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If Iron Giant and Herbie: Fully Loaded where to have a baby, Bumblebee would be that baby. Yes, we've seen the "kid adopts an alien" story before, and yes, this film hits all the necessary formula beats; nonetheless, Bumblebee is unique in its beautiful design, humor, and honestly earns its own sentiment. You'll undoubtedly fall in love with this yellow, blue-eyed massive metal robot. Earlier Transformer movies didn't grab me, but this one connects emotionally. Despite the many scenes of big action robot-to-robot hand-to-hand, giant guns, things getting blown up; ultimately this is a quiet warm movie about a grieving teen and her new puppy, err, I mean robot/car. Absolutely stellar artistic design, when these machines transform, the visuals are nothing short of stunning. And the way the animators give this mechanical being emotions is absolutely beautiful. |
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Copyright © 1998-2023 Ross Anthony, Author - Speaker - Solo World Circumnavigator In addition to reviewing films and interviewing celebs at HollywoodReportCard.com, traveling the world, composing great music, motivational speaking, Mr. Anthony also runs his own publishing company in the Los Angeles area. While traversing the circumference of the planet writing books and shooting documentaries, Mr. Anthony has taught, presented for, worked &/or played with locals in over 30 countries & 100 cities (Nairobi to Nagasaki). He's bungee-jumped from a bridge near Victoria Falls, wrestled with lions in Zimbabwe, crashed a Vespa off a high mountain road in Taiwan, and ridden a dirt bike across the States (Washington State to Washington DC). To get signed books ("Rodney Appleseed" to "Jinshirou") or schedule Ross to speak check out: www.RossAnthony.com or call 1-800-767-7186.
Go into the world and inspire the people you meet with your love, kindness, and whatever it is you're really good at. Check out books by Ross Anthony. Rand() functions, Pho chicken soup, rollerblading, and frozen yogurt (w/ blueberries) also rock! (Btw, rand is short for random. It can also stand for "Really Awkward Nutty Dinosaurs" -- which is quite rand, isn't it?) Being alive is the miracle. Special thanks to Ken Kocanda, HAL, Jodie Keszek, Don Haderlein, Mom and Pops, my family, R. Foss, and many others by Ross Anthony. Galati-FE also deserves a shout out. And thanks to all of you for your interest and optimism. Enjoy great films, read stirring novels, grow. |
