Live-Action Transformers Film gets Home/Release Date

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-07-26 12:47am

Well, it's not a very impressive entrance to barge into a building as a walkman and a handgun, is it? The 50-foot robot crashing through the wall is a much more dramatic entrance.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2004-07-26 12:50am

Galvatron wrote:
ZShade wrote:I dunno about having Bumblebee as a hero. I can see why it'd be done, but I'd rather have Hot Rod as the 'new kid who becomes the hero.'
Oh, me too. The problem is, Hot Rod has that sci-fi look.

Yeah, but it's not so much that a little tweaking should be able to cover any of that Sci-fi look.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-07-26 12:52am

Darth Wong wrote:Well, it's not a very impressive entrance to barge into a building as a walkman and a handgun, is it? The 50-foot robot crashing through the wall is a much more dramatic entrance.

You just reminded me of a Far Side strip where stagecoach drivers get held up by three bunnies wielding guns and one says to the other 'this isn't gonna look good on our resumes'.

Same scenario with a handgun and walkman -- I agree, the robots are better for drama.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2004-07-26 12:53am

Captain_Cyran wrote:Yeah, but it's not so much that a little tweaking should be able to cover any of that Sci-fi look.

Maybe they could make him a souped-up, cherried out and highly modified muscle car. That would fit his name.

BTW, you forgot to italicize...

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-07-26 12:56am

Darth Wong wrote:Well, it's not a very impressive entrance to barge into a building as a walkman and a handgun, is it? The 50-foot robot crashing through the wall is a much more dramatic entrance.

Maybe, but Soundwave could infiltrate into places while in player mode and then suddenly transform and pop up as if from nowhere. That was used quite well in both the cartoon and comic several times.

Hell, Soundwave and Megatron got into the base with Torg III by stashing Megs in a guitar case...

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-07-26 01:00am

By the way, Mike, most Transformers of Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave's size are actually about 25 feet tall, not 50.

Yeah, they're big, but not that big...

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2004-07-26 01:00am

Galvatron wrote:
Captain_Cyran wrote:Yeah, but it's not so much that a little tweaking should be able to cover any of that Sci-fi look.
Maybe they could make him a souped-up, cherried out and highly modified muscle car. That would fit his name.

BTW, you forgot to italicize...

I was trying to make it easier for you poor saps to read what I'm typing, but if you want it to be harder, fine.

Exactly, they can get away with Hot Rod, who is a cool character. Though I personally think they'd need Kup in there too then, and he'd have to definately be changed up.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-07-26 01:03am

The characters I want to see the most are Shockwave's crew, Ravage and Laserbeak espeically. They kick ass baby! Yeah!

Shadow WarChief · Post by **Shadow WarChief** » 2004-07-26 01:14am

JME2 wrote:The characters I want to see the most are Shockwave's crew, Ravage and Laserbeak espeically. They kick ass baby! Yeah!

pssst. That's Soundwave's crew. Shockwave is this guy:

Adrian Tullberg · Post by **Adrian Tullberg** » 2004-07-26 01:31am

Three things ...

(1) If they're not going to use mass conversion, what alternative mode are they going to give Soundwave and his mates? (Rumble, Ravage, Laserbeak, et al)

(2) Which Writer/Director would you like to tackle this?

(3) Would you like to see a mix of live action/CGI or totally CGI? (Final Fantasy)

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2004-07-26 01:35am

Captain_Cyran wrote:Exactly, they can get away with Hot Rod, who is a cool character. Though I personally think they'd need Kup in there too then, and he'd have to definately be changed up.[/i]

Not necessarily. Ironhide could make a decent surrogate Kup.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-07-26 01:38am

Adrian Tullberg wrote:(3) Would you like to see a mix of live action/CGI or totally CGI? (Final Fantasy)

Since it's already going to be a live action/CGI film, I don't think our choices would matter much.

Meest · Post by **Meest** » 2004-07-26 04:15am

I wonder how they are going to treat someone getting hit, since he said they are going for realism, hope we see some transformers spark out.

