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phit_demon

06-08-2006, 09:53 PM

So the new teaser is out for the Transformers movie.
I don't know about anyone else, but I think it look kinda shit. I don't like it at all, and it's kinda put a dampner on my excitement for the film (as if Michael Bay directing wasn't bad enough).

It looks like some fan-boy whipped it up on photoshop in about 10 minutes:

http://www.aintitcool.com/pics/tf-teaser.jpg

karmattack

06-08-2006, 10:28 PM

It is pretty minimalistic. I'm glad to see it though. Apparently they were having a tough time deciding what type of eye for the Transformers to have, and I like the choice. I like the little design choices they've made.

I say keep in mind that it's just a teaser poster. It's just to say "Hey, this is out there somewhere being made." Hopefully we'll start seeing some really cool stuff soon.

phit_demon

06-08-2006, 10:40 PM

...keep in mind that it's just a teaser poster.
True, but teaser posters can be cool too:

http://www.theforce.net/collecting/posters/tpm/images/StarWarsShadow.jpg

ratm1966

06-08-2006, 10:43 PM

They actually just finished filming part of the movie here at Holloman AFB, NM. A few of my friends were hired on as extras.

ProfessorU

06-08-2006, 10:48 PM

I saw a special effects test, just a simple transformer unfolding, and I must say it looked very good and very Bay. It's a street-level handheld wraparound shot. This movie is going to be big because of the dual market. Guys like me with nostalgia and our kids who are getting sick of Spongebob.

karmattack

06-08-2006, 11:33 PM

I saw a special effects test, just a simple transformer unfolding, and I must say it looked very good and very Bay. It's a street-level handheld wraparound shot. Was it the shot that includes an actor (male, dark hair, mid to late 20's) reacting to the transformation? If so, that shot is supposedly fake, or at least unofficial. It's a sweet test though, and gives a little hope as to how this could turn out......in the right hands.

Jason_Brown

06-09-2006, 10:34 AM

True, but teaser posters can be cool too:

http://www.theforce.net/collecting/posters/tpm/images/StarWarsShadow.jpg
I don't think I ever actually saw that poster. Very cool.

phit_demon

06-09-2006, 10:33 PM

I don't think I ever actually saw that poster. Very cool.
I peed myself a little when I first saw it.

Matthew

06-09-2006, 11:52 PM

Ya, my girlfriend at the time got me one of these for my b-day.. I liked it so much I let her dye my hair.

marksiwel

06-11-2006, 12:19 PM

I would rather see a crazy Black Hawk Down/Big Red One GI JOE movie.

Darkknight37

06-25-2006, 10:23 PM

Pearl Harbor with giant robots. Yikes.

FanGirl

06-26-2006, 12:30 AM

Just as long as it brings sales to the comic book....

*winks and thumbs up to the Eisner nominated FILF*

karmattack

06-27-2006, 07:09 PM

Does anyone have that Bumblebee mockup picture? I totally missed it before the studio sent out the legal hounds.

DOOM2099

06-27-2006, 09:03 PM

This movie will be an embarassment to TF fans everywhere. It will violate your nostalgic feelings and leave you feeling used. Michael Bay is the devil.

By-tor

06-28-2006, 12:40 AM

Does anyone have that Bumblebee mockup picture? I totally missed it before the studio sent out the legal hounds.
Yeah, here it is.
http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/pop_albums/4/6/8/c469436368p.jpg (http://www.answers.com/main/Record?a=AMG%20Albums%20Shopping%Link&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanswers.shopping.com%2FxFS%3FKW%3 DBlind%2BMelon%2BBlind%2BMelon%26FN%3D%26FD%3D6371 7%26linkin_id%3D7000800)

karmattack

06-29-2006, 12:01 AM

This movie will be an embarassment to TF fans everywhere. It will violate your nostalgic feelings and leave you feeling used. Michael Bay is the devil.

It's as if Nostradamus ate paint chips.

AlexM

07-12-2006, 03:23 AM

"Why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies?" - Team America: World Police

Well, there's a reason for this, which is that crappy action movies really do make tons of money and he's good at making things blow up really pretty. Sadly, the audience for Transformers isn't the crappy action movie crowd, it's the comic book movie crowd, and the people who love comic book movies hate bad comic book movies that are more concerned with blowing things up than telling a good story. Conversely, the crowds that go to see explosion movies are going to be much less likely to see a movie like this, which many will perceive as "geeky". IMO, this movie is going to be a tremendous flop with this director.

