Posted 15 hours ago by william-james88 - 3,405 views
There are two ways to measure a film's success these days. We have how much it made, which directly correlated to the public's interest in a film. And we have how profitable it is, which helps predict the direction of further movies in a franchise (or the likelihood of similar movies being made). Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 made A LOT more money than the Bumblebee movie (100 Million more) BUT it also cost a lot more. So while public interest in the Mission Impossible franchise may - Read More
Posted 3 days ago by william-james88 - 12,760 views
You can now put the Gi Joe X Transformers film in the development hell category. While it had some momentum with Chris Hemsworth joining the project and a writer attached, the departure of Caple Jr as director has brought the plans back to square one. We know this from a recent interview with Lorenzo di Bonaventura who is spearheading this film's development.
This interview is from Screen rant who he said this to:
Live-action we are going to deliver a G.I. Joe crossover. I hesitate using - Read More
Posted 3 days ago by william-james88 - 19,037 views
Blokees are cute, easy and affordable licensed model kits of Transformers characters, you can check out the video below if you want more info on what they are. Blokees has revealed on Twitter 3 new kits coming out in their Transformers One wave. They are Ironhide, Hound and a new troop character called Death Tracker which is based on the vehicons from Transformers Prime. We saw them in the trailers and now we know their official name. Slight spoiler, but the reason they are not "Steeve" this - Read More
Posted 3 days ago by william-james88 - 18,742 views
Well Transformers One was finally seen by a slew of fans this week-end thanks to early screenings and here is our review for the film.
It is very tough to assess if this is the best Transformers film. We have the 86 film which was literally as G1 as it can get, if you want to go by a purist standpoint. We have Bumblebee, which was a very well made film on a smaller scale and we had the 2007 Michael Bay film which did an amazing job at showing the potential of the Transformers franchise on - Read More
Posted 3 days ago by william-james88 - 21,832 views
Great news! While Walmart was dropping the ball on their exclusive wave by having returns instantly liquidated, they are finally stocking this wave in full. We now have multiple sightings of cases of these deluxes and voyager Ferak in different states all at once. We also have reviews below for you if you want as much info as possible about these toys.
The sightings come from Fenris447, smiller0570 and Budgieking from Missouri, Texas and - Read More
Posted 4 days ago by william-james88 - 25,058 views
While Pulse has sold out of several of the new Legacy reveals, there are still preorders available through Amazon, so we posted links to those below. We also have official images of the reveals. While the repacked figures have nothing new to them, the packaging will be different than before. Galaxy Shuttle goes from a closed box to an open box, for instance. These won't have plastic windows, instead that kind of packaging will be returning for the upcoming Age of the Primes line.
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Posted 6 days ago by william-james88 - 36,028 views
Pulsecon just took place and the Transformers section was a mad dash.
They showcased the winners for Hall of Fame which included:
- Megatronus
- Magmatron
- SS86 Optimus Prime
- Party Wallop
- Marcelo Matere
The toys revealed included:
- Pulse Exclusive Dinoking (preorder up now)
- Cosmos
- G2 Breakdown
- Armada Wheeljack
- Origins Bumblebee
- Ramjet
- Tarn
- Overcharge (redeco of Blitzwing with new head)
- Galaxy Shuttle
- Three Zero Orion Pax/Optimus Prime
- Three - Read More
Posted 6 days ago by william-james88 - 27,910 views
There will be a lot to cover today, so before this gets lost in the mix, we just wanted to fill you in on this story. It's always fun to see just how ingrained into our pop culture landscape the Transformers brand has become. To the point that Stephen Colbert used it as a punchline in his show. It came up when he mentioned that private citizens performed a spacewalk and thus maybe Armageddon was not entirely regarding private citizens in space:
"Michael Bay, we owe you and apology
And you - Read More
Posted 6 days ago by Emerje - 40,151 views
Today is Hasbro Pulse Con and they're running a special giveaway for Pulse Premium members in the US and UK. Hasbro is offering prizes for several of their brands, but Transformers fans will be able take a chance on winning a HasLab Unicron, a Transformers 86 Movie script signed by the cast, a Studio Series Transformers One Deluxe Optimus Prime and a Pulse Con exclusive Legacy United Dinoking!
Excited for a chance at the long coveted Unicron or maybe a rare signed Movie script? Let us know - Read More
Posted 6 days ago by william-james88 - 36,105 views
Remember the G1 Arcee toy that didn't end up getting made? Well Takara remembers and they are currently working on finally making it a reality. Takara Tomy’s TF40 Expo is on right now and the new reveals they ahve for us are in the Missing Link line. They displayed a prototype for Missing Link Sunstreaker along with a model for Missing Link Arcee. While the prototype for Sunstreaker does transform, the one on display for Arcee does not, it is something they are still working on.
