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Optimus Prime Mouth Diagnosis

Postby Salazaar » Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:58 pm

I've been browsing several Transformers movie boards, and I was bothered. Many of you seem to have misunderstood the leaked OP pics with his mouth. Many of you have said his face is very long, and very baboonish. His face is not long or baboonish in any way. I will explain:

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Many believe the highlighted area is Prime's mouth. This is not so. If this is his mouth, when the faceplate slides up, what is the plate protecting? His upper lip? If this was his mouth, he would have a mouth when his faceplate is slid up, and nothing is more stupid than Prime having a giant metal goatee. This "mouth" is the crease where the lower-middle section of the fceplate slides up from the bottom of his chin.



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The highlighted area of Primes face is where his mouth is. In the very center of that yellow box you can clearly see his closed mouth. Though it is a little small, thats's where it is. Note: everyone at the screening of the movie said Prime's mouth was "odd." Those two black half circles surrounding his mouth are muscle-like structures. If his mouth was where you thought it was, his mouth would look like a cheap puppet, and wouldn't be able to emote as well. His mouth does look a little shriveled up, but it kinda is going with the movie style. And with that, he is the most handsome non-mouthless Transformer in the movie! So take back those insults about him looking like a baboon, and insult the designers for making him look like an old man!

I have highlighted his mouth opening:

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I'm a noob with a lot to say! :grin:
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Postby Barricade » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:56 pm

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Postby Salazaar » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:58 pm

I was all like "wtf?" when ppl called him a baboon.

Mods! Please sticky to end the flaming and confusion!!
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Postby AbsumZer0 » Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:46 pm

Salazaar wrote:I was all like "wtf?" when ppl called him a baboon.

Mods! Please sticky to end the flaming and confusion!!


Maybe I just missed it but I don't recall this being a big issue on this particular forum.

Even if his mouth is higher-up it still looks like ass.
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Postby Salazaar » Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:51 pm

AbsumZer0 wrote:
Salazaar wrote:I was all like "wtf?" when ppl called him a baboon.

Mods! Please sticky to end the flaming and confusion!!


Maybe I just missed it but I don't recall this being a big issue on this particular forum.

Even if his mouth is higher-up it still looks like ass.



It may not be an issue here, but at tfw, dm.net, and the official movie board, there are several threads devoted to destroying Michael Bay for allowing this.
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Postby Predaprince » Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:28 pm

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Those of us on this board who have angst towards the designs are limiting it to Starscream and Megatron's designs and the general consensus is that Prime is the one TF in the new movie whose design is the closest to original G1 of all of them.

But, at the same time, if what you are saying is the mouth is the mouth then I still don't quite see it (perhaps I will if this design is in the movie and I see him talking without the faceplate). But, at this moment, I really don't care either way about Prime's design given the previously stated debate over SS and Megs.
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Postby Salazaar » Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:30 pm

Predaprince wrote:Those of us on this board who have angst towards the designs are limiting it to Starscream and Megatron's designs and the general consensus is that Prime is the one TF in the new movie whose design is the closest to original G1 of all of them.

But, at the same time, if what you are saying is the mouth is the mouth then I still don't quite see it (perhaps I will if this design is in the movie and I see him talking without the faceplate). But, at this moment, I really don't care either way about Prime's design given the previously stated debate over SS and Megs.


its the opening is highlighted. its the thing that looks like a sideways, metallic vagina....with teeth!
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Postby Salazaar » Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:31 pm

All they have to do with screamers is put some of the weight on his arms to his legs.
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Postby Phategod1 » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:15 pm

AbsumZer0 wrote:
Salazaar wrote:I was all like "wtf?" when ppl called him a baboon.

Mods! Please sticky to end the flaming and confusion!!


Maybe I just missed it but I don't recall this being a big issue on this particular forum.

Even if his mouth is higher-up it still looks like ass.


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Postby Nico » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:26 am

Knew that already....but i dint knew the EXACT location of the mouth...
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Postby Skowl » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:42 am

So now, instead of looking like a horse, he looks like he just ate the world's most sour candy?

Prime should not have a mouth. ever. period.
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Postby Kalon » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:49 am

I disagree. looking at the shape of the face and the postioning of things your way off. Your claiming the mouth to be to close to the nose, and giving it a huge chin. Talking with a co-worker that does CGI modeling professionally where you put the mouth doesn't fit the proper proportions for the head. Also as he explained from a puppeteering perspective there is no way the mouth could be that high up. It would mean it would be using the base of the nose as the upper lip.
Nicely put your off, way off.

