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Prime's lips - there's still a chance we can get rid of them

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Postby AbsumZer0 » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:10 pm

Blitzwing the warrior wrote:Ahh geez, nobody complained about Prime having lips in Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Energon, and Cybertron. But when something that was made for a Europe trailer (Bay said himself) its the movie designs war all over again

"Bay is ruining an iconic character, blah blah blah" even though he gave Prime a faceplate, made him look like the original, even gave him the classic red/blue scheme through the flames, not to mention HE'S STILL A TRUCK


Optimus Primal wasn't Optimus, he was of a later generation with integrated biosynthetics and his mouth wasn't bendy metal. The characters in Beast Wars/Machines had fur too, whereas Laserbeak didn't have feathers and the original Predacons didn't have fur. People are grateful he has a mouthplate, they just want him to keep the damn thing on if it looks as terrible as some have said. Bay himself has clarified that he never said the lips in the European trailer wouldn't be in the movie, only that it wasn't Cullen's voice. As to the whole 'Unicron trilogy Optimus had a mouth' thing, G1 cartoon Grimlock was a retard used for comedic purposes after the animated film. That doesn't mean putting Grimlock in the sequel with down's syndrome would be the best idea.
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Postby AbsumZer0 » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:16 pm

1Big\"F\"ingRayOfSunshine wrote:
The 20-minute preview showings that people such as Seibertron have attended and written about?


No one ever mentioned primes lips in those preview screenings, it wasnt until a week ago when that europe trailer posted that all of a sudden people had a shitfit about it. This thread is barely a day old and its already boring and has become kinda pointless because all it is is the people for the faceplate vs. the the people against the faceplate with the people that dont really care trying to pick a side. Like I said earlier whats the next thing to complain about?


Lips are part of a mouth.

"Optimus Prime does have a mouth in this scene. While I can't really remember what his mouth looked like in this scene, it reminded me of a really detailed version of Masterpiece Convoy / Optimus Prime's mouth when you removed the toy's face shield. It was very alien looking just like the rest of the Transformers faces. It will take some time getting used to it though I imagine Optimus Prime will mostly have the face shield based on all of the marketing pieces that I've seen so far"

http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... =1509&sid=


EDIT: Also, apart from you and Shadowman who have both stated you 'don't really care either way', where is there a post against the faceplate? Have you even read through the thread or was it so terribly boring you decided just to post and pretend you did?
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Postby Robinson » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:52 pm

Well seeing as I was the 4th or 5th post in and the rest of the thread has been me and you bickering back and forth I think its safe to say that I have read it.

And this thread specifically mentions "lips" because everyone was whineing about his lips looking like fish lips and being on his chin.
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Postby AbsumZer0 » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:07 pm

1Big\"F\"ingRayOfSunshine wrote:Well seeing as I was the 4th or 5th post in and the rest of the thread has been me and you bickering back and forth I think its safe to say that I have read it.

And this thread specifically mentions "lips" because everyone was whineing about his lips looking like fish lips and being on his chin.


So then why pretend the thread contains people arguing against the mouthplate?

This thread specifically mentions lips because his mouth is comprised of a pair of lips. If like Megatron his 'mouth' was a maw full of pointed teeth then replace 'lips' with 'maw full of teeth'. Either way, it's his mouth which the thread is about, hence the mention of 'mouthplate' as opposed to 'lipplate'. Have you given up on pretending you have a point?
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Postby The Paragon of Virtue » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:27 am

Conceptron wrote:How about he just concenrs on making the film and make NO CREATIVE decisions.


That doesn't even make sense.
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Postby Sermon » Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:23 am

1Big\"F\"ingRayOfSunshine wrote:
The 20-minute preview showings that people such as Seibertron have attended and written about?


No one ever mentioned primes lips in those preview screenings, it wasnt until a week ago when that europe trailer posted that all of a sudden people had a shitfit about it. This thread is barely a day old and its already boring and has become kinda pointless because all it is is the people for the faceplate vs. the the people against the faceplate with the people that dont really care trying to pick a side. Like I said earlier whats the next thing to complain about?


The lips were mentioned in a review of the preview screening at AICN. The reviewer said they were distracting and looked weird. The lips were also mentioned in another review of the 20-minute-showings.

As far as this thread goes - it was supposed to be a thread where the pro-faceplate people could voice their opinion and make a plea to the moviemakers to drop the mouth. The people who are cool with the lips needn't post in here at all. Why else did you think I was constantly talking about "like-minded people"? It's merely meant to be a platform for people who are against the lips and for the permanent faceplate, a thread to show the movie people how many fans are against the lips to help them in their decision to either drop or keep the lips.
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Postby Leonardo » Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:36 am

The Paragon of Virtue wrote:
Conceptron wrote:How about he just concenrs on making the film and make NO CREATIVE decisions.


That doesn't even make sense.