You can - Read More
Posted 6 days ago by william-james88 - 29,462 views
The embargo has lifted on Transformers One, which is very early and a great sign of confidence in the film. Several critics have posted their opinions online and Rotten Tomatoes is aggregating them on their website. IGN seems to be the most negative in a sea of positive reviews. The score sits at 89% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing with 36 reviews.
You can check them out here: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_one
Also, there is a fan screening this Saturday across - Read More
Posted 7 days ago by william-james88 - 30,785 views
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Transformers, Takara has released a video animated by Studio Trigger, directed by Amemiya Akira. The video uses the 2007 song “Mayday” by Bump of Chicken, who have several themed Transformers redecos, including one we see in this video. The video goes through all eras of Transformers, from G1 to Earthspark and includes loads pf crossovers like Beast Wars Megatron holding G1 Megatron’s gun mode in his mouth. You'll let us know which imagery you like - Read More
Posted 8 days ago by william-james88 - 34,229 views
As we showed yesterday, the marketing for Transformers One is firing on all cylinders. Below you will see:
- a clip from the film featuring the scene on the train as the four main bots reach the surface.
- a TV spot featuring the fight between Optimus and Megatron and some really high praise
- a general ad for the film showcasing the upcoming Studio Series figures for the film and pro football players like Calvin Johnson/Megatron.
- a quick featurette showing the voice acting, which can be - Read More
Posted 8 days ago by william-james88 - 33,603 views
Are all you Transformers fans caught up on Blokees yet? Not necessarily in collecting them, but at least being aware of the growing number of releases. They are a fun and inexpensive licensed series of models that work well as figures. The second Shining Version series is out in Asia now, and can be ordered on sites like Ali Express. If you are curious about it, we have reviews for all the characters below. These are called "Shining version" due to their LED lights which will light up their - Read More
Posted 8 days ago by william-james88 - 35,479 views
Bad news for collectors who collect boxed toys. We now have images of the Ramhorn/Bommbshell G1 retro pack and it is very different from the previous two Walmart exclusive G1 retro Insecticon offerings. As with Soundwave and Blaster, this goes for the G1 box aesthetic, so it will be at odds with those. It is a cool box though, as it has both the Decepticon and Autobot colours due to there being both an Autobot and Decepticon in the set. And both happen to be rhinoceros themed, with Bombshell - Read More
Posted 9 days ago by william-james88 - 29,969 views
One of the most famous skits from Key and Peele is the substitute teacher, which we have linked below. Knowing that, Keegan-Michael Key has done a bit where he does the same thing with the Transformers characters from Transformers One. You can check it out below.
Link to the sketch: https://www.facebook.com/reel/884455593570356
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Posted 9 days ago by william-james88 - 20,782 views
We are weeks away from the Transformers One coming out and the marketing is in full force.
Bryan Tyree Henry was promoting the film on Jimmy Kimmel the other day, you can check out the clip below.
Speaking of clips, we have another one for you below. It's from world famous chocolatier, Amaury Guichon, who Paramount teamed up with to commission a giant chocolate head of Optimus Prime. It even has LEDs for eyes.
You'll notice that the backdrop for that clip happens to be the newly released - Read More
Posted 9 days ago by william-james88 - 28,418 views
Simple question to start us off: Have you seen the Star Raiders line at your local US Walmart? I ask because the answers given to that question so far have been nothing but frustrating or confusing. While Walmart has gotten its stock for distribution, they've only used it so far to fulfill online orders. And there's a lot of stock online with both Road Pig and the Thundertron leader set still available for purchase.
That last bit is a rarity as Walmart will sell out of exclusives online, - Read More
Posted 11 days ago by Emerje - 41,775 views
The next round of collector-centered pre-orders have gone live on Amazon and everywhere else in Japan. Interestingly all of them are being tagged as part of T-SPARK.
The first is the highly anticipated MPG-14 Godbomber who will be available in two different flavors. The first that we had seen previously is the retail version that will be available everywhere. The second is a special Takara Tomy Mall exclusive MPG-14S that includes everything from the retail version plus extra parts to make - Read More
Posted 11 days ago by Aaarnhide19 - 28,990 views
Episode 358 of the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast reaches the Combiner Wars as Host Scotty P is joined by Kuhlio, Aaarnhide19, and Mr. Starscream to talk all about a plethora of new crossovers, MPG Godbomber, Studio Trigger's 40th anniversary PV and even a Bump of Chicken. The "40 for 40" segment has the crew discussing the beginning of the Repaint Wars as well as a couple combiners thrown in for good measure. All that plus a listener question and even TF Nation talk await.
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