Transformers:the Movie trailer out

[Mycanid]

Looks pretty interesting to me. Thanks for the link!

 

[Agamon]

Robots from an alien planet bringing their war to Earth...

An evil faction bent on destroying/subjugating humans, and a good faction dedicated to defending humans...

Robots that transform into vehicular modes as a form of disguise...

Young human allies...

Gee, sounds pretty damn similar to the original series to me. They even have the same guy providing the voice of Optimus Prime. The only real differences I see are the actual forms of the Transformers, and I can forgive a director for wanting to take liberties with that.

Besides, it's not as if the forms have been changed too drastically. At least Megatron isn't a freaking fondue pot, or something.

Yep. The fanbois need to realize they aren't going to see giant toys walking around on the movie screen. The forms needed updating and revisualising for something more true-to-life than a plastic toy or cartoon.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

The trailer makes the movie look like it might not suck. I have some modest hopes for it... only modest because if they got any higher I think I'd be disappointed for certain.

 

[Roudi]

Yep. The fanbois need to realize they aren't going to see giant toys walking around on the movie screen. The forms needed updating and revisualising for something more true-to-life than a plastic toy or cartoon.

QFT.





I've always wanted to use that acronym

 

[LightPhoenix]

I saw the trailer on the big screen last night before... ugh... Night at the Museum... and it did look pretty cool. Like others though, I'm leary of anything Michael Bay makes. Especially since the two movies everyone seems to like - The Rock and Armageddon (no offense meant John, those just happen to be the two I always hear about from people) - I didn't like at all. I'm withholding my judgement, although to be honest, since apparently a regular ticket here has jumped to $9 (grr), I'll definitely be seeing it matinee, no matter what.

I'm completely with Agamon on his point of view about the updated look. There would have been absolutely no chance of the movie succeeding at all if it were Toys On Film.

 

[Mycanid]

Now which one was it with the single eye that climbed out of the pool? I can't place him....

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Now which one was it with the single eye that climbed out of the pool? I can't place him....

Looked like Shockwave to me.

 

[Mistwell]

I saw the trailer on the big screen last night before... ugh... Night at the Museum... and it did look pretty cool. Like others though, I'm leary of anything Michael Bay makes. Especially since the two movies everyone seems to like - The Rock and Armageddon (no offense meant John, those just happen to be the two I always hear about from people) - I didn't like at all. I'm withholding my judgement, although to be honest, since apparently a regular ticket here has jumped to $9 (grr), I'll definitely be seeing it matinee, no matter what.

I'm completely with Agamon on his point of view about the updated look. There would have been absolutely no chance of the movie succeeding at all if it were Toys On Film.

$10.50 here, and has been for 2 years now.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

$10.50 here, and has been for 2 years now.

Yeah- and what's up with that? You'd think that, you know, us living in the movie capitol of the world, they would be cheaper?

It reminds me of one time I went to visit my dad in Florida, and we went out to breakfast. I got a glass of OJ, and it was a tiny glass, and cost something like $3. I remember thinking- isn't this the citrus state? Is OJ so expensive because they ship all their oranges out of the state?

Back on topic- does anyone know if Soundwave is even going to be in this movie? If so, I wonder what he transforms into? Somehow I don't think he'll be shrinking down to boombox size, and if he's just a really small robot, then what must his tapes look like (Ravage and the others)?

 

[D.Shaffer]

Now which one was it with the single eye that climbed out of the pool? I can't place him....

It's two eyes, actually. Check out the HD trailers and you can spot the second eye.
From various hints given, common consensus is its Ironhide.