I will have my review of Michael Bay’s latest explosiotravaganza, but until I get that up here’s my favorite scene from the best film made about the Hasbro toys that were more than meets the eye.
On a side note, any kid who grew up during the 80’s would’ve seen or have heard of this animated film. Whether they were scarred for life would depend on how much the Transformers had become part of their day-to-day life. This scene actually shows Optimus Prime at his most badass while remaining a robotic avatar of the John Wayne ideal. Live-action Optimus Prime this one is not and never would be. The live-action version has become somewhat problematic as an onscreen hero and I shall expand more on that in the review.
For now, just enjoy….”One shall stand. One shall fall.”
So, I saw Transformers: Age of Extinction this weekend. I know, I know. I’ve become part of the problem and not the solution. For that I am sorry.
My road to redemption begins today with this post of the greatest superhero theme song ever made. It’s Optimus Prime’s theme song from the best Transformers film. Live-action it is not, but the animated film which came out during the mid-80’s.
Stan Bush pretty much made his career on this hit single which remains a nostalgic favorite of the 80’s crowd. This is a song which kids of my generation sung over and over right up to now and we don’t see ourselves stopping anytime soon.
Without further ado, here’s “The Touch”.
The Touch
You’ve got the touch, you’ve got the power. Yeah.
After all is said and done, you never walk, you never run, you’re a winner. You got the moves, you know the streets, break the rules, take the heat, you’re nobody’s fool. You’re at your best when the going gets rough, You’ve been put to the test but it’s never enough.
You got the the touch, you got the power. When all hell’s breaking loose, you’ll be right in the eye of the storm. You got the heart, you got the motion. You know that when things get too tough, you got the touch.
You never bend, you never break, you seem to know just what it takes. You’re a fighter It’s in the blood, it’s in the will, it’s in the mighty hands of steel. When you’re standin your ground. And you never get hit when you’re back’s to the wall gonna fight till the end and you’re taking it all.
You got the touch, you got the power, when all hell’s breaking loose, you’ll be right in the eye of the storm. You got the heart, you got the motion. You know that when things get too tough, you got the touch.
You’re fighting fire with fire. You know you got the touch.
You’re at your best when the going gets rough, you’ve been put to the test but it’s never enough. You got the touch, you got the power. Yeah.
I know, I know, another Transformers extravaganza coming this summer. As if the last two wasn’t enough to swear me off the franchise. Well, guess what this one doesn’t have any of the actors from the first three and drops in a whole bunch of new ones to play war with the aforementioned robots who are more than meets the eye.
Instead of Shia LaBeouf in the lead role screaming like the most unheroic lead ever we get the manly man Mark Walhberg himself playing a Texas dad out to protect his daughter from the men in black while jump starting a rusted Optimus Prime on his spare time.
This fourth film looks to be a new start for the franchise that we all thought ended with a bang and a whimper with Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but there were still more Transformers that never made it to the bigscreen and what better way to do that than make a fourth. So, it looks like fans finally get Grimlock and the Dinobots plus a Decepticon that looks to be Galvatron.
Again, I will be seeing this (it’s like the scifi blockbuster version of Saw) just for the fact that it doesn’t have Shia LaBeouf for people to listen to scream shrilly every two or three minutes. Plus, it has Optimus Prime wrestling and then riding Grimlock.
Transformers: Age of Extinction is ready to make our eyes explode on June 27, 2014.
Through the Shattered Lens 