[Movie] Transformers Movie (07-04-07)

As far as teasers go, it wasn't too bad. At least it showed us a glimpse of a plotline.
I'm not too happy with the way the logos "transformed", at least I hope it's not an example of how they will do the actual transformations in the movie. Transforming should be with big, structered pieces that makes sense in a way, not just "exploding" in a million pieces and then miraculously merge into a new form.

Originally Posted by Mobius One

Um...did you even WATCH the original Transformers? EVERYTHING about the show was far-fetched. That's what made it awesome. 30 foot tall Megatron transformed into a tiny hand gun, Soundwave transformed into a boom box, hell, even the act of transforming is pretty rediculous. I'm starting to get worried because Bay is changing stuff that doesn't need to be changed, it was perfetly fine the way it was.

Mobius, I think you should stop comparing the movie to the G1 cartoon. They will not be the same thing. The pure basics like the characters (hopefully), Autobots, Decepticons and their leaders will be the same, but the rest will obviously be recreated from scratch, to accomodate newcomers and to avoid the hassle of having to sort out 20 years of established continuity just to please the hardcore fans.
A good example would be the comic Transfomers: Infiltration by IDW: Same characters, same planet but different alternate mode and background. It works, more or less.
As for "mass-shifting", I think they've already said that it won't happen. They clearly want to go for the "realistic" approach when it comes to transforming and their alternate modes. Besides, appart from G1, I don't think any other incarnation of the Transformers has used mass-shifting since then.

As far as I'm concerned, the only things that really matter are a good storyline, characters that are true to their originals and lots of robot/transforming action. Having Cullen and Welker reprise their roles would be nice for nostalgic reasons, but they are not irreplacable.

Edit: damned Acid, you beat me too it

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Mobius One

... maybe it will be a good film for casual movie goers, but will lack that Transformers spirit and will be a let-down for G1 fans.

That's why I'm having as low as expectations as possible.

Given the director and Hasbro's sole need to sell their toys/repaints for the next years, I think that was a given. Money has to be made but with as little risk as possible, so why feel the need to try to please both the hardcore fans and the newbies? I don't know how it's like in the States but exposure to G1 in Europe is nil, the only thing they show here are the new shows like Energon or Cybertron. The last time I saw G1 on TV was 10 years ago. Which means their main target audience couldn' care less if Prime's a firetruck or Megatron a tank.

I am not trying to defend the apparent route this movie's going to take, but there's no use in tearing apart the movie on it's faults, no matter how true they may be. Besides, it's still too early to see how it's going to turn out anyway.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by acid

I kept waiting for Peter Cullen to say something

Trailer has been updated to correct that ... (just wait for the end...)


As a true teaser trailer, it showed good promise, but then again so do most teasers I've seen. I still don't like the way they use hunderds of moving parts when transforming, as opposed to the cartoons, but I'm getting used to it.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.