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		<title>Michael Bay Made an Art Film &amp; He-Man Goes Bollywood</title>
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1) My heart has been too broken to post since I watched last weeks Transformers 2 midnight show. I can&#8217;t eat, I can&#8217;t sleep, I can&#8217;t even think straight; all I keep thinking about are old robots who fart parachutes and little robots who hump Megan Fox&#8217;s leg. The glorious clip above sums up everything [...]]]></description>
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<p>1) My heart has been too broken to post since I watched last weeks Transformers 2 midnight show. I can&#8217;t eat, I can&#8217;t sleep, I can&#8217;t even think straight; all I keep thinking about are old robots who fart parachutes and little robots who hump Megan Fox&#8217;s leg. The glorious clip above sums up everything I feel about Transformers 2.</p>
<p>2) Speaking of Transformers 2, not <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen/">all</a> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/07/06/090706crci_cinema_denby">of</a> <a href="http://projectionbooth.blogspot.com/2009/06/transformers-revenge-of-fallen.html">the</a> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen,1156291.html">reviews</a> <a href="http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/06/tr_review_transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen.php">are</a> <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090623/REVIEWS/906239997">scathing</a>! One extremely insightful and brilliant review over at <a href="http://www.io9.com">i09</a> states that Transformers 2 is not a bad movie, but that Michael Bay has invested millions of dollars on a &#8220;brilliant art movie about the illusory nature of plot.&#8221; The review is probably the best review of any movie of all time and you should read it in it&#8217;s entirety <a href="http://io9.com/5301898/michael-bay-finally-made-an-art-movie">here</a>. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, but most importantly it will make you come to terms with what you spent $12 last weekend.</p>
<p>3) <a href="http://www.toplessrobot.com">Topless Robot</a> on the other hand, saw through the illusion of Transformers 2 and posted the most accurate, spite-filled <a href="http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/06/bonus_robs_transformers_2_faqs.php">Transformers 2 FAQ</a> any movie-goer could ever ask for. Rob at Topless Robot&#8217;s nerd rage continues to impress, entertain and bring me back day after day.</p>
<p>4) Enough about Transformers, how about He-Man? He-Man&#8217;s not enough you say? How about <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_84MAfap6c">He-Man goes Bollywood</a>!!!! Jai ho He-Man, Jai ho.<br />
<em>Edit: I can&#8217;t get the pleather/vinyl Orko costume out of my head.</em></p>
<p>5) Who here doesn&#8217;t love HBO programming? HBO is usually edgy, bright and their shows can connect on a deeply emotional level. Last year there was a great series of ads about &#8220;HBO stories,&#8221; you can watch the brilliant &#8220;surprise&#8221; ad <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpTGI0sQYMQ">here</a>.</p>
<p>BONUS ROUND) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXGWZxI9lAs">Michael Bay Eat a Bowl of Cereal</a>. BOOOOM!<br />
<em>Edit: I may not like his films per se, but I don&#8217;t have a problem with Michael Bay as a director. I think it&#8217;s fair to say everyone&#8217;s got their own style and his apparently involves alot of explosions and appeals to <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/traverstake/2009/06/transformers-2-sucks-er-i-mean.php">alot of people</a>.</em></p>
<p>Thanks all, just so you know I&#8217;ve been tinkering with a new look and theme for the site. Hopefully I&#8217;ll get around to updating it within the next few days. This update should also fix my broken tags and a couple other issues.</p>
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