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This week I finished my first couple animations in flash (action script 3). They consisted on tow different charts, a map and a message loop. There is also a xml communication (the parameters came from the xml file).

The learning curve was not bad, probably because I’m already used with the strictness of the language, as I am used to java.

It was a nice first experience, and hopefully I will keep doing more flash stuff.

Today (actually yesterday) was the premiere on the UK for Transformers 2. As a fan, I had to be present.

The movie was a typical Michael Bay movie: explosions, explosions, and let’s not forget explosions. You kind of get lost on the middle of so many Autobots and Decepticons, specially on the ones that one make a brief appearance.

At one point, I was thinking that for once, the Decepticons were going to win, but as usual, they retreat at the first difficulty. Nothing new here.

The movie was also a bit long. At one point, on the one before last battle, the battle just went on and on, for a final battle that lasted 5% of the time of the previous one.  I would have prefered to see a less longer battle in the middle of the second part, and a much bigger battle in the end between Optimus and Fallen.

We’ll have to wait and see what Transformers 3 will bring to the screen, but this movie made me interested in going back to the cartoons and review the whole series (maybe start with the beast wars).

So, go see the movie. All in all, it deserves a good 8 out of 10. Just don’t go after a whole day of work like I did. The movie is long, really long.

And my favorite quote, to Michaela: ‘You are hot, but not so big for brains.’ (or something along this lines). So true!