ILovePapaSmurf

07-12-2006, 01:28 PM

Actually, I saw the teaser trailer when I saw 'Pirates' and I was super excited to see it up on the big screen. I was a huge fan of Transformers as a kid. I mean, that and GI Joes were the top of my list. So, I'm excited.

And, I think Samuel L. Jackson is doing a voice for one, so you know that has to earn it some points. :)

FanGirl

07-12-2006, 02:53 PM

"The Mother F**king Transformer is the Mother F**king Plane!'

douglasfairbanks2nd

07-17-2006, 08:16 AM

As a transformers child i used to steal the toys from the local supermarket because my family couldnt afford them, i think Michael "pearl harbor" Bay may fuck this up. I think we will see another Thunderbirds, the money machine will take over and they will aim for the kids market instead of honest fans.

The trailer looks poo..............................its a kids film.

marvelfre@K

07-17-2006, 09:32 PM

i think that this new film will go along with the film spiderman2= it will only be good in theaters. and really do you want to own a kids movie? its kinda a stupid concept dont you think..

FanGirl

07-17-2006, 09:44 PM

I will be going to the panel at comicon on this on Thursday.

phit_demon

07-18-2006, 01:04 AM

So this is Optimus Prime.....I hate Michael Bay.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/chi_chis/RealOptimusTruck.jpg

karmattack

07-18-2006, 01:42 AM

That is not cool.

Not fucking cool.

The long-nosed Peterbilt truck I can deal with, but you can't....YOU CAN'T....fuck with the red paint. They've gone and made Prime a flamer.

Threadkiller

07-18-2006, 01:53 PM

Yesterday's Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic) had a nice take on it.

DJ Smeg

07-18-2006, 04:59 PM

I think, on the whole, that this movie will suck much, much ass. If someone other that Michael Bay was directing it would have had a chance, but with Bay, it's just going to be a roller coaster of pain and misery all the way up until July 4th.

Oh and I am also sick and tired of hearing the, "Oh, it's screwing over the fans," argument about why it's gonna blow. I hate to break it to you, but "The Fans" aren't the only people out there who watch movies. A film should try to be accesible and fun to as many people as possible or there's just no point.

No, this flick's gonna suck based purely on the fact that Bay couldn't direct his ass out of a wet paper bag.

By-tor

07-18-2006, 08:55 PM

Seriously, though, what's you real opinion? http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif And, welcome to the Stop.

ILovePapaSmurf

07-19-2006, 02:28 PM

No, this flick's gonna suck based purely on the fact that Bay couldn't direct his ass out of a wet paper bag.

But that doesn't stop people from seeing his movies.

And, I thought 'The Island' was pretty good. :)

phit_demon

07-20-2006, 11:18 AM

I liked The Island too, but it doesn't change the fact that every time Bay makes a movie, an angel loses it's wings.

DJ Smeg

07-20-2006, 04:32 PM

can't Seriously, though, what's you real opinion? http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif And, welcome to the Stop.

Thanks, By-tor. Yeah, I figured I might as well jump right in and see what ripples I could make... heh

I liked The Island too, but it doesn't change the fact that every time Bay makes a movie, an angel looses it's wings.

Actually, I'm not sure if I have a problem with the angel-wing loss factor. I mean, all those hovering angels can't be good for the Ozone layer...

^Al

07-21-2006, 07:09 AM

It's sad, really. I stopped watching Optimus and the gang a way back after their first movie. I've grown up, and moved on. I was to believe the past would remain just that, behind me. But sadly, they are embarking on another money campaign.

Damn you Decepticons and Autobots.

Damn you to hell.

phit_demon

07-21-2006, 06:41 PM

Actually, I'm not sure if I have a problem with the angel-wing loss factor. I mean, all those hovering angels can't be good for the Ozone layer...
True, but Michael Bay's toxicity far outweighs anything mere cherubs could throw at us.

It's a little known fact that Michael Bay was on the set of the original Robocop movie. One of the days during lunch he sneezed on Paul McCrane, the effects of which are familiar to all:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mouseburger/moviedeathsimages/grabs/robocop-emil-2.jpg

DOOM2099

07-22-2006, 09:40 PM

This movie will suck flaming hairy balls. Not even a faithful retelling of the OG TF story can save it from the horror that is Michael Bay. Because Michael Bay is the devil.

