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In the 2007 film, just after Sam notices that Bumblebee's legs have been blown off, is that Jazz parked behind him in vehicle mode? As Bumblebee crawls towards him, Sam tells the Jazz-looking car to "back up!" and the car does. If this is Jazz, why in the world would he just be sitting there doing nothing instead of helping the situation? (I realize that in the next scenes, he attacks Brawl, but still...)

Any insights?

i think jazz dies before bumble gets his legs taken off

No, Bumblebee got hit right after the good guys arrived at Mission City--it was the start of the battle.

yea i noticed it.... probably one of michael bay's errors and he didnt know the car was there

tom brokaw wrote:yea i noticed it.... probably one of michael bay's errors and he didnt know the car was there

ahhaha. quite possible.

Jazz was one of the autobots that more got focus and lines,cool action scenes against Brawl and Megatron.I dont blame for not touching 'Bee after lhe lost his legs,that a Doctor work.(wish i could explain this better now).

I figured he took some kind of damage from the missile attack and was temporarily unable to transform.

Evil_the_Nub wrote:I figured he took some kind of damage from the missile attack and was temporarily unable to transform.

Kinda like Sideways?
Except with a sword.

Betcha he was just shy about transforming out of that particular alt mode, since everyone knows the Pontiac Solstice is a girl's car!

I always figured it was because of budget and time constraints.

maybe Jazz wants to replace Bumblebee as one of the main characters / as Sam's guardia

shonenfan4 wrote:maybe Jazz wants to replace Bumblebee as one of the main characters / as Sam's guardia

"Now that Yellow is gone, I can be the main robot... bitches!"

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:maybe Jazz wants to replace Bumblebee as one of the main characters / as Sam's guardia

"Now that Yellow is gone, I can be the main robot... bitches!"

This made Lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1eGDRMeUrM michael bay on southpark

Yes Jazz did nothing but it would have wasted money just having him stand around in robot mode,doing nothing.

Prime Riblet wrote:Betcha he was just shy about transforming out of that particular alt mode, since everyone knows the Pontiac Solstice is a girl's car!

Let's see. Girl's car. Girls like *boys*, so Jazz is a boy car that gets hot girls to sit in him. Sounds like *win* to me.

Actually, one of my dear friends--crusty old Viet vet SGM--drives a Solstice. He'd kill you with a paperclip if you made fun of him for it.

HK,*I* of course, make fun of him all the time.

hellkitty wrote:

Prime Riblet wrote:Betcha he was just shy about transforming out of that particular alt mode, since everyone knows the Pontiac Solstice is a girl's car!

Let's see. Girl's car. Girls like *boys*, so Jazz is a boy car that gets hot girls to sit in him. Sounds like *win* to me.

Actually, one of my dear friends--crusty old Viet vet SGM--drives a Solstice. He'd kill you with a paperclip if you made fun of him for it.

HK,*I* of course, make fun of him all the time.

The male version of the Solstice is the Saturn Sky.

Considering Jazz started as a Porsche 935 race car and now is stuck as a Pontiac Solstice, he has every right to feel ashamed.

Tell your pal to bring it on with that paper clip.

Prime Riblet wrote:The male version of the Solstice is the Saturn Sky.

Considering Jazz started as a Porsche 935 race car and now is stuck as a Pontiac Solstice, he has every right to feel ashamed.

There is great truth in these words, my friend. He should have been something sexy and Italian. A Lambo or some such. Solstices do have those big, ahem, booties. Hindquarters.

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Tell your pal to bring it on with that paper clip. [/quote]

Ah, first you must get through me armed with various hairstyling implements. FEAR my paddle brush! *Thwack*.

HK, sorry, it's late, I'm way punchy. But look--thread related content!

I don't know if I want to mess with you either, HK.

Pontimax 01 wrote:I always figured it was because of budget and time constraints.

Sounds like the most logical explanation to me.

this always bugged me too!! i would rather Jazz have not been in the shot at all than just sitting there.

Maybe Jazz just didn't care? Maybe he knew in the next scene his character would get torn apart so he was probably sulking.

The Crazy One wrote:Maybe Jazz just didn't care? Maybe he knew in the next scene his character would get torn apart so he was probably sulking.

lol i think you right

Autobot Outback wrote:Yes Jazz did nothing but it would have wasted money just having him stand around in robot mode,doing nothing.

The scene where the Autobots take the Sector 7 agents' weapons has the autobots standing about completely idle, out of focus, in lots of closeups of the humans.