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The Lone Turtle · 12-22-2006, 04:14 PM

Well, they have a My Little Pony reference :p

*gobo* · 12-22-2006, 04:49 PM

I never have been a TF fan. For some reason, I couldn't make it through an ep w/o falling asleep. I loved the toys though. The teaser trailer for this movie made me raise an eyebrow. It looked 'interesting'. Enough so that I might want to see it. But, the new trailer killed it for me. They're just taking this way too seriously though I should have expected just that from Michael Bay. There was literally no charm or sense of adventure in the recent trailer; just expensive special effects. It brought to mind the Super Mario and He-Man movies. So, that's my two cents. Take it or leave it. I shall now take my leave of you noble 'formersfans.

*Spitfire* · 12-22-2006, 05:17 PM

That has "Summer rip off" written all over it. Movies with trailers like that usually end up not having that much action in them.

Example:
V For Vendetta*Though I liked this movie, totally mis advertised*
Blood Diamond
Lord Of War
Miami Vice

Previews and trailers are always BS. They edit them to make the movies look like hardcore action flicks but in reality there's not much action in them at all. I go to see an action movie to watch people kill and beat the crap out of one another. And I damn well better see one or the other. I don't go to see an action movie so I can watch 3 guys stand around and talk for over half the film and then at the end I get a little bit of action.

I normally like movies like this and I know their advertised that way because the average movie going moron wouldn't go see Lord Of War is they really knew what it was about. They wouldn't understand V For Vendetta*And boy they didn't* So the trailer has to look as misleading and appealing as possible so everyone will go see. The people who take the time to understand the film leave rewarded, because usually people like that have a favorite critic and trust their word over others, and the average Joe idiot leaves mad that there weren't enough explosions and shiny objects.

To me I have a feeling this movie will be plagued with lots and lots of long boring dialog scenes that normally I might care about but due to subject matter will put me to sleep. Just like a Godzilla movie, I know already, a big ass dinosaur looking reptile is attacking Toyko and kicking the crap out of some other mutant thing. Stop talking about it and show Godzilla kick some ass. Instead we get scenes with his retarded son in it riding around with some annoying little kid and a bunch of scientists sitting in a room trying to figure out wtf is happening despite the fact that it's happened like 60 times. There's also the lame human drama stories to ooooo. Did I rent Godzilla or did I rent Japanese Soap Opera?

Just my two cents.

*ZariusTwo* · 12-22-2006, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

I never have been a TF fan. For some reason, I couldn't make it through an ep w/o falling asleep. I loved the toys though. The teaser trailer for this movie made me raise an eyebrow. It looked 'interesting'. Enough so that I might want to see it. But, the new trailer killed it for me. They're just taking this way too seriously though I should have expected just that from Michael Bay. There was literally no charm or sense of adventure in the recent trailer; just expensive special effects. It brought to mind the Super Mario and He-Man movies. So, that's my two cents. Take it or leave it. I shall now take my leave of you noble 'formersfans.

I'm a die-hard Transfan (probably one of the few to see right through this s*it), and I agree with you whole-heartedly.

...He-Man movie was awesome though, I think it's gritty space opera is what drove Mattel to ultimately create the New Adventures of He-Man toyline.

*Kid Icarus* · 12-26-2006, 12:20 AM

Meh.

It's a movie. A SUMMER movie.

You're not going to be forced into seeing it, are you Zarius? And really, if you're friends with people who would force you to see it at gun point... you have bigger problems to deal with then a movie about a toyline, that in the end really is just there to push product into kids hands.

*ZariusTwo* · 12-26-2006, 01:03 PM

If you don't get TF, you're never going to.

*Warhorse* · 01-01-2007, 09:12 PM

Was never into Transformers. But I love my movies, and I love Michael Bay movies, so that is a double plus for me. I just saw the trailer on mtv.com, and i thought it looked great. I bet it would look even better on the big screen, just like the TMNT.

This is going to be a great year for movies. Epsecially for the audience that doesn't nit pick on every little freaking thing.

*Duke* · 01-01-2007, 10:28 PM

I've never been a transformer's fan, but that trailer really didn't do much for me. It was just full of fancy CGI and showed absolutely no chance of any real substance from the plot of this movie.

*Warhorse* · 01-02-2007, 06:20 PM

What is there to know? By the sounds of it, the two opposing transformer race has brought the fight to Earth, and we are in the middle of the crap. United States military trie s to defend Earth, and maybe make allies with the (autobots) I think that's the good side.

