Transformers.... I went to see it

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  • sabotg
    sabotg Posts: 126
    edited July 2007
    Saw the movie. It was ok but a little too hyped if you ask me. What really bugged me while watching it was the way hollywood is doing there fight scenes these days. During the city battle there was so much brawling going on you couldn't even see the fight. It's just extended scenes of thrashing metal and it all seemed confusing to me. I'd would of liked it better if there were more U.S military decepticon battles. The A-10 scene was awesome:cool:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2007
    PolkThug wrote: »
    Sounds like you left a little too early. During the credits, Starscream is shown flying off into space from Earth.

    Oh ****! no kidding? Well, when the 7 yer old says "I need to go to the bathroom NOW"... you take off fast :)
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2007
    Jstas wrote: »
    Uhhh...as far as I remember, the Decepticons never cared where their battles were fought and the Autobots always made an effort to protect the humans while fighting the Decepticons, often to the detriment of themselves and the loss of the battle.

    And if I had a franchise that has been running as long as Transformers has (the comic books date back farther than the TV series and toys), I'd be cashing in too. I'm just glad that for once they didn't butcher the plot lines of the Transformers story and only dressed it up to fit a more movie friendly format. I.e.: The All-spark idea vs. the Decepticons looking for Energon to power Cybertron. The Energon storyline wouldn't fit well into a movie, it would drag on and on and pretty much get old before the end of the movie let alone sequels.

    The movie was an action movie but it did require you to pay attention to little details and hinted at a further story line to move in to a sequel. Like at the end of the battle, the thing that Prime grabs in his hand is extremely important to the overall story as well as some of the things that happen in the credits. Yes the Starscream moment was a glaring hint at a sequel but it was honestly being set up the entire movie.

    I'm just glad they got Peter Cullen to do the voice of Optimus Prime. It just wouldn't be the same without him.


    It was the Miliatary/Autobots idea to take the cube to the city :)
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited July 2007
    Loved it! Absolutely loved it!

    Best action movie this year, hands down! If you haven't seen it yet, go... now!
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited July 2007
    I thought it was near the perfect summer blockbuster. Almost an Anti-Chick flick.

    Giant fighting robots, big explosions, a bad girl that happens to be damn hot, etc. etc.

    A fun flick to veg out and eat food that is bad for you while watching...

    go watch it - you won't regret it....

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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2007
    I just came back from this and let me say...I LOVED it! Was it perfect? No. But it was so awesome to see the Transformers. They were spectacular! Tons of eye candy and TOTALLY Michael Bay - especially the second half. Very entertaining and fun. well done.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited July 2007
    Just got back from Laughin to eat and watch Transformers. I knew 7-7-07 was a lucky day. I won $70 on Black Jack which covered dinner and the movie. My girlfriend won $1600 on the dollar slots on her first $20. Sweet! That pays for the new Onkyo and then some.
    Movie was awesome, can't wait for the DVD. As good as a summer movie can get. Loved the new THX trailer, with the internal car.
    I must be spoiled by SVS because i have yet to be at a movie theatre that even has a subwoofer......... I mean come on!
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited July 2007
    Just saw this a second time. Pay close attention to what's written on the side of the Mustang police car. ROTFLMAO!

    Cracks me up.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2007
    Saw it last night it was very good. What was on the side of the car?
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited July 2007
    Barricade's (The police mustang) side reads; "To punish and enslave" rather than "To protect and serve".
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2007
    McLoki wrote: »
    Barricade's (The police mustang) side reads; "To punish and enslave" rather than "To protect and serve".

    I saw that. That was funny.:p
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited July 2007
    fatchowmein wrote: »
    Just saw this a second time. Pay close attention to what's written on the side of the Mustang police car. ROTFLMAO!Cracks me up.

    WOW! Thats kind of like our thread over 6 months ago. Nice catch guys.;)
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited July 2007
    McLoki wrote: »
    Barricade's (The police mustang) side reads; "To punish and enslave" rather than "To protect and serve".


    Yep, noticed that also. Very funny! :D

    Scottvamp, yeah man, I'm spoiled by my SVS PC-Ultra. When the DVD comes out, all hell will break loose!


