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areaseven

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  1. They want 500K for just one episode?!? They should just do Robotech: Astro Plan instead, as it's already animated and all they have to do is dub it.
  2. I've got to pick up this series. I don't even remember what was on TV opposite of this back in the day.
  3. For the Japanese dub, Tessho Genda will once again voice Optimus Prime. Singer/actress Shoko Nakagawa will do the voice of Tessa. And here's Optimus playing soccer.
  4. Since it's Transformers month, I've been looking through Michael Bay's back catalog. Still won't touch Pearl Harbor with a 10-foot pole, but this one's actually not one of his explosive turds. Pain & Gain is your typical Michael Bay film - only at the fraction of the typical Michael Bay budget. Despite having only one explosion, it still sports Bay's style of direction (which consists mostly of spinning camera shots, overhead camera angles, and slow-motion cuts) and is riddled with toilet humor, only that because it's rated R, it's amped up to vomit-inducing levels. What makes this film controversial is that it is set as a dark comedy while telling the audience numerous times that it is based on a true story. At the same time, it sympathizes with the villainous protagonists played by Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Anthony Mackie, who end up being juiced-up versions of the Three Stooges. Putting all of these issues aside, the film benefits from outstanding performances by Ed Harris and Tony Shalhoub. In short, despite a lot of sugarcoating over the true-to-life events, Pain & Gain is actually one of Michael Bay's more tolerable films. And here's the actual story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2LFJC5onr4
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