hellkitty wrote:I think it's time I work my usual thread-killing magic. (No, I have no power, I'm just obnoxious).
I'm just a wee bit tired of people thinking that because they're 'offended' by something, that they must be immediately grovelled to. I see people (not here, but you know, in the real life with the great orange ball in the sky) who use the phrase 'I'm offended by that' as some sort of negotiating hammer.
I had a student who went to the Dean because a text I had the class read he found 'offensive'. It was _All Quiet on the Western Front_. He used his 'offended-ness' to demand an automatic A in the class. Yeah, that didn't work out so well for him.
Being offended never killed anyone. There are real problems and there is real bigotry in the world, but trying to pick this gold-tooth battle to fight the war on stereotypes is...completely ridiculous. Fight where the victory would actually count, maybe?
And honestly, I'd have a bit more respect for the writers if they had a backbone. If it's all Bay, stand up for yourselves; if it was partly you, take the frickin' credit, good *or* bad. This halvsie-walvsie stuff is pathetic.
hellkitty wrote:HK, never mind testicles, do men have *spines* anymore?
Skids and Mudflap wrote:Hell no, because they're pussies.
Shadowman wrote:I will put forth the theory that it was the internet itself trying to punch him in the face.
MagnusPrime72 wrote:Hi everyone.....longtime viewer...first time post.
Here's what I was offended by.....
1.) After Prime takes down Demolisher in Shaghai, he kills him. SINCE WHEN IS OPTIMUS PRIME JUDGE, JURY AND EXECUTIONER!!!! The Optimus Prime I remember was a fierce warrior, but also a kind and compassionate bot. He would NEVER kill anything that couldn't defend itself, even Megatron. I compare Optimus Prime to a Lawful Good Paladin from the DnD RPG. It may have been Peter Cullen's voice, but that was NOT Optimus Prime.
2.) They show the above and then proceed to kill him off for most of the movie....are you kidding me!!!! It's bad enough he wasn't the Prime I remember, but he's the face of the frachise and he's gone for most of the movie. As Vizzini from the Princess Bride would say..."Inconceivable"!!!!
3.) Skids and Mudflap taking on Devastator by themselves...and hold their ground against him!!!!!! WTF!!!! Devastator is one of the most memorable (and powerful) villians in Transformers history. Even the Dinobots couldn't take him down but those two little schmucks gave him a run for his money and then he gets taken down by one shot of a rail gun.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I can go on about what was offensive in that movie, but I digress. Frankly, the only thing I DIDN'T find offensive were Skids and Mudflap. I didn't like them but I didn't think they were offensive either. I came into this movie with an open mind and was disappointed. I know this isn't G1, I understand that, but Mr. Bay, please don't pollute my fondest memory of a noble character like Optimus Prime with a deviant doppleganger. That is what truly grinds my gears...haha...Gears.
Ravage XK wrote:I would have thought that the look and actions of the robots would have been derived in part from the personality and characteristics of the characters written. So I dont know why they say that they didnt approve of the gold tooth.
well if its a group of white peopleCryo Prime wrote:good lord, why is this such a big issue. i found Skids and Mudflad funny as hell. i don't remember this much controversy over Jazz when he was labeled a "black transformer" and then was killed off. man people need to grow up. i have many black friends and they all didnt have a problem. and from what i understand its a group of white people who are offended? correct me if im wrong.
MagnusPrime72 wrote:Hi everyone.....longtime viewer...first time post.
Here's what I was offended by.....
1.) After Prime takes down Demolisher in Shaghai, he kills him. SINCE WHEN IS OPTIMUS PRIME JUDGE, JURY AND EXECUTIONER!!!! The Optimus Prime I remember was a fierce warrior, but also a kind and compassionate bot. He would NEVER kill anything that couldn't defend itself, even Megatron. I compare Optimus Prime to a Lawful Good Paladin from the DnD RPG. It may have been Peter Cullen's voice, but that was NOT Optimus Prime.
2.) They show the above and then proceed to kill him off for most of the movie....are you kidding me!!!! It's bad enough he wasn't the Prime I remember, but he's the face of the frachise and he's gone for most of the movie. As Vizzini from the Princess Bride would say..."Inconceivable"!!!!