*Raph's Girl* · 01-09-2007, 02:01 PM

IESB.net is reporting that Frank Welker is days away from signing up to voice Megatron in Transformers! Yay!!!

http://www.comics2film.com/FanFrame.php?f_id=23943

*ZariusTwo* · 01-09-2007, 08:51 PM

...If he's voicing THIS, I'm going to f*cking barf

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...4321b149ff.jpg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duke

I've never been a transformer's fan, but that trailer really didn't do much for me. It was just full of fancy CGI and showed absolutely no chance of any real substance from the plot of this movie.

Which has always been a Micheal Bay tradition for the mindless popcorn audience...to think TF's being wasted on these idiots...

*Anarky* · 01-11-2007, 05:48 PM

A video of a transformation. If only the movie-transformations would look that good.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 03-03-2007, 02:35 PM

Well, at least Megan Fox is hot. Although her ending up with Spike is possibly the biggest stretch in this film.

*Mecha Cow* · 03-03-2007, 03:49 PM

The other day I saw the trailer for this movie in the theatre and I have to say it looked really, really cool. Yeah, the designs are sh*t, but I'm no Transformers fan - I don't care. I'll be seeing this for sure.

*DrSpengler* · 03-24-2007, 02:48 PM

Sorry Welker, but nostalgia won't win every battle.

As a pormotional thing, the new movie has an online "meta-game" called "Sector 7" where a top secret agency dispenses cryptic information about the upcoming Transformer epidemic on Earth.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=127362

According to the latest release, "As of today agent H. Weaving has officially convinced S.S., M.B., R.O and A.K. to oversee the Megaman issue. The recording will commence immediately."

SS = Steven Spielberg, MB = Michael Bay and RO = Roberto Orci, all producers/directors.

So the fandom has pretty much accepted this as fact that Hugo Weaving has been cast as the voice of Megatron.

Personally, I think he could do a good job. He has an intelligent yet menacing voice much like David Kaye's Megatron voice for Beast Wars.

I honestly never got my hopes up for Welker, since I never expected Bay to cast him to begin with.

*Mecha Cow* · 03-24-2007, 02:57 PM

Good I guess. From what I heard Welker's voice sounded really whiney anyway. Glad they're going with what works in a movie now rather than what worked in a cartoon 20 years ago.

*ZariusTwo* · 03-24-2007, 03:09 PM

Pppft...Welker's voice was awesome back in G1.

Scavenger · 03-24-2007, 03:28 PM

Anyone got a good voice sample of him? Never heard of his name.

Frank Welker as Megatron in G1 was very good. His voice had something 'evil'. He is a very good voiceactor an he is very versatile.

*ZariusTwo* · 03-24-2007, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scavenger

Anyone got a good voice sample of him? Never heard of his name.

It's Agent F'ing Smith.

Wow.

~~LogicDonny~~ · 03-24-2007, 04:27 PM

Excellent.. Agent smith GO!

12-22-2006, 04:14 PM	#321
The Lone Turtle Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia, mates! Posts: 311	Well, they have a My Little Pony reference :p __________________

12-22-2006, 04:49 PM	#322
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	I never have been a TF fan. For some reason, I couldn't make it through an ep w/o falling asleep. I loved the toys though. The teaser trailer for this movie made me raise an eyebrow. It looked 'interesting'. Enough so that I might want to see it. But, the new trailer killed it for me. They're just taking this way too seriously though I should have expected just that from Michael Bay. There was literally no charm or sense of adventure in the recent trailer; just expensive special effects. It brought to mind the Super Mario and He-Man movies. So, that's my two cents. Take it or leave it. I shall now take my leave of you noble 'formersfans. __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

