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Actually you don't HAVE to do this Meme if you don't want to; Arcee was just being a little... "Overzealous". (For most of the Meme if you ask me...)Link to Vanessa Hedgecat's Blank Meme: [link]
I'd like to apologize for both her and my behaviour; I actually was going to play this Meme straight at first (Or at least as straight as I am capable of playing any given thing) But halfway through the FIRST draft Arcee just kinda... Hijacked the thing... and I let her.
So basically I'm apologizing for not really following the "rules"...
(just so you know; I DID ask Megatron if he wanted to do it... but he just laughed... Sure showed up quick when he heard his honor as a "Favorite character" was at stake though...)
As I mentioned, this meme took FOREVER, but I don't want DarkA117 to feel bad about that; I just took this Meme as an opportunity to do some fun visual experiments with my PSE and Tablet! And it WAS fun! I learned some great stuff, and got a bunch of practice, though I'll admit that not every panel is done the same. (See if you can spot the ones I sorta "Gave up" on.
I'd also like to apologize for being so virulently anti-ROTF; but really my problem isn't with the characters, or any given bit of the film, but with Michael Bay's ham-handed fumbling of nearly every aspect of the film that really counts beyond the fights. (I liked the FIRST one, BTW...)
Cuz even if you liked the film, you've GOT to admit that there is a LOT of things that could have been done a LOT better; story-wise, character-wise, everything-wise.
And I know a lot of people say: "What do you expect from a movie about toys?" but to THAT I say:
"What do you expect from a MOVIE, MORON??"
Cuz last year THE DARK KNIGHT proved that a "Blockbuster" could have both Flash AND Substance, so I'm not going to give ROTF a pass just because it's BASED on a toy line. (That's another thing; it's not about TOYS at all now is it? Toys don't come from space in the film; ROBOTS do... though one of them does turn INTO a toy...) Also... the unresolved "Arcee Death" thing didn't help my opinion of the film much either.
Which brings me to a couple quick points:
Panel 8: was an experiment to see if I could make Arcee look frightening... did it work? Also the pic she's tearing in half is actually a little sketch I did of her getting shot that I drew and then tore in half digitally.
Panel 14: Is a line spoken by Crow from the MST3K short "X Marks the spot". It was proceeded in the actual short by the phrase: "You know, Joe used to say..."
Meme In General: I apologize for the huge size; the original just wasn't big enough for my art in places... and it was already HUGE...
Anyway; again, I apologize for the level of "Violence" in this comic; I just really wanted more from ROTF...
... Instead we got Michael Bay's 'Twins'. T_T
Special thanks DarkA117 for tagging me in the first place!
... And Vanessahedgecat for making the original Meme!
...but please don't expect me to do another one in the near future...
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Comments: 127
Vadrigos [2014-01-15 19:11:02 +0000 UTC]
Y'know now that I come back to this, I think the movie would have rated an entire star higher if Sideswipe and Arcee had replaced the Twins. That's actually not a bad pair to replace them (also makes room for that Bee/Cee love subplot they hacked out with a rusty cleaver). Besides, Sideswipe got about as much screen time as Arcee, so I can see the comparison. Also, they should have disposed of Leo. Too much comic relief. Simmonds provided all the human comic relief we needed.
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FauxTurtle30 In reply to Vadrigos [2017-06-16 14:44:06 +0000 UTC]
Yah, but when Dark of the Moon came out, that all changed. Sideswipe got more screen time than Arcee (concidering the fact that Arcee died). And Simmons was more serious in the third film
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Vadrigos In reply to FauxTurtle30 [2017-06-16 15:32:13 +0000 UTC]
Well Dark of the Moon had it's own issues.
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FauxTurtle30 In reply to Vadrigos [2017-06-16 15:35:33 +0000 UTC]
Literally, because Dark of the Moon had a lot of comic books
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Vadrigos In reply to FauxTurtle30 [2017-06-16 15:37:00 +0000 UTC]
Man, the comics for the movies twisted up the lore with so many contradictions I've just been throwing them out when writing my fanfics.
