this so much. the voice acting might actually be the best part and its probably the only thing keeping a movie like aoe. hound, crosshairs and lockdown were an absolute treat alongside welkers galvatron sounding unironically terrifying. sadly it couldnt save tlk

 

Actually looking at the cast listing, the robots were also not exactly the main characters (yet another problem with these films). With the exception of Optimus and Megs, the rest of the Transformers could for purposes of screen time be rather minor characters. Simpler designs would have allowed for easier rendering and allowed them to have more screen time. I had issue with someone like George Clooney playing Optimus, wrong fit unless doing a younger, more unseasoned, less fatherly figure Optimus. Hugo was all right. I would have preferred a more restrained Megs, but since they decided on the Decepticons being more beasty. I find it amusing how Frank could pull off the voice with hardly any vocal distortion. Adler would not have been my first choice, Chris McCulloch would have been fantastic, just watch his Sphinx Commander from the Venture Bros.

 

That's a fair issue to have, but that's an entirely different issue than voice casting.

 

Given the type of character Optimus was, concerned, fatherly figure that projects authority. The route they went with here, Cullen was easily the most obvious choice. And since the Transformers would ultimately be such minor characters (in their own movie) the idea of anyone higher up in the Hollywood pecking order makes even less sense. I now wonder if the other seasoned voice actors have Peter to thank for the work because all of the sudden they discovered these people have the range that they have.

Also, thinking about John Goodman as Hound. As much as I love John Goodman, his was not the best take on the character. They really should have just come up with a different character than plastered on a name from a character who was like the exact opposite.
Heck, then they could have leaned hard on the 'Walter' schtick.

 

things me no like lazy reeeeee


thats the TLDR of that they didnt just pick up street randos or celebrities that would sell seats like those meh cgi disney classic movies.



also Sentinel being Nimoy is one of the best voice actings in the entire franchise

 

Well, the guy was Spock in the Original Star Trek (and JJ`s Star Trek as "Old Spock") and Galvatron in the original 86 Transformers film (which I swear, next to nobody fucking remembers, like I get it, Spock was popular as all hell, but Nimoy did other roles too)

Though I do have to admit, the fact that Bay had the fragging OG Candyman (never watched any of the Candyman films, partially aware of them thanks to James A Janisse from Dead Meat, when he did the Kill Count for them), is downright hilarious and awesome to me

 

oh i love 86 movie galvatron beore he went wacko hes genuinely more menacing than frank's g1 megs

 

I think everyone does

 

Video of it or of him talking about it.

He’s still got it (his Ironhide voice).
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So again, I'm not a fan of the Bay movies, BUT the voice work was pretty great. Welker's Galvatron/Megatron is outstanding.