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News Credits: 3646 · Thu May 17, 2007 10:42 pm

Somebody got the eyes right? The eyes have been fixed in the most recent trailer. As a huge G1 fan, this is huge news to me. Should this be in the news section?

News Credits: 12 · Thu May 17, 2007 10:44 pm

News it! Another nod to G1.

It had to be expected. I thought it weird in the recent high-res images that Megatron has blue eyes. It's just not right!

Thu May 17, 2007 10:56 pm

That picture of Ironhide coming out of the pool was changed a while ago, but I'm glad they're going to keep the eyes in the classic coloring. Also, Megs kind of looks like from the deepest pits of Hell there. Which isn't a bad thing, really. The mace is just kickass...and badass if its not a mace at all, and is, in fact, Jazz.

Thu May 17, 2007 11:01 pm

The more I see the more I've become excited to see it. I'm glad the eyes will help keep us in tune with whose side is on which. I'm perfectly okay with Megatron's look now that he has YET to get an Earth mode.

Thu May 17, 2007 11:05 pm

Looks pretty clear cut to me--and Megs definately has red eyes on the official poster. I don't remember ever seeing him with blue eyes.

Those 'con captures are making me happy...perhapse a little too happy? I wasn't quite able to keep up with the barriage of images on the new trailer, however many times I watched it, so this helps.

Thu May 17, 2007 11:07 pm

I've been taking note of this too. I always liked the concept in the G1 cartoon and I'd love to see it in the movie!

News Credits: 21 · Thu May 17, 2007 11:08 pm

i kinda expected the autobots to have blue eyes and decepticons have red eyes two posters of prime and megatron primes eyes are are blue and megatrons eyes or eye is red didnt really noticed megatrons eyes in the high resolution image until someone said something about it.

News Credits: 3 · Thu May 17, 2007 11:30 pm

I haven't put too much thought into the color of Transformers' eyes.

Thu May 17, 2007 11:44 pm

ShGarland_1383 wrote:I haven't put too much thought into the color of Transformers' eyes.

Me neither. I'm paralyzed, obssessing on the point they all look like classic gaming bosses... the kinds where they're just a head connected to a neck made out of disconnected balls.

And that any one transformer looks like another.
>__<

News Credits: 8 · Fri May 18, 2007 12:05 am

I take full responsiblity for the Decepts having red eyes. I drew the movie Megatron and Starscream with red eyes long before they changed it. Kneel before Jazz!

News Credits: 38 · Fri May 18, 2007 12:26 am

for some reason I thought that was so obvious that it was not worth mentioning... must have been me then. By this I mean it never occured to me to be any other way.

Fri May 18, 2007 12:52 am

RIGHT ON!!! I am all about G1 cartoons I still have some of the origonal figures
TurboHammer

Fri May 18, 2007 12:59 am

Never noticed the change. I thought they had the faction thing with the eyes back in the trailer before the MARS one.

However, they do glow brighter this time around. I'm pretty happy that they are doing this. Kudos to Micheal Bay.

Fri May 18, 2007 1:10 am

At least they got something right!

Fri May 18, 2007 2:01 am

I didn't really put too much thought into the eye color *until* I noticed the earlier versions of Autobots such as Ironhide having red eyes and Megatron & Frenzy having blue.

As insignificant as it is overall, I am nonetheless very pleased that they did end up changing things to be 'faction accurate' as it were.

Fri May 18, 2007 2:09 am

who gives a sh*t...robot wars baby....want them to kick each other @$$ so bad they're going to need to be remodel for a sequel...maybe we'll see Megatron as a giant rolling canon....and jazz as a F*cking Porsche 911.

News Credits: 1 · Fri May 18, 2007 2:20 am

Sunstar wrote:for some reason I thought that was so obvious that it was not worth mentioning... must have been me then. By this I mean it never occured to me to be any other way.

I concur with Sunstar. I'm not sure this is newsworthy as it is just a trivial detail.

News Credits: 15 · Fri May 18, 2007 3:55 am

Its probably cos the average, non TF fan won't be able to tell them apart on screen.

