1 July 2009 12:08 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

Right now, as I type this Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is nearing one kagillion dollars at the worldwide box office, a total so large it has gone into made up numbers.  At this point it’s fairly well documented that I wasn’t a fan of the sequel, so I won’t reiterate how there was no story and most of the critics got it right.

But Transformers got me thinking about how I used to take Soundwave in the tub with me and, while surrounded by bubbles, dive bomb the rubber ducky.  Then, after I finished reminiscing about last weekend, I reflected further back to my childhood.  Those were the good times before I had responsibilities and other things I procrastinate.  However, now that 80’s adaptations are successful in theaters, Hollywood will milk that cash cow dry until we’re all sick of hearing about the toys we »

- Jeff Leins

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