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Counterpunch wrote:

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:Lol I know for a fact that the Fine Bros try to make old series look bad in comparison to the new ones.


Their legit horrible people when it comes to stuff like this which is why I only watch their Youtubers react.

Yup.

I've watched a few of these before and found them ridiculous. I wasn't surprised at how this played out.

To be entirely honest, I don't think G1 comes off bad in this video at all.
And all the kids make some really interesting points on the generational difference between then and now, and TRANSFORMERS that TRANSFORM vs the movieverse aesthetics - I dunno, I felt it was very neutral overall, and a good insight into the current target audience of the franchise (movies aside).

The statements about money and remakes! SO ON POINT

That was interesting. This just made me appreciate the fact that Transformers is continuing to be carried down the generations, even more.

What I found most interesting watching this video was how the children of today are not as oblivious to marketing like I think my generation (born in 1985) was. Sure most of them didn't know that there were transformers before 2007 and that the property was a toy line first, but once they did they seem to quickly put the pieces together pointing out such things as the fact that remakes are an attempt to cash on people's nostalgia.

Other than that..

Va'al wrote:

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:And why is this front paged its not news?

Other non-news things are front-paged, like Will's editorials.

Similar things have not been front paged in the past why now?

Because I say so.

Not going to lie, while reading this I imagined Va'al's avatar turning into stern face with a red glow.

TGS1985 wrote:

Va'al wrote:

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:And why is this front paged its not news?

Other non-news things are front-paged, like Will's editorials.

Similar things have not been front paged in the past why now?

Because I say so.

Not going to lie, while reading this I imagined Va'al's avatar turning into stern face with a red glow.

And this is why I made sure my son saw the G1 Cartoon and Movie LONGGGGG before he was exposed to the Bayformers. As for the new movies, I enjoyed the explosions but could never get over how ugly every transformer was. At least Peter Cullen was there, my favorite part of those movies.

I can compare to this. My first exposure to transformers was the 2007 movie, and it was only around DotM that I began looking back to G1, Beast wars, Armada and not until 2013 that I looked at any comics. I fell in love with the movies, and I like how each iteration is very different. It gives a new feel, which I like.
I do agree that they should have used other comparisons, like movie 1 Optimus instead of movie 4, like they did with Bee. And they should look at other media, not just 2. Prime, RiD, and the IDW comics would have made good comparisons too.
Overall, this was good and I liked it. out of

Would have been nice to see some Dreamwave art up there. We can mostly agree that the stories were...lackluster, but damn they had some purty pictures

Va'al wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:Lol I know for a fact that the Fine Bros try to make old series look bad in comparison to the new ones.


Their legit horrible people when it comes to stuff like this which is why I only watch their Youtubers react.

Yup.

I've watched a few of these before and found them ridiculous. I wasn't surprised at how this played out.

To be entirely honest, I don't think G1 comes off bad in this video at all.
And all the kids make some really interesting points on the generational difference between then and now, and TRANSFORMERS that TRANSFORM vs the movieverse aesthetics - I dunno, I felt it was very neutral overall, and a good insight into the current target audience of the franchise (movies aside).

The statements about money and remakes! SO ON POINT

Yep, agreed. I don't think any of their videos are made to make one thing look better than another and I certainly didn't get that out of this video. They never once said anything negative about G1 and even said that our generation loved it when we were kids.

I think what people are forgetting, however, is that these are "reaction videos" so of course they're going to optimize the kids' reactions by comparing character designs that couldn't be any further apart. If anything the kids seemed to really like the G1 look over the movie designs and how they actually looked like they could turn into something. I guess if you went in expecting the worst that's what you'll get, but for me I'd say the kids actually appreciated the originals more than they usually do in these videos.

Emerje

Well that kind of sucked, I should just ask my own kids, never mind they love transformers G1 to present!

Comments that put G1 in a positive light:

"Oh yeah, throwback!"

"Transformers... The song's catchy, I like it."

"Okay, this time I like the old one."

"The newer one looks like a viking."

"The new one doesn't look like a car at all."

"And that one actually makes sense." (referring to G1 Optimus)

"They shouldn't even be called Transformers. I mean, look at them, they're just evil-looking robot guys. Back then, they really deserved the name Transformers."

Emerje wrote:
Yep, agreed. I don't think any of their videos are made to make one thing look better than another and I certainly didn't get that out of this video. They never once said anything negative about G1 and even said that our generation loved it when we were kids.

I think what people are forgetting, however, is that these are "reaction videos" so of course they're going to optimize the kids' reactions by comparing character designs that couldn't be any further apart. If anything the kids seemed to really like the G1 look over the movie designs and how they actually looked like they could turn into something. I guess if you went in expecting the worst that's what you'll get, but for me I'd say the kids actually appreciated the originals more than they usually do in these videos.

Emerje

The Finebros are crappy people though. (Bad memories of a email reply that was well offensive)

I'd be interested in seeing a reaction to something other than G1 or the movies, but the odds of that seem slim at best.

well of coarse they would react that way
how did we react to watching your parents old shows
compared with the newer ones we watched as a kid
although interesting this doesn't prove anything new

well of coarse they would react that way
how did we react to watching your parents old shows
compared with the newer ones we watched as a kid
although interesting this doesn't prove anything new

It depends on your generation. In the very early 80's when I was a kid, there weren't many channels or different shows to watch. So we grew up watching EVERYTHING from the 50's on up. Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo, Heckel and Jeckel...all of these were 20 years old or more but were still in syndication. That being said, I definately prefered Bravestar or Silverhawks to Heckel and Jeckel

gross. fine bros.

Well I got a solid few laughs out of that. Sabrblade's bullet points were pretty much the exact same quotes I would pull from as well as being my favorites from the video.

I was actually surprised at how mature some of their responses were, totally not what I was expecting when you pitch the idea that kids under 13 are gonna watch and compare the '84 cartoon to the modern stuff.

Extra, unused footage:

Oh, Kids React Kids. You always make me laugh. And cringe. At the same time.

Honestly this video was about what I expected. "OH MY GOD THERE WAS A CARTOON?" (speaks to how well the current cartoons hit their market) "Wow the old ones look bad"
But what broke my heart was favoring new Bumblebee over G1 Bumblebee. Although yeah, they should have used animation stills instead of bad comic art.
Oh, and "He (Optimus Prime) would never have a gun!" Kid, he transformed his damn arm into a gun more than once. He has a trailer full of guns. It's not all face-slicing all the time.

Every fan should know there are cartoons. G1 still holds up pretty well when I first it

Such a nice video:) It's really interesting to hear what modern kids may think about G1 transformers.

Killraven wrote:well of coarse they would react that way
how did we react to watching your parents old shows
compared with the newer ones we watched as a kid
although interesting this doesn't prove anything new

It depends on your generation. In the very early 80's when I was a kid, there weren't many channels or different shows to watch. So we grew up watching EVERYTHING from the 50's on up. Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo, Heckel and Jeckel...all of these were 20 years old or more but were still in syndication. That being said, I definately prefered Bravestar or Silverhawks to Heckel and Jeckel

I grew up with Nickelodeon and Nick@Nite... I loved I Love Lucy, Bewitched, and the Facts of Life just as much as the Angry Beavers, Rocko's Modern Life, and Beast Wars.

I grew up with Fox Kids when Transformers was at its coolest

LegendaryAntiHero wrote:I grew up with Fox Kids when Transformers was at its coolest

Preach it!