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News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Thu May 10, 2007 5:01 am

Stormrider wrote:
Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:*sigh* first of all. bay is the only director that has the skill to make action movies with its quick cuts. and most of his movies he made end up having car chases. can you name another director with better car chases than bay does?

I'm not sure why this reference gets repeatedly mentioned. Bay is not the only action director. And there are other types of action sequences beside car chases.

I concur.

Burn wrote:How is this movie going to destroy your collection of cels and how will it destroy your memories of the 20+ years of Transformers you've enjoyed?

This is what I was asking.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu May 10, 2007 5:29 am

Leonardo wrote:This is what I was asking.

And we both know there'll never be an answer Leo.

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Thu May 10, 2007 7:19 am

I don't know, I just think the whole. "If you don't support this movie, your not a true transformers fan" thing is like the whole "If you don't support the war in Iraq, your UnAmerican" thing.. its not right to label people that way...It reminds me of the McCarthy era stuff...

And as far as my earlier comments in large caps, it wasn't meant to be directed at any one person, and certainly not against Burn, i like Burn.. and value His/Her opinion.. I was simply taking a shot at the "you should be glad your even getting a Transformers movie" mentality that seems to waft itself up like a bad burp, over and over again...especailly when anyone has a disagreement with decisions regarding the Movie..

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu May 10, 2007 7:44 am

skywarp-2 wrote:And as far as my earlier comments in large caps, it wasn't meant to be directed at any one person, and certainly not against Burn,

Well I certaintly didn't take offense.

I found the caps lock quite amusing actually. :lol:

by **For Gondor!** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:15 am

Stormrider wrote:
Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:*sigh* first of all. bay is the only director that has the skill to make action movies with its quick cuts. and most of his movies he made end up having car chases. can you name another director with better car chases than bay does?

I'm not sure why this reference gets repeatedly mentioned. Bay is not the only action director. And there are other types of action sequences beside car chases.

Agreed. I can think of many films with better action sequences than what Bay has done. He is totally overrated in this regard.

by **For Gondor!** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:19 am

Blitzwing the warrior wrote:
Megatron_Wolf wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Keep him out of it all together. I want a real Transformer movie next. Not a kick ass action movie with giant robots that happen to turn into cars. Maybe he should go make Bad Boys 3 so that way he cant do the next movie. Id rather see him make another Bad Boys than another TF movie. The next movie needs to be for the fans. Frak the evreyday movie goers. Give us a movie.

I seriously belive that some people should lose their privelage of having the internet

NOOOOOOOOOOO I DONT WANT A KICK ASS MOVIE WITH GIANT ROBOTS TURNING INTO CARS I WANT A TRANSFORMERS MOVIE!? What is wrong with you people!? Isnt "Transformers" a show that has giant robots turning into everyday objects and vehicles that go around kicking ass?

UHHH WE NEED A MOVIE FOR THE FANS

Who do you think these adaptations appeal too? The fans. Who do you think help make box office gross? The fans. If for anybody this movie is appealing too, its the fans. You heard the writers, they tried giving all these characters the personalities closest to their G1 counterparts. While adding a more modern feel to it for not just the fans, but the average movie goers

NOOOO PRIME HAS LIPS WHYYYYYYYY!?

So what he has lips? Funny nobody complained about the older transformers having mouths, but for the movie you guys have to hate for the sake of hate. How do we know Prime keeps the faceplate? Maybe its just at the end? Or the beginning? From all the toys and promos, Prime has his faceplate so that means HE MUST HAVE IT ON FOR A LONG TIME, otherwise he wouldnt be recognized. Think about it

The movie isnt even finished, I can see why Bay and Co. wanted to keep all the leaked stuff secret, because its unfinished. I know id rather see the finished product, then work in progress. Perhaps Bay wanted to save the internet from all the "WAAAH BAY KILLED TRANSFORMERS MY LIFE IS RUINED NOOOO." crap. Seriously please, before i lose my sanity, GROW THE F@CK UP!

....*sigh*

by **The Paragon of Virtue** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:49 am

skywarp-2 wrote:I don't know, I just think the whole. "If you don't support this movie, your not a true transformers fan" thing is like the whole "If you don't support the war in Iraq, your UnAmerican" thing.. its not right to label people that way...It reminds me of the McCarthy era stuff...

You're comparing an argument over a Transformers movie to Joseph McCarthy and the Communist witch hunts? There is no comparison between the two.

