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Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby SoooTrypticon » Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:38 pm

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Oh, it could certainly be worse. It could be a MBay style film without any explosions. Then all it would be is a series of barely connected vignettes about peeing, racism, and pot brownies.

I mean, if the effects/films are really as good as everyone says they are, then surely they will stand the test of time to be revisited and enjoyed for countless years. Surely.

And if MBay really loves the franchise like some claim, then surely he will close the series out in an emotionally satisfying way- making you feel like you've participated in a grand story, worth your time and devotion. It's the right thing to do.

Really, if those "infants" who are making the Harry Potter films can do it, then obviously MBay has the talent and testicular fortitude to make a lasting statement with characters we've come to love and cherish.

I myself eagerly await to see what will become of Starscream. The two previous films spent so much time setting up his secret plot to betray Megatron- but who are his co-conspirators? When will he reveal his true designs?

Or what about the "dark secret" Optimus has carried with him since the last film? Did his coming back to life have some kind of price attached? What was that radio message he sent into deep space? Who is Ultra Magnus?

Then there's Megan Fox's near fatal accident at the end of Transformers 2 when she activated the Matrix of Leadership. Will she come back as a friend or foe?

And what of this mysterious Shockwave we've been catching glimpses of since the first film? What is his endgame, and why is he so worried about this Unicron fellow?

These are the truly great storytelling touches MBay brought to the series, and I for one can't wait to see how it all wraps up in the third film.

Honestly, the people who want explosions and zero brain activity have got three films in a row fitting the bill.

It would be nice to see someone new step up to the plate now.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby HoundimusPrime » Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:45 pm

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I grew up with Armada, Energon, and Cybertron on TV. I thought it was a terrible excuse for the show, the robots mouths didn't match their words, and they barely moved. When I saw the trailer for the 2007 movie, They moved and talked, they looked alive, not like a dying mechanical animal that was shoved into the background every week to sell a new toy. Then I saw the G1 movie, I hated Hot Rod but I loved the movie. The first G1 episode I saw was the Autobot Run. M. Bay didn't only make me a TF fan, but he made me think Frank Welker was dead.... then I played the game, and I thought his voice sounded wierd (Too low pitched). So if it wasn't for Bay TFA wouldn't have happened, TF Prime wouldn't have happened, and Peter Cullen probably wouldn't be Prime anymore. Ironically a movie geared toward the casual audience pulled me out of the casual audience.

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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby D-340 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:04 pm

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Capt.Failure wrote:I honestly find this level of comtempt for the man who helped revitalize the franchise astounding. Were the films everything they could have been? No. Were they perfect? Far from it. However despite this, even with how much of a base breaker RotF was among the core fans the film series has given Transformers a shot of popularity it's never seen before. You wish Bay had never directed the films? You may as well wish the Transformers franchise would have slowly withered away and died.



LOL. Transformers survived for 20 years prior to Bay's films. Hasbro woulda kept it going, Bay's films weren't the "saving the Transformers from total oblivion" factor that some would like to think they are.


You can appeal to the core audience, but that won't keep a franchise alive. The fact Hasbro had to reach out to Takara to even get a show produced says alot of were Transformers was headed at the time.

Also last I checked we as a fandom did nothing to earn Bay's respect. Protests, death threats, breaking into his house? If I was trying to make a film and the fans of the series did stuff like that I would neither respect them or cater to them. I may be a Transformers fan, but I also realize the people in this fanbase are pretty horrible examples of human beings: petty, childish, hateful, spiteful, and ungreatful for every consession Hasbro has made. I'd wager to say only Twilight fans are worse than us, and I only say that because I friggin' hate Twilight. I'm surprised Bay stuck with it for three films, paycheck or not.