DOOM2099

07-22-2006, 09:48 PM

Yesterday's Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic) had a nice take on it.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g61/DOOM2099/20060717.jpg

phit_demon

08-20-2006, 01:16 PM

Clearly Michael Bay does not eat cheesey-poofs:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/imagehosting/3941344e686dd24405.jpg

DarthMaulRat

08-20-2006, 07:52 PM

I didn't mind the flames too much before, but now seeing how they look in Transformed mode... yeah pretty lame. I would say the design is pretty nice if it weren't for that paintjob that screams "kids toys!"

Dave

09-01-2006, 11:44 AM

From our Old Friend DJ Coffman:

http://yirmumah.net/strips/20060901.gif

TLS

09-01-2006, 12:08 PM

Actually, I'm not sure if I have a problem with the angel-wing loss factor. I mean, all those hovering angels can't be good for the Ozone layer...
Are you kidding?!? Do you even know how hard it is to fly with just one wing?
... frickin, mortals. ;)

phit_demon

09-05-2006, 04:06 PM

Yaminomalex

09-05-2006, 06:18 PM

The movie will probably suck, but I'm gonna see it for the hell of it.

TeamRamRod

09-07-2006, 02:43 AM

Optimus actually looks pretty cool. I had the toys and comics as a kid too so I don't see what people are getting so bent out of shape for.

TeamRamRod

09-07-2006, 02:45 AM

Also, how retarded would it look on screen to see a huge ass robot transform into a gun that a human can hold? The concept of Megatron as a gun worked great for the toy line but will look stupid in a live action movie.

Robbo_the_Hood

09-07-2006, 11:15 AM

phit_demon

09-07-2006, 02:03 PM

Megatron turned into a gun that ONLY Soundwave fired.
Not true, sometimes Starscream used it, but I take your point.

TeamRamRod

09-10-2006, 02:21 PM

Robbo, I was referring to the toy but I can see that I was drunk and didn't make that clear lol. Either way, I think it would really look stupid on screen, kind of like Wolverine's mask.

phit_demon

09-11-2006, 09:53 AM

Yeah, I know I said I was done already, but I'm a glutton for punishment, which leads me onto this:

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/phitdemon/BumblebeeP.jpg

That is NOT Bumblebee!!

http://www.zaldiva.com/store/CLOTHING%20AND%20ACCESSORIES/transformers_bumblebee_tshirt_pic2.jpg

That is.

phit_demon

10-01-2006, 11:49 AM

Meet Megatron:

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/phitdemon/megatron-transformers-1.jpg

He looks like Guyver:

http://www.stomptokyo.com/img-m4/guyver-ooc-a.jpg

*insert redundant comment regarding Michael Bay's idiocy here.*

MacFuzion

10-27-2006, 01:07 AM

Honestly, getting ticked off about THIS choice of a director shows that you all have NO taste.

Bay has done some GREAT work. Pearl harbor might not have been the GREATEST FILM OF ALL TIME, but he directed Armageddon, bad boys I and II, the ROCK. All of those were damn good flicks. Just cuz someone likes to work with matt damon doesnt make him a bad director. (another example of this would be kevin smith...) I, for one, think he'll do a great job on this project

By-tor

10-27-2006, 01:14 AM

Honestly, getting ticked off about THIS choice of a director shows that you all have NO taste.Oh, yeah, you're already making a splash!!!

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/s/steveaustin/92.jpg
WHAT?!!!!!

airionnablue

10-27-2006, 01:34 AM

Oh, yeah, you're already making a splash!!!

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/s/steveaustin/92.jpg
WHAT?!!!!!
Yup.. At least I waited until about 150 posts until I pissed someone off. Four is cutting it a bit short.

phit_demon

10-27-2006, 06:43 AM

Antonio_Bay

10-27-2006, 02:25 PM

Honestly, getting ticked off about THIS choice of a director shows that you all have NO taste.

I hope you're forced to watch your family die in the near future. By Michael Bay's hand while we're at it.

http://www.oneshallstand.com/1984-85/images/13megs.jpg

People in Transformers thread getting very angry!

karmattack

10-27-2006, 03:08 PM

I thought I'd mention that Tom DeSanto announced that they aren't using that head for Megatron.