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FauxTurtle30 In reply to Vadrigos [2017-06-16 15:38:14 +0000 UTC]
Know what really bothered me with said comics
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FauxTurtle30 In reply to Vadrigos [2017-06-16 16:12:07 +0000 UTC]
To many made up characters. In these comics are these guys who nobody even knows
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Vadrigos In reply to FauxTurtle30 [2017-06-16 16:25:09 +0000 UTC]
I didn't like that they killed Elita One. So I'm bringing her back. XD
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FauxTurtle30 In reply to Vadrigos [2017-06-16 16:38:24 +0000 UTC]
They also brought Arcee back in the comics also, but they killed her again, I don't like that either
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lovefistfury [2013-03-14 05:52:32 +0000 UTC]
have to agree, arcee needed more screen time
and love the part about the taser lol
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to lovefistfury [2013-03-18 04:06:11 +0000 UTC]
Why thanks!
I can actually quantify with Story-Telling-101 rules why Arcee's lack of screen time is genuinely bad film-making; no joke! However I won't bore you with the details unless you'd actually like me to.
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lovefistfury In reply to Th4rlDEAL [2013-03-18 22:03:30 +0000 UTC]
go for it
always a joy to talk to a fellow arcee fan
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to lovefistfury [2013-03-21 04:14:34 +0000 UTC]
Actually, before I get my bricks and mortar to build a wall of text, let me ask: Do you know what "Chekhov's Gun" is and what it means for story telling?
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minolica [2012-08-02 19:20:56 +0000 UTC]
What can I say... I disliked the movie so much that I started watching the TF animated series on youtube.
Poor Arcee,Chromia and Flareup...Their design was awful...All of the Transformers live Movie designs are awful.
Good Job...Arcee needs Revenge.
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to minolica [2012-08-03 05:36:26 +0000 UTC]
Ha! The exact same thing happened to me! About Animated that is. If not for ROTF I may never have gotten around to watching it in time to pick up any of the cool toys.
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Vadrigos [2012-07-05 17:36:25 +0000 UTC]
I agree with so much of this...SO VERY MUCH OF THIS.
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to Vadrigos [2012-07-15 14:15:14 +0000 UTC]
Though I'm not as fanatically impassioned about the issue as I was at the time, I'm still glad to see that a lot of the points are fairly valid. Not just from a "This character is better" but also from a story telling standpoint.
I could probably stand to flesh out my arguments a bit better, though.
What I wouldn't give to see a Mr. Plinkett review of the Transformers Movie series...
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Vadrigos In reply to Th4rlDEAL [2012-07-15 20:05:05 +0000 UTC]
heh Yeah. Plus Bee and Arcee make a cute couple.
BTW, Hope you haven't forgotten about my TF3 story. It's moving at snails pace currently, but it is still going. I don't know if it'll be your kind of thing, but it'll solve a lot of the story-telling bungles you describe here.
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Byrdman-08 [2012-03-25 13:07:50 +0000 UTC]
This is so funny, and you hit all the dots and cross your t's on ROTF.
Great work.
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to Byrdman-08 [2012-03-25 14:21:28 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Yeah the things that bothered me in ROTF absolutely blew my mind for like... weeks. Doing this was very cathartic.
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Byrdman-08 In reply to Th4rlDEAL [2012-03-25 14:49:36 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, I totally understand EVERYTHING that you posted and then some. Why kill prime? Didn't they learn that was a no no from the G1 movie?
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icebatman [2011-08-16 00:24:44 +0000 UTC]
by the great setinal prime but since they were racist they were removed but if they didnt they would have died
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to icebatman [2011-08-15 23:43:01 +0000 UTC]
Death is probably too good for them...
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justpissoffalready [2011-07-17 02:36:04 +0000 UTC]
My god that would've been awesome. Bumblebee, Arcee, and Sideswipe instead of BB and the twins. WHY BAY WHY?!?