If the core audience is children, yes it can. Hasbro did it, for quite some time. Yeah, Beast Machines was a misstep and not as popular(though I loved the series, I can see why it wasn't. It was way too dark), hence TransTech being scrapped. But Hasbro made the move, knowing it would be better for Transformers, which they were right. It kept the series relevant, and generated interest in a live action film. Like I said, the films made them more mainstream, but even without them, Transformers woulda been around in one way, shape or form. And it still woulda been popular, because of it's core audience, the kids. Every new series caters to the next generation of kids, that's why it didn't go any where in the first place.

As far as Bay's respect, who cares. Does the fandom really need the respect of a permanently prepubescent man child? And even if the fandom had Bay's respect, would that have changed anything? Would that have kept ROTF from being the absolute train wreck covered in elephant crap it was? Doubt it. It's got nothing to do with respecting the fandom, it's got to do with respecting the source material, which he doesn't. He could care less, it's a paycheck to him. Like I said before, if he coulda got away with not having the TF's in these movies at all, he'd have done it.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby 5150 Cruiser » Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:18 pm

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vegetacron wrote:I am seriously glad this crap is going to be over after this movie. Micheal Bay and Shia LeBarf can go do other stuff that i could care less about. Lets start thinking about a reboot. Get some real talent into this and make a set of movies that are actually going to be worth watching.

Thank you, Micheal Bay for placing my favorite IP back into the limelight and causing revenue so that bigger and better things could happen! But in the same sentence, **** you, Michael Bay for creating a set of **** movies that bashed a beloved IP from my childhood."



D-340 wrote: As far as Bay's respect, who cares. Does the fandom really need the respect of a permanently prepubescent man child? And even if the fandom had Bay's respect, would that have changed anything? Would that have kept ROTF from being the absolute train wreck covered in elephant crap it was? Doubt it. It's got nothing to do with respecting the fandom, it's got to do with respecting the source material, which he doesn't. He could care less, it's a paycheck to him. Like I said before, if he coulda got away with not having the TF's in these movies at all, he'd have done it.


Seeing posts like these...

How can you expect Bay, or anyone to want to respect the fandom with coment like this? Better yet, why would any director want to even attempt to reboot the movies if this is how your going to talk about him/her if their vison doesn't meet up to yours? This kind of crap talk makes me embarased to be part of the fandom. Some of you really don't know just how good we had it. You know who's directing the new G.I. Joe movie? The dude that directed the Justin Beiber movie. While i want any reboot to be sucsessfull, part of me wante Ewe Boll to direct the next reboot. Worse yet, the guy that directed the "Doom" movie. Then you haters will really see what "disrespecting" a franchise and source material is all about.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby El Duque » Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:20 pm

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A couple of new updates from director Michael Bay's official website.

First, Michael Bay has posted a "Thank You" message on his official website to all the Transformers' fans of the world. He also encourages everyone to see Transformers DOTM in a high quality theater in 3D. See hiss message below.

I just want to take the opportunity to thank all the fans around the world for letting me have fun with the Transformers franchise. It has been a wonderful opportunity to have worked with about 4000 crew members around the world. These artists are some of the very best in the entire film business. I’m honored to have had you work along side me. We had an amazing time.

‘Dark of the Moon’ has some of the most technically challenging sequences ever shot. And shot in 3D. I must urge you to find the very best theatre and see this movie in that format. 3D was a forethought, not an afterthought in this movie. I’m glad Jim Cameron and Steven Spielberg really convinced me to shoot in this new technology. We used and invented many new techniques to make the 3D sharper, brighter and more color contrast. I think theatre owners heard their audience that they need to respect the specs of the projectors and not dim the bulbs to save money.

Many theaters are presenting it in the brand new 7.1 sound, which is awesome. This is the most complex, intricate sound track that me and my Academy Awarding winning sound team have done. They really out did themselves to make this a big picture experience. Hopefully you will have as much fun watching this movie as we all had making it.