Fri May 18, 2007 4:10 am

j-man wrote:who gives a sh*t...robot wars baby....want them to kick each other @$$ so bad they're going to need to be remodel for a sequel...maybe we'll see Megatron as a giant rolling canon....and jazz as a F*cking Porsche 911.

Just as God intended.

By the time TF2 comes out, GM will be under, so they might just give Jazz the justice that he deserves!

And Megatron looks downright evil, like, perhaps, an "...ever-spinning Engine of Death"? lol

Sorry. I had to.

Possible spoiler below:

Let's just hope that retractable "sword arm" for Prime is not just a myth also!

Bring on the robo-carnage, damnit!!!!

News Credits: 767 · Fri May 18, 2007 6:03 am

Cool pics and that thing Megs been bashing in the trailer is Jazz. So now wee know who won't be in the next movie. Bad luck, oh by the way, nice to have a more classic kind of stile in the Movie.

News Credits: 12 · Fri May 18, 2007 6:05 am

Dead Metal wrote:Cool pics and that thing Megs been bashing in the trailer is Jazz. So now wee know who won't be in the next movie. Bad luck, oh by the way, nice to have a more classic kind of stile in the Movie.

Who's to say he even dies?

News Credits: 3646 · Fri May 18, 2007 7:05 am

Leonardo wrote:
Sunstar wrote:for some reason I thought that was so obvious that it was not worth mentioning... must have been me then. By this I mean it never occured to me to be any other way.

I concur with Sunstar. I'm not sure this is newsworthy as it is just a trivial detail.

Wait a minute ... a trivial detail? Everything we've been bitching about with the movie has been a "trivial detail". Somebody went out of their way to make this change and after all of the bitching and complaining that the fans have done, I think it's important that we left the movie folks know that we noticed this and appreciate this. Anyone who has a "meh" attitude about changes like this is part of the problem with why so many things have been changed. Each and every little thing adds up.

News Credits: 38 · Fri May 18, 2007 7:07 am

Seibertron wrote:
Leonardo wrote:
Sunstar wrote:for some reason I thought that was so obvious that it was not worth mentioning... must have been me then. By this I mean it never occured to me to be any other way.

I concur with Sunstar. I'm not sure this is newsworthy as it is just a trivial detail.

Wait a minute ... a trivial detail? Everything we've been bitching about with the movie has been a "trivial detail". Somebody went out of their way to make this change and after all of the bitching and complaining that the fans have done, I think it's important that we left the movie folks know that we noticed this and appreciate this. Anyone who has a "meh" attitude about changes like this is part of the problem with why so many things have been changed. Each and every little thing adds up.

what I mean is I don't notice anything different. I thought they had the correct coloured optics in the first place. that is why it was sort of obvious. anyway the changes I was gunnig for didn't occure anyway.

News Credits: 665 · Fri May 18, 2007 7:08 am

I love that shot of Barricade going face to face with Shia. Barricade has a great head design.

Red eyes ftw.

News Credits: 1 · Fri May 18, 2007 7:12 am

Seibertron wrote:
Leonardo wrote:
Sunstar wrote:for some reason I thought that was so obvious that it was not worth mentioning... must have been me then. By this I mean it never occured to me to be any other way.

I concur with Sunstar. I'm not sure this is newsworthy as it is just a trivial detail.

Wait a minute ... a trivial detail? Everything we've been bitching about with the movie has been a "trivial detail". Somebody went out of their way to make this change and after all of the bitching and complaining that the fans have done, I think it's important that we left the movie folks know that we noticed this and appreciate this. Anyone who has a "meh" attitude about changes like this is part of the problem with why so many things have been changed. Each and every little thing adds up.

Okay, that sounded a touch harsh. As far as I'm concerned, the colour of the optics indicating a specific faction is a nice touch, nothing more. I don't see how that makes me part of a problem with anything, to be honest. Maybe I should have written, "It's just a trivial matter to me." If I should have typed that, then I apologise for not doing so.