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If she had known better, the normal treatments would've saved her ass. Literally.

Yes, TV movies count. We've already mentioned KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park long ago in this thread.

Looks like he finally "Beat It". It's too "Bad" that a "Thriller" like him was "Gone Too Soon". R.I.P. Michael Jackson.

So, did anyone here rent Transmorphers: Fall of Man?

That's funny; I didn't notice that the deli was specifically Jewish. I thought it was a simple meat shop.

Saw vids of him. Unfortunately, he's not available where I'm at. I've already picked up Deluxe Bumblebee, which is just a retooled version of the one from the first film. Since I already have X number of movie BB's, I'm keeping this one sealed.

Damn, now you're making me want to go buy Lockdown.

As a tribute to this series, let's post a "Strike a Pose" gallery of our Animated toys. I'll start with my Deluxe Jazz.

Of all the toys available for this film, which are worth buying and which are worth avoiding?

In that case,

QUESTION:

One of the most well-known coachbuilders has bit the dust. R.I.P. Karmann

How is it racist?

It's good to hear Frank Welker as Soundwave once again, but I was a bit disappointed. He sounded more like Dr. Claw than Soundwave. "I'll get you next time, Gadget! Next time!!!"

Oh, there are a lot of elephants in Ong Bak 2. Tony Jaa uses his martial arts skills to tame an entire herd of elephants by .

Now I know why the ending sucks. The film went over-budget. From Wikipedia:

I don't think they're doing a sequel to The Protector anytime soon, as they're focused on Ong Bak 3. I'd like to see how Tony Jaa will fight .

Wrong movie. That was The Protector (Tom Yum Goong). Ong Bak is where Tony Jaa goes out to recover a stolen Buddha head.

Actually, for once, Tony Jaa broke the "no strings attached" rule by having his female opponent fly around during the fight on the elephant.

Ong Bak 2 ( องค์บาก2 ) Sahamongkolfilm Co. Ltd., 2008 Magnolia Pictures, 2009 Directed by Panna Rittikrai (Born to Fight) and Tony Jaa Running Time: 110 minutes Rated R for graphic martial arts violence. Cast Tony Jaa (Ting in Ong Bak, Kham in Tom Yum Goong) as Tien Sihadecho Sorapong Chatree as Chernung Sarunyoo Wongkrachang as Lord Rajasena Nirut Sirichanya as Master Bua Synopsis In the Buddhist Calendar Year 1974 (1421 A.D.), ancient Thailand is in the middle of a war between the Ayutthaya Kingdom and the Sukhothai Kingdom. Tien, the son of a military leader, escapes from a massacre at the hands of the treacherous Lord Rajasena. While being held captive by a group of slave traders, he is saved by Chernung and the "Pha Beek Krut" - a powerful guerilla group. For the next decade as a member of Pha Beek Krut, Tien undergoes training in various forms of martial arts from Muay Thai to Kung-Fu to Kenjutsu. Using his acquired skills, Tien sets his sights on avenging the death of his parents. Lowdown The most anticipated martial arts sequel has been made, but is it worth the full admission price? Not really. Normally, you'd watch a Tony Jaa film to see how Muay Thai stacks up against other forms of martial arts. Unfortunately, Muay Thai is only used in roughly 10% of the film. Instead, Tony Jaa shows the viewers how well he can mix other forms of martial arts to fully combat his opponents. That's nice and all, but it pretty much defeats the purpose of a Tony Jaa film. We want more elbow and knee strikes and less drunken Kung-Fu. Another problem with this film is the storyline. Characters keep on appearing and disappearing, and you can't keep track on who these other people are. And for a martial arts film, the story is very dragging in length. With an ancient setting in mind, the cinematographers try too hard to make the film feel like Apocalypto mixed with Gladiator and 300, but it just doesn't work. And the Ong Bak statue has nothing to do with this film except for an appearance in the end. Speaking of endings, Ong Bak 2 has the single most anti-climactic of any martial arts film. The movie ends in a cliffhanger where the narrator vaguely explains that Tien finds a way to cheat death. Sad to say this, but Ong Bak 2 is the weakest of all Tony Jaa films. Hopefully, Ong Bak 3 resolves all the plot holes. Rating: C- Links Official Ong-Bak 2 Homepage Reference The Internet Movie Database

Is it worse than Dragonball: Evolution?

The TRU near my place has slashed the prices of all TF toys (except the ROTF line) to 1/2 off. Some of the lesser known figures are even at 70% off. On Saturday, I picked up The Legacy of Bumblebee gift pack and Animated Starscream. Starscream is undoubtedly one of the best figures in the Animated line. Unfortunately, I may have inadvertently broken the Automorph feature when I attempted to transform him into Gerwalk mode. No big deal, as that gimmick doesn't do much on this figure.

The new Chrysler/Fiat/Alfa Romeo lineup for the US market has been revealed: Fiat 500 Panda Fiat 199 Platform Alfa Romeo MiTo Dodge Hornet Fiat C-Evo Platform Chrysler Sebring Dodge Caliber Dodge Journey Jeep Liberty As-yet-unnamed Alfa Romeo SUV Alfa Romeo GTX - SUV based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee platform The Alfa GTX will be built alongside the Jeep Grand Cherokee at Chrysler's Jefferson North plant, while the Dodge Hornet and Alfa MiTo will see construction at the Belvedere Assembly plant. The Fiat 500 and Panda, meanwhile, will be built in Toluca, Mexico.