Transformers was my first real childhood thing, one that I chose and accepted gladly rather than it being given to me because I'm of that age and a boy. I used to get up at 6am for TVAM just to watch Transformers, staying in and reading the wet break box of comics because it had Transformers, designing an Optimus Prime bin, and so on. My family were not rich so I only had a few Transformers over the years, until Micromasters and my earning of pocket money, so each toy symbolised a significant event in my life, birth, Christmas, etc.
So in a way I've always taken Transformers in about 75% seriously and 25% camp measures, probably based on the fact it was my almost religion and dream as a child. Heck even rediscovering the animated movie 11 years ago and beginning to collect again was a lovely point in my life as well. That is why I will always love R.I.D. and Armada.
I even lay experimented with A.I. trying to mimic G1 personalities.
So when the first film came out, and I got to watch it I almost did a sex wee, because that film seemed to epitomise the 75% Serious 25% Camp I had always viewed it in and when I watched the second film I felt like awful things had been wedged into that ratio or even inverting it. When I gave RotF it's second and third chances I'll admit it got the ratio better each time, but I still found it lacking.
Joe I've always viewed as 75% camp and 25% serious, apart from Resolute, which successfully inverted that ratio, so for me the film is a success, as it were, because it wonderfully hits the golden ratio of 75% camp to 25% serious.
Peace out my lovelies I have some Russ Meyer to watch.
