OK – so, sadly, besides other important events in my life and the world, the thing I am most specifically looking forward to is The Transformers movie. Because, as I said months ago (here and here), that shit is going to rock.
Watching in on YouTube is weak, and only Yahoo has the official trailer, from standard up to 1080 HD, so watch it here. The robots look pretty freakin' real, dude.
This time, unlike the James Bond non-event, I want to make an expedition with dozens of other pumped Americans who understand this as an earth-shattering cultural event. Which it – ahem – is.
So, as a reply to this post, please indicate whether you want to make a night out it by going to catch the Transformers, preferably with a little bit of Jack in the Coke Zero. I saw Matrix: Reloaded a bit lit – made it much better.
I just can't fathom watching The Transformers with a sedate, completely silent crowd here. Doesn't matter whether the movie's bad or good when people are cheering like at a football game. When I saw Episode II of Star Wars, the eager crowd made those vile love scenes not only bearable, but deadly funny. It just occurred to me that I would really like to see Megatron being given a Can of Whoopass™ by Optimus Prime with a cheering section present.
Isn't that what you want, fellow Americans?
So, please send both a public RSVP (as a comment, so others can see how many are going) and private confirmation (as an email to the address at the top of the page with your contact info, number of tix needed, and "TRANSFORMERS" in the subject line so it doesn't get lost in my endless mail shuffle).
Date: July 4th (perhaps 3rd if they pull a Spiderman 3 and open here a day early or not)
Time: 9 or 10-ish
Goal: I'd like to get a whole cheering section!
Remember – it'll be a transformative experience for us all. Hehe.
