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There is a new Transformers article online. The article has been posted by About.com. It talks about how the Transformers Movie has helped spark the return of Transformers to the main stream. Give the article a read by clicking here.

A child advocacy group, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that ads and toys tied to the new Transformers movie are aimed at children as young as two years old, while the film is rated PG-13.

what? lol are you kidding me? i dont think its aiming at kids at all.

Always some group complaining about something stupid and trivial.

Well so was starwars ep3

Hotrod wrote:There is a new Transformers article online. The article has been posted by About.com. It talks about how the Transformers Movie has helped spark the return of Transformers to the main stream. Give the article a read by clicking here.

Ummmmmmm?
Transformers wasn't mainstream before this?


i think i'm always swimmin in the wrong stream.

I think most people who are fans, or who have been fans long enough to be in touch with fan communities, sees the movie for what it is - something targeted to older crowds but I've read a bunch of reviews over the past couple days complaining about the movie being meant for 8-12 year old boys.

It might not matter what we see it for, but what these people think it is. There were tons of people with their six, seven, and eight year old kids at the movie when I was there. I loved the kids enthusiasm for Transformers, reminds me of when I was that age, but there were a couple things in the movie that I didn't think were real appropriate for that age group and I could see where parents groups might have something to complain about.

Then again, the film is rated PG-13 so if they were doing their job as parents they should have known that coming in.

All I know is I just left the theater, and GOD DAM.

I stayed open minded about this film, and I'm glad I did.

Never have I been in a theater that exploded witha cheers after the film was over, and believe me, I was not part of anytype of focus group, these where all types of people cheering.

I loved it!

The product placement was great, I love how they worked so much of it into the jokes, and I guess that towtruck figure due out soon was realy in the movie. I also liked that the Secter7 cars kinda looked like HardTop, and the speedbike was a nice Arcee tip o the hat.

Alot of the voices I wasn't to thrilled about, I think Hugo was thinking he had Prime's roll at points, but thats such a nonissue, I just have well never mentioned it.

I can't wait for TF2 now, you movie guys can do whatever you want as long as you, A)keep bringing the explosions, B0) more Decepticons!

I don't wanna give anything away in this, but I am telling you, if you can read this, get up and go see it!

!!!NOW!!!

Algus wrote:I think most people who are fans, or who have been fans long enough to be in touch with fan communities, sees the movie for what it is - something targeted to older crowds but I've read a bunch of reviews over the past couple days complaining about the movie being meant for 8-12 year old boys.

It might not matter what we see it for, but what these people think it is. There were tons of people with their six, seven, and eight year old kids at the movie when I was there. I loved the kids enthusiasm for Transformers, reminds me of when I was that age, but there were a couple things in the movie that I didn't think were real appropriate for that age group and I could see where parents groups might have something to complain about.

Then again, the film is rated PG-13 so if they were doing their job as parents they should have known that coming in.

I dont think it could be put any better. This movie was intended for us older fans and older movie goers. Most parents only know TF as a kids cartoon. SO they figure "oh a Transformer movie. Little billy watches transformers befor school evrey day so it must be a kids movie". Most parents these days are morons and only take there kids to the movies to shut them up. It was the same with Star Wars ep3 and for some reason Alien Vs. Predator. When i seen both those movie opening day there were a good amount of little kids in the audiance. I think parents need to either look into things more ,like maybe see the damn movie your self then decide if your kid can see it, oh shut the hell up when the movie turned out not to be for the little kids. The signs were there. The directer is Bay, Its PG-13, evrey trailer has explosions and gun fights oh and not to mention the bots that will give kids nightmares. And as for these parents groups, its time to get a life or maybe watch what your kid is doing instead of bitching about a frakin movie or video game.

"...A child advocacy group, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that ads and toys tied to the new Transformers movie are aimed at children as young as two years old, while the film is rated PG-13..."

Wow, only if you include the Slumblebee and Robot Heroes is the line for five year olds. Seems like the whole thing is.. how some shall say... more than meets the eye?

Donna L Montaldo wrote:But not everyone is excited about the return of the Transformers.

A child advocacy group, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that ads and toys tied to the new Transformers movie are aimed at children as young as two years old, while the film is rated PG-13.

The group wants a uniform rating system so toys tied to PG-13 movies would not be marketed to children younger than 13. It also asked the FTC to investigate the marketing of PG-13 movies to children.

This Campaign thingie is full of it. Generally, the toys aren't really being marketed towards children. Maybe children that would fit the PG-13 rating, but younger than that not so much. Maybe the Slumblebee Maju mentioned and maybe Optimash Prime but the rest of it not so much.

