Reconstructed Deleted Scenes from The Transformers: The Movie

wow, this was really awesome to see.
would love to know how the storyboards were obtained and compiled.
really interesting video regardless!

odd how these werent included as extra deleted scenes on the dvd.

I'm pretty sure the storyboards were included on the DVD.Maybe they were a easter egg.

what I'd love to see is some talented animator reproduce these scenes with fluid, full colour animation... that would be boss.

agentk9 wrote:odd how these werent included as extra deleted scenes on the dvd.

The first one was. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's a direct rip from the DVD content.

Being adapted from an earlier draft of the movie, that's exactly how Ultra Magnus died in the Marvel Comics