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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited July 2007
    Strong Bad wrote: »
    Scottvamp, yeah man, I'm spoiled by my SVS PC-Ultra. When the DVD comes out, all hell will break loose!
    John
    Yep, i'm with ya. My house will be a "shaking". And i will have grin ear to ear. "I will take one uncompressed soundtrack, please.":D
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2007
    So if Bumblebee could shoot himself from the POS camaro into the new Camaro driving by, why couldn't he do something similar when his existing 'body' was in disrepair?

    If the voice of Optimus was the original from the cartoon, I can understand why it sounded off. I think they could have gotten someone with a better voice IMO (considering the guys age). Even the movie announcer would have been good..........
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2007
    I thought Optimus sounded great. I gues Bumblebee lost too much of himself to transform..? Who knows? I totally suspended disbelief and enjoyed every minute!
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited July 2007
    when bumblebee was a pos camaro, it was part of a disguise, going from pos camaro to new camaro was a camoflauge choice of a healthy bumblebee. when he got effed up, healing himself from real, not fake damage not to easy I guess
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2007
    I think one of the keys to Tranformers 2 was said at the beginning of the movie. Something like "this is some kind of alien self regenerating metal". Back when the marines were hauling the tail of that sand transformer.
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited July 2007
    Silverti wrote: »
    I think one of the keys to Tranformers 2 was said at the beginning of the movie. Something like "this is some kind of alien self regenerating metal". Back when the marines were hauling the tail of that sand transformer.

    LOL, I think the main key to any sequal is how much $ the first one brought in. Expect many sequals to this one.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2007
    I totally suspended disbelief and enjoyed every minute!
    Amen broham.

    I'm taking the wife tomorrow, she doesn't know it yet as I am dying to see this again, I so cannot wait.
    Expect many sequals to this one.
    I sure hope so.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited July 2007
    Awww man, I just saw it and now all my games look like crap.
    Lovin that music year after year.

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  • chopstik
    chopstik Posts: 41
    edited July 2007
    i saw it over the weekend...i agree it was a great action flick....even people that didin't follow the transformers as a child would be able to understand the plot as it really didn't have much to do with the comic book/cartoon.....unless you consider all spark=energon.....i also think there will be a sequel, as megatron needs to come back as galvatron and i don't remember seeing starscream leave the fight....oh yeah, and what happened to scorponok?? he just crawled back into the sand and nothing was said of him again.....i hope the sequel will bring in more transformers and megan fox again (she's super hot).....i just hope they didn't set the bar too high on this one and the 2nd one will disappoint...i think that the idea of transforming was new to everyone too and that it was fresh and "cool" to see in a movie, but in the 2nd one, people will already be used to it and not so amazed by it....

    regardless, this movie was highly entertaining and of course i will most definitely go back for seconds
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2007
    Just got back from a second helping, this movie flat out rocks. By the way, who or what flew into space at the end? Was that Megatron?
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2007
    Ron-P wrote: »
    Just got back from a second helping, this movie flat out rocks. By the way, who or what flew into space at the end? Was that Megatron?

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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited July 2007
    PolkThug wrote: »
    Sounds like you left a little too early. During the credits, Starscream is shown flying off into space from Earth.
    Earlier;)
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2007
    I am gonna go see it again this weekend!:D
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2007
    Saw it today -

    I really tried to like this movie- I really did. And while the 1st half was very impressive (read: actual plot), the last half was typical mish-mash Michael Bay and worthless new-hollywood fluff.

    Will someone tell Bay that it takes alot more than classical music mixed in with a little heavy on the slo-mo to create actual drama?

    Oh and another thing, Prime was waaaaaay to preachy.
    Spectacularly average imo.
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited July 2007
    Really enjoyed this one. Going in based on Michael Bay's track record helped lower my expectations- so anything above that would be a bonus.

    However , I forgot about Spielberg as excecutive producer which really added the "wow" factor to this movie.

    Thumbs up all the way, the best so far this summer !
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2007
    I'd say most of the "wow" was Bay himself, not Spielberg. After all, Bay does better. Last film of Spielberg's that impressed me was Jurassic Park, since then, average at best when it comes to the "wow" factor. Yet Bay with Pearl Harbor, The Island...etc, some great "wow" in those.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited July 2007
    Saw it again this weekend. Even better the second time. Probably because I didn't have my glasses the first go around, so everything was one big craptastic, glorious blur.
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