Comments on: The “Transformers is utter shite and I REFUSE to spend $10 to acquire an elevated blood pressure” edition. http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/07/04/the-transformers-is-utter-shite-and-i-refuse-to-spend-10-to-acquire-an-elevated-blood-pressure-edition/ Race, Politics, Gender, Sexuality, Anger Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:29:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: unusualmusic http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/07/04/the-transformers-is-utter-shite-and-i-refuse-to-spend-10-to-acquire-an-elevated-blood-pressure-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-13884 unusualmusic Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:31:20 +0000 http://theangryblackwoman.com/?p=857#comment-13884 @nojojojo: I hate the concept of princesses anyway, and Disney gets on my damn nerves, but if we have to have them, cant they ever do it properly? Commons sense says that if you dont offend people, you end up making more money. At least for the economic incentive? @blackyoda: LOL at the bootleg! The fact that it is so bad not even getting it free can save it...Wow @Sasha: Standing ovation? Really? WOW! @GB Hajim: Hmm. That looks interesting. Will follow up! @Juan:Weeeellllll. I mean. I see your point. I suppose though, that he had no idea how badly it would suck? @nojojojo: I hate the concept of princesses anyway, and Disney gets on my damn nerves, but if we have to have them, cant they ever do it properly? Commons sense says that if you dont offend people, you end up making more money. At least for the economic incentive?

@blackyoda: LOL at the bootleg! The fact that it is so bad not even getting it free can save it…Wow

@Sasha: Standing ovation? Really? WOW!

@GB Hajim: Hmm. That looks interesting. Will follow up!

@Juan:Weeeellllll. I mean. I see your point. I suppose though, that he had no idea how badly it would suck?

]]> By: Juan http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/07/04/the-transformers-is-utter-shite-and-i-refuse-to-spend-10-to-acquire-an-elevated-blood-pressure-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-13865 Juan Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:48:37 +0000 http://theangryblackwoman.com/?p=857#comment-13865 Not sure whether or not to pay a buddy of mine back... He nabbed a ticket for me earlier enough before they were sold out for the midnight matinee premiere. Came outta that theater rather perturbed. Garbage! Not sure whether or not to pay a buddy of mine back…

He nabbed a ticket for me earlier enough before they were sold out for the midnight matinee premiere. Came outta that theater rather perturbed. Garbage!

]]> By: GB Hajim http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/07/04/the-transformers-is-utter-shite-and-i-refuse-to-spend-10-to-acquire-an-elevated-blood-pressure-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-13858 GB Hajim Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:21:47 +0000 http://theangryblackwoman.com/?p=857#comment-13858 A kindred soul! Shelley and I ranted about these issues. This is why we have been shedding our blood, sweat, and tears bringing 'strange frame' to fruition (began production in 2005 -out in 2010 with LucasFilm's Skywalker Sound on board!). As Shelley said- "How fortunate are those who can frame the beauty of the strange". From our rant that became part of our wikipedia entry: Shelley and GB "agreed that some of the protagonists had to be gay, bisexual, transsexual and omnisexual. All had to be of color because they believed that not too long from now everyone would be of color. Theirs would be without the standard white guy lead whose name starts with "J" (James T. Kirk, John Crichton, John Sheridan (Babylon 5), Jeffrey Sinclair, Jonathan Archer, Jack O'Neill (Stargate), John Sheppard (Stargate), J. Koenig, J. Robinson, Jean-Luc Picard, Jeremiah (series)). They also were clear that the issue of race and sex would be non-issues in the setting of the 29th century." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_frame On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=86085840444 Hope to see you on our journey. A kindred soul! Shelley and I ranted about these issues. This is why we have been shedding our blood, sweat, and tears bringing ’strange frame’ to fruition (began production in 2005 -out in 2010 with LucasFilm’s Skywalker Sound on board!).

As Shelley said- “How fortunate are those who can frame the beauty of the strange”.

