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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 11:18 AM) I somehow got through Transformers 1 although I was barely awake while watching and I never saw #2. So how is Megatron handled in the films? Does he turn into a handgun like in the original cartoon? He turned into a large cannon once in the first movie, for the rest of the movies he splits time between being a tank and a jet

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 09:14 AM) Although Salvation was a good movie, and Transformers 2 was one of the worst-received films of all-time. Michael Bay recognized and admitted to that. http://screenrant.com/transformers-3-reviews-benk-121268/ Like I said, these guys buried this movie back when it was announced. I was very surprised they gave it a favorable review

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 09:12 AM) Who the f*** is running the show?!? Jim Hendry

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 09:09 AM) Hey, seeing those with her keeps her happy. It's not like I go out and see them because I want to! There's a big difference. I can't imagine spending my money and time seeing T3, and I'd sit through "Going the Distance" three more times before doing so. EDIT: Maybe that's going a bit far. It'd be neat to see what they do to Chicago, but I'd still bet I never see the movie. I put my fandom of Transformers similar to what you have(or had) for the Terminator Salvation movie. By no means do I think this is going to be a oscar winning picture, but I totally believe it will be worth it to see this movie in IMAX 3D

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 09:02 AM) I still want to tease Greg775 about his comments on that movie with Jack Nicholson/Streep/Baldwin/Keaton..."It's Complicated" That was my all-time favorite post here at SoxTalk, "it's hilarious," just made me laugh thinking of greg pondering that movie and that brief, succinct comment. It has its moments. Steve Martin at that party after he got high was some pretty funny stuff

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 08:41 AM) Wait, you're seriously seeing the new Transformers movie? after all of your posting about Rom-Coms with your wife and you ask this question? Seriously?

my boys from Screenrant.com loved T3. And they eviscerated T2 and were lukewarm towards the original

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 11:47 PM) You were on the fence about seeing a movie you've never seen a trailer for? Or do you mean until you saw THAT trailer in particular? THAT trailer sucked me in. The first trailer was kind of funny, but the second red band trailer did the trick

Me and my daughter are going to see Chicago get ravaged in IMAX 3D this weekend. Im pretty excited, I dont really have hopes for the story being epic, but I want to see some Robots fight in 3D, especially since this is the same people that did the 3D for Avatar. Word going around by some of the people that have seen an early screening is that it is the best of the 3(which isnt saying much, I know). Dont care too much, as long as it isnt as bad at 2

I dont care if it has been posted before, Wily Mo Pena can hit the ball FAR http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/video/...26&c_id=ari

I was on the fence about this movie until I saw the trailer, now I am in Video: 'Horrible Bosses' Trailer (Mature Audiences)

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 09:25 PM) Yeah I kinda do see it being Pierre, there's Really no other move to be made. Though it could just be wishful thinking, it's also common sense and if common f***ing sense is winning out in the White Sox organization then KW is looking for NL trade partners right now in an attempt to save a modicum of face. The sentence 'the kid forced our hand' should suffice in the end when it comes time to dump Juan in favor of a scalding hot 21 year old. I know, it makes too much sense for them to do it. Today would have been the perfect day to bring him up too.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 09:34 PM) Thank you for the attempted compliment. But no....no.... I heard you are a guaranteed 15 pt 7 ast player, you are telling me this is untrue?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 09:09 PM) Didn't we already have him once and give him away for nothing? yup. waived before he played 1 minute

Mitrione was pretty good Saturday too. I have to admit, I thought he was a flake on TUF, and I didnt think he had a shot in the UFC. But he has really taken his training to another level, you can see it in him. He doesnt have that flabby weight that he did on TUF

