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Deadput wrote:I talked to Josh Nizzi briefly and I know he is going to upload other stuff like for example the prison Decepticons and Josh seems to be going on a "upload one a day" schedule...I did suggest for him to do that in the comments for the WW2 Bumblebee post so it would generate hype.
william-james88 wrote:Deadput wrote:I talked to Josh Nizzi briefly and I know he is going to upload other stuff like for example the prison Decepticons and Josh seems to be going on a "upload one a day" schedule...I did suggest for him to do that in the comments for the WW2 Bumblebee post so it would generate hype.
Hype, sure but that will definitely cause a strain on newsing stuff. If thats what he is dead set on, then I might just wait a week and do a weekly "what new stuff has he posted?" article.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
DeathReviews wrote:I like hearing good news about Transformers, but I make no secret of the fact that I don't think much of the 'Bayverse' films. They're too formulaic for my taste, too predictable. Bay has a number of gimmicks that he's known for in his movies, and for Transformers in particular he seems to be going through a playbook step by step. And in the most recent movie, they put more emphasis on camera movement and rotation than on good writing. Just being in an IMAX theater doesn't mean people will like it...
Because business people, Transformers wasn't as big as Star Wars or Marvel and it hasn't been around as long so it did not have the luxury of having as many fans in that span of time.ricemazter wrote:What always got me about these films is that nobody involved in the production seemed to have an appreciation for or even like the source material. Bay's artistic merits are debatable, but it's always been apparent to me that he doesn't care about the Transformers part of the Transformers. More often than not the robots are disposable set pieces in these movies. For example, in any other transformers media, it would be a big deal for Soundwave or any other major Decepticon to die. In Dorm, though, whatever.
Donald Glut wrote:"No one, not even the story editors, looked at these scripts very carefully. I seem to remember the show being on a really tight schedule, and we had to crank these scripts out fast. I wrote some of them in a single day, first draft, and they went almost immediately to the storyboard artists after Bryce or an assistant gave them a rather cursory read. We were not trying to create art, just get them done fast, and get paid... None of the writing on this series, in my opinion, was good or passionate or, sometimes (my own included, like The Autobot Run) even adequate. But we got paid well for writing them fast.... I was never a fan of any of the characters."
ricemazter wrote:The other thing that always bothered me was just who are these movies made for? It isn't kids, certainly. There's too much sexual content, crass humor, and over the top violence. Tonally they seemed to be teen and young adult males who,correct me if I'm wrong, aren't the market that will be buying these toys in the numbers to generate a real profit, especially the simple versions.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
ricemazter wrote:DeathReviews wrote:I like hearing good news about Transformers, but I make no secret of the fact that I don't think much of the 'Bayverse' films. They're too formulaic for my taste, too predictable. Bay has a number of gimmicks that he's known for in his movies, and for Transformers in particular he seems to be going through a playbook step by step. And in the most recent movie, they put more emphasis on camera movement and rotation than on good writing. Just being in an IMAX theater doesn't mean people will like it...
What always got me about these films is that nobody involved in the production seemed to have an appreciation for or even like the source material. Bay's artistic merits are debatable, but it's always been apparent to me that he doesn't care about the Transformers part of the Transformers. More often than not the robots are disposable set pieces in these movies. For example, in any other transformers media, it would be a big deal for Soundwave or any other major Decepticon to die. In Dorm, though, whatever.
The other thing that always bothered me was just who are these movies made for? It isn't kids, certainly. There's too much sexual content, crass humor, and over the top violence. Tonally they seemed to be teen and young adult males who,correct me if I'm wrong, aren't the market that will be buying these toys in the numbers to generate a real profit, especially the simple versions.
Are kids really buying movie toys? Is there anyway to tell? They seem to be constantly in stock at my local stores, while generations are sold out.
Stealth Claw wrote:ricemazter wrote:DeathReviews wrote:I like hearing good news about Transformers, but I make no secret of the fact that I don't think much of the 'Bayverse' films. They're too formulaic for my taste, too predictable. Bay has a number of gimmicks that he's known for in his movies, and for Transformers in particular he seems to be going through a playbook step by step. And in the most recent movie, they put more emphasis on camera movement and rotation than on good writing. Just being in an IMAX theater doesn't mean people will like it...