From our rant that became part of our wikipedia entry:

Shelley and GB “agreed that some of the protagonists had to be gay, bisexual, transsexual and omnisexual. All had to be of color because they believed that not too long from now everyone would be of color. Theirs would be without the standard white guy lead whose name starts with “J” (James T. Kirk, John Crichton, John Sheridan (Babylon 5), Jeffrey Sinclair, Jonathan Archer, Jack O’Neill (Stargate), John Sheppard (Stargate), J. Koenig, J. Robinson, Jean-Luc Picard, Jeremiah (series)). They also were clear that the issue of race and sex would be non-issues in the setting of the 29th century.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_frame

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=86085840444

Hope to see you on our journey.

]]> By: Sasha http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/07/04/the-transformers-is-utter-shite-and-i-refuse-to-spend-10-to-acquire-an-elevated-blood-pressure-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-13855 Sasha Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:34:24 +0000 http://theangryblackwoman.com/?p=857#comment-13855 idk, personally i hated the movie. i thought it was a complete and utter waste of my time. the audience on the other hand, well they stood up and gave the friggin screen a standing ovation - ridiculous. i thought maybe it was just me. wish i had read your post first. idk, personally i hated the movie. i thought it was a complete and utter waste of my time. the audience on the other hand, well they stood up and gave the friggin screen a standing ovation – ridiculous.

i thought maybe it was just me. wish i had read your post first.

]]> By: black yoda http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/07/04/the-transformers-is-utter-shite-and-i-refuse-to-spend-10-to-acquire-an-elevated-blood-pressure-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-13852 black yoda Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:56:28 +0000 http://theangryblackwoman.com/?p=857#comment-13852 You definitely do not want to see Transformers. I downloaded the bootleg and I couldn't get through the entire thing. And it wasn't because of quality of the bootleg....which was poor :-( You definitely do not want to see Transformers. I downloaded the bootleg and I couldn’t get through the entire thing. And it wasn’t because of quality of the bootleg….which was poor :-(

]]> By: nojojojo http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/07/04/the-transformers-is-utter-shite-and-i-refuse-to-spend-10-to-acquire-an-elevated-blood-pressure-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-13806 nojojojo Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:22:12 +0000 http://theangryblackwoman.com/?p=857#comment-13806 Good links! Thanks especially for the one about the newest Disney "princess" -- I'd heard some of the flap about her early incarnation, but nothing about the revision. Good grief, they just can't get it right, can they? Anyway, I knew Transformers 2 wasn't getting any of my money after the reeking pile of offense that was T1. And that's sad, because I was a raving fan of the cartoon as a kid, and all the filmmakers had to do was <em>not be racist</em> and they'd have had my money. Just that. I would've even tolerated Ms. Hoochiemama prancing all over the screen -- it's a movie about cars, there have to be seminaked women around or the men will die or something. The movie could've been bad on every other level, and I still would've gone to see it, if only to pull an MST3K. I'm going to the Asian American Comic Con next week -- the Racebending folks are trying to get the word out about a Last Airbender boycott. So I'll let you know how that goes. =) Good links! Thanks especially for the one about the newest Disney “princess” — I’d heard some of the flap about her early incarnation, but nothing about the revision. Good grief, they just can’t get it right, can they?

Anyway, I knew Transformers 2 wasn’t getting any of my money after the reeking pile of offense that was T1. And that’s sad, because I was a raving fan of the cartoon as a kid, and all the filmmakers had to do was not be racist and they’d have had my money. Just that. I would’ve even tolerated Ms. Hoochiemama prancing all over the screen — it’s a movie about cars, there have to be seminaked women around or the men will die or something. The movie could’ve been bad on every other level, and I still would’ve gone to see it, if only to pull an MST3K.

I’m going to the Asian American Comic Con next week — the Racebending folks are trying to get the word out about a Last Airbender boycott. So I’ll let you know how that goes. =)

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