I won’t profess to know too much about Transformers–I’ve always been a Batman fan and my knowledge of the DC Universe is generally my only area of full-on geek expertise. But if there’s one way to win me over to another fandom, it’s to put a cape on it. Which is exactly what’s been done with the two newest additions to our Takara Transformers collection. While looking for figures to post about, I read the words ‘crown’ and ‘cape’ and was already sold.

Frankly, though, I have to ask what the Cybertronian tailors are usually doing with their time because as I understand it, there aren’t a lot of occasions on which clothes are needed for the robots in disguise. But whatever the answer is, they’ve made some fine capes for these metal men and you can snag ‘em now over in the Transformers section of CmdStore.

Also new from Transformers, look out for new figures from this summer’s Transformers 2, some Generation 1 reissues (like the Insecticons 3-pack exclusive) and some new items for the Encore collection. Check ‘em all out!

Filmen starter med at hovedpersonen Sam, spillet af Shia LaBeouf, er på vej på college, han har så godt som helt afskåret sig fra Autobots (de gode transformers) aktiviteter på jorden. imens på et andet sted på planeten er Decepticons (de onde transformers) tilbage, USA præsident mener det er pga. Autobots og vil derfor have dem væk fra jorden, men i virkeligheden er de efter Sam. Da de kommer efter ham, ofre Optimus Prime (Autobots leder) sig for at Sam kan slippe væk, det går senere op for Sam at den eneste der kan redde jorden er Optimus, og han skal nu kæmpe for at forsøge at genoplive Optimus.
Kanon aktion film, den har alt hvad nr. 1 havde, aktion, utroligt god special effekts/grafik (tænker på robotterne), lidt humor og sidst men ikke mindst Megan Fox. den har også formået ikke bare at være en kedelig efterfølger men er en film så sagtens kan stå alene, derfor får den 4/5 stjerner.

Ditlev

Um pouco atrasada (a lista é até 15.11.2009, sem a estreia, portanto, de “Lua Nova”), mas hoje, por mais uma semana, continuamos renovando o post publicado a respeito do total de público este ano: quantos espectadores teve seu filme favorito entre os que foram exibidos em 2009 ? São somente as ordens de grandeza aproximadas, de acordo com os posts sobre Público e Arrecadação aqui publicados (os colchetes indicam que o filme ainda está em exibição no grande circuito com possibilidades de crescimento e subida na lista).

Acima de 9 milhões e 200 mil espectadores

- A Era do Gelo 3

Acima de 6 milhões

- Se Eu Fosse Você 2

Acima de 5 milhões e 100 mil espectadores

- Madagascar 2 – A Grande Escapada

Acima de 4 milhões e 500 mil

- Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe

Acima de 4 milhões de espectadores

- Batman – O Cavaleiro das Trevas (total 2008 + reexibição 2009)

Acima de 3 milhões e 100 mil

- X-Men Origens: Wolverine

Acima de 3 milhões

- Anjos e Demônios

Acima de 2 milhões e 500 mil

- Uma Noite no Museu 2

Acima de 2 milhões e 300 mil

- A Mulher Invisível

Acima de 2 milhões e 200 mil

- Velozes e Furiosos 4

Acima de 2 milhões e 100 mil

- Os Normais 2
- Transformers: A Vingança dos Derrotados

Acima de 2 milhões

- O Curioso Caso de Benjamin Button
- Up – Altas Aventuras [*]

Acima de 1 milhão e 800 mil

- 007 Quantum of Solace
- Crepúsculo
- Divã

Acima de 1 milhão e 700 mil

- High School Musical 3 – Ano de Formatura
- Se Beber, Não Case [*]

Acima de 1 milhão e 600 mil

- Marley & Eu

Acima de 1 milhão e 400 mil

- A Proposta
- O Dia em que a Terra Parou
- A Verdade Nua e Crua [*]
- Monstros vs. Alienígenas

Acima de 1 milhão e 300 mil

- Sim, Senhor
- Quem Quer Ser um Milionário?
- O Exterminador do Futuro: A Salvação
- Tá Chovendo Hamburguer [*]

Acima de 1 milhão e 200 mil

- Sete Vidas

Acima de 1 milhão e 100 mil

- Bolt Supercão
- Operação Valquíria

Acima de 900 mil

- Um Faz de Conta que Acontece
- Presságio
- 2012 [*]

Acima de 800 mil

- Força G
- O Sequestro do Metrô 123
- Ele Não Está Tão a Fim de Você

Acima de 700 mil

- Bastardos Inglórios [*]
- G. I. Joe: A Origem do Cobra

Acima de 600 mil

- This Is It [*]
- Hannah Montana: O Filme
- O Menino da Porteira

Acima de 500 mil

- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- A Pantera Cor-de-Rosa 2
- Inimigos Públicos
- Distrito 9 [*]