What always got me about these films is that nobody involved in the production seemed to have an appreciation for or even like the source material. Bay's artistic merits are debatable, but it's always been apparent to me that he doesn't care about the Transformers part of the Transformers. More often than not the robots are disposable set pieces in these movies. For example, in any other transformers media, it would be a big deal for Soundwave or any other major Decepticon to die. In Dorm, though, whatever.
The other thing that always bothered me was just who are these movies made for? It isn't kids, certainly. There's too much sexual content, crass humor, and over the top violence. Tonally they seemed to be teen and young adult males who,correct me if I'm wrong, aren't the market that will be buying these toys in the numbers to generate a real profit, especially the simple versions.
Are kids really buying movie toys? Is there anyway to tell? They seem to be constantly in stock at my local stores, while generations are sold out.
Well most kids I know who are transformers fans are fans due to the movies. and of course the movies are for kids, like most parents from what iv gathered and seen don't care what games or movies their kids play/watch. so even if the tf movies don't seem like their safe for kids. their parents will most likely still bring them to see the movies. again from what I gathered and seen and younger tf fans I met love the movies. Also I do notice the bayformer toys are shelf-warmers, but do you know who is not a shelf-warmer and I never seem to be able to find in Wal-Mart is bumblebee...
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Stealth Claw wrote:ricemazter wrote:DeathReviews wrote:I like hearing good news about Transformers, but I make no secret of the fact that I don't think much of the 'Bayverse' films. They're too formulaic for my taste, too predictable. Bay has a number of gimmicks that he's known for in his movies, and for Transformers in particular he seems to be going through a playbook step by step. And in the most recent movie, they put more emphasis on camera movement and rotation than on good writing. Just being in an IMAX theater doesn't mean people will like it...
What always got me about these films is that nobody involved in the production seemed to have an appreciation for or even like the source material. Bay's artistic merits are debatable, but it's always been apparent to me that he doesn't care about the Transformers part of the Transformers. More often than not the robots are disposable set pieces in these movies. For example, in any other transformers media, it would be a big deal for Soundwave or any other major Decepticon to die. In Dorm, though, whatever.
The other thing that always bothered me was just who are these movies made for? It isn't kids, certainly. There's too much sexual content, crass humor, and over the top violence. Tonally they seemed to be teen and young adult males who,correct me if I'm wrong, aren't the market that will be buying these toys in the numbers to generate a real profit, especially the simple versions.
Are kids really buying movie toys? Is there anyway to tell? They seem to be constantly in stock at my local stores, while generations are sold out.
Well most kids I know who are transformers fans are fans due to the movies. and of course the movies are for kids, like most parents from what iv gathered and seen don't care what games or movies their kids play/watch. so even if the tf movies don't seem like their safe for kids. their parents will most likely still bring them to see the movies. again from what I gathered and seen and younger tf fans I met love the movies. Also I do notice the bayformer toys are shelf-warmers, but do you know who is not a shelf-warmer and I never seem to be able to find in Wal-Mart is bumblebee...
All Transformers lines have their heavy shelfwarmers not just movie. As stated elsewhere there's TONS of Titans Returns stuff clogging up shelves including those at my nearest toy stores. So many Wave 3 deluxe TR figures (mostly Hot Rod, Twinferno and Triggerhappy), still a lot of Blurr and Scourge from earlier waves and lots of Broadsides, Megatrons and Optimus Primes and small Legends stuff lke Bumblebee, Wheelie (so many Wheelies) and Stripes. A lot of RID stuff such as Deployers on shelves too. And until recently a crapload of Combiner Wars figures were shelfwarming like crazy too (particularly the Deluxes like Wheeljack, Prowl and Smokescreen and Voyagers such as Cyclonus, Scattershot and Onslaught and a lot of Legends class Wreck Gars and Skywarps)
Stealth Claw wrote: CW Devy didn't even show in Wal-Mart, so sad(ps. im looking for a cw devy haha)
william-james88 wrote:An exclusive article from Variety tells that Paramount's film financing partner Huahua, a media company based in China, is angry at "losing tens of millions of dollars on a $1 billion slate-financing deal with Paramount Pictures".
noctorro wrote:I hope they learn, kick Bay of the team, start anew years later.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Looks to be Dragonicus.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
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