So, in the long run, which do you think is worse – that your son hears profanity (and perhaps even learns when its use is not completely inappropriate) or that he grows up accepting racist stereotypes and the treatment of women as objects? Please know that I'm not arguing in favor of extra profanity in “family” films, just that I think there's a whole lot more in this one about which to be upset.

Namaste.

P.S. – You questioned the “big balls” on the Constructicon. My question is this – where did they come from? None of the seven construction vehicles that were used to form that monstrosity were wreckers (or cranes with wrecking balls). Again, gratuitous sexualization. I think Bay is starting to take himself too seriously.

My son will know the Transformers I grew up with.

“You got the touch

You got the POW-ER!!!”

My son will know the Transformers I grew up with.

“You got the touch

You got the POW-ER!!!”

Let’s be honest Michael Bay is a hack filmmaker with an ego the size of Cybertron (home planet of the Transformers-fyi) but I have to sheepishly admit that his films are a guilty pleasure for me. They are most definitely crap with a capital C, however I love big summer spectacle movies and I know exactly what I’m getting myself into when I go to one of his films.

That being said the twins characters were reprehensible and frankly I’m surprised there hasn’t been more of an uproar about it. The cursing that bothered you was entirely unnecessary and just shows laziness on Michael bay’s/writers part. Let’s face it, if you are going to be paid barrels full of money to write a big budget movie then the least you can do is come up with some witty dialogue.

Me? I’m not getting paid to write this little comment so f*%# it!

Let’s be honest Michael Bay is a hack filmmaker with an ego the size of Cybertron (home planet of the Transformers-fyi) but I have to sheepishly admit that his films are a guilty pleasure for me. They are most definitely crap with a capital C, however I love big summer spectacle movies and I know exactly what I’m getting myself into when I go to one of his films.

That being said the twins characters were reprehensible and frankly I’m surprised there hasn’t been more of an uproar about it. The cursing that bothered you was entirely unnecessary and just shows laziness on Michael bay’s/writers part. Let’s face it, if you are going to be paid barrels full of money to write a big budget movie then the least you can do is come up with some witty dialogue.

Me? I’m not getting paid to write this little comment so f*%# it!

Transformers 2 – no-go for my kids.

Transformers 2 – no-go for my kids.

Yes, “The Twins” were horrible characters for SO many reasons and I kept hoping they were going to die a horrible death so I could cheer, but it never came unfortunately.

And I guess I wasn’t clear enough that I had no problem with my son hearing the swears. He is 10 and I know he knows all the words and worse so it wasn’t that. I was more offended as a Transformer Fan that it was in there then as a dad.

Yes, “The Twins” were horrible characters for SO many reasons and I kept hoping they were going to die a horrible death so I could cheer, but it never came unfortunately.

And I guess I wasn’t clear enough that I had no problem with my son hearing the swears. He is 10 and I know he knows all the words and worse so it wasn’t that. I was more offended as a Transformer Fan that it was in there then as a dad.

Yes, “The Twins” were horrible characters for SO many reasons and I kept hoping they were going to die a horrible death so I could cheer, but it never came unfortunately.

And I guess I wasn’t clear enough that I had no problem with my son hearing the swears. He is 10 and I know he knows all the words and worse so it wasn’t that. I was more offended as a Transformer Fan that it was in there then as a dad.

So, in the long run, which do you think is worse – that your son hears profanity (and perhaps even learns when its use is not completely inappropriate) or that he grows up accepting racist stereotypes and the treatment of women as objects? Please know that I’m not arguing in favor of extra profanity in “family” films, just that I think there’s a whole lot more in this one about which to be upset.

Namaste.

P.S. – You questioned the “big balls” on the Constructicon. My question is this – where did they come from? None of the seven construction vehicles that were used to form that monstrosity were wreckers (or cranes with wrecking balls). Again, gratuitous sexualization. I think Bay is starting to take himself too seriously.

The twins were rude, fighting each other and were certainly created to play up to the kids and young teens who were viewing the movie. I would assume that most parents do not want their children to act the way the twins did in the movie – and I’m sure many kids thought they were ‘cool’ and did emulate these characters.

Michael Bay tried to play up to too many demographics – an easy mistake to make when taking an 80′s cartoon and creating a live-action movie. Who do you play up to, the kids of the original fan generation or the original fans – people who are now in their 30′s (and late 20′s)?

And yeah, it was way too long! We need a Transformers 2 Redux that cuts out about 45 minutes!

The twins were rude, fighting each other and were certainly created to play up to the kids and young teens who were viewing the movie. I would assume that most parents do not want their children to act the way the twins did in the movie – and I’m sure many kids thought they were ‘cool’ and did emulate these characters.

Michael Bay tried to play up to too many demographics – an easy mistake to make when taking an 80′s cartoon and creating a live-action movie. Who do you play up to, the kids of the original fan generation or the original fans – people who are now in their 30′s (and late 20′s)?

And yeah, it was way too long! We need a Transformers 2 Redux that cuts out about 45 minutes!

The twins were rude, fighting each other and were certainly created to play up to the kids and young teens who were viewing the movie. I would assume that most parents do not want their children to act the way the twins did in the movie – and I’m sure many kids thought they were ‘cool’ and did emulate these characters.

Michael Bay tried to play up to too many demographics – an easy mistake to make when taking an 80′s cartoon and creating a live-action movie. Who do you play up to, the kids of the original fan generation or the original fans – people who are now in their 30′s (and late 20′s)?

And yeah, it was way too long! We need a Transformers 2 Redux that cuts out about 45 minutes!