A little Transformers geek-out
Ben and I finally watched the new Transformers movie this past weekend. We didn't see it in the the theater because Ben was afraid to be burned by the mangling of his childhood heroes. I had heard that the special effects were awesome, but the plot left much to be desired. Well, duh, it's a live-action Transformers movie.
But we both really liked it, and sideways glances at Ben sometimes reveals a partially-open-mouthed look that preceded a man-boy giggle and the words, "I just geeked out a little."
I didn't mind all the blowing up of things because there were neato transforming robotoids to watch, plus little nods to geekhood everywhere that even I, who didn't own a Transformer while growing up could appreciate (I didn't have Barbies, either, just Lincoln Logs, some Legos, one Cabbage Patch doll, a few generic toys and several books). The Camaro Bumblebee hit an old yellow VW bug in the used car lot, for example. My head is still too morning-fuzzy to remember the other nods to geeks in the movie, but they'll come to me.
My first taste of the live action Transformers transforming was in early 2005 when I came across the new Citroen C4 ad online. What I found on YouTube made me geek out a little because I had never seen the intro to the commercial before! Watch this with the sound on for the awesome music. And then watch the parody version that someone made with an old Citroen 2CV! I wish I could link to higher resolution versions.
