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USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:08 pm
by First Gen

In an article that documents the filming sequences of the climactic battle of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, USA Today managed to capture the essence of the film Director Michael Bay's handling of the cast and crew and the way the crew reacted and complied with him.

From calling Josh Duhamal a *bleeping* pansy, to telling a pizza delivery guy to "Get those *bleeping* pizzas the *bleep* out of here!!!", we get a good look at the intensity and focus of the filming of the action film.
Check out the article by clicking
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Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:18 pm
by Blurrz
Transformers in the land of the Pharoahs. I love this movie.
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:23 pm
by Phenotype
Haha! Cool article.

Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:25 pm
by jaws
Cool article--now we just needer higher resolution images; Prime/jetfire combo looks nothing like what the figure does
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:29 pm
by Megatron Wolf
If that first pic is of the combined form it sucks. Prime just gets fat and gets spiky things on his legs.
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:32 pm
by Chronosprime
tragic no credit for my post about this earlier today...
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=54583 
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:34 pm
by Segor
Prime looks cool, but I guess he's missing his wings.
I guess it would be freaking fantastic to be in front of the pyramids, super cool

Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:38 pm
by syphonn
The concept image that's floating around looks better
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:52 pm
by Fananga
Thats Prime after the battle.
He basically shed the weapons and the wings after and thats just him with the 'extra armour' i guess.
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:57 pm
by Shockerwave333
ok guess I'm missing out on something here...
I see a picture of Optimus and the Sphinx..
I see a picture of Jetfire and a few humans...
I DO NOT see a combined pic of the two!!!
and I don't know if it's just hard to judge the scale from the tiny tiny pic, but I don't think the humans can fit in the cockpit that makes up Jetfires forehead!!!
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:57 pm
by Primus C-00
Megatron Wolf wrote:If that first pic is of the combined form it sucks. Prime just gets fat and gets spiky things on his legs.
That's a perfect metaphor for the movie in my humble opinion. Bloated with unnecessary appendages.
Seriously, I have never felt so dejected and disenfranchised in my life. I wont waste my money further lining anyone's pockets with relation to this film.

Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:03 pm
by First Gen
Its a big help when you
let us know if you post anything you find thats news. This is a big site and we can't get to every individual post made here. But credit has been adjusted for you.
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:33 pm
by syphonn
Primus C-00 wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:If that first pic is of the combined form it sucks. Prime just gets fat and gets spiky things on his legs.
That's a perfect metaphor for the movie in my humble opinion. Bloated with unnecessary appendages.
Seriously, I have never felt so dejected and disenfranchised in my life. I wont waste my money further lining anyone's pockets with relation to this film.

Was it that bad? Can't say I'm surprised though
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:24 pm
by soundwave13c
its not all that bad guys! this movie will be good I have full confidence, the toy line will be a little worse but the toys are never as good as the movie. the movie will be better than dinobots and junkicons dancing to dare to be stupid, while they greet each other with ba weep grana weep nini bon
I think we are forgetting where we came from, the g1 series is full of animation mistakes and characters coming from no where!
I personally view the new movies from the perspective of somebody else's point of view. even though Michael Bay is creep I appreciate what he has done with the transformers
I accept the fat prime
but i still dont like skids and mudflap

Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:51 pm
by Covenant
There has GOT to be a BUNCH of missing stuff in that 'combined' image.
And, seeing Jetfire up close like that, I can officially state I hate his fugly face. No shocker, there's only a couple of faces in the films I don't mind/like, but still. Uggo.
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:00 pm
by christo
we have already seen how combined Jetfire/optimus looks like. and there is no picture. And thats just normal prime! WTF FirstGen you screwed us over there is no picture of jetfire prime

Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:05 pm
by Primus C-00
syphonn wrote:
Was it that bad? Can't say I'm surprised though
I feel the writer's strike, or conflict with Star Trek may have hurt this movie, it's not the writing is bad, It just peters out as soon as Sam hits college. Then everything just becomes a clusterbomb of jock humour, assplosions and grrbots on roids.
Yup I was right:
Screenwriting was interrupted by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, but to avoid production delays the writers spent two weeks writing a treatment, which they handed in the night before the strike began,[11] and Bay expanded the outline into a sixty-page scriptment,[12] fleshing out the action, adding more jokes,[11] as well as selecting the majority of new characters.[13]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_2#Production 
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:51 pm
by Fananga
christo wrote:we have already seen how combined Jetfire/optimus looks like. and there is no picture. And thats just normal prime! WTF FirstGen you screwed us over there is no picture of jetfire prime

No, seriously, that IS combined Prime.
As i said its after the fight with the Fallen. About 5 seconds before that pose he detatches the frikkin huge arm cannons and jet engines from his back. You can see he's still bulked up from the extra armour and bigger legs.
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:13 pm
by syphonn
Primus C-00 wrote:syphonn wrote:
Was it that bad? Can't say I'm surprised though
I feel the writer's strike, or conflict with Star Trek may have hurt this movie, it's not the writing is bad, It just peters out as soon as Sam hits college. Then everything just becomes a clusterbomb of jock humour, assplosions and grrbots on roids.
Yup I was right:
Screenwriting was interrupted by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, but to avoid production delays the writers spent two weeks writing a treatment, which they handed in the night before the strike began,[11] and Bay expanded the outline into a sixty-page scriptment,[12] fleshing out the action, adding more jokes,[11] as well as selecting the majority of new characters.[13]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_2#Production 
Well that certainly explains alot ...
Bay expanded the outline into a sixty-page scriptment,[12] fleshing out the action, adding more jokes,[11] as well as selecting the majority of new characters
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:32 pm
by Autobot Ignition
The Autobots should never have stayed on earth
Look what it's done to Prime!
He's spent all of his time in Burger King!
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:13 pm
by Fananga
Actually if theyve done anything its spent time watching Movies.
Prime, Sideswipe and Bumblebee seem to have take a love for Martial Arts films (seriously, all 3 kick hand to hand ass) while the Twins seem to have been watching Bad Boys on a continuous Loop.
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:33 pm
by Superior Prime09
Yeah, uh... that's it??! eh oh well. Oh and whoever said the appendage comment and anyone else who says it sucks, you a professional critic or-- an amatuer that is becoming a professional critic?
I have confidence in this movie as with the first movie. Same with the toys, though.... I don't keep them in the boxes and cards, I take them-- *shuts up*
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:26 am
by Rodimus Prime
I actually bought and read the paper today, and it also had an article on Tyrese. He said he was very happy doing these films, as they open noew doors in his career. He also mentioned his duet on the soundtrack.
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:36 am
by Venomous Prime
Primus C-00 wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:If that first pic is of the combined form it sucks. Prime just gets fat and gets spiky things on his legs.
That's a perfect metaphor for the movie in my humble opinion. Bloated with unnecessary appendages.
Seriously, I have never felt so dejected and disenfranchised in my life. I wont waste my money further lining anyone's pockets with relation to this film.

People like you make me laugh, no offense meant by that, but that attitude is one of the most rediculous mindsets I have ever encountered. If your that offended over a movie, you need to reexamine your life and priorities. There are far more important things.
Re: USA Today Behind the Scenes of fiming ROTF coverage

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Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:31 am
by Primus C-00
original sin wrote:
People like you make me laugh, no offense meant by that, but that attitude is one of the most rediculous mindsets I have ever encountered. If your that offended over a movie, you need to reexamine your life and priorities. There are far more important things.
Oh I know this, I'm just sad that, well when you see the film you'll know.