Thanks,

Michael Bay


Second, a Transformers DOTM accolades trailer has been posted. Same as previous trailers, but with various positive reviews of the film overlaid. Click here to check it out on Vimeo.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby vulgar_wraith » Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:22 pm

D-340 wrote:
Capt.Failure wrote:
D-340 wrote:
Capt.Failure wrote:I honestly find this level of comtempt for the man who helped revitalize the franchise astounding. Were the films everything they could have been? No. Were they perfect? Far from it. However despite this, even with how much of a base breaker RotF was among the core fans the film series has given Transformers a shot of popularity it's never seen before. You wish Bay had never directed the films? You may as well wish the Transformers franchise would have slowly withered away and died.



LOL. Transformers survived for 20 years prior to Bay's films. Hasbro woulda kept it going, Bay's films weren't the "saving the Transformers from total oblivion" factor that some would like to think they are.


You can appeal to the core audience, but that won't keep a franchise alive. The fact Hasbro had to reach out to Takara to even get a show produced says alot of were Transformers was headed at the time.

Also last I checked we as a fandom did nothing to earn Bay's respect. Protests, death threats, breaking into his house? If I was trying to make a film and the fans of the series did stuff like that I would neither respect them or cater to them. I may be a Transformers fan, but I also realize the people in this fanbase are pretty horrible examples of human beings: petty, childish, hateful, spiteful, and ungreatful for every consession Hasbro has made. I'd wager to say only Twilight fans are worse than us, and I only say that because I friggin' hate Twilight. I'm surprised Bay stuck with it for three films, paycheck or not.



If the core audience is children, yes it can. Hasbro did it, for quite some time. Yeah, Beast Machines was a misstep and not as popular(though I loved the series, I can see why it wasn't. It was way too dark), hence TransTech being scrapped. But Hasbro made the move, knowing it would be better for Transformers, which they were right. It kept the series relevant, and generated interest in a live action film. Like I said, the films made them more mainstream, but even without them, Transformers woulda been around in one way, shape or form. And it still woulda been popular, because of it's core audience, the kids. Every new series caters to the next generation of kids, that's why it didn't go any where in the first place.

As far as Bay's respect, who cares. Does the fandom really need the respect of a permanently prepubescent man child? And even if the fandom had Bay's respect, would that have changed anything? Would that have kept ROTF from being the absolute train wreck covered in elephant crap it was? Doubt it. It's got nothing to do with respecting the fandom, it's got to do with respecting the source material, which he doesn't. He could care less, it's a paycheck to him. Like I said before, if he coulda got away with not having the TF's in these movies at all, he'd have done it.




I enjoyed ROTF because of its action and humor, but because of the writers stike I'm sure it could of been better with a better flow.In the end it wasnt a terrible movie but it wasnt as awesome as it could have been.
As far as Bay I really belive he was excited about this movie and making TF as real as he could have.I read all the interviews as he was first making the movie I think the fandom beat him down a lot.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Blackstreak » Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:40 pm

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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Regimus Prime » Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:44 pm

I think we all if not most of us can agree that as much as we hoped for we were not going to get a live action Transformers the Movie '86 when the films were first announced. And as much as most of us (especially G1 fans) hoped for a Spielberg or maybe even a Peter Jackson and shuttered with the announcement of Bay he made it a live action movie which I imagine is no easy feat. The brand is bigger. I've worked with kids since 1994 and never have I seen it so popular. No the movies werent perfect matter of fact some of it was crap but visually Bay made these robots come to life ( with the help of I.L.,M). Let's give him some slack. If we had got it 100% our way the live action movies would have been exactly like the '86 animated movie, fan favorite cult classics with no box office success.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby shamone » Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:14 pm

SoooTrypticon wrote:Heh. I will undoubtedly enjoy this last film as a Topless Robot FAQ. The one written for the second film was the best part of ROTF:

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/06/bon ... 2_faqs.php

As far as a reboot goes- I can't wait. I haven't enjoyed a single aspect of the film series- nor have I bought a single toy, nor have I payed to see a single film.

I have bought a heck of a lot of the Classics, Animated, and WFC toys though.

