So who here did the 180 (skeptic to hopeful)?
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:23 pm
Just was curious here to see if anyone did the same thing as me...
So back in November when the first trailer came out I thought it was the most horrible piece of garbage preview I have ever seen. I hated all the developments coming in from the designers on the vehicles and what was going to be who etc. It just sounded like this film was going to be trash.
The second trailer comes out and again... a bit of a disappointment. Well kinda big disappointment. Focused more on the people than the robots and they just didn't show much of anything. I was still peeved about Optimus and Bumblebee's look. AND NO TRANSFORMING SOUND?! AAGH!!! I was about ready to put it on my list of don't see movies.
The final trailer comes out... HOLY CRAP! Okay, so the designs aren't entirely what I was hoping in terms of the transformers, but they were starting to look pretty damn good on camera and in action. The first wonderful thing I noticed was the spectacularly done transforming shots as well as FINALLY HEARING the sound (that got me riled). The movie appeared to have far more substance than the proceeding ones.
I can se how they had to fit these things to make them more real world and am a bit more of an open mind now to the changes. I STILL think red should have been Prime's primary truck color and Bay's response of "I just wanted him to have flames" isn't 100% acceptable to me, but we gotta live with it now. Anyway overall that final trailer made me do the 180 from being hateful toward the film to really surprising me and I'm actually very excited to see the film now.
I always had faith in Spielberg, but worry about Bay. that kind of combination you never know what to expect, but I think Spielberg knows what he's doing and if he's as big of a fan as he said he is of the Transformers I'm sure he did what he could to make it all a happy median of things.
I guess times have changed from the year 2005 depicted in the cartoon's vehicles to vehicles of our 2005 time so I see where the updates were needed. Though VW should have licensed the beetle. Idiots...
Still wish some things of the film, but I guess they can't make us all happy, right?
So back in November when the first trailer came out I thought it was the most horrible piece of garbage preview I have ever seen. I hated all the developments coming in from the designers on the vehicles and what was going to be who etc. It just sounded like this film was going to be trash.
The second trailer comes out and again... a bit of a disappointment. Well kinda big disappointment. Focused more on the people than the robots and they just didn't show much of anything. I was still peeved about Optimus and Bumblebee's look. AND NO TRANSFORMING SOUND?! AAGH!!! I was about ready to put it on my list of don't see movies.
The final trailer comes out... HOLY CRAP! Okay, so the designs aren't entirely what I was hoping in terms of the transformers, but they were starting to look pretty damn good on camera and in action. The first wonderful thing I noticed was the spectacularly done transforming shots as well as FINALLY HEARING the sound (that got me riled). The movie appeared to have far more substance than the proceeding ones.
I can se how they had to fit these things to make them more real world and am a bit more of an open mind now to the changes. I STILL think red should have been Prime's primary truck color and Bay's response of "I just wanted him to have flames" isn't 100% acceptable to me, but we gotta live with it now. Anyway overall that final trailer made me do the 180 from being hateful toward the film to really surprising me and I'm actually very excited to see the film now.
I always had faith in Spielberg, but worry about Bay. that kind of combination you never know what to expect, but I think Spielberg knows what he's doing and if he's as big of a fan as he said he is of the Transformers I'm sure he did what he could to make it all a happy median of things.
I guess times have changed from the year 2005 depicted in the cartoon's vehicles to vehicles of our 2005 time so I see where the updates were needed. Though VW should have licensed the beetle. Idiots...
Still wish some things of the film, but I guess they can't make us all happy, right?