MacFuzion

10-28-2006, 01:53 PM

Yup.. At least I waited until about 150 posts until I pissed someone off. Four is cutting it a bit short.

i didnt just piss one person off, i think i pissed off every fanboi of transformers.
oh well!

Aaron

10-28-2006, 02:06 PM

fanboi
http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/secret_shots/images/20060622_flava_flav.jpg
WHAT?!!!!!!!!

DOOM2099

11-17-2006, 12:02 PM

Meet Megatron:

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/phitdemon/megatron-transformers-1.jpg

He looks like Guyver:

http://www.stomptokyo.com/img-m4/guyver-ooc-a.jpg

*Michael Bay sucks donkey dicks*

Fixed that for ya.

phit_demon

11-17-2006, 12:06 PM

Fixed that for ya.
When I need a Corky to amend my posts, I'll let you know. Until then...

http://www.m90.org/gallery/image/fuck%20off%20tat.jpg

airionnablue

11-18-2006, 06:07 AM

http://www.m90.org/gallery/image/fuck%20off%20tat.jpg
So is your face.... ;)

Antonio_Bay

12-04-2006, 02:25 PM

Some nice 'leaked' pics of Octimus, BumbleBee and Megatron, right here (http://www.jalopnik.com/photogallery/BayTransformers/)

DJ Smeg

01-04-2007, 07:13 PM

Some nice 'leaked' pics of Octimus, BumbleBee and Megatron, right here (http://www.jalopnik.com/photogallery/BayTransformers/)

We, as moviegoers, are doomed. We just have to start accepting it and embrace the crap that Bey shoves down our collective throats...

[Cynicism Mode Off]

ratm1966

01-04-2007, 11:39 PM

Why accept and embrace his crap? Just don't go to his movies.

Robbo_the_Hood

01-05-2007, 09:13 AM

Why accept and embrace his crap? Just don't go to his movies.
That lesson right there saves a lot of stress and heartache.

I however will still be seeing this movie on opening day with my father. I know it's a movie he won't want to see, and I know it's a movie I don't want to see, but he took me to the first Transformers movie. The bond between my father and I is a lot stronger than Michael Bay's shitty directing and a few missing dollars.

This thread is pointless. We all know how awful this movie is going to be. I think this thread only serves to see how creatively someone can blame Michael Bay for destroying their inner child.

Besides, if you haven't realized that your childhood really was one big disappointment after another, then you are still lying to yourself.

jokxa

01-05-2007, 02:47 PM

Hey nice poster. TRANSFORMERS:eek:

Aaron

01-06-2007, 09:33 AM

Besides, if you haven't realized that your childhood really was one big disappointment after another, then you are still lying to yourself.
And then there was puberty and the disappointments just kept coming... :(

Robbo_the_Hood

01-07-2007, 11:07 AM

And then there was puberty and the disappointments just kept coming... :(
No one cares about your penis.

Aaron

01-07-2007, 04:32 PM

No one cares about your penis.
That was my point...

Robbo_the_Hood

01-07-2007, 08:17 PM

That was my point...
Really, enough about your penis.

Aaron

01-08-2007, 08:46 AM

Fine!
Jeez, a guy tries to share... *mumbles*

phit_demon

04-14-2007, 01:37 AM

Prime speaks. (http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/04/13/newest-transformers-tv-spot-optimus-prime-speaks/)

PhunDrm

04-14-2007, 08:03 AM

Prime speaks. (http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/04/13/newest-transformers-tv-spot-optimus-prime-speaks/)

I really hope this movie isn't as bad as I think it's going to be. If it is, I'm going to have to shoot someone in the face... and I'm not talking about with a gun. ;)

ragesRemorse

04-14-2007, 08:42 AM

I really hope this movie isn't as bad as I think it's going to be. If it is, I'm going to have to shoot someone in the face... and I'm not talking about with a gun. ;)

Well optimus is a mack truck instead of a fire engine, so thats a step in the right direction. Im sure it wil be pretty enough to overshadow the short comings in the substance department.

Aaron

04-14-2007, 08:50 AM

Well optimus is a mack truck instead of a fire engine, so thats a step in the right direction.
...Optimus Prime was never a fire truck

04-14-2007, 09:55 AM

...Optimus Prime was never a fire truck

Unfortunately, he was... Transformers: Cybertron. Only ran for 26 episodes. It sucked balls. I know this because I was paid to watch every episode three times...