When the reboot comes, I imagine it will be a joint Disney/Marvel offer, as Disney would love to get the Transformers in their basket, and Marvel has such a long creative history with the franchise.

Maybe some of the Pixar writers could even come and write a decent story with, I dunno, a few Robot Characters who actually have personality and depth. I know that sounds like an impossible task, but somehow I think they could manage.


i love topless robots stufff. should check out cracked.com as well. it is some funny piss taking material, for thoe who dont take the movies too seriously.

as for bay, yeh he is done, so be it. maybe dotm will be good, im going to see it anyway. and many like me will too. and then we will be included in the argument if the movie is poor, by saying look at the money it made.

the thing is this franchise was released at an optimum time, its a hollywood concept, the nostalgia market. you wait long enough for the core original fanbase to reach a certain age, then boom releasse new material. the sense of nostalgia with the oldies, like myself, will draw us to these movies. same thing with star wars.

then you make it simple as possible, to get the next current generation of kids, then boom, blockbuster heaven. Marketing sold this movie, not bay
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby vegetacron » Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:28 pm

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5150 Cruiser wrote: Seeing posts like these...

How can you expect Bay, or anyone to want to respect the fandom with coment like this? Better yet, why would any director want to even attempt to reboot the movies if this is how your going to talk about him/her if their vison doesn't meet up to yours? This kind of crap talk makes me embarased to be part of the fandom. Some of you really don't know just how good we had it. You know who's directing the new G.I. Joe movie? The dude that directed the Justin Beiber movie. While i want any reboot to be sucsessfull, part of me wante Ewe Boll to direct the next reboot. Worse yet, the guy that directed the "Doom" movie. Then you haters will really see what "disrespecting" a franchise and source material is all about.


I was going to reply to everything, but ill reply to just this to keep it somewhat short.

When people 'like' or 'approve' of something, they generally buy it and the person(s)who made it make lots of money.

We don't all sit around on forum threads and post about how much we really, really liked something and continuously post about how much we like it....although, i once made a thread sometime back about how much i loved Animated after hating it for the first season.

So you don't see praise here, because we praise with out money. The people producing the content know, because of how much money they make.

Now, when something is terrible, we all still pay for it and then complain about how terrible it was or how terrible the person is who created it. And where else would we complain? I'm sure if i stuck my head out the window right now and screamed at the top of my lungs that i hated Micheal Bay, no one would care. In fact, you can bank on that.

So if i want to bring negative attention against the person who gladly took my money and then gave me a bag of **** in return, I would complain somewhere, where people would actually care, take notice, and respond. Such as seibertron.com.

Now, heres the "conundrum" that no one is getting here, aside from D-340 and a few others: We would gladly pay Micheal Bay for each of his movies. Not because hes a great director or had some wicked vision for the TF IP, but because of him taking the IP and making it noticeable and profitable for Hasbro, we now have so much more that we did'nt have 10 years ago. I hate Micheal Bay for making such **** Transformer movies as much as I love the guy for making the crap to sell movie tickets and make Hasbro money so that they would green light alot more projects, like "Transformers Prime", and "War for Cybertron", and the "Generations" toy line.

I'm not going to flame the younger crowd here posting that they loved the movie, because it was people like them, giving their money to Micheal Bay, that gave us older fans what we wanted.

I just absolutely hate, HATE the means that justified the ends and in this case, what was done with the movies. Thats my opinion. Flame it over and over all you like. Call me a immature fanboy....whatever, but in another 2-5 years, when the mainstream forgets about The Transformers and Micheal Bay makes some other crap movie im not going to watch, i'm gonna be the guy who still buys the comics, and still buys the toys, and still watches the cartoons because this is my hobby and this franchise or intellectual hobby is what I truly enjoy in life.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby shamone » Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:31 pm

vegetacron wrote:
5150 Cruiser wrote: Seeing posts like these...