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 08:48 PM) So Viciedo's at 83 days of service and there's about 93 days left in the regular season so if they called him up today he'd finish the year with something like 176 days of service which is 1.004. If they want to wait the 5 days or so to grab an extra year of control I'm cool with it. They've somehow managed to hold off calling him up despite 2 weeks of strong pressure from the media, fan base and I'm sure their consciences so what the hell? What's another week? I guess we can only hope that this is their plan, that Twins series before the break is probably going to be pretty f***ing ugly with our current lineup, adding a potential impact bat could change that. Though I'd say the 15th is far more likely than the 4th. Do you think JP is DFA, or something else happens? Im really unsure about it, for some reason I think JP stays on the team, and I hate thinking that.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 07:34 PM) So Origins was basically right on, besides the bullet thing? No, not quite. It was a funny take on it, with Deadpool forced into the storyline. If you go through his history in the wiki, there are so many different aspects of his character that were just passed up and skipped. The next Wolverine movie takes place in Japan. That happened before the adamantium was fused to his skeleton(according to the comics). Like I said, they took a lot of liberties with the story, and rushed it. It could have been great, but it was just meh.

RIP Q101. I waited for someone to mention it but it didnt happen

Now before we get into this large debate over Harpers readiness in the bigs, I know he is not fully ready. He is learning a new position and learning how to be a pro. Both are not easy things. However, I do believe this kid is fully able to come to the bigs and compete, and probably at a high level. The question was "How many teams with a struggling offense would keep their top prospect in the minors who is raking?", and Harper fits the bill. Desmond Jennings also does, and before him Delmon Young was in the same boat with the Rays

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 06:37 PM) What IS Wolverine's back story? Like a quick recap. A lot of it has been changed around, but a constant seems to be that he is very old(like, 130 years old), Sabretooth is his half brother, he has served in multiple wars, and the process to become Weapon X is what caused his amnesia, not because he was shot in the head with an adamantium bullet. He also lived as a feral human for a long time.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 05:13 PM) Harper would not be called up to the big leagues, he's still in A-ball. Is it illegal to bring a prospect up out of A ball? Or because he is 18? http://thexlog.com/201105190839/xtra-bases...league-arrival/

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 09:58 PM) No, I meant the theory is that Captain America will do much better because there's more of a fascination with the Nazi's than the Cold War/Cuban Missile Crisis/Russia. I just threw out those movies because they came to mind right away. The movies themselves, of course, are very dissimilar in and of themselves. The prevailing notion is that "period comics" don't do as well (in general)...to cite another example, The Watchmen. In the end, the saturation point has been reached with the second and third tier comic book heroes. With Batman, Spiderman and the Avengers, the studios are going back to the "wheelhouse" franchises that are almost guaranteed to succeed instead of spending $75-150 million marketing Thor or The Green Lantern into relevancy. Green Lantern isn't doing well at all overseas, compared to Thor's earlier track record. Both have relatively unknown leads, and certainly Reynolds (because of The Proposal if nothing else) is more familiar to audiences than Chris Hemsworth. I dont really think that is a theory that is in play here. It is an origin story, this is how it was told. I dont think the directors are trying to outcompete the X-Men cold war story by coming in with the Nazis. Also, it is hard to put Thor/Captain America in the same conversation as the green lantern. the primary goal of Green Lantern is to get the DC Universe more exposure to characters outside of Batman and Superman(with which Batman is really the only true successful franchise at this point). Thor/Captain America has a much bigger goal, to introduce these characters into a much bigger storyline as well as establish their own identities as tentpole franchises like they did with Iron Man, and like they keep trying to do with the Hulk. In regards to the saturation point with lesser comics, there are complete hits(hellboy) and complete misses(watchmen). A lot of it has to do with the material. Watchmen is an incredibly difficult story to bring to the theatre, there was a lot of the story that was either wrapped up quickly or completely left out altogether. It also didnt help that there was some really shoddy acting(Malin Ackerman, im looking at you). I think one thing that either lets a director succeed or makes him fail is the amount of artistic liberties taken with the subject material. These characters have very well defined back stories, and comic book nerds KNOW what these stories are. You cannot just make up Wolverines history and expect everyone to like it.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 04:07 PM) One. Not so. The Nationals also are doing the same thing with Harper.

Posnanski should really read through our hyperbole thread before writing these articles.....