Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS - More Pics!

[D.Shaffer]

One can only hope that none of the Transformers have groping tentacle. Of course, I won't object to having girls in short, tight sailor outfits like in Austin Powers 3.

Do a google search for Transformers KISS Players.
Basic Summary: The EDC defends earth with the help of the Autobots. And when the female agents kiss said Autobots, they power up. Somehow this involves all the (Very young looking) girls wearing short skirts/bikinis too. :\ There's a manga involved which I wont describe in to much detail but in vaguely related to something you mentioned.
The wonders of Japan.

Anyways, (To answer another post), it IS still the Autobots and Decepticons battling for control of earth, so that much is still true. Megatron is apparently the only Transformer in the movie with a non Earth based vehicle mode, transforming into a alien-looking fighter jet (Although there's rumors hanging around that he changes into a prototype Earth jet later into the movie). Megs has had one of the more varied sets of alt modes around if you follow the different incarnations of the franchise.

 

[Berandor]

I hope that the treatment of the charcaters isn't indicitive of the treatment of the film?
I simply don't know why hollywood does it! They see a concept they like. Then throw the ideas & the story behind the original concept away when the film is made! Makes little sense to me peoples!

No, Hollywood sees a concept that has a built-in audience that will go see a movie almost no matter what they do with it. A franchise is financially safer than a new concept, so they film it, perhaps even shoehorning a script into fitting the franchise no matter how likely.

 

[Ranger REG]

No, Hollywood sees a concept that has a built-in audience

What I fondly refer them as "label fans."

that will go see a movie almost no matter what they do with it. A franchise is financially safer than a new concept, so they film it, perhaps even shoehorning a script into fitting the franchise no matter how likely.

So, we have two choices: we reform Hollywood mindframe, or we literally nuke it.

I vote for the latter.

 

[Ranger REG]

Do a google search for Transformers KISS Players.
Basic Summary: The EDC defends earth with the help of the Autobots. And when the female agents kiss said Autobots, they power up. Somehow this involves all the (Very young looking) girls wearing short skirts/bikinis too. :\ There's a manga involved which I wont describe in to much detail but in vaguely related to something you mentioned.
The wonders of Japan.

Well, you can't expect all of Japan entertainment industry to produce high-quality stories. I partly blame them for feeding Americans' [mainlanders'] gullible brain cells for multi-sword wielding fighters/samurai.

 

[Donovan Morningfire]

So, we have two choices: we reform Hollywood mindframe, or we literally nuke it.

I vote for the latter.

Well, the former would require a Herculean effort that would require centuries, and could easily be eroded.

The latter, though excessive, is the only way to be sure. Plus, it makes for a great example for Hollywood v2.0, a reminder the same thing could happen to them as well

 

[Ranger REG]

The latter, though excessive, is the only way to be sure. Plus, it makes for a great example for Hollywood v2.0, a reminder the same thing could happen to them as well

Screw that and California. I want to build a new cinema capital on New Zealand.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

It's one of those things you'll either like or you won't. Nobody's gonna change their mind.

I'm in the "don't like it" camp. I have the original 80s Optimus Prime toy sitting on my bookslef, and I thnk it looks just fine. I see no need to change him; I would accept changes, though - but I don't like these changes. Optimus looks skinny, not the bulky, powerful Transformer on my mantlepiece,

It takes all sorts, I suppose. I'll still go see it, but I bet I'll whine about it afterwards.

Goes to show that we old-skool geeks love our shows the way they're meant to be. By not changing them.

See also the effing up of the TCats.

 

[Ranger REG]

Goes to show that we old-skool geeks love our shows the way they're meant to be.

*interrupts* Cartoonish?

 

[LightPhoenix]

Megatron looks constipated. It's a god awful design, from what I can see. It might look a little better colored, but I don't think it would make that big a difference.

OP bothers me not because of the little parts, but because it doesn't look like there's enough... I guess plating... to make it look like he could transform into a semi-truck and look normal. Bumblebee looks better in this regard.

Both designs look too busy, but that doesn't mean that's how it will come out. I'd love to see a design sketch for Bumblebee to compare the two. There's detail, but it's not really busy because it's all black. I'm thinking that's probably how they will go for all of them - solid colors in the busy parts, to make it less so.

 

[Klaus]

The Jazz-inpsired dancing Citroen from the commercial I saw some time ago looked more like a Transformer, including making the doors into "wings" of sorts.

Plus that robot could bust a move like nobody´s business!