News Credits: 11 · by **Robinson** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:53 am

The Paragon of Virtue wrote:
skywarp-2 wrote:I don't know, I just think the whole. "If you don't support this movie, your not a true transformers fan" thing is like the whole "If you don't support the war in Iraq, your UnAmerican" thing.. its not right to label people that way...It reminds me of the McCarthy era stuff...

You're comparing an argument over a Transformers movie to Joseph McCarthy and the Communist witch hunts? There is no comparison between the two.

Yeah. These transformers arguments are much more divisive to the country

by **The Paragon of Virtue** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:59 am

Chris™ wrote:
The Paragon of Virtue wrote:
skywarp-2 wrote:I don't know, I just think the whole. "If you don't support this movie, your not a true transformers fan" thing is like the whole "If you don't support the war in Iraq, your UnAmerican" thing.. its not right to label people that way...It reminds me of the McCarthy era stuff...

You're comparing an argument over a Transformers movie to Joseph McCarthy and the Communist witch hunts? There is no comparison between the two.

Yeah. These transformers arguments are much more divisive to the country

I know! This Transformers movie is doing a much better job of ruining people's lives through by lying and taking advantage of the fear of the masses solely for political gain, consequences be damned. :grin:

by **metimoteo** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:33 am

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

News Credits: 1 · by **Brakethrough** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:36 am

metimoteo wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Come on. I thought we got this out of our collective systems several pages ago.

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:38 am

metimoteo wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Constructive.

News Credits: 1 · by **D-340** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:50 am

Burn wrote:How is this movie going to destroy your collection of cels and how will it destroy your memories of the 20+ years of Transformers you've enjoyed?

OOOH, OOOH I can answer! Cuz Bay is the anti-christ and stupid and shouldn't have been given the privilege to direct OUR movie. And we're stupid jerks for wanting to see it and not hoping it crashes and burns. Cuz we all know that when this flick flops, Hasbro gonna hand the film rights over to someone we want, cuz that'll turn a better profit cuz the true fans are the only thing that matters, and the true fans are the only ones who are gonna see the movie.

**this post was all sarcasim, btw**

by **Emperor Primacron the 1st** » Thu May 10, 2007 4:41 pm

Brakethrough wrote:
metimoteo wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Come on. I thought we got this out of our collective systems several pages ago.

Ya still got late bloomers here.

News Credits: 1 · by **Brakethrough** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:36 pm

Emperor Primacron the 1st wrote:
Brakethrough wrote:
metimoteo wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Come on. I thought we got this out of our collective systems several pages ago.

Ya still got late bloomers here.

I have this horrible hunch that in the next little while, we're going to be overwhelmed with forum newbies posting caps-locked things like "OMG there's a Transformer movie just so you know" and "Is Soundwave gonna be in it he should be in it and should be a tapedeck".

News Credits: 11 · by **Robinson** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:43 pm

Brakethrough wrote:
Emperor Primacron the 1st wrote:
Brakethrough wrote:
metimoteo wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Come on. I thought we got this out of our collective systems several pages ago.

Ya still got late bloomers here.

I have this horrible hunch that in the next little while, we're going to be overwhelmed with forum newbies posting caps-locked things like "OMG there's a Transformer movie just so you know" and "Is Soundwave gonna be in it he should be in it and should be a tapedeck".

What's a tapedeck?

by **Zombie Starscream** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:43 pm

Wow, reading posts here is like watching a good soap opera. Lots of cool drama without all the sappy romance.

I have no Transformers toys and only a single issue comic book. Nothing else of Transformers. But I'm still a fan :grin:

I don't know whether this movie will soar or flop, I just hope it isn't a forgettable flick that has no substance. Too many movies are like that, sadly.

This movie will not erase any of the previous installments of Transformers, and there are stories of the various continuities that are still being written even today. If this movie flops, I will not say that Transformers is ruined or has died, I will just go back to what I like and forget about it. Transformers is only dead when there are no more fans and everybody has lost interest in them.

If the movie is REAL bad, the only way we would get a movie we really wanted is if we did it ourselves. Find someone who is a fan and who is talented, and help fund the effort. There are a lot of talented unknowns out there, and that movie might be the thing that makes them the next Speilburg.

News Credits: 4 · by **Blitzwing the warrior** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:28 pm

Can we please stop with all the NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS and say something worth saying?

by **Mace13** » Fri May 11, 2007 12:13 am

Burn,Lucky and whomever else, I will answer your inqueries tomorrow. Must sleep for now. Yes sleeeeeeep

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Fri May 11, 2007 1:01 am

Blitzwing the warrior wrote:Can we please stop with all the NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS and say something worth saying?