12-22-2006, 05:17 PM	#323
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	That has "Summer rip off" written all over it. Movies with trailers like that usually end up not having that much action in them. Example: V For VendettaThough I liked this movie, totally mis advertised Blood Diamond Lord Of War Miami Vice Previews and trailers are always BS. They edit them to make the movies look like hardcore action flicks but in reality there's not much action in them at all. I go to see an action movie to watch people kill and beat the crap out of one another. And I damn well better see one or the other. I don't go to see an action movie so I can watch 3 guys stand around and talk for over half the film and then at the end I get a little bit of action. I normally like movies like this and I know their advertised that way because the average movie going moron wouldn't go see Lord Of War is they really knew what it was about. They wouldn't understand V For VendettaAnd boy they didn't So the trailer has to look as misleading and appealing as possible so everyone will go see. The people who take the time to understand the film leave rewarded, because usually people like that have a favorite critic and trust their word over others, and the average Joe idiot leaves mad that there weren't enough explosions and shiny objects. To me I have a feeling this movie will be plagued with lots and lots of long boring dialog scenes that normally I might care about but due to subject matter will put me to sleep. Just like a Godzilla movie, I know already, a big ass dinosaur looking reptile is attacking Toyko and kicking the crap out of some other mutant thing. Stop talking about it and show Godzilla kick some ass. Instead we get scenes with his retarded son in it riding around with some annoying little kid and a bunch of scientists sitting in a room trying to figure out wtf is happening despite the fact that it's happened like 60 times. There's also the lame human drama stories to ooooo. Did I rent Godzilla or did I rent Japanese Soap Opera? Just my two cents. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

12-26-2006, 01:03 PM	#326
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,497	If you don't get TF, you're never going to. __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

01-09-2007, 02:01 PM	#330
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	IESB.net is reporting that Frank Welker is days away from signing up to voice Megatron in Transformers! Yay!!! http://www.comics2film.com/FanFrame.php?f_id=23943 __________________

12-26-2006, 12:20 AM	#325
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Meh. It's a movie. A SUMMER movie. You're not going to be forced into seeing it, are you Zarius? And really, if you're friends with people who would force you to see it at gun point... you have bigger problems to deal with then a movie about a toyline, that in the end really is just there to push product into kids hands.

01-01-2007, 09:12 PM	#327
Warhorse Emperor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 5,544	Was never into Transformers. But I love my movies, and I love Michael Bay movies, so that is a double plus for me. I just saw the trailer on mtv.com, and i thought it looked great. I bet it would look even better on the big screen, just like the TMNT. This is going to be a great year for movies. Epsecially for the audience that doesn't nit pick on every little freaking thing.

01-01-2007, 10:28 PM	#328
Duke Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,913	I've never been a transformer's fan, but that trailer really didn't do much for me. It was just full of fancy CGI and showed absolutely no chance of any real substance from the plot of this movie.

01-02-2007, 06:20 PM	#329
Warhorse Emperor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 5,544	What is there to know? By the sounds of it, the two opposing transformer race has brought the fight to Earth, and we are in the middle of the crap. United States military trie s to defend Earth, and maybe make allies with the (autobots) I think that's the good side.

01-11-2007, 05:48 PM	#332
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	A video of a transformation. If only the movie-transformations would look that good. __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.

03-03-2007, 02:35 PM	#333
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	Well, at least Megan Fox is hot. Although her ending up with Spike is possibly the biggest stretch in this film.

03-03-2007, 03:49 PM	#334
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	The other day I saw the trailer for this movie in the theatre and I have to say it looked really, really cool. Yeah, the designs are sh*t, but I'm no Transformers fan - I don't care. I'll be seeing this for sure. __________________

03-24-2007, 02:48 PM	#335
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	Hugo Weaving is Megatron Sorry Welker, but nostalgia won't win every battle. As a pormotional thing, the new movie has an online "meta-game" called "Sector 7" where a top secret agency dispenses cryptic information about the upcoming Transformer epidemic on Earth. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=127362 According to the latest release, "As of today agent H. Weaving has officially convinced S.S., M.B., R.O and A.K. to oversee the Megaman issue. The recording will commence immediately." SS = Steven Spielberg, MB = Michael Bay and RO = Roberto Orci, all producers/directors. So the fandom has pretty much accepted this as fact that Hugo Weaving has been cast as the voice of Megatron. Personally, I think he could do a good job. He has an intelligent yet menacing voice much like David Kaye's Megatron voice for Beast Wars. I honestly never got my hopes up for Welker, since I never expected Bay to cast him to begin with.

03-24-2007, 02:57 PM	#336
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Good I guess. From what I heard Welker's voice sounded really whiney anyway. Glad they're going with what works in a movie now rather than what worked in a cartoon 20 years ago. __________________

03-24-2007, 03:09 PM	#337
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,497	Pppft...Welker's voice was awesome back in G1. __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

03-24-2007, 03:28 PM	#338
Scavenger Random Punk Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 33	Anyone got a good voice sample of him? Never heard of his name. Frank Welker as Megatron in G1 was very good. His voice had something 'evil'. He is a very good voiceactor an he is very versatile.

03-24-2007, 04:27 PM	#340
~~LogicDonny~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,643	Excellent.. Agent smith GO!