New G1 CGI Video On Hasbro's Universe Section

NOT FAIR?

Yeah, and I suspect life will continue to be unfair for the forseeable future. Shame about your feelings getting hurt, though.

This issue has been discussed to death. All of your opinions have been basically debunked and destroyed by the official movie people. They did what would succeed for the general population and not what would be eaten up like candy by fans. Read Don Murphey's board and Bay's Blogs for the past 2 years. There is real evidence that backs up their positions the biggest one is TF the movie being one of the largest blockbusters in history.

That video was awesome!

This is how Transformers:Animated should have looked!

I enjoyed that.
I also enjoyed the live action movie.

I'm gonna stay out of the 'this is what the live action movie should have been like' arguement this thread is turning into. I liked the live action movie and I like the G1 movie. As for the video I think it's amazing. I feel if you're gonna put that kind of quality into recreating a scene from that movie, might as well do the whole damn thing and release it. I'd be at Walmart the day it'd release even if it were still on the palette (Probably rip the box open).

All Hollywood has been doing lately are remakes so why not remake the 86 movie like this? I know I'd be happy as hell & it would help take away some of the pain & disgust that is "Animated"!

Oh GOD, enough.
You hate Animated. You hate animated. You hate animated. You hate animated. You hate animated. You hate animated. You hate animated. You hate animated. You hate animated. You hate animated. You hate animated. You hate animated.
WE GET IT ALREADY. Do you really need to bring it up in every post you EVER make?

TFW2005 rules of debate #1: When confronted, claim the topic has already been debated throughly. If you are a mod, lock said topic if debate continues.

Why do you claim that the fan's desires and the general publics attraction are so different?

I'll take that. Since this does not have that movie quality finish to it, I would be thrilled if this were a TV series.

QF*fuckin'*T!!!!!!

I LOVE ANIMATED AS IT IS, BUT MY WET DREAM FROM NOW ON IS ANIMATED DONE IN THIS CGI STYLE !

It is refreshing to write in allcaps.

No, they haven't. Trust me. I was on the movie boards. I've seen this shit. It was bullshit.

Popularity != Quality. Not to mention that they could have done "just as well" with G1 designs and pleased that portion of the fanbase better, as well as the casual TF fans.

No there is fucking not. One minute the flames on Prime are because it's the only way he can get a proper red/blue transformation, the next the truth is revealed; "Bay wanted it that way".

The point of my post was that it would be cool if they did a remake of the 86 movie. You just focused on the Animated part. That's your problem. Don't like me? Skip my posts! I have every right to slam Animated as much as everybody else slams the UT. Which is CONSTANTLY.

We need an ova video like that

This is fine - I've no problem with people who LIKE the movie. It's people who insist it's the only way it can be done that drives me nuts.

Especially when they defend things like Starscream... he doesn't have to fold "outwards" to save his height, it can wrap around his back too... all stylistic decisions. If you like them, that's okay. But they're not the only ways it can be done.


Hey, I love animated, at least, the toys and the designs. But, at the same time, I really think you should let people have their piece. It can be very upsetting being a fan when things really don't go your way, and then someone pretty much tells you you can't have your opinion any more. Do you get me? I know it's annoying, but it's 10 times as annoying to be in their shoes. Just something to consider.

THANK YOU! The thing that's really frustrating to me is how everybody can bash the UT constantly but I'm not allowed to say anything bad about Animated. That alone makes me wanna bash it every chance I get. Just to annoy people like Draven.


THANK YOU! That's what I've been talking about the entire time! Since the first time we even heard Cartoon Network had anything to do with it.

Video was cool. Can we stop with the "BAWWW! It's How The Movie Should Have Been!" and "BAWWWW! I HATE ANIMATED" off-topic remarks, though?

Seriously. Makes me want to collect dirty syringes and hand them out as freebie toys at BotCon...

I know how you feel - there was a point in the movie where even though I liked it, I started to turn against it because of the fapns.