Acima de 450 mil

- Um Hotel Bom Pra Cachorro
- Queime Depois de Ler
- Watchmen – O Filme
- Dragonball Evolution

Acima de 400 mil

- Noivas em Guerra
- Rede de Mentiras

Acima de 350 mil

- O Leitor
- Minhas Adoráveis Ex-namoradas
- Star Trek
- Anjos da Noite: A Rebelião
- Evocando Espíritos
- Arraste-me Para o Inferno
- Besouro [*]

Acima de 300 mil

- Gran Torino
- Coração de Tinta
- 17 Outra Vez
- Substitutos [*]

Acima de 250 mil

- Austrália
- Salve Geral!
- Coraline e o Mundo Secreto
- Jogos Mortais 6 [*]
- Te Amarei Para Sempre
- Jean Charles
- A Montanha Enfeitiçada
- A Troca
- Sexta-Feira 13

Acima de 200 mil

- Uma Prova de Amor
- Os Fantasmas de Scrooge [*]
- Surpresas do Amor
- Código de Conduta [*]
- Bruno
- O Corajoso Ratinho Despereaux
- Marido Por Acaso
- Alma Perdida
- Foi Apenas um Sonho

Acima de 150 mil

- Pagando Bem, Que Mal Tem?
- Novidades no Amor
- Dia dos Namorados Macabro
- Eu Odeio o Dia dos Namorados
- Milk – A Voz da Igualdade
- Carga Explosiva 3
- O Grilo Feliz e os Insetos Gigantes
- A Orfã
- A Festa do Garfield
- Falando Grego
- Intrigas de Estado
- Halloween – O Início
- Os Delírios de Consumo de Becky Bloom

Acima de 120 mil

- Tinha que Ser Você
- Duplicidade
- Che
- Dúvida
- Entre os Muros da Escola
- Pequenos Invasores
- Efeito Borboleta: Revelação
- Gamer
- Perdido pra Cachorro

Acima de 100 mil

- O Contador de Histórias
- Amantes
- 9 – A Salvação
- Matadores de Vampiras Lésbicas
- Força Policial
- Passageiros
- Trama Internacional
- Jonas Brothers 3D – O Show
- Eu Te Amo, Cara
- Recém-Chegada

XMAS is coming again. Here at robotshaman, we are starting the celebrations a little early :p Price drop for these selected toys.
More toys will be added shortly. any questions, pls email – toy.shack@gmail.com.
Thank you for dropping by.

** CHRISTMAS SALE CORNER **

SDCC Soundwave MISB – RM 225.00
MP04 Convoy MISB – RM 580.00
G1 Abominus (1 head / 2 fist / 2 feet / 1 big gun with 5 robots) – RM 340.00
G1 Computron ( 1 head / 2 feet with 5 robots) – RM 240.00
TRU Special 25th Annis. Insecticon – RM 148.00
TRU Special 25th Annis. Perceptor – RM 148.00
Encore 16 Bruticus MISB – RM 225.00
Encore 17 Cassette MISB – RM 125.00
G1 C-01 Takara New Year Convoy MISB – RM 550.00
G1 Hasbro Hasbro Jetfire LOOSE 100% Complete – RM 550.00

** CHRISTMAS SALE CORNER **

I’ve always wanted to do a group shot of all my Optimus Primes. I didn’t really have anything to do today, other than watch football, so in between halftimes and timeouts I dug out all my Primes from their various hiding spots and assembled them together for a group photo. During the process, even I became amazed at how many Optimus figures I have, and I don’t even have them all. This just goes to show what a popular character the Autobot Leader really is.

From left to right:
Bottom row: Alternator, 2007 Movie (First Strike Voyager class)
Middle row: Cybertron (Deluxe class), Titanium (War Within 1st version), Hybrid (THS-02), G1 (25th Anniversary Reissue), Classic (Voyager class), TFA (Voyager class)
Top row: ROTF (Leader class), Masterpiece (MP-04), 2007 Movie (Leader class)

Below are some of my un-opened figures of Optimus:

Clockwise from top left:
Classic Optimus Prime and Megatron Ultimate Battle 2-Pack (Deluxe class), Robot Masters (RM-01), Alternity (red), Alternity (silver), G1 (2002 TRU Reissue), Encore (01), G1 (25th Anniversary Reissue)

Here is a pic of the Movie Primes in their alt modes:

From left to right:
2007 Movie (First Strike Voyager class), ROTF (Leader class), 2007 Movie (Leader class)

Dune Runner snuck in there, watching from afar, wishing he could hang with the Primes

And in the words of Optimus Prime, Transform and Roll Out!

I hate, hate, hate people who look at movies–especially older movies–as just a step in the line to the movies we have today.  It’s a slap in the face to life, by extension, and I will explain why. (Foswi, this is primarily for you.)