How can you expect Bay, or anyone to want to respect the fandom with coment like this? Better yet, why would any director want to even attempt to reboot the movies if this is how your going to talk about him/her if their vison doesn't meet up to yours? This kind of crap talk makes me embarased to be part of the fandom. Some of you really don't know just how good we had it. You know who's directing the new G.I. Joe movie? The dude that directed the Justin Beiber movie. While i want any reboot to be sucsessfull, part of me wante Ewe Boll to direct the next reboot. Worse yet, the guy that directed the "Doom" movie. Then you haters will really see what "disrespecting" a franchise and source material is all about.


I was going to reply to everything, but ill reply to just this to keep it somewhat short.

When people 'like' or 'approve' of something, they generally buy it and the person(s)who made it make lots of money.

We don't all sit around on forum threads and post about how much we really, really liked something and continuously post about how much we like it....although, i once made a thread sometime back about how much i loved Animated after hating it for the first season.

So you don't see praise here, because we praise with out money. The people producing the content know, because of how much money they make.

Now, when something is terrible, we all still pay for it and then complain about how terrible it was or how terrible the person is who created it. And where else would we complain? I'm sure if i stuck my head out the window right now and screamed at the top of my lungs that i hated Micheal Bay, no one would care. In fact, you can bank on that.

So if i want to bring negative attention against the person who gladly took my money and then gave me a bag of **** in return, I would complain somewhere, where people would actually care, take notice, and respond. Such as seibertron.com.

Now, heres the "conundrum" that no one is getting here, aside from D-340 and a few others: We would gladly pay Micheal Bay for each of his movies. Not because hes a great director or had some wicked vision for the TF IP, but because of him taking the IP and making it noticeable and profitable for Hasbro, we now have so much more that we did'nt have 10 years ago. I hate Micheal Bay for making such **** Transformer movies as much as I love the guy for making the crap to sell movie tickets and make Hasbro money so that they would green light alot more projects, like "Transformers Prime", and "War for Cybertron", and the "Generations" toy line.

I'm not going to flame the younger crowd here posting that they loved the movie, because it was people like them, giving their money to Micheal Bay, that gave us older fans what we wanted.

I just absolutely hate, HATE the means that justified the ends and in this case, what was done with the movies. Thats my opinion. Flame it over and over all you like. Call me a immature fanboy....whatever, but in another 2-5 years, when the mainstream forgets about The Transformers and Micheal Bay makes some other crap movie im not going to watch, i'm gonna be the guy who still buys the comics, and still buys the toys, and still watches the cartoons because this is my hobby and this franchise or intellectual hobby is what I truly enjoy in life.

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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby amtm » Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:33 pm

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I'm glad the movies happened, because they brought Transformers back into the spotlight and gave us lots of new toys. I'm not glad they were poorly written and directed. So I hope this is goodbye for good to all the big wigs involved, and that whatever comes next for live action movies has the quality of the G1 and Transformers Prime Cartoons, with plot and character development first, no more complexity in robot designs than necessary, and wittier and more tasteful humor and special effects. And yes, more robot dialogue voiced by Peter Cullen and Frank Welker and other great voice actors. I am looking forward to seeing the third movie in 3D and saying goodbye to this era of the franchise.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby vegetacron » Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:51 pm

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http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/06/bon ... 2_faqs.php




Now THIS is hilarious. I just read thru the ROTF article and i was in tears from laughing so hard.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Capt.Failure » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:08 pm

El Duque wrote:A couple of new updates from director Michael Bay's official website.

First, Michael Bay has posted a "Thank You" message on his official website to all the Transformers' fans of the world. He also encourages everyone to see Transformers DOTM in a high quality theater in 3D. See hiss message below.

I just want to take the opportunity to thank all the fans around the world for letting me have fun with the Transformers franchise. It has been a wonderful opportunity to have worked with about 4000 crew members around the world. These artists are some of the very best in the entire film business. I’m honored to have had you work along side me. We had an amazing time.

