Don Talks: More on VAs/Filming Date

Discussion in 'Transformers Movie Discussion' started by Master Fwiffo, Feb 19, 2006.

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  1. Ra88

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    Now THERE is something that'll NEVER happen. Of all Optimus Primes, there has always been one consistent factor: blue helmet, a crest, antennas and a mouthplate (alright, RiD dropped the blue helmet on the supermodes, but you get what I mean). And since OP ís Transformers to many fans out there...
     
  2. TerraEsperZ

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    They could go the Primal/Cybertron Prime route, and give him a partial faceplate with an inset for a mouth, which can look very good and still keep the established look.
     
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    I think hasbro will step in and make sure there are certain appearances that must be there, with one being prime having a distinct prime-like appearance. After all, i'm pretty sure they want to have it so if you look at a character then you know who it is without being told. This would help attract people in their 20-30s who haven't seen transformers in many years.
     
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    Please, no changing of the mouthplate... I can just hear my friends now "Hey Jon, you're a transformer fan... what the f*** did they do to Optimus?" And my only response will be a sigh as I shamefully look to the ground.

    I think this is Don's way of softening the blow before it hits. I believe that he thinks Bay already has made his decision, and it's not in favor of the original VAs.
     
  5. Cheetatron

    Cheetatron Drat, outsmarted by a Lorry, I am disgraced

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    I also hope this megatron actually looks like g1 megatron in facial appearance.
     
  6. Greyryder

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    No. Prime's broken nose has never looked good. I'd rather he had a regular face, than to start cutting holes in his mouthplate, again.
     
  7. StarAngel

    StarAngel Long live the Decepticons

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    In short, Amen.
     
  8. StarAngel

    StarAngel Long live the Decepticons

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    I think we are pretty darn lucky a movie is being made of TFs and that those in charge are willing to listen to us. After all the feuding that has been going on, I'm surprised they still are listening to us.
    We all need to understand that this movie needs to make money. Bottom line. Hollywood is not going to just allow to have a movie made for only us the fanbase. Has to be so big that the first weekend it opens screams "make a sequel" with money. And it sounds like Bay is planning on making sequels.

    I think we need to trust Bay, Spielberg, Don and company with what they are doing. Another bottom line.

    If Cullen and Welker are chosen, great. If not, then I will trust that voice actors for Prime and Megatron are chosen for the roles are good actors who will make the characters come alive. I'll settle for a cameo role of Cullen and Welker just appearing somewhere in the movie like Stan Lee does in movies.
    G1 is great cause it started it all for a great many of us. Its why we have Armada, Beast Wars, Energon and all the others. But we have to get past that G1 is the end-all of all things. If you look, Hasbro has been listening to us as well by giving us updated toys of classic G1 characters like Energon Galvatron, Rodimus, Arcee and Alpha Q to just name a few off hand. Perhaps this will be the same with the movie.

    TFs needs some updating since it was originally released in the 80's. We no longer have boom boxes.

    Right now I'll be happy if Don, Bay and company are happy to be doing this movie and listening to us cause after everything that has been said, I wouldn't be surprised if not due to all the arguments here about every little thing that has been said by them.

    We just need to trust and look forward to a new TFs movie that will kick afterburners.
     
  9. A_U_T_O_B_O_T

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    Money is an issue, but they also need to see that a portion of that will come from the TransFans. If they want to make a blockbuster they need to help it to appeal to everyone, I just hope that works out. It's also hard to trust Bay when he hasen't released anything big or remotely spectacular at all (ie. The Island).

    With the newer series of Transformers it just seems to be declining very slowly in quality from the early G1 until Cyberton. In these days it seems more of a "Power Rangers" style of cartoon which isn't interesting because they seem to be using an idea from a different show (like Prime connecting with different vehicles in Energon). If they plan on using more of an updated style like Cybertron I would be scared that they could go overboard and turn this into a distaster which believe me I don't want to see being a TF fan. What I mean is if they make this so much oriented in the present style of Transformers it could be just a combanation of all the TF series smushed into a blender and having it turned on high. I just hope that Michael Bay doesn't turn this into a The Island 2.
     
  10. Cheetatron

    Cheetatron Drat, outsmarted by a Lorry, I am disgraced

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    Most of bays movies are a financial success. You would know this if you decided to look into things as opposed to just over-react and over state the buying power of tf enthusiats and the hardcore element.
     
  11. swarlock

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    Agreed here. Especially if they don't know anything about the role they are playing. But I digress.
     
  12. swarlock

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    It helps a lot if the writers learned a little more on the subject.

    But I know Hollywood people too well for them to get it completely right.

    Just my two cents.
     
  13. Akumaxv

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    Well, I don't see why anyone is surprised. We all knew from the beginning that they were going to make the movie THEY want.

    It feels to me like this is more of an warning to the fandom, that things are going to turn out very different from what we had hoped. The fact that they think they should start over with "our own mythology" really worries me.

    They might as well call this movie "Giant Shape Changing Robots from Outerspace that COULD be Transformers, but Aren't".

    Even with all the incarnations of Prime, RID/A/E/C, you still knew it was Prime. It still felt like Prime. He was a huge truck. Sounds like they'd be happy just making him a Honda Element. I mean, that's a type of truck, right?

    Hell, I can live with changes. It's absolutely necessary. It's 2006, not 1986. I'm a diehard G1er, but even I can recognize the need for change. I can live with that. I can even live with the no Cullen/Welker thing. =(

    But if they're going to make it so re-booted that it barely resembles what the source material is, then no thanks.

    I don't know.

    Anyone remember the Street Fighter movie? Remember when Ryu "throws" a fireball, and it's just the screen flashing white? Why do I get the feeling we're going to get that? I mean, a much more expensive, flashier flash, but pretty much something as lame as that.

    Here's hoping they prove me and the rest of us pessimists wrong.
     
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    P.S. I Barely visit the DM boards, but when I do, does anyone else feel there is entirely too much a$$ kissing going on there? I mean Jesus, it's embarrassing.
     
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