Slate's movie critic, Dana Stevens, invited readers to propose "Transformers"-like summer blockbusters inspired by action figures and other toys. The result was hilarious. My favorites were "Night of the Cabbage Patch Kids--This Time, Your Vegetables Will Finish You" and "Lego Ship Apocalypse: Menace of the Mom Expecting Company." And there was a whole category for the Transformers' downmarket rivals.
The second-banana status of Go-Bots, a cheap Transformers knockoff, was highlighted by several titles: Jeff Ryan's "Go-Bots: Revenge of the Trademark;" Shawn McKinnon's "Go-Bots: Waiting for Our Loud Overlong Movie that Critics Hate;" and Joe Trabucco's heartbreaking "Go-Bots: Revenge of the Poor Kids."
Check it out yourself for the magnificent double-feature titles that won the top prize.
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