‘Dark of the Moon’ has some of the most technically challenging sequences ever shot. And shot in 3D. I must urge you to find the very best theatre and see this movie in that format. 3D was a forethought, not an afterthought in this movie. I’m glad Jim Cameron and Steven Spielberg really convinced me to shoot in this new technology. We used and invented many new techniques to make the 3D sharper, brighter and more color contrast. I think theatre owners heard their audience that they need to respect the specs of the projectors and not dim the bulbs to save money.

Many theaters are presenting it in the brand new 7.1 sound, which is awesome. This is the most complex, intricate sound track that me and my Academy Awarding winning sound team have done. They really out did themselves to make this a big picture experience. Hopefully you will have as much fun watching this movie as we all had making it.

Thanks,

Michael Bay


Second, a Transformers DOTM accolades trailer has been posted. Same as previous trailers, but with various positive reviews of the film overlaid. Click here to check it out on Vimeo.


Just goes to show you Bay's a better man than the people he tried to appease.

Mindmaster wrote:Finally, someone who agrees.


There's more of us than them, most of us are just content not to scream on forums about it. :P
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Tekka » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:11 pm

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I will miss Michael Bay because he was a convenient scapegoat. If anything goes wrong anywhere in the world at any time, it's his fault... Even if it's not Transformers related.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby HoundimusPrime » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:21 pm

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vegetacron wrote:
SoooTrypticon wrote:Heh. I will undoubtedly enjoy this last film as a Topless Robot FAQ. The one written for the second film was the best part of ROTF:

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/06/bon ... 2_faqs.php




Now THIS is hilarious. I just read thru the ROTF article and i was in tears from laughing so hard.


My brother read it in his Plinkett impression... I laughed hard.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Silverbolt007 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:23 pm

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I find it very sad how people are never satisfied.. theres always suggestions on how the movies should have been done but no one else delivers. People focus only on the negatives and not the positives of the TF movies which I think is unfair because we should be grateful for getting live action Tf movies in the first place. If you guys can make something better then by all means grab your camera and your crew then put your pro movie making skills to the test. A reboot sounds interesting but i cant imagine seeing the transformers in any other way, definitely not the G1 style.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Autobot032 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:24 pm

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People are calling for a reboot already?

I can't take much more of this fandom. I really can't. I just want to scream at the top of my lungs right now.

Thank you, Mr. Bay for your hard work. That being said, you could've been a bit more gracious accepting your PLASTIC award that you drew so much attention to.

Tekka wrote:I will miss Michael Bay because he was a convenient scapegoat. If anything goes wrong anywhere in the world at any time, it's his fault... Even if it's not Transformers related.


Now that he's out, I better not hear another bad word about him when the next TransFormers is ruined or if the director sucks. Bay will have had nothing to do with it at that point. If someone does, I'm gonna climb through the screen and slap someone, like a rabid monkey on roid rage.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby 5150 Cruiser » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:28 pm

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vegetacron wrote: When people 'like' or 'approve' of something, they generally buy it and the person(s)who made it make lots of money.

We don't all sit around on forum threads and post about how much we really, really liked something and continuously post about how much we like it....although, i once made a thread sometime back about how much i loved Animated after hating it for the first season.


Fair enough. your correct that for the most pear, people will voice their opinion anout something they dislike before something they just "like".

vegetacron wrote:So you don't see praise here, because we praise with out money. The people producing the content know, because of how much money they make..


True. The amount of money people spend on a particular product says alot on how much they liked/enjoyed etc. But thats not the sole way to express ones aproval of any given subject. There have been plenty of threads here from people expressing their like for ROTF, as well as the movie verse in general.

Now, when something is terrible, we all still pay for it and then complain about how terrible it was or how terrible the person is who created it. And where else would we complain? I'm sure if i stuck my head out the window right now and screamed at the top of my lungs that i hated Micheal Bay, no one would care. In fact, you can bank on that.