3.) Skids and Mudflap taking on Devastator by themselves...and hold their ground against him!!!!!! WTF!!!! Devastator is one of the most memorable (and powerful) villians in Transformers history. Even the Dinobots couldn't take him down but those two little schmucks gave him a run for his money and then he gets taken down by one shot of a rail gun.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I can go on about what was offensive in that movie, but I digress. Frankly, the only thing I DIDN'T find offensive were Skids and Mudflap. I didn't like them but I didn't think they were offensive either. I came into this movie with an open mind and was disappointed. I know this isn't G1, I understand that, but Mr. Bay, please don't pollute my fondest memory of a noble character like Optimus Prime with a deviant doppleganger. That is what truly grinds my gears...haha...Gears.
hinomars19 wrote: jetfire was english??(or was he meant to be a scurvy pirate??...eek i think i just offended black beard--)
Ravage XK wrote:hinomars19 wrote: jetfire was english??(or was he meant to be a scurvy pirate??...eek i think i just offended black beard--)
Oh no, you just offended all us English people who read this thread, Jetfire was Scottish!! You probably managed to offend the Scottish readers too come to think of it!!
hinomars19 wrote:Ravage XK wrote:hinomars19 wrote: jetfire was english??(or was he meant to be a scurvy pirate??...eek i think i just offended black beard--)
Oh no, you just offended all us English people who read this thread, Jetfire was Scottish!! You probably managed to offend the Scottish readers too come to think of it!!
but I am English...
scottish, eh. now you say it, of course
Ravage XK wrote:hinomars19 wrote:Ravage XK wrote:hinomars19 wrote: jetfire was english??(or was he meant to be a scurvy pirate??...eek i think i just offended black beard--)
Oh no, you just offended all us English people who read this thread, Jetfire was Scottish!! You probably managed to offend the Scottish readers too come to think of it!!
but I am English...
scottish, eh. now you say it, of course
He he, I hope my pointing that out didnt offend you. Seems its easy to offend people these days.
syphonn wrote:Kurtzman: We feel really fortunate, and we’ve worked hard to make our directors feel like it’s a collaboration. Certainly, when you go into making a movie with Michael you know that Michael is a very particular kind of guy that wants to make a very particular kind of movie. When you try to push him out of that, it tends not to work. So I think the best thing we can do is to color between the lines. Once you accept that, the freedom is that you can throw out any and all suggestions within those parameters. So once you accept that you have parameters – which so many people see as not freeing, we tend to see – now we know the rules. Let’s play by rules, learn to break them when necessary, stick to them when necessary. I think we just kind of enjoy it. It’s nice to know what your mission is, and it’s nice to that you have one, because sometimes too much freedom can be a block.
Coloring between the lines, I think this right here is pretty much them saying they had a very limited scope within which to work set by MB
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Ravage XK wrote:hinomars19 wrote:Ravage XK wrote:hinomars19 wrote: jetfire was english??(or was he meant to be a scurvy pirate??...eek i think i just offended black beard--)
Oh no, you just offended all us English people who read this thread, Jetfire was Scottish!! You probably managed to offend the Scottish readers too come to think of it!!
but I am English...
scottish, eh. now you say it, of course
He he, I hope my pointing that out didnt offend you. Seems its easy to offend people these days.
hellkitty wrote:HK, half Welsh. So now *I* can be offended too! DM, cut me in on your lawsuit!
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
hellkitty wrote:I had a student who went to the Dean because a text I had the class read he found 'offensive'. It was _All Quiet on the Western Front_. He used his 'offended-ness' to demand an automatic A in the class. Yeah, that didn't work out so well for him.
hellkitty wrote:Being offended never killed anyone. There are real problems and there is real bigotry in the world, but trying to pick this gold-tooth battle to fight the war on stereotypes is...completely ridiculous. Fight where the victory would actually count, maybe?
And honestly, I'd have a bit more respect for the writers if they had a backbone. If it's all Bay, stand up for yourselves; if it was partly you, take the frickin' credit, good *or* bad. This halvsie-walvsie stuff is pathetic.
MagnusPrime72 wrote:Hi everyone.....longtime viewer...first time post.
Here's what I was offended by.....
1.) After Prime takes down Demolisher in Shaghai, he kills him. SINCE WHEN IS OPTIMUS PRIME JUDGE, JURY AND EXECUTIONER!!!! The Optimus Prime I remember was a fierce warrior, but also a kind and compassionate bot. He would NEVER kill anything that couldn't defend itself, even Megatron. I compare Optimus Prime to a Lawful Good Paladin from the DnD RPG. It may have been Peter Cullen's voice, but that was NOT Optimus Prime.
MagnusPrime72 wrote:2.) They show the above and then proceed to kill him off for most of the movie....are you kidding me!!!! It's bad enough he wasn't the Prime I remember, but he's the face of the frachise and he's gone for most of the movie. As Vizzini from the Princess Bride would say..."Inconceivable"!!!!
MagnusPrime72 wrote:3.) Skids and Mudflap taking on Devastator by themselves...and hold their ground against him!!!!!! WTF!!!! Devastator is one of the most memorable (and powerful) villians in Transformers history. Even the Dinobots couldn't take him down but those two little schmucks gave him a run for his money and then he gets taken down by one shot of a rail gun.
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