More than meets the eye: Anticipating the release of the Transformers movie – Part 7

For some odd reason the Transformers has never been made into a live action movie. I would have at least expected a lame 80’s version made with Technicolor and bad acting. We were not blessed then – but we are now.

The previews for the new Transformer movie have seemingly revealed the entire plot: alien robot beings come to Earth – some to protect us – most to kill us. There will be a battle and so on.

Most of us are not really all that interested in the story anyway, because we already know it and instead cannot wait to see the awesome graphical effects when Optimus Prime changes from truck to giant robot and slaps some Decepticons around!

The previews at least give us this high energy, butt-kicking impression. The robots are huge, several feet above humans (I can’t even guess how many), and are depicted as quite powerful. They shatter windows, throw tanks, and run along busy highways. They look stupendous and scary. How can this movie go wrong?

I hope it does not. The images on the official website are promising (www.transformersmovie.com). Luckily, the movie comes out July 4th!

I will always remember Transformers from my childhood and I hope that this movie will give me a renewal of interest for these heroes. It should be cool.