So if i want to bring negative attention against the person who gladly took my money and then gave me a bag of **** in return, I would complain somewhere, where people would actually care, take notice, and respond. Such as seibertron.com.


See, your not getting my point. There's absolutely nothing wrong with voicing a negative opinion on something you don't like. Especialy if you paid for it and can't get a refund. BUt there's a difference between a negative coment, and telling someone to F*** off, you make **** movies, and saying that you don't care about respecting him or not. If thats the case, why should he respect you? And on that note, we disrespected him long before he "disrespected" us. Death treats, home being broken into.. and for what? Prime being a long nose Perterbuilt and having flames? Lame.
So in the end, complain all you want. Its your right. But expect the same level of "respect" back. Also, I don't know what you concider a "Younger crowd", but i'm 29 and grew up with G1. I liked both movies. They brought me out of my TF dark ages.Yes, i'm sure the somehow, the franchise would have continued without the movies, but it would have been alot less lonely road.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Tekka » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:34 pm

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Autobot032 wrote:
Tekka wrote:I will miss Michael Bay because he was a convenient scapegoat. If anything goes wrong anywhere in the world at any time, it's his fault... Even if it's not Transformers related.


Now that he's out, I better not hear another bad word about him when the next TransFormers is ruined or if the director sucks. Bay will have had nothing to do with it at that point. If someone does, I'm gonna climb through the screen and slap someone, like a rabid monkey on roid rage.

I'm afraid that every Transformers series from now on will be tainted by the Bay, and the stench of Revenge of the Fallen will carry on into eternity. Transformers fans across the world will continue to curse his name ad infinitum until hell freezes over and Autobots fly.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Capt.Failure » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:37 pm

Tekka wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:
Tekka wrote:I will miss Michael Bay because he was a convenient scapegoat. If anything goes wrong anywhere in the world at any time, it's his fault... Even if it's not Transformers related.


Now that he's out, I better not hear another bad word about him when the next TransFormers is ruined or if the director sucks. Bay will have had nothing to do with it at that point. If someone does, I'm gonna climb through the screen and slap someone, like a rabid monkey on roid rage.

I'm afraid that every Transformers series from now on will be tainted by the Bay, and the stench of Revenge of the Fallen will carry on into eternity. Transformers fans across the world will continue to curse his name ad infinitum until hell freezes over and Autobots fly.


But some autobots do fly... :???:
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Tekka » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:38 pm

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Capt.Failure wrote:
Tekka wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:
Tekka wrote:I will miss Michael Bay because he was a convenient scapegoat. If anything goes wrong anywhere in the world at any time, it's his fault... Even if it's not Transformers related.


Now that he's out, I better not hear another bad word about him when the next TransFormers is ruined or if the director sucks. Bay will have had nothing to do with it at that point. If someone does, I'm gonna climb through the screen and slap someone, like a rabid monkey on roid rage.

I'm afraid that every Transformers series from now on will be tainted by the Bay, and the stench of Revenge of the Fallen will carry on into eternity. Transformers fans across the world will continue to curse his name ad infinitum until hell freezes over and Autobots fly.


But some autobots do fly... :???:

CURSE YOU MICHAEL BAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Burn » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:38 pm

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I just wish some of the haters would direct their hatred towards Orci and Kurtzman. They're the ones who wrote the stuff in the first place.

Funny how people weren't happy or upset when they left! Nope, so much easier to hate on Bay.

That's okay, he's sitting back and laughing at you anyway. That's why I like the guy.
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Re: Michael Bay Loves Shia & Sad To Leave Transformers Franchise

Postby Capt.Failure » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:42 pm

Burn wrote:I just wish some of the haters would direct their hatred towards Orci and Kurtzman. They're the ones who wrote the stuff in the first place.

Funny how people weren't happy or upset when they left! Nope, so much easier to hate on Bay.

That's okay, he's sitting back and laughing at you anyway. That's why I like the guy.


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