Also for Megatron they should go the artillery or turret style mode of Galvatron, can make it a point to have Soundwave man him or something.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2004-07-26 04:39am

You want to see Soundwave mount Megatron?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-07-26 04:42am

Yeah, I was about to say that would have too many gay undertones.

Leave that sort of thing to the GoBots.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-07-26 08:57am

Galvatron wrote:You want to see Soundwave mount Megatron?

The way they treated each other in the cartoons...he probably did.

All those lonely years on Earth y'know.

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2004-07-26 09:58am

Galvatron wrote: Boo! Unless they have some other ingenious alternative, I don't see how they can avoid it.

Stop living in the past, man. THye don't need to have characters do that anymore. Blame Hasbro (of Gig) for a bad choice enemies.

Boo! Soundwave is the Decepticon Communicator. What else can he turn into?

I always thought it would be cool for him to turn into a news van.

Boo! I blame the soccer moms.

Blame the police for shooting kids armed with toy guns. Blame Hasbro for never putting the appropriate orange barrel on toy guns.

Hoo-fucking-ray!!!! That shit never belonged in the first place, IMO.

I guess you're happy to hear that Grimlock is being reborn as a Ford Mustang.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-07-26 10:57am

Shadow WarChief wrote:
JME2 wrote:The characters I want to see the most are Shockwave's crew, Ravage and Laserbeak espeically. They kick ass baby! Yeah!
pssst. That's Soundwave's crew. Shockwave is this guy:

I am smart and I DO NOT QUOTE PICTURES!

My bad; I've always gotten them mixed up. Sorry!

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2004-07-26 11:21am

What'd be funny if that one of the non-core characters of this movie was Jetfire and like his toy, he transforms into a Macross / Robotech Veritech fighter, complete with the RDF / UN Spacy emblems.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-07-26 11:30am

Old Plympto wrote:What'd be funny if that one of the non-core characters of this movie was Jetfire and like his toy, he transforms into a Macross / Robotech Veritech fighter, complete with the RDF / UN Spacy emblems.

Now that will never happen.

Heck DW basically has remade Jetfire into his Skyfire format...though they did include most of VF-1S design in his *space* armor.

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2004-07-26 11:47am

Old Plympto wrote:What'd be funny if that one of the non-core characters of this movie was Jetfire and like his toy, he transforms into a Macross / Robotech Veritech fighter, complete with the RDF / UN Spacy emblems.

And watch as Harmony Gold and Big West finally unite to sue Hasbro =p

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2004-07-26 12:58pm

Galvatron wrote:You want to see Soundwave mount Megatron?

Well Starscream used to fondle him, so he'd be used to it...

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2004-07-26 01:00pm

VF5SS wrote:
Old Plympto wrote:What'd be funny if that one of the non-core characters of this movie was Jetfire and like his toy, he transforms into a Macross / Robotech Veritech fighter, complete with the RDF / UN Spacy emblems.
And watch as Harmony Gold and Big West finally unite to sue Hasbro =p

It would be worth it. Jetfire was clearly the coolest toy in the entire range.

Though they could get away with the 2002 Jetfire, as he's a Space Shuttle now, not a VF-1.

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2004-07-26 01:07pm

Vendetta wrote:
It would be worth it. Jetfire was clearly the coolest toy in the entire range.

Which is a testament to the craftsmanship of the original Takatoku Kahen Henkei 1/55th scale toy. The old molds from which Jetfire was created a long gone. The Bandai re-issues are reconstructions and are not even completely accurate reproductions.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2004-07-26 02:08pm

VF5SS wrote:I guess you're happy to hear that Grimlock is being reborn as a Ford Mustang.

You're joking... right? They CANNOT turn Grimlock into a Mustang. I don't care how much the fans want him in the movie you CANNOT turn Grimlock into a Ford Mustang. And what are they doing about the rest of the Dinobots? Oh I'm sorry, they won't be the Dinobots anymore.