I still have a bad taste in my mouth.

Aaron

04-14-2007, 09:57 AM

Transformers: Cybertron. .
Ewwwwww.
Thank god my eyes were never sullied by this.

phit_demon

04-14-2007, 10:26 AM

I really hope this movie isn't as bad as I think it's going to be.
It will be, so prepare yourself now to avoid disappointment later.

DarthMaulRat

04-14-2007, 07:14 PM

I think I might go see this movie while listening to an ipod. Because the visuals so far look pretty amazing, its going to be the clunky, awkward dialogue that will weigh this film down.

Affleckie

04-14-2007, 08:51 PM

Come on, everyone needs more love stories with Michael Bay explosions!

I need to stay out of the Bay related posts I think, I get angry. But I mean really... he's pretty much what the result would be if you gave Beavis a video camera and a few million dollars. Fire, fire.

phit_demon

04-15-2007, 01:04 AM

its going to be the clunky, awkward dialogue that will weigh this film down.
That, and Optimus' dick-suckin' lips.
I need to stay out of the Bay related posts I think, I get angry. But I mean really... he's pretty much what the result would be if you gave Beavis a video camera and a few million dollars. Fire, fire.
You are the sexiest lady I know...well, after Zens that is. ;)

Affleckie

04-16-2007, 03:02 AM

I'll take that. She's pretty damn sexy. :D

phit_demon

04-16-2007, 11:38 AM

I'll take that. She's pretty damn sexy. :D
It is now thought by many of the world's top minds that her hotness is the real reason for global warming. ;)

sedriyke

04-16-2007, 10:00 PM

A few more pics of Optimus Prime.
I think I'm gonna have to hand in my energon cube, cos I'm done with this piece of shit.

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/prime1.jpg

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/prime2.jpg

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/prime3.jpg

ok... a little black paint and this "thing" will look like Ghost Rider's motorcycle, which was shitty anyway. I think this looks horrible, screw the whole "making the fans mad" deal, its an insult to the rest of us.

04-16-2007, 10:40 PM

ok... a little black paint and this "thing" will look like Ghost Rider's motorcycle, which was shitty anyway. I think this looks horrible, screw the whole "making the fans mad" deal, its an insult to the rest of us.

Would everyone prefer this..?

http://www.toybin.org/cache/1984/Autobots/Commander/Optimus%20Prime/480_robot.jpg

Yeah, that would look good in a live action film...

sedriyke

04-16-2007, 10:43 PM

that would be nifty, at least it doesnt have more metal on it then when it started out as a vehicle.

phit_demon

04-16-2007, 10:47 PM

Would everyone prefer this..?
Would you think less of me if I said yes? :o

*EDIT* Oh, and Megatron should turn into a gun, too. Screw the impracticalities!

04-16-2007, 11:19 PM

that would be nifty, at least it doesnt have more metal on it then when it started out as a vehicle.

A semi does have a lot of metal.

sedriyke

04-16-2007, 11:44 PM

Yes, but my point was. The "transformed" Transformer seems like it acquired twice as much mass during the shift. Me being nitpicky i suppose, but its just too crummy lookin for me

Antonio_Bay

04-17-2007, 10:01 AM

Anyone know which Transformer will be appearing? Any Ultra Magnus? Rodimus Prime?

Aaron

04-17-2007, 10:55 AM

Rodimus Prime?
*giggles*

Antonio_Bay

04-19-2007, 02:03 PM

You know, blasphemy or not, Prime doesn’t look too bad.

http://media.movieweb.com/news/12.2006/optimusPrimeEmpire.jpg

Now if they could just sort Megatron out...

phit_demon

04-19-2007, 02:08 PM

Now if they could just sort Megatron out...
Or even make him not look so Guyver-ee.

http://www.dragonsdenuk.com/reviews/guyver_dh-1.jpg http://www.groonk.net/blog/images/megatron-transformers-1.jpg

Antonio_Bay

04-19-2007, 02:24 PM

Or even make him not look so Guyver-ee.

Never got into the Manga series. Have this on tape somewhere though:

http://www.temp.sfbok.se/kat/img/32547.jpg

So bad, its good. ;)

phit_demon

04-19-2007, 02:41 PM

So bad, its good. ;)
The best kind of good. :D

phit_demon

05-10-2007, 08:11 PM

A few pics of the line-up. Yeah, they look kinda cool.

