Darth Groovy Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Heated debates among die hard original fans (most of which are close to my age) aside, I always dreamed of a live action Transformers movie when I was a kid, so I will see it regardless. Images seen here have left me both excited and dissapointed at the same time. (some look cool, others absurd) At any rate, i'll go see it. And the good part about this, is that for the second time in my life, I have re-discovered the Transformers and appreciate how cool they really are. I even picked up a couple of the toys recently: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 They are not exactly subtle when "in disguise", everyone is going to notice the logo on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 LOL I DO like this one though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 They are not exactly subtle when "in disguise", everyone is going to notice the logo on the back. Any humans that see it will just think, "ooh, what a nice design!" Hugo Weaving has been cast as Megatron. Not Frank Welker, but I'm not disappointed. Hugo's got an amazing villan voice and I believe he can pull it off correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Any humans that see it will just think, "ooh, what a nice design!" Are we assuming said humans have not seen the toys/cartoon? Anywho, I wonder how much it would cost for me to get a new bonnet (hood) made for my car with the logo embossed in like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I meant humans in the movie. Transformers cartoons don't exist in the movie so humans seeing the logo aren't gonna go "OMG AUTOBOT!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 It's a good thing it won't come out until July, I'll have something to look forward to after Spider-man 3 And that 2007 model of the Camaro looks sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight of Keno Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I still don't believe in Bumbelebee being a Camaro. And for what I have seen this far, all of them are much more "Hey, we should show our weak insides" instead of the classic, bulky "Dude, this is what I call armor". Why do they want to make it flashy and brand new while killing off what we loved in the old ones. But meh, I guess that's what they pretty much do to every single movie based on a comic book. I'm gonna see it as soon as it comes out around here and then rant more about how Bumblebee has been wrongly done when made into a Camaro. You'll see. You'll all see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I like the new look, the block like ones only looked like that because of the toys. I think the Citroën C4 should be included in the film as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X7PAdSfHO8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider AL Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I think Prime still looks pretty good. Ironhide's not too bad either, and I think the modifications they've made to Megatron's face/helmet following fan outrage at the earlier versions are pretty good. MUCH better. But still... all the characters look a little samey, especially in their body-structure. I mean, I can understand the impulse to make them all "more alien-looking" but... let's face it, it's Transformers. Let's suspend some disbelief here. I would have preferred it if they'd stayed closer to the original, blockier character designs. I mean Starscream for instance... just looks very un-Starscream-like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Gaarni Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I'm gonna side with Al on this one apart from one point. While I haven't seen Megatron in action yet, I don't particulary like his "new" look. But, I'm still gonna go watch it, see how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 But still... all the characters look a little samey, especially in their body-structure. I mean, I can understand the impulse to make them all "more alien-looking" but... let's face it, it's Transformers. Let's suspend some disbelief here. I would have preferred it if they'd stayed closer to the original, blockier character designs. I mean Starscream for instance... just looks very un-Starscream-like.Indeed. I'm not against changes, but I think that they could have made them a bit closer to the originals to at least make them immediately recognizable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 They are robots that turn into cars, how can you not recognise them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider AL Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 how can you not recognise them?Because they're in disguise, Jon. Robots in disguise. Geddit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Definitely looking forward to seeing this. Some of the robots looking a little more close to the originals would be nice but I still think most of them look pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWally Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I hate having a deprived childhood I didn't watch TV, I climbed trees, played at the park, ran around with the natives... you know weird stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Hugo Weaving is doing the voice of Megatron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider AL Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Hmm, Frank Welker would have done a better job, frankly. Hugo Weaving's voice is his single most tedious and generic feature. If they bothered to get Peter Cullen to voice Prime, they should have gone all the way and stuck with Welker for Megatron... They were both iconic voices, why have one and not the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I'll be seeing this movie this summer without a doubt. Looks pretty good, to me at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Hmm, Frank Welker would have done a better job, frankly. Hugo Weaving's voice is his single most tedious and generic feature. If they bothered to get Peter Cullen to voice Prime, they should have gone all the way and stuck with Welker for Megatron... They were both iconic voices, why have one and not the other? who knows. Megatron only comes at the end anyways, so he wouldn't be speaking much. Plus maybe they wanted to get some big names in. I'm not complaining tho. I think Weaving has a great voice and he's also a versatile actor, so his voice plus some synthetic alterations for the robotic feel can definitley make him sound villanous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorden Darkblade Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I can't wait to see this movie... I was a really big fan of the old cartoon. Specially the animated movie they made with Unicron. I just didn't liked the new design of Megatron that much... Gotta wait and see though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebbers Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 ran around with the natives... *does happy dance* Finally someone paid attention to us...and not in the slaughter-them-all-and-take-their-land way either! Yea I can't wait to see this movie. I don't care if it sucks or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 They are robots that turn into cars, how can you not recognise them?Who are these guys and what do they transform into (an no cheating): Are you saying these characters are immediately recognizable to their original counterparts? Again, I'm not saying that the designs are bad or any change is unwanted, but I figured it would help bring in old fans along with new... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I can see similarities with a bunch of the designs. Optimus is the most recognizable one. Jazz is pretty recognizable too and also has the visor, but like optimus it only comes down during battle mode. Bumblebee is a bright yellow car. Ratchet is still a rescue/emergency vehicle. ironhide is a huge dude. Starscream also has some similar design. his g1 desing had a triangular upper body, mostly due to the way the wings folded down behind him. In the movie, they give him a triangular chest as well. And there are some new posters that you might've seen already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider AL Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Giving Optimus Prime a mouth is an awful idea. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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