TF4 to film in May

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by eagc7, Dec 15, 2012.

  1. N7 Shadowstrike

    N7 Shadowstrike Active Member

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    There never ever will be a "good script". Creating a script that the fans consider "good" is not physically possible for anybody on this planet.

    All there will be is another awesome Transformers movie that will rake in billions $$$ that the fans will go see multiple times & crap all over. Just because they NEED to bitch, moan & complain about something. It used to be "if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything!" but modern society has changed that into "don't say anything good! Ever! Be a dick & hate everything!"
     
  2. Shinobitron

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    I got this odd feeling that filming in may equals lets get the cast together and wing it! After that they CGI the bots in and try to make up some lame story. When about complete the actors come back for some mild filler (maybe not even as Bay doesn't notice plot holes). Then finally BB and Op toys fill the shelves to sit for another 2 years!
     
  3. G1DeadEnd

    G1DeadEnd Bring on 5, 6, 7 & 8!

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    That's an interesting hypothesis, wanna read mine?

    May as the start of TF4's shooting schedule could mean: less human element, more robot on robot dialogue, or action scenes.

    I've said this somewhere before. If they diminish the shooting/location budget (for example shoot only enough material for a 30-40 minute movie with live actors) they could use the money saved on creating completely CGI scenes (still directed by Bay though) like the one in ROTF, where Megatron goes to see the Fallen in the Nemesis.

    A 2.5 hour live action movie cost, includes all of the assistants, and locations, and scouting, and long hours of shooting (tons of people getting paid at the same time). Then there isn't as much to spend on the effects. Especially when someone decides to make a MEGAROBOT that seizes ILM's rendering farm (devastator, driller).

    Bay likes to work fast, and sometimes people can't keep up with his speed. When he directed the afromentioned scene in ROTF he was on a virtual set, with this special virtual camera rig. There he could go as quickly as his little-explosion-loving-heart desired.

    I'm not saying that's what will happen, but perhaps if it were, it could be the reason for a relatively late filming start, in other words, there isn't that much real world shooting to do in the first place. The rest of the "shooting" could simply be done at Bay's own leisure, without the constraints of schedules that normal movies require.

    Color me hopeful :)  because it would warrant MOAR robot time, and certainly a different feel to boot.
     
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  4. QLRformer

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    This is true, more or less. But I have to admit, the sequels did not really deliver in terms of storytelling. I thought ROTF was nice in having more robots and a more epic scale, but I wish it had been done better. DOTM I couldn't stand with the exception of Sentinel Prime and the Highway Battle; too many humans, and a total clusterfrag of my favourite robots (Soundwave, Starscream, Megatron, Optimus, Ironhide).

    We can't expect a good story, just good action and incredible VFX. Which I suppose is all we watch TF for. But still, I hope they can come up with a better story that gives more screentime to the robots, in terms of characterization/development as well as fights. It may sound impossible, but I hope it can happen.
     
  5. Repainted

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    I'd rather hear more about Transformers 4 than the unoriginal thought process of the guy who keeps making slightly different clones of "The Simpsons."
     
  6. Duneraker05

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    They better have Grimlock and the Dinobots in there. lol
     
  7. EnerJohn

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    Lol! I always joked about Bay and McFarlane working together...but on a transformers film..
     
  8. EnerJohn

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    honestly, most people don't care anymore about transformers movies. They know what they're getting. Every other film in Hollywood is a cookie cutter of the film before it. Bay is only considered the greatest action director because I was NEVER given the chance!
     
  9. eagc7

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    bay hates them
     
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    Well, now I get to look forward to both TF4 and Ted 2. } : >
     
  12. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    The only way that should ever happen is only if Seth can voice some characters since his range is incredible.
     
  13. dirtweed

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    Funny I've always thought that the Simpsons ripped off the Flintstones.
     
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    How in the world could anyone care about a Bay script? Character who died last film walks up and rolls shoulders a couple times which totally acknowledges and explains everything. It's sign language for the director not thinking he would get asked back, ends the story line, runs away yelling "I quit!" and gets asked to come back and act like the story line wasn't finished. These movies are such a thick crust of stupid. They're not painful to watch but do not hold water at all.
     
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    It seems like you posted in the wrong thread, dude. This is about a Wahlberg interview, not the fake leaked script.
     
  16. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    And the Flintstones ripped off the Honeymooners.
     
  17. Kurnaxs

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    I'm going to try not to get hyped up about it. I'm going to keep my expectations low so that I wont be too disappointed with it, if it sucks that is.
     
  18. Albershide

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    OK, why do you post on the movie section then?
     
  19. Repainted

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    Except the Simpsons was always set in a modern timeline with a larger cast of characters and different family structures and not a gimmicky hybrid of phases from the distant past.
     
  20. LegendAntihero

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    Ted 2? That film is wasted potential. Ted could've done funny like sit on store shelves asking kids to buy him or complain about having a price tag stapled to his hand. (I remember there was a book and live action movie about a bear in a toy store but it didn't use my idea).