Autobots:

http://www.michaelbay.com/images/tf/png/optimus.png
PRIME

http://www.michaelbay.com/images/tf/png/bumblebee.png
BUMBLEBEE

http://www.michaelbay.com/images/tf/png/ironhide.png
IRONHIDE

http://www.michaelbay.com/images/tf/png/jazz.png
JAZZ

phit_demon

05-10-2007, 08:12 PM

And Decepticons:

http://www.michaelbay.com/images/tf/png/megatron.png
MEGATRON
http://www.michaelbay.com/images/tf/png/starscream.png
STARSCREAM
http://www.michaelbay.com/images/tf/png/blackout.png
BLACKOUT
http://www.michaelbay.com/images/tf/png/frenzy.png
FRENZY

Jason_Brown

05-10-2007, 10:04 PM

Antonio_Bay

05-11-2007, 09:45 AM

Iron Hide looks pretty darn cool, but no Sound Wave?

Antonio_Bay

05-17-2007, 06:59 PM

Final Trailer. (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/transformers.html) Keep your ears open for the classic 'transforming' sound!

phit_demon

05-17-2007, 10:16 PM

Final Trailer. (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/transformers.html) Keep your ears open for the classic 'transforming' sound!
Fuck me that looks good! I totally take back what I said, I can't fuggin wait for this.

sedriyke

05-20-2007, 08:11 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/no_one_cares/1169063856927icon.gif

Will he be in the movie? :)

Antonio_Bay

05-22-2007, 08:04 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/no_one_cares/1169063856927icon.gif

Will he be in the movie? :)

I doubt it. :p

But this guy is. (http://www.joblo.com/dinobots-in-tformers)

Antonio_Bay

06-01-2007, 05:27 PM

A new clip. (http://www.joblo.com/new-transformers-clip) Wouldn’t have posted it, except it has some cool robot images.

Antonio_Bay

06-05-2007, 03:19 PM

Awesome new clip. (http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=2116)

ratm1966

07-02-2007, 08:48 PM

Well, I gave up an opportunity to see "The Transformers" this past Saturday....for free!! How is that possible you ask?

Well, part of the movie was filmed here in the Holloman AFB, NM area, actually about the first 15-25 minutes of the movie as it was released was filmed here. Anyways, Michael Bay and Dreamworks decided to have a special showing at the base theater here; a total of either 6 or 8 showings over Saturday and Sunday. All of the tickets were free, but were limited in numbers, so not everyone on the base could go. Anyways, a guy I work with had two tickets, but wasn't going to go, so he had a contest to give them away; I won both tickets. I thought my daughter was going to be working, so I gave them to a guy that works for me since his son had been wanting to watch the movie ever since he heard it was coming out. Besides, my daughter is older and would probably rather watch it with her friends than me anyways.

I got the scoop on the movie this morning, but won't give any of it away, but I will say that I was told it was almost non-stop action throughout the entire movie. Oh and it isn't a war movie turned into a love story (Pearl Harbor).

Anyways, Dreamworks did a great job this past weekend in putting on the screenings. I am not sure how many of you have seen a movie in a theater on a military base, but they are never really very good quality; okay, real crappy. Anyways, Dreamworks brought out their own projectors and sound systems and it was apparently amazing. A better picture than you can even get on an HD TV and the sound was so good that the entire theater shook. Michael Bay even showed up for the DV Screening.

I now kind of wish I was stingy and kept the tickets, as my desire to see the movie has gone from "hell no" to "yes", but I guess I will be content to watch it at the shitty theater in town and know that I made a little boy happy.

07-02-2007, 08:58 PM

I don't really know if I will be able to sleep tonight...

Ok, I will. But man, am I excited.

Optimus Prime

07-03-2007, 12:25 AM

Saw the 8pm showing here in Syracuse, and even though I would have preferred body styles closer their original cartoon versions I'll live. I thought the movie was pretty good.

phit_demon

07-03-2007, 05:34 AM

I haven't seen it yet, and I can't frickin' wait for it, but David Poland's review headline made me giggle: Merde Than Meets The Eye (http://www.thehotbutton.com/today/hot.button/2007_thb/070629_fri.html).

