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This being a TF film, the whole omega lock story will be as important as the tomb of the primes nonsense of the second one. Any plot and mythology will be quickly overlooked for more action and Mark Walhberg running. So I really dont think any of that matters. Does anyone here really watch these movies for its mythological world building aspect?

william-james88 wrote:This being a TF film, the whole omega lock story will be as important as the tomb of the primes nonsense of the second one. Any plot and mythology will be quickly overlooked for more action and Mark Walhberg running. So I really dont think any of that matters. Does anyone here really watch these movies for its mythological world building aspect?

HAHAHAHA! No.

The Bay TF films are an action film power house meant to appeal to general film-going audiences if anything, but does call outs to appease the fans too simultaneously. That doesn't make the films entirely crap or devoid of merit though, they can be enjoyed as they are.

This is true, at least with me, I consider the films decent action flicks overall. So I enjoy them as action films and not specifically TF films. I have enjoyed some of the things they've used from G1 and modified to be less-cartoon like and more "edgier" for an action film. I appreciate those callouts and marriage of ideas between continuities. The Bay TF films aren't as epic as something like Lord of the Rings and Star Wars though and comparing them will always have one winding up short. You really can't compare the two here with what Bay does and his angle with it all. He's not a cerebral-story type of person, and that is painfully obvious because of the gratuitous explosions and lens flare. So, he's an action guy, and that's what these films are more or less - action films. The humor in the TF films is also a lot more juvenile, which isn't exactly bad, but not great, except maybe RotF Devastator's scrotum. That was pretty bad. My personal preference is for the TF films to go to a more cerebral route and thought provoking deal, but that will probably not happen for a while if at all ever.

My dream movie idea that will likely never get made: TF novel "Exodus" and IDW Megatron Origin modified considerably to be into a film and dealing with the build up of Optimus and Megatron and their respective rises to prominence and power.

SeibertronianSeibertronians, it seems that Santiago Cabrera has returned to the Last Knight set! Thanks to a couple of photos from his official Instagram among other sources, we have confirmation that the actor, rumored to be playing Merlin in the upcoming movie, has returned to filming, along with a couple helicopters! Check out the photos below, and discuss with the other citizens of Seibertron in the comments!





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I can't believe they're even letting those weak firework things off near the stone monuments. I thought pretty much nothing was allowed to happen around the actual stones.

DeadCaL wrote:I can't believe they're even letting those weak firework things off near the stone monuments. I thought pretty much nothing was allowed to happen around the actual stones.

as the article said, this is a replica of stonehenge.

william-james88 wrote:Does anyone here besides Sly really watch these movies for its mythological world building aspect?

Fixed.

And so, it looks like the principal shooting for Paramount's latest project with Michael Bay, Transformers: The Last Knight, has ended its main shooting for at least the main human cast - though it looks like there may be some additional days for other aspects, all according to the original plan for ending on 15th October. Both the movie's official social media and cast member Isabela Moner have celebrated the event by posting images and thanks on their feeds - check out a couple below, featuring the cars in London and the humans Mark Wahlberg, Laura Haddock and Josh Duhamel!

Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Powermaster Swag wrote:Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Probably at college and whats-his-name is probably racing

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Powermaster Swag wrote:Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Probably at college and whats-his-name is probably racing

Okay then, thanks!

Powermaster Swag wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Powermaster Swag wrote:Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Probably at college and whats-his-name is probably racing

Okay then, thanks!

Np problem.

Don't quote me on it though! That's just my guess

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Powermaster Swag wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Powermaster Swag wrote:Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Probably at college and whats-his-name is probably racing

Okay then, thanks!

Np problem.

Don't quote me on it though! That's just my guess

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During the events of Transformers 5, Tessa is in college while her boyfriend, Lucky Charms, is out there racing.

^That will only be in the Novelization however, they don't have time to go into such details in the film itself.

They don't have time to say "my daughter's away studying and her boyfriend went with her"? Just on line?

Then again, they didn't have enough time last movie to say Drift's name...

^ sorry meant to put my j/k emoticon in there. fixed now

Kurona wrote:They don't have time to say "my daughter's away studying and her boyfriend went with her"? Just on line?

Then again, they didn't have enough time last movie to say Drift's name...

Wait really? Even when they were barking out orders at eachother or when they were in that chapel and he pretended to slice one of their necks?

Powermaster Swag wrote:Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Tragic short-shorts accident. Firemen tried to save her with the Jaws of Life, but it was already too late.

Come to think of it...I don't think they said Crosshairs name either did they?

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:They don't have time to say "my daughter's away studying and her boyfriend went with her"? Just on line?

Then again, they didn't have enough time last movie to say Drift's name...

Wait really? Even when they were barking out orders at eachother or when they were in that chapel and he pretended to slice one of their necks?

Drift not only never had his name said in movie, but was only shown transforming between car mode and robot mode once onscreen in the whole movie, and said transformation was only in the background obscured entirely by Bumblebee's own transformation, so we practically got to see none of Drift's car-to-robot transformation.

His helicopter/robot transformations were shown onscreen, though.

o.supreme wrote:Come to think of it...I don't think they said Crosshairs name either did they?

I think it might have been said once. Don't remember where, but at least just once.

Come to think of it, did they even use Bumblebee's name?




I kid I kid. None of the dinobots were called by name either, too bad. I do still find it super weird how Optimus speaks to them in ancient cybertronian and yet they dont speak back to him, as if they cant speak at all.And then Optimus speaks to them in english, so I really wonder if there was even a point to speaking cybertronian.

william-james88 wrote:None of the dinobots were called by name either,

Crosshairs says to the Spinosaur at the end..."I'll ride with you anytime Spike" (supposed to be Scorn) but...since when have TF names in bay films been very accurate

Devastator/Brawl
Dino/Mirage
Que/Wheeljack

"Arcee Twins" (are actually Triplets...) but whatever

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:None of the dinobots were called by name either,

Crosshairs says to the Spinosaur at the end..."I'll ride with you anytime Spike" (supposed to be Scorn) but...since when have TF names in bay films been very accurate

Devastator/Brawl
Dino/Mirage
Que/Wheeljack

"Arcee Twins" (are actually Triplets...) but whatever

I'm pretty sure that was just a nickname he gave him, he wouldnt know the character's name. it's like if I see a dog I dont know and go, "come here Fido!".

Crosshairs was called out by name when they were on Lockdown's ship.

The only time Drift's name was used was in the scene leading up to Galvatron's attack, and it was on the aerial viewscreen the humans were using.

Hound was used a good bit