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to justpissoffalready [2011-07-19 19:33:04 +0000 UTC]
I don't know, but I can't even begin to comprehend the mind of a man who gets talent like John Malkovich and Frances Mcdormand and then puts them in the same movie with an Asian character named "Jimmy Wang."
Sorry for the bitterness, I just hope to god that the next Transformers movie we get is actual "Transformers" and not more "Michael Bay's Transformers."
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justpissoffalready In reply to Th4rlDEAL [2011-07-21 02:02:41 +0000 UTC]
I completly agree with you. Could Hollywood have picked anyone worse to direct the movies?
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Bexylou24 [2011-02-25 15:17:19 +0000 UTC]
This is awsome, i was laughing so hard i almost dropped my laptop, and i agree, i wanted to do unspeakable things to Michaela Bay for just killing off the girls like that, and not even mentioning it afterwards. brilliant dah-ling! you even made RotF Arcee look good
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to Bexylou24 [2011-02-26 23:54:25 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! I'm always glad to hear such glowing reviews of my work!
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AutobotJazz01 [2011-02-23 16:03:48 +0000 UTC]
that is so funny I love the part with the couples
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Amanda-the-Human [2010-09-15 22:37:45 +0000 UTC]
O__O Omg Arcee is a Wheelsnake! But that's what made her awsome! Since she always gracefully ran around instead of those lumbering bots.
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to Amanda-the-Human [2010-09-16 20:50:38 +0000 UTC]
looking Back I do like the Arcee design as a bit of elegant novelty, but I still prefer my Arcees to have legs and turn into a Car .
As a Wheelsnake you can't do the everyday things like... kick a Soccer ball or... curb-stomp someone's face.
Even so, it would have been nice if she'd been in the movie more.
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Amanda-the-Human In reply to Th4rlDEAL [2010-09-17 12:36:08 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, but I've seen some artist draw her with legs, like she can split her wheelsnake and have highheel feet. X3
But yeah, I agree with you. I like Arcee's personality more than those nobodies X3 And Sideswipe O___O if Sides' in a movie then he HAS to have more screen time. Enough to get his personality out to the audience.
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to Amanda-the-Human [2010-09-19 01:51:27 +0000 UTC]
Split into legs, eh? That sounds pretty cool, I haven't seen any pics like that, but then I haven't really been looking...
Yeah... it'd be nice if some real characters got the screen time for a change, but then I imagine if you read this meme then you know my thoughts on the matter pretty clearly!
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Amanda-the-Human In reply to Th4rlDEAL [2010-09-19 02:56:08 +0000 UTC]
Lol, yup I love reading memes X3 getting a look on people's different views is intresting to me
like psychology kinda :/
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to trans2rotf [2010-01-30 02:00:43 +0000 UTC]
That would be awesome/scary as heck.
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trans2rotf In reply to Th4rlDEAL [2010-02-27 13:12:49 +0000 UTC]
Let's give it a try. You know how?
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to trans2rotf [2010-02-27 15:04:32 +0000 UTC]
actually i do not, 2 dimensional art that simulates 3-D is something I have no experience with.
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Cutie-Pie624 [2009-12-11 01:14:25 +0000 UTC]
Panel 3 was absolutely awesome. I have that little scene running over and over in my head. And hell yes I agree with panel 9! I was very disappointed when they got so little screen time.
I just was both TF movies yesterday and it was funny to actually sit down and think which characters didn't have any screen time. I personally didn't mind the twins. I mean I didn't love them or didn't hate them Arcee had a pretty good part, I would of enjoyed seeing her more!
why the hell didn't Michael just use sunny and sides? it would of been easier! he had to go make his own version
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Th4rlDEAL In reply to Cutie-Pie624 [2009-12-11 17:48:21 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the detailed comment!
I feel like there's something really cool I want to say in response but I think you said everything that needs to be said in your comment; lol.
Anyway, glad to hear you enjoyed it so much!
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Cutie-Pie624 In reply to Th4rlDEAL [2009-12-12 01:19:12 +0000 UTC]
Anytime!
I thought I kinda got a bit carried away in ma comment
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