Attached is a rough version of what was shown to me. I used see it as you did. Now I know the facts. From all things CGI/Movie/Puppetry there is no possible way what you have as the mouth can be the mouth. Simple body mechanics prove you wrong.[/i]
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Postby Spoon » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:47 am

Maybe Ryan can enlighten us on this, he has seen it in action after all.
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Postby Salazaar » Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:01 pm

Kalon wrote:I disagree. looking at the shape of the face and the postioning of things your way off. Your claiming the mouth to be to close to the nose, and giving it a huge chin. Talking with a co-worker that does CGI modeling professionally where you put the mouth doesn't fit the proper proportions for the head. Also as he explained from a puppeteering perspective there is no way the mouth could be that high up. It would mean it would be using the base of the nose as the upper lip.
Nicely put your off, way off.

Attached is a rough version of what was shown to me. I used see it as you did. Now I know the facts. From all things CGI/Movie/Puppetry there is no possible way what you have as the mouth can be the mouth. Simple body mechanics prove you wrong.[/i]




nuh uh I'm right. :grin:

If that is the case, then Prime has a huge frickin' nose.
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Postby Salazaar » Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:12 pm

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Those two half-circles surrounding his mouth opening openings in his face, kinda how you can slightly see the inside of Meg's head.
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Postby Kalon » Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:43 pm

Salazaar wrote:Those two half-circles surrounding his mouth opening openings in his face, kinda how you can slightly see the inside of Meg's head.


And your 'qualifcations' are? I've stated where I got my info. Right now your some fan trying to make it look better. So unless you have the resourses I do, you can stop now.
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Postby Ironhidensh » Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:49 pm

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Kalon wrote:
Salazaar wrote:Those two half-circles surrounding his mouth opening openings in his face, kinda how you can slightly see the inside of Meg's head.


And your 'qualifcations' are? I've stated where I got my info. Right now your some fan trying to make it look better. So unless you have the resourses I do, you can stop now.


Wow. Congratulations. You win the "jackass" award for today. Here is your check, payable to me, your trophy, and your flaming bag of dog poo. Enjoy!
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Kalon wrote:
Salazaar wrote:Those two half-circles surrounding his mouth opening openings in his face, kinda how you can slightly see the inside of Meg's head.


And your 'qualifcations' are? I've stated where I got my info. Right now your some fan trying to make it look better. So unless you have the resourses I do, you can stop now.


Until you have the resources you claim to have (which in reality you don't), then you too can stop.

Better yet, it would be nice if you just shut up completely. I'd like that.

My sources say you suck at dealing with differences of opinion...and my sources are better than your's.

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Postby Dragonslayer » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:23 pm

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Autobot032 wrote:
Kalon wrote:
Salazaar wrote:Those two half-circles surrounding his mouth opening openings in his face, kinda how you can slightly see the inside of Meg's head.


And your 'qualifcations' are? I've stated where I got my info. Right now your some fan trying to make it look better. So unless you have the resourses I do, you can stop now.


Until you have the resources you claim to have (which in reality you don't), then you too can stop.

Better yet, it would be nice if you just shut up completely. I'd like that.

My sources say you suck at dealing with differences of opinion...and my sources are better than your's.

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Ok people, we don't need this here. Why can't we all just wait for July 4 to come, then we will se who is right and who is the dumbass, alrighty then?
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Postby AbsumZer0 » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:24 pm

Are the images being used to illustrate the argument even final renderings or are they just concept art from some stage of production? Because, if it's the latter, this argument is completely retarded.
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Postby Predaprince » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:33 pm

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AbsumZer0 wrote:Are the images being used to illustrate the argument even final renderings or are they just concept art from some stage of production? Because, if it's the latter, this argument is completely retarded.


It is the first images of his face, so it is the latter and I do agree with your statement of it being the latter.
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Postby Salazaar » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:53 pm

I'm trying to find a mouth in that jumbled piece of crap they call Prime. I'm also trying to say that he doesn't look like a baboon, he looks like a metal vagina.
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Postby Salazaar » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:54 pm

Kalon wrote:
Salazaar wrote:Those two half-circles surrounding his mouth opening openings in his face, kinda how you can slightly see the inside of Meg's head.


And your 'qualifcations' are? I've stated where I got my info. Right now your some fan trying to make it look better. So unless you have the resourses I do, you can stop now.


the leaked, finalized design of Megatron's head that was leaked all over the internets.
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Postby ScorpoMax » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:00 pm

All right! All the flaming back and forth and accusing people of flaming back and forth when they're just expressing their opinions is getting very trying now! :BANG_HEAD:
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Postby Salazaar » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:00 pm

ScorpoMax wrote:All right! All the flaming back and forth and accusing people of flaming back and forth when they're just expressing their opinions is getting very trying now! :BANG_HEAD:


:grin:
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