BizarroPunisher

07-04-2007, 01:01 PM

Saw the 8pm showing here in Syracuse, and even though I would have preferred body styles closer their original cartoon versions I'll live. I thought the movie was pretty good.
Syracuse? Is that, like, a suburb of Iacon?

BizarroPunisher

07-04-2007, 06:04 PM

Just got back from it, and honestly enjoyed the hell out of myself. It's a great action flick, and keeps a decent pace throughout. I'll probably end up going to see it again along with Live Free or Die Hard. It also really made me want to buy a Transformer figure, but Wal-Mart was completely wiped out of the ones I wanted (either Bumblebee or Barricade).

karmattack

07-04-2007, 07:42 PM

This movie won't please everybody, but I had a great time. The third reel got melted right before the energon hit the matrix, so that was kind of a downer. I'm going to see it again soon because it's definitely one to see in the theater.

It's huge, loud, respectful to the source, funny in some good ways, funny in some bad ways, it has some cheese, but it's exactly what the 8-year-old version of me wanted to see.

07-05-2007, 04:19 PM

Just got back from the show- That sure was some wiz-bang fun! I hope conceptconcertina had a complete meltdown the other night...

phit_demon

07-05-2007, 05:02 PM

I saw it. I wasn't completely happy with it, but it was a helluva toboggan ride. Definitely worth a second viewing and a dvd purchase.

looking4answers

07-05-2007, 10:45 PM

Just got back from the show- That sure was some wiz-bang fun! I hope conceptconcertina had a complete meltdown the other night...

Ha! I was wondering what you'd say about that.

DarthMaulRat

07-06-2007, 02:49 AM

Wow. Just got back from a showing, I gotta say that was laughably bad. I can't say it was a bad time, I got a few laughs, and a couple of the SFX shots were amazing, but man, even for robots that was some clunky dialogue. Then there was the damn near constant winking at the camera with lame jokes and product placement that rivals that of MIB II. And the cinematography was plain awful, every single angle chosen in this movie looks like a missed opportunity, the blooming light shots came across as gimmicky, and the digital grain in the night shots is just ugly looking. Would it be so wrong to let us see one robot punch the other without being extremely close up and then cutting to something else right away?

Spielburg should wash his hands of this and make sure his name is never associated with this project again. That said, I'm sure this movie is going to make a killing at the box office.

07-06-2007, 10:23 PM

Was I the only one who thought of Angus Scrimm every time Megatron said "Boy"..?

BAMSS04

07-07-2007, 03:01 AM

Just got back from the movie.... It was flat out awesome.

The fighting scenes were incredible. The movie did have it's corny moments, but all in all it was a lot of fun to watch. Seeing the fight scenes alot was worth the price of admission.

reecewicked

07-08-2007, 01:50 AM

Watched it like 3 days ago...was Friggen AWSOME!!! In opinion it was just great. The way they created the robots and made them transform was excellent!!! Not only that, but the cars were hot!!! The action scenes were heaps good, like Optimus Prime and his sword.

What I didn’t get though is why he didn’t use the sword on Megatron? :confused:

Oh well, other than that, I thought the movie was sheer Brilliance!!! Even tried out the game on PS2 cause I thought it was that good (don’t usually check out the movie games, there usually pretty corny), and that was awesome, but the game was pretty short, unfortunately.:)

Omaru

07-08-2007, 08:33 AM

Even tried out the game on PS2 cause I thought it was that good (don’t usually check out the movie games, there usually pretty corny), and that was awesome, but the game was pretty short, unfortunately.:)

You should check out the non movie game that came out in about 2005, its a first/3rd person shooter (can choose) I think its based more on the comics/cartoon but having watched or read neither I can not say for certain, but is also a very hard game and some of the bosses are pure behemoths , and for course you can drive around the landscape too for faster transport.

reecewicked

07-08-2007, 08:52 AM

You should check out the non movie game that came out in about 2005, its a first/3rd person shooter (can choose) I think its based more on the comics/cartoon but having watched or read neither I can not say for certain, but is also a very hard game and some of the bosses are pure behemoths , and for course you can drive around the landscape too for faster transport.

Thanks!!! Il check it out. You should try the new game. If you haven’t yet, please do so. It has missions, but it is also a free roaming game, and you can play as either the Autobots or the Decepticons. Choose good or bad; I think that’s just pure awsomeness!!!:cool:

ILovePapaSmurf

07-08-2007, 05:00 PM

Bored out of my mind. Horrid.

phit_demon

07-08-2007, 06:38 PM

You should check out the non movie game that came out in about 2005...
Kick-ass game. \m/:cool:\m/

BAMSS04

07-08-2007, 08:40 PM

Just saw it for a second time....Still kick-ass!