Michael Bay may direct TF2?

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Fri May 11, 2007 2:03 am

Burn wrote:
Blitzwing the warrior wrote:Can we please stop with all the NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS and say something worth saying?

Michael Bay may direct TF2?

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Rib-tickler.

by **Godmodule** » Fri May 11, 2007 2:27 am

crap...

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Fri May 11, 2007 7:47 am

Leonardo wrote:
Bartrim wrote:
Leonardo wrote:
Burn wrote:
Bartrim wrote:Thank God for guys like Burn, Ironhidensh and Leonardo who can not only see what a success this movie will be but also showing anyone who reads these threads that not all of us are nerdy, negative, know it alls.

Actually I don't know if it will be a success.

None of us do, hence why we should remain open-minded and not be so dismissive just yet.

It may flop. It may be excellent.

I apologise I meant to congratulate you guys and the fans like you who have kept an open mind. After I got over my initial joyful reaction that we were finally getting a live action movie I became a little bit cautious after seeing what damage Hollywood can do. But so far I have liked everything I have seen (Even Starscream is growing on me) so I was merely giving my opinion that I think this movie will succeed.

Oh, don't worry about it, no-one was having a go at you. You're right to be of the opinion that the mvoie will be a success if that's what you genuinely think. We were just clarifying our own stances. It's all pleasant in this meadow, my friend.

Mace13 wrote:I dunno where the hell you guys are getting that stuff about me saying what it takes to be a real fan. Just because i'm proud of my cel collection and was showing it off don't mean crap. No where did I say "This is what it takes to be a REAL fan!!". Anyone that knows anything about cel collecting would probably find my collection impressive.I just happened to focus my TF collecting on animation cels instead of the toys. I find it more fulfilling. To each his own.
And like I said before, if you wanna argue then go for it. Just be able to back it up with some actual thought out replies. The best I got so far is Burn trying to prod me into a personal attack on him(Which I think I fulfilled nicely) but making it look like if I did say something that I started it. And then Lucky the Lama basically diving down into the "At least we're getting a Transformers Movie!" depths. Yeah and at least we got a Catwoman,Daredevil and LXG movies to. I'm sure your life is a lil brighter each day just for those jewels existing in the same reality as you huh?

That's fair enough, absolutely. Saying we're getting a TF movie isn't in itself a justifiable reason for liking the movie, as far as I can see. (Someone can counteract that point if they wish.)

What I didn't understand about your post was why this movie being bad or a failure is enough for you to almost lose your love of Transformers, when it won't affect the animation cels that you're interested in.

If you're not interested in the comics or toys or whatever, that's fine. I fully support that because, to be frank, I don't know anyone else who's even interested in the cels, let alone collects them, so I find that fascinating because I'm also interested in cels and the animation process in general (and, by extension, your collection).

It's just that I can't see why this film would put you off what you've already invested time and (presumably) money in. If someone said the same thing about their comic collection, or their toys (which people have said in the past), I would ask them the same thing. Why does it change the previous twenty years of history?

And skywarp-2, CAPSLOCK is bad form! You should know better, chap!

My bad... no pun on Optimus Intended.. tee hee..

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Fri May 11, 2007 7:50 am

The Paragon of Virtue wrote:
skywarp-2 wrote:I don't know, I just think the whole. "If you don't support this movie, your not a true transformers fan" thing is like the whole "If you don't support the war in Iraq, your UnAmerican" thing.. its not right to label people that way...It reminds me of the McCarthy era stuff...

You're comparing an argument over a Transformers movie to Joseph McCarthy and the Communist witch hunts? There is no comparison between the two.

I think there is precedent for it, considering McCarthy went after Comic Books as a deviant product for young people..

by **The Paragon of Virtue** » Fri May 11, 2007 2:57 pm

skywarp-2 wrote:I think there is precedent for it, considering McCarthy went after Comic Books as a deviant product for young people..

Now this is something I need to see a factual citation on. The attacks on comics books came about during the McCarthy era and were similar, but Joseph McCarthy was not the one behind the attacks, that was Frederic Wertham. McCarthy wasn't even part of the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency that held hearings on the matter: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8580/kefauver.html

And again, what is the similarity between these and in-fighting between fans over a Transformers movie, outside of the vague connection to the "With us or Against us" argument? It belittles the importance of these events to connect them to such a trivial matter.

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