about your breasts. I don’t give a damn about your breasts... it’s on and on about breasts, breasts, breasts, please don’t talk about my breasts.

-- Little Annie Althouse,
To Jennifer Valenti