2 to 5 yrs old? I've got Deluxe Barricade right here... and he says not for children under 3, and at the top of the package it says 5+. Hmmm...

http://www.amazon.com/Playskool-Potato- ... 704&sr=8-1

In all fairness, a Mr. Potato Head Optimus Prime does exist

Algus wrote:In all fairness, a Mr. Potato Head Optimus Prime does exist

Huh? What? I'm confused. I thought we've known that forever.

Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:

A child advocacy group, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that ads and toys tied to the new Transformers movie are aimed at children as young as two years old, while the film is rated PG-13.

what? lol are you kidding me? i dont think its aiming at kids at all.

Yer I read that bit too, that is not true. Kids have a right to watch what they want to watch... this movie was more of a Teenager movie in my opinion, but to be surprised there were more grandma's and grandpa's than younger people.

I just saw the movie (Frikin' awsome, I might add), & I can see where an unsuspecting parent might get offended...particularly about the masturbation joke....but still, these people need to shut up & start raising their own kids instead of expecting the rest of the world to do it for them. If you don't want to safeguard your kids against the nasty side of life untill they're ready to handle it, don't expect others to do it for you.

Other than, these people just need to shut the hell up & let people enjoy their giant f**kin' robot movie.

Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:I just saw the movie (Frikin' awsome, I might add), & I can see where an unsuspecting parent might get offended...particularly about the masturbation joke....but still, these people need to shut up & start raising their own kids instead of expecting the rest of the world to do it for them. If you don't want to safeguard your kids against the nasty side of life untill they're ready to handle it, don't expect others to do it for you.

Other than, these people just need to shut the hell up & let people enjoy their giant f**kin' robot movie.

EXACTLY!

Good day everyone, long time reader, first time poster, G1 Veteran since 5 or 6 years old.

In response to this advocacy group demands, they need to realize that kiddies need to grow up, granted kids have the right to be kids, but sooner or later the kiddies need to start progressing in their sge, and what better way to do it than with Transformers. Besides, the necessary steps were taken to make sure that the film was intended for mature viewers (PG-13, thanks to another advocacy group called the PMRC.), and parents have that wonderful obligation called "parenthood" that pretty much dictates what they feel and know is best for their children, not a group of strangers who know diddly squat about each family in the world and how each one operates.

neoakaj wrote:Well so was starwars ep3

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More over protection for kids these days!!! What is going to happen to these kids when they get old enough out in the "real world" and all these things that they have been sheltered from get thrown in their faces????? Can anyone say " mental therapy" bils going through the roof!!!!! What a waste of time.....enjoy the movie for what it is 2 and 1/2 hours of entertainment!!!

I would have loved this movie when I was 2-5 years old.

Idiots. Reminds me of when the cinema was full with parents showing their kids the adult version of 300.

Where is the logic about all these parents bringing the little kiddies to see this movie, and then complain when the kiddies see something the parents don't want them to see? It IS rated PG-13! The PG-13 stands for Parental Guidence under 13 which should be a hint. Granted, I don't like some of the content that is allowed under the PG-13 rating. I do think some of it goes a bit far, and I can understand if someone took their 13 year old to see it, and the kid saw (or heard) something the parents thought was a bit too inappropriate even for that rating. But taking a little kid to a movie rated for teens and up is idiocy.

(rant/) What, you couldn't say no?!?! Did little Johnny give you those sad little kid eyes? Did you listen to all those 'child experts' who advised you that 'saying no' to him/her would be a detriment to the kid's self-esteem? Are you trying to be the kid's 'friend' instead of a parent, and it pains you when the kid says "I hate you!" when he/she doesn't get what he wants instantly, so you give in? Does he/she yell and throw a tantrum? (/end rant)

Sorry, but that kind of stuff just burns me up. If it ain't appropriate for him, then just don't take him! Giving in to him/her just shows who is in charge!

if i had a 5 year old id disown the little bugger if didnt watch it, what 5 year old doesnt like cars, and better yet cars that turn into giant ass kicking robots, some parents need to get there head out of there ass and stop blaming movie violence for there disfuctionall children, maybe you should pay a little more attention to them, or not get a divorce, or better yet be a parent in the first place.

There is always somebody complaining about something. I guess they can't make themselves useful doing anything else. If they don't want their kids to see the movie, that's up to them. They don't have any right to tell anybody else they can't see it. If they're so worried about a "commercial-free childhood" , then why don't they set an example for their kids and not salivate over things they see on television that they want. After all, kids are mostly influenced by their parents' behaviour.