I am a staunch historian, and I thoroughly believe in the value of studying history.  If you do not, you might as well stop reading this blog.  We’ll just never get along.  To that extent, is it useless to study ancient warfare in a modern context?  Are there no pracitical applicable lessons to be learned from tactics that defy era, technology, or weaponry?  I think you out there in someplacewhereyou’restaringatacomputerscreen should be thinking to yourself, “No, there is value in knowing that stuff…”  Because  you’re right.

Or, let’s think of this in terms of books.  Does it make sense to stop reading  Hamlet, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1984, The Lord of the Rings, Black Boy, Brave New World, Romeo and Juliet, The Giver, etc. just because there are the Harry Potter series, the Twilight books, the Time Traveler’s Wife, and various James Patterson and Stephen King books topping the New York Times Bestseller list?  Should we leave the past behind and only allow only what is new and pretty and shiny to be let in?

I think not.

The problem is the genre of film allows this to easily happen.  And many people who watch movies (or passively read about movies) tend to think only the little that is said without thorough investigation into the actuality of history.

Point 1: Michael Bay is awesome…but not really.

The Island

Michael Bay, as many know, is the champion of all things pretty, and mind-numbingly explosive.  After all, you don’t make a name for yourself with blockbusters like Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, The Island, Transformers, and Transformers II (directed all by Bay) without some level of skill.  I mean, seriously.  That’s an impressive list of movies, with impressive DVD sales, and everything.

But let us be honest.  The movies star nice looking people, blow a lot of things up, include heart-racing, adrenaline pumping, action and car chases (or meteorite destroying drill malfunctions, what have you), and fun technological advances.  They’re like James Bond films…just without James Bond.

These movies have made millions.  They have loyal fans of adults, teenagers, and children alike.  They’re fun to watch, made millions in the movie theaters.  But they suck.  They have no deeper meaning, make me thoughtful in no way, and generally make me dumber, because I actually could have been learning something while I was wasting time watching pretty people run around.

Point 2: There is more to history than just history.

Citizen Kane

A friend of mine (after reading a former post of mine) responded thusly:

I’ll disregard the opinion of anyone who thinks Citizen Kane is great for anything more than its innovative transitions and camera angles.

While said tongue-in-cheek, there is, I know, a part of him that believes this to be true.  And this is why I am angry.  I love Citizen Kane, in the same way I love Schindler’s List.  Sure it’s a little on the long side, but the story is great, the acting is believable, the direction is flawless, and the overall impact: unforgettable.

The ease with which Americans, modern people, I’m not sure who this list should (or actually does) include, forget the past when it comes to movies is disturbing.  Yes, movies are more entertaining today.  Movie from yore are a little boring.

Except that’s not true.  I defy anyone to watch The Apartment and not be complete enraptured.  Peeping Tom is one of the creepiest movies I’ve ever seen.  (If you have a Netflix account, I believe it is streaming live.   You should go watch it now.  Better than Drag Me To Hell.  Creepier.  Stranger.  More interesting.)  And you know what, It Happened One Night is the quintessential romance that cannot be improved upon in a modern way.  There are just old movies that age well, and have stayed good for a reason.  Citizen Kane is one of them.  Beyond the transitions and camera angles. (We’ve all heard the “Oh my gosh, there’s a ceiling” reaction.)  But let’s talk about the role the dining room table plays in the movie.  Did you ever think about that? Or how about the scene where Welles types out the rest of a horrible review of his wife’s disastrous operatic debut?  The acting is top notch, better than Sean Penn in Milk.

I am struck by many things.  Here’s a short list:

• People today seem so averse to watching older, or just pain old, films.
• People tend to devalue the impact of older movies because modern counterparts tends to be more engaging, which they equate with “better.”
• People tend to devalue the fact that most older movies have a deeper theme than most modern movies, even modern movies based in classic stories.

This is why the market for older movies should be booming, not dying away.  This is why people should actually sit down and become their own movie reviewer.  If you take the time to watching a movie a week, you’ll watch AFI’s Top 100 movie list in less than two year.  Probably less than a year, considering you’ve seen a lot of them.

Why is it people are so ready to agree, or disagree with the statements of critics and film historians, but are so rarely willing to make their own original statements about the movies themselves.  People, you, staring at your own screen.  Say what’s on your mind.  Be willing to say Citizen Kane sucked, but don’t you dare say it’s boring without backing it up.  I’m not about opinion’s with no evidence.

Just have an opinion, and make it your own.

This is an annual event that i always go to every year. Its good to see that the turn-outs are becoming better as the year goes by. Its always a good look for me i advise you if you are into the vintage clothing scene to check it out.  You can find out by going to the event why for the select few veiw this is a lifestyle rather than a fad.

lo-life bbq 4th annual

And here is some footage from the event. It was funny watching it because i spotted myself in the footage. Im only in there for a couple of a seconds but it was funny to me nonetheless. Enjoy the footage….peace.