Still, man, give animated a chance to get going. Hopefully they'll nail the animation later on and we'll see it looking more solid. Remember how inconsistent G1 was with animation from season to season.

that is sweet. i watched it with my mouth wide open.

No, because they're not off topic. It's unfair that the movie pushers get to bully "Geewunners" in just about any thread but whenever good evidence that the movie could have been done another way comes up, they're not even allowed discuss it in it's thread.

Okay, so... is there a way I can download this? I can't really see it. I blame the slow library computer connection I work with.

Matt

probably because they know there dead wrong and will never admit it. the truth hurts.

WOW!!! Simply wow , I wish that this was the real life movie. Can't hardly wait for the new stuff.

Very Nice. that clip made me feel all fuzzy inside.

Why stop with remaking the G1 movie, when the entire G1 series should be remade in CGI!!1!




troll,troll,troll...

Actually, the off-topic remarks are the "Animated Sucks" ones.

I Like Animated.
I Like The Movie.
I Like G1.
I Like the Unicron Trilogy, even if it isn't a real Trilogy.

Dang.
Just...dang. That is one sweet piece of CGI.
Imagine how awesome it'd be if they redid the entire '86 movie like that?

Come one everybody:

YAY FOR TRANSFORMERS, NO MATTER WHAT SERIES THEY ARE!!!!

*as long as it isn't the movie*

J/K folks.

I said it in the toy thread earlier, but this video was pure awesome. Really wish they would have compromised between this and 2007's "vision".

Oh Boy. Those who say the movie would have flopped if it looked like this video sound as moronic as those who said the movie will flop because the designs looked the way they did back in 05/06.

There is no proof of that. The only way that could be proven is if they make the movie using the aesthetic used in the vid. I'm sure a $150 million budget would clean it up too.

With that said, why can't people have their opinions?? Is it going to lessen the enjoyment you have watching the '07 flick? Are the designs going to change? Are you that much of a douche that thinks your opinion is the only valid one??

Designs are the least of the worries for the 07 movie. Like lack of plot, plot holes you could drive a Prime through, 1 hour and 40 minutes of humans in a 2 hour movie about Transformers. Enemies who did just about nothing and said even less. A cheap, pointless death. Ridiculous acting.

The video is fantastic. I personally feel this is the way the live action movie should have looked. It could use the backing of 150 million bucks, but it would have gone a long way to satisfy me. At least I can tell what the hell is going on in this video when you see the robots. I can tell what's a leg and arm and head, and face.

Hard to do the same with the "Transformers crammed into General Grevious" designs.

If you like the movie designs, good for you. I still enjoyed the 07 movie for what it was. A hack of a director who didn't give a flying f*ck about the franchise other than a vehicle for making money on something that obviously was going to make a boatload of cash.

If I want to see "proper" Transformers, I have my G1 DVD's, Movie, BW, RID/A/E/C, etc. and now this awesome video.

(P.S. I like animated too.)

Quoted for Epic Fucking Truth.

You people bitching about the live action movie in this topic completely ruined this short for me. thanks. every time I think about it now I just want to punch something and yell "SHUT THE FUCK UP"

Sweet Primus. I think I found my enlightened side of my personality! Holy Bejesus! Welcome!

I'd love it if the people behind the video did either a short DVD film like "G.I. Joe: Spy Troops" or a series of "Gundam Evolve"-like shorts. ("Gundam Evolve" was a series of short films that were less than 10 minutes each, all rendered in CGI, each one showcasing a different Gundam series. In this case, we could get a 5-minute episode of G1, then the next one could be Beast Wars, or Armada, or whatever.)

Either way, give us more, but there's no need to toss out the movies or Animated, I love 'em all

Holy Crap! that was friggin' amazing. wish there was more of it.

