Transformers Movie

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:16 am

I realize it just came out, but I saw it with the advance showing 8:00pm on July 2nd. What does everyone think?

I personally think it was an absolutely great movie. Sure, the actors aren't going to win any awards and the plot was pretty basic (it is only the first movie, the second is in the works already) but it was in my humble opinion one of the better action movies I've seen in a long time.

Shia Lebeaf (sp?) did a wonderful job, and I didn't mind the somewhat cheesy humor at points, it gave the movie a feel like the old cartoon did, with some humor and whatnot.

In the end, the best part about it was the actual robots. I thought they did a great job with them despite what all of the detractors say in that they look to modernized. I think they fit perfectly into a modern redition of this movie.

Anyways, I have lots more to say, but post your thoughts folks, it was a great movie!!!

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:39 am

I have yet to see it, but the previews look pretty sick.

DirtyDishSoap · Post by **DirtyDishSoap** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:41 am

how did the bots look?

diddle · Post by **diddle** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:06 am

its not out in the uk yet :cry:

but on the other hand i can't wait

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:55 pm

DirtyDishSoap wrote:how did the bots look?

They looked absolutely amazing. I was pretty skeptical going in, but they did a great job on the bots.

kwanton · Post by **kwanton** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 3:41 pm

OMG! Did you see that trailer before the movie where the statue of liberty's head falls off and they don't give the movie's title?

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:16 pm

Haven't seen it yet, but am going to soon. I used to love transformers, had all the action figures. My fave was buzz, but he was real old-school.

DirtyDishSoap · Post by **DirtyDishSoap** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:29 pm

im hoping they really dont screw up the series like with marvel, or i'll just quit watching movies altogether

vtmarik · Post by **vtmarik** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:34 pm

kwanton wrote:OMG! Did you see that trailer before the movie where the statue of liberty's head falls off and they don't give the movie's title?

Yeah, I'm looking that up on wikipedia through Bad Robot productions.

EDIT: It's for a movie project called "Cloverfield," though that isn't the title of the movie. There's little details about it, but I'll keep digging.

Back On Topic, the movie was fantastic. Now I could try to sit here like one of the LotR fanboys and pick it apart, but really it was pretty damn perfect. A couple of details were changed, but it really was a great experience for a complete Transformers fan like meself.

Only complaint: The Transformers Theme cover was not played during the movie at all.

Second not-a-complaint-but-it-would-have-been-cool-type-of-thing: During the big fight between Optimus and Megatron (not a spoiler because you know its gonna happen), they should have played "You Got The Touch" from the G1 Transformers movie, or at least had Megatron give Optimus the same response to that iconic line "One shall stand, and one shall fall." which would have been "Die, Autobot!"

kwanton · Post by **kwanton** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:38 pm

It's called cloverfield. on IMDB it shows up as JJ abrams untitled movie or something.

I just wanted to discuss this un.

draglin3 · Post by **draglin3** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:14 pm

Not a real spoiler but there are somemovie details.

My only gripe was the "let's get the non-professionals to do the job of the professionlas" thing. The part with the civilians hackers helping the defense dept could've been totally left out imo. Not as bad as the eight year old in Jurassic Park but still annoying none the less.

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:54 pm

ok I haven't seen it yet, but I don't think it will be very good (this is just based on the fact that movies based on well established franchises have been really bad thus far) on the other hand I want it to be good cuz I have been watching transformers since G1.

RAMB0.36 · Post by **RAMB0.36** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:18 pm

ya i went to go see that movie and it was amazing the bots look relly cool and they did a nice job with specail efect.

but itr was a big advertisment for chevy :shock:

my fovorit robot is the radio guy he was cool

RAMB0.36 · Post by **RAMB0.36** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:20 pm

ooooo ya the movie was cool and i loved it

:oops:

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:27 pm

soundwave? anyway, my friends and I determined that that was really fucked up, the jets transformed into tapes and went inside of him then he stuck things into them, my friends are sick.

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:42 pm

I agree with the soundtrack cover not being played. I was waiting for it the whole time.

"You've Got The Touch" would have been sweet too, or even a cover of it in some form or another.

MountainLion · Post by **MountainLion** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:24 am

Just saw it today.....Great movie!

The action, the special effects and quite a few laughs as well. I'd give it an A-

vtmarik · Post by **vtmarik** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:16 am

lduke1990 wrote:soundwave? anyway, my friends and I determined that that was really fucked up, the jets transformed into tapes and went inside of him then he stuck things into them, my friends are sick.

Actually, the little stereo guy they're referring to is Frenzy, who reminds me of one of Soundwave's mini-dudes: Rumble.

I think that this so-called "aircraft carrier" character that Bay is planning for the sequel is going to be Tidal Wave.

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:29 pm

That would be pretty cool if it was. I have also heard rumor that Soundwave will actually be in the sequel as well as Unicron with James Earl Jones as the voice.

vtmarik · Post by **vtmarik** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:16 pm

Optimus Prime wrote:That would be pretty cool if it was. I have also heard rumor that Soundwave will actually be in the sequel as well as Unicron with James Earl Jones as the voice.

I vote for Maurice LeMarche as the voice of Unicron, he is after all the man who does the impersonations of Orson Welles all over cartoons and TV.

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:58 pm

wait are they bringing in Primus too? lol, but yeah robo penetration... wow that was a day

vtmarik · Post by **vtmarik** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:14 pm

lduke1990 wrote:wait are they bringing in Primus too? lol, but yeah robo penetration... wow that was a day

Well, depending on the continuity (G1, Marvel Comics, etc.), Primus is the core of Cybertron. Since Cybertron is "dead," they need not bring him into it.

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:29 pm

ah, but also depending on continuity, the destruction of the allspark should have destroyed/shut down ever cybertronian in the universe.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:54 pm

They're already making a sequel?

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:01 pm

and a third one, the voice actors signed on for two more, though Michael Bay has yet to sign

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