ILovePapaSmurf

07-08-2007, 10:22 PM

I guess I'm the only one that didn't like it... Humm.

BAMSS04

07-09-2007, 12:47 PM

Yeah, that's ok smurfy. You like Scrubs, so it is all good.

DarthMaulRat

07-09-2007, 03:10 PM

I guess I'm the only one that didn't like it... Humm.

No, I was pretty dissapointed as well. I can't believe that critics bashed Spiderman 3 for being cheesy and having some 1 dimensional characters, while they're giving Transformers a pass for the exact same reasons.

ILovePapaSmurf

07-09-2007, 06:24 PM

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

I'm confused though... weren't they supposed to take the "cube" someplace in Nevada? How did they end up in Rialto, Calif. then Detroit? Humm....

ratm1966

07-09-2007, 10:38 PM

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

I'm confused though... weren't they supposed to take the "cube" someplace in Nevada? How did they end up in Rialto, Calif. then Detroit? Humm....

Google Maps?

ILovePapaSmurf

07-09-2007, 11:52 PM

I work for a newspaper and we did a story on the movie. They filmed on the soon to be open 210 freeway and one of my co-workers is from Michigan and was super excited to see a homeland landmark.

Omaru

07-14-2007, 07:05 PM

I saw and I watched, Shia was great in this movie, I reminded myself how he must've been working with green screen alot and the CGI itself was great, but that's about all I can say for the moment, theres alot of stuff I didn't like about the movie, especially the late night scene at Sam's house. The slapstick stuff really took me out of the movie and I felt it didn't pick up again until the end with the all the carnage going on, decepticons for the most part were stupid and reminded me of drones out of the matrix.

But I still feel I need to re-watch it again before I pass full judgement, and so I shall when it comes out on dvd. My friend liked it though.

TheHangingBrain

04-23-2010, 12:39 PM

Sharp-O

04-23-2010, 04:10 PM

Somebody was lurking in here (I'm assuming it was Charpaux ;)) and I'm amazed at all of the positive things said about this heap of shite. This movie was so bad it nearly made my cry. It was akin to watching someone violently rape my preteen years on top of a pinball machine. :(

I'm always signed in so I wasn't me. But I agree, considering the bashing the film got, there's quite a lot of positive comments in this thread. Considering the 3rd installment just started/about to go into production, maybe it's time to roll this thread out once more.

Sharp-O

04-23-2010, 04:21 PM

Okay, a quick scan of the TFWiki (Yes, I've got it bookmarked.) and some personal knowledge from other sites gives some indication of what we can expect to see.

Returning actors include the usual suspects plus Ramon Rodriguez, Kevin Dunn and Julie White (Much to my disappointment) and Tony Todd wants to come back in some capacity, but some new additions to the cast could prove interesting.
James Avery (He of Uncle Phil fame) confirmed he will be playing a new Autobot named Silverbolt. While Michael Bay announced that Frances McDormand (National Intelligence Director), John Malkovich (Sam's first employer), and Ken Jeong (Not confirmed) have joined the cast, as well as the Ferrari 458 Italia would becoming the "newest Autobot."

Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman will not be returning to write the film. All writing duties were given to Ehren Kruger. Bay is directing again (EXPLOSION!)

Story-wise, not much. Indications were given on the RoTF dvd about fleshing out the Transformers history (including shots of Unicron the world-devouring planet transformer) but this could be all lies on Bay's part. Optimus and Bumblebee will be getting a redesign to show how they've changed over the course of the films (See: To sell toys)

That's all I got so far but I'll add more if and when I get it and if I remember that this thread exists hehe

Omaru

04-23-2010, 07:13 PM

I saw and I watched, Shia was great in this movie

If I had a time machine I would asassinate myself for these words, fact!
Though TF is another film I watched in a fanedit form recently and enjoyed just because there was about 50 mins spliced and I really couldn't what was missing, or could tell but in no way did it make the film any less coherant. that nightime scene was still there but they removed the dog peeing at least.

James Avery (He of Uncle Phil fame)

He's quite well known for his voice acting too
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