This makes me think a "classics" direct to DVD film could work. That was just a short promo on their website, they won't be receiving any money other than from products sold, so why not take that style expand on it for 70 min + and release a DVD. With the popularity of the line it's sure to do well. Not to mention it would advertise the new universe line. I think we should all send Hasbro a thank you card for all the goodies they've given us today

omg that the hottest thing ever....
Why didn't the 2007 movie look like THAT?!?

And don't assume anyone who disagrees with you about the movie designs is a "Movie Fanboy".

It doesn't matter how "realistic" you make these models look, they would not have worked within the context of the movie, the movie would not be up for a special effects Oscar, and the movie would not be considered a legitimate Sci-Fi/action movie to those outside of the transformers fandom.

I'm sorry, they would look like oversized toys no matter how detailed and well textured they were.

Obviously, to the "untrained eye" the liquid metal and kibble cheating wasn't apparent. Also the model movement (as opposed to animation) for Prime and Megs appeared slow almost static in comparison. The faces did not emote well either (in comparison with the movie). Speaking as an animator, this is not as a result of budget limits, but what is possible with the rendered models. (Ever see a big blocky person have lithe and agile movements? None in all my years in martial arts or the military) Even though I don't like many of the designs, the cinder block "realistic, animae" rendering of the Transformers would not have been possible given the movement range requirements (especialy when Bay says no "liquid metal") for the movie. Please bear in mind the designs for the GI robot modes required morphing. Prime's big blocky forarms would NEVER have fit anywhere in the Truck mode without morphing; this is evident in the toys as even MP Prime's forearms aren't as thick as they should be and in making them that way, the truck mode suffered ( again, MB said NO liquid metal). Even in animae, the big blocky look was left behind for more "agile" designs. Even classic mecha like Macross and Gundam have appeared to have gone on Weight Watchers for their more recent updates. Newer mecha, whether its Neo Genesis Evangelion or any PS3 video game has largely abondoned the blocky look, leaving it behind with the eighties. I'm sure its been said, the G1 designs were good for their time. Let's move on. Change, while tasting bittersweet is good for us.

Does anyone else see the irony in this?

In one paragraph he calls people's opinions moronic, then in another asks why people can't have their opinions.

L to the MF'n O L

I Loved the video. Prime only got scratched and Hot Rod wasn't there to screw things up!

I thought it was ok. Not as great as everyone's making it out to be. Great for a fan made video though, but nowhere near up to snuff with big budget styling. The G1 designs just don't work as well in that type of detail (though Prime works much better than Megatron).

Ugh, Megatron's head sculpt... all else is fantabulous!

Well that was all kinds of awesome.

Eww double post

a portion of this is footage already used in TRANSFORMERS: BATTLE UNIVERSE for the NETJET

oh, and ACK! WILL SMITH IS MULTIPLYING!!!!! *runs*

I have to agree- animation is a little quirky, and the parts aren't really molded on the models too well (look at Primes back for a good example). It is in no way comparable to the animation we saw in last years movie, and even though I would love to see a series like this, at this point this quality of CG would be too costly for a show.

Awesome? Yes. Better then the 07 movie CG? Not by any means. Better then Animated? That's a judgement call, but I KNOW animated is more economical.

You did the exact same thing! Arfggekprkewoprjwoep I'm going nuts here. He was criticising people for stating opinions as FACT. You however were doing *exactly* what you accuse him of in your other post.

While I agree that rocked, it looked totally fake and kinda laughable if that's what the 2007 movie looked like. The CGI was good, but not hollywood level. Designs like that just don't look beleivable enough.

IMO, that would have been ridiculous as a bigtime hollywood film, however, since it's not, it's much easier to appreciate it for what it is. And that is an awesome little video.

I do wish the fight scenes were more like that in the real movie. (More shooting and throwing of stuff. In the movie it was mostly hand to hand until the end)

Where did I do the same thing?

I never called anyone a moron or lamented that I can't have my own opinion...

I concur.

that was bad ass