I agree, that doesn't make sense.
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Postby FrenzyDM » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:05 am

Curiosity Inc. wrote:KEEP THE FACEPLATE ON!!!
KEEP THE FACEPLATE ON!!!
KEEP THE FACEPLATE ON!!!

One more time!

KEEP THE FACEPLATE ON!!!


Agreed. :)

Please do this otherwise I shall die from massive internal injuries. :sad:
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Postby Milanion » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:22 am

Keep the faceplate.
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Postby Skowl » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:39 am

I'm all for change, and have been much more accepting of newer things than alot of other fans, but the lips on the movie Prime are just wrong.

I just can't put it any other way, it's just plain wrong.

They worked on Beast Wars, but only because it was a different character. As for Energon and Cybertron, I thought the lips looked ridiculous.

If the lips were so cool, why aren't they on all of the Movie Prime toys? How many Movie Prime figures have we seen with the lips.... I'll save you some time, we've seen none. Why? because John Q Public isn't going to recognise 'Optimus Prime' as the guy with 'lips', the faceplate is probably the most iconic thing about his design!

bottom line is, the flames are bad, but the lips are worse.
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Postby edcomics » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:09 pm

No mouth on Prime. Keep the faceplate ON.
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Postby Asderiphel » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:12 pm

Imagine, 20 years from now, you were given the contract to redesign Darth Vader and Boba Fett.

Would you put lips on those helmets?

Didn't think so.

If there's a chance to keep the faceplate on the entire movie, then please, keep the face plate on the entire movie.
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Postby Brakethrough » Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:39 pm

I'm not concerned at all. Prime's much bigger than this little issue. Character > Design.
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Postby Shadowman » Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:06 pm

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Burn wrote:
Shadowman wrote:I don't really care if he has lips or if he keeps his faceplate on.


If you were a TRUE fan you'd care ...


Thats kind of a broad statement to make, I may not know all of the continuity, but I know what I like so does that make me less of a fan?


I should've seen this sooner. He's kidding, Ray.
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Postby Skullgrin140 » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:01 pm

Lets Bring the face plate back and remember our Childhoods!
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Postby Robinson » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:02 pm

Shadowman wrote:
1Big\"F\"ingRayOfSunshine wrote:
Burn wrote:
Shadowman wrote:I don't really care if he has lips or if he keeps his faceplate on.


If you were a TRUE fan you'd care ...


Thats kind of a broad statement to make, I may not know all of the continuity, but I know what I like so does that make me less of a fan?


I should've seen this sooner. He's kidding, Ray.


I know, but thats the fun of internet message boards, you can't tell whos kidding and who's not :P
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Postby Sentinel Pax » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:24 pm

I think Prime would look way better with the faceplate up all the time. He'll look a lot more like Prime. From what I saw, the lips were more awkward than bad, and I'm sure the lips themselves would look great, but I think that for the sake of having Prime look more like Prime, the faceplate is the way to go. Either way, I know this movie is going to rock.
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Postby NightBreaker » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:30 pm

Hmm, as much as I love the faceplate, I wouldn't mind Prime having a mouth, so long as it don't look crappy.

So, I guess I'm neutral.
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Postby Cacciatore » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:00 pm

What if he looked like this? :P
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Postby Robinson » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:02 pm

Cacciatore wrote:What if he looked like this? :P


That's blasphemy, that can't be our beloved g1 prime. what is this world coming to :P
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Postby Skowl » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:05 pm

Cacciatore wrote:What if he looked like this? :P


What if he looked like this...

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Postby NewFoundStarscreamLuv » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:46 pm

Prime's faceplate is part of him! Masked heroes are the best kind (except for real ones of course) ! Lips aside, Optimus primal had a nod to the faceplate in his nose- guard- inverted- V- thing. It was there all the time. He had a a faceplate with a hole in it. This was ok, why? it still covered his face, primal wasn't really prime, beast wars seemed slapstick at times to me and not serious, so prime could be taken less seriously.
mouth lips on prime are bad because....I have rarely seen a CG item with lips that looked believable, and only then in movies where the director knew how important it was (LOTR for example). All the star wars creatures looked weird to me when they talked. CG mouths dont work for me, and the further from human, the less they do.

Also primal wasn't optimus prime, so thats not a great argument against the plate. Rodimus Prime didn't have a faceplate either, why doesn't that argument come up?
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Postby Robinson » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:59 pm

SO let me if I understand you Optimus primal isnt prime. I get that o.k.?
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Postby Cacciatore » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:53 pm

1Big\"F\"ingRayOfSunshine wrote:SO let me if I understand you Optimus primal isnt prime. I get that o.k.?


I'd hope you get it or you're getting you're optimus' mixed up.
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Postby ignasty » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:12 pm

FACEPLATE PLEASE!!! M. Bay...if you can do any last thing to please the Fans, then for the Love of God...FACEPLATE STAYS UP!
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