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News Credits: 1 · by **SentinelPrime878** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:13 am

If this has already been discussed , I apoligize in advance. But I haven't seen it discussed yet. How come we see in the trailers, and movie clips all the other transformers, or at least most of them, but nothing other than a couple of short shots of Megatron, frozen and in the secret base? Is he the BIG CGI transforming surprise in this movie? Why is he not advertised more in the movie trailers? :???:

by **Jawnee** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:15 am

The answer to your question is a bit of a spoiler... do you still want it?

by **The Mad Asshatter** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:17 am

transform1245 wrote:If this has already been discussed , I apoligize in advance. But I haven't seen it discussed yet. How come we see in the trailers, and movie clips all the other transformers, or at least most of them, but nothing other than a couple of short shots of Megatron, frozen and in the secret base? Is he the BIG CGI transforming surprise in this movie? Why is he not advertised more in the movie trailers?

No, they just don't want to scare away potential movie patrons looking for a kick-ass Megatron.

News Credits: 1 · by **SentinelPrime878** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:13 am

Yes! I'd really like to know! It will not ruin it for me!

by **Godzilla** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:11 pm

transform1245 wrote:If this has already been discussed , I apoligize in advance. But I haven't seen it discussed yet. How come we see in the trailers, and movie clips all the other transformers, or at least most of them, but nothing other than a couple of short shots of Megatron, frozen and in the secret base? Is he the BIG CGI transforming surprise in this movie? Why is he not advertised more in the movie trailers?

Why couldn't they just have him as a gun?!

by **The Mad Asshatter** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:02 pm

Wildrider2 wrote:
transform1245 wrote:If this has already been discussed , I apoligize in advance. But I haven't seen it discussed yet. How come we see in the trailers, and movie clips all the other transformers, or at least most of them, but nothing other than a couple of short shots of Megatron, frozen and in the secret base? Is he the BIG CGI transforming surprise in this movie? Why is he not advertised more in the movie trailers?

Why couldn't they just have him as a gun?!

Because you touch yourself at night.

.........

Seriously, isn't this the 987th time that this question has been asked?

by **Galvatronus** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:07 pm

986th actually :-P

by **The Mad Asshatter** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:09 pm

Galvatron Prime wrote:986th actually

Damn!

See, that's what happens when I spend time away from here.

by **Salazaar** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:13 pm

Wildrider2 wrote:
transform1245 wrote:If this has already been discussed , I apoligize in advance. But I haven't seen it discussed yet. How come we see in the trailers, and movie clips all the other transformers, or at least most of them, but nothing other than a couple of short shots of Megatron, frozen and in the secret base? Is he the BIG CGI transforming surprise in this movie? Why is he not advertised more in the movie trailers?

Why couldn't they just have him as a gun?!

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News Credits: 150 · by **GetterDragun** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:36 pm

Salazaar wrote:
Wildrider2 wrote:
transform1245 wrote:If this has already been discussed , I apoligize in advance. But I haven't seen it discussed yet. How come we see in the trailers, and movie clips all the other transformers, or at least most of them, but nothing other than a couple of short shots of Megatron, frozen and in the secret base? Is he the BIG CGI transforming surprise in this movie? Why is he not advertised more in the movie trailers?

Why couldn't they just have him as a gun?!

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GET THE **** OUT OF THESE FORUMS!

Just because hie is new, doesn't means he knows everything that is posted. Your comment has earned you an official warning.

by **Punisher** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:49 pm

Please explain exactly why Megatron could not be a gun.

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:57 pm

Punisher wrote:Please explain exactly why Megatron could not be a gun.

IMBD Triva wrote:Megatron's classic alternate mode was a Walther P38 pistol, but Hasbro the owners, and official distributors of the toyline stated that they would not produce a gun of any kind for their characters (it's also illegal to make replica toy guns in several jurisdictions). Also the writers thought it was like "having Darth Vader transform into his own lightsaber and someone else swinging him around," so it was changed to an "interstellar jet."

The writers and producers have also made it clear the characters won't be doing any "mass shifting" or using "subspace pockets."

by **Punisher** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:28 pm

That sounds like a fair answer. But it brings up this question

Where is Optimus's trailer going to go when he transforms?

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:51 pm

Punisher wrote:That sounds like a fair answer. But it brings up this question

Where is Optimus's trailer going to go when he transforms?

...he doesn't have a trailer in the movie.

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:51 pm

Punisher wrote:That sounds like a fair answer. But it brings up this question

Where is Optimus's trailer going to go when he transforms?

He doesnt have a trailer. Really, he doesn't.

Im sure Just Toys will make one for him though and charge eleventy million dollars to buy it.

by **Punisher** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:00 pm

In the movie trailer, you see his "trailer" on him as he rounds the corner through the smoke, then when they show him start transforming it is gone in classic fashion, unless my eyes are betraying me and I am only seeing something I really want to see, like how I am seeing Megan Fox in my cubicle with me right now.

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:56 pm

Punisher wrote:In the movie trailer, you see his "trailer" on him as he rounds the corner through the smoke, then when they show him start transforming it is gone in classic fashion, unless my eyes are betraying me and I am only seeing something I really want to see, like how I am seeing Megan Fox in my cubicle with me right now.

You are indeed seeing things.

by **Godzilla** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:03 pm

Autobot032 wrote:
Punisher wrote:That sounds like a fair answer. But it brings up this question

Where is Optimus's trailer going to go when he transforms?

...he doesn't have a trailer in the movie.

That is some bull ****! So no "Super Optimus Prime" in the movie? :grin:

just kidding. But everytime I think OP I think of that disappearing Trailer.

by **Salazaar** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:06 pm

Wha? I had a "

" smiley after it. That means I was kidding around. Didn't mean anything by it.

by **Salazaar** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:09 pm

Punisher wrote:Please explain exactly why Megatron could not be a gun.

The producers and directors thought it would look ridiculous to have mass-shifting (our fancy term for things growing) in the film. Which is why Soundwave isn't in the film. His new Cybertronian jet form was made so he could:

*fly
*have a destructive alt mode while still being around Prime's size

by **Godzilla** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:11 pm

Salazaar wrote:
Punisher wrote:Please explain exactly why Megatron could not be a gun.

The producers and directors thought it would look ridiculous to have mass-shifting (our fancy term for things growing) in the film. Which is why Soundwave isn't in the film. His new Cybertronian jet form was made so he could:

*fly
*have a destructive alt mode while still being around Prime's size

I just hope Megatron kills some humans in the film!

by **Salazaar** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:19 pm

Wildrider2 wrote:
Salazaar wrote:
Punisher wrote:Please explain exactly why Megatron could not be a gun.

The producers and directors thought it would look ridiculous to have mass-shifting (our fancy term for things growing) in the film. Which is why Soundwave isn't in the film. His new Cybertronian jet form was made so he could:

*fly
*have a destructive alt mode while still being around Prime's size

I just hope Megatron kills some humans in the film!

SPOILERS WILL KILL YOUR EYES!

Megatron kills Jazz. I kid you not.

by **Greg_Norris** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:28 pm

one of the downfalls of being a gun... he couldnt shoot himself!!! he transforms to a jet. if he was a gun, I doubt he could have flown halfway across the universe to earth...lol