John Rogers writes for Manual of the Planes

[Sammael]

-The new Transformers Movie

Any involvement with that fully disqualifies him from writing anything. Ever. Again.

I'm sure the new MotP will feature many, many nice big EXPLOSIONS. As per Mr Bay's instructions.

 

[Kaodi]

John Rogers has certainly had his share of ups and downs. There is nothing of his that I have seen that I disliked. Mind you, I have not seen a certain movie about a certain comic book character...

 

[mhacdebhandia]

Any involvement with that fully disqualifies him from writing anything. Ever. Again.

If you read his blog, it's easy to see why blaming one of several writers on a summer blockbuster for the movie's flaws is completely ridiculous.

Writers in the film industry are not, shall we say, exactly high on the totem pole. In fact, these days, there are dozens and dozens of films every year where some of the writers who contributed work to the final film don't even get a credit, because of the Byzantine rules about whose name goes on the film.

 

[malraux]

If you want an example of good KungFu monkey writing, look up his "I miss republicans" post on his blog. Warning, its obviously political, opinionated, and totally inappropriate for this board. At least that was my first exposure to John Rogers.

 

[Mort_Q]

Didn't he write a song for a movie about whales?

I'm so confused...

Roger Whittaker wrote a song about a whale.

 

[Kishin]

Roger Whittaker wrote a song about a whale.

So did these guys

In fact, it was a whole album about the aforementioned Melville whale. It was pretty epic.

Any involvement with that fully disqualifies him from writing anything. Ever. Again.

I'm sure the new MotP will feature many, many nice big EXPLOSIONS. As per Mr Bay's instructions.

Yes. Please. Blame the writer for Bay's directing style. It makes perfect sense.

I went in to a movie that offered me giant robots and explosions. I got giant robots and explosions. I consider my money well spent.

Really though, Transformers(1989) is the one true film. All others are just a pale imitation.
/diaglo

 

[The Little Raven]

Any involvement with that fully disqualifies him from writing anything. Ever. Again.

I'm sure the new MotP will feature many, many nice big EXPLOSIONS. As per Mr Bay's instructions.

Wait, are you going to be one of those people and act like Transformers was deep and meaningful at any point during it's existence? It was no different back then than Bratz is today: a show that exists to sell toys to children.

 

[Uzzy]

Agreed Mourn. Which is why Rogers is perfect for writing fluff for 4.0.

 

[The Little Raven]

If you read his blog, it's easy to see why blaming one of several writers on a summer blockbuster for the movie's flaws is completely ridiculous.

The flaws inherent in the 2007 Transformers (aside from the peeing robot nonsense) stem from the fact that the show was always one big advertisement, not a science fiction epic.

 

[arscott]

Hm. Well, I finally got around to watching The Core the other day. I enjoyed it. It wasn't as bad as I had heard people say it was.

When you go into the movie expecting it to be a serious disaster movie, it doesn't necessarily hold up. But if you're fine with something a bit more lighthearted and comical, it's great.

Since I went out and rented the core immediately after having read "Drunk Southern Girls" [Read it now, people!], serious was the last thing I expected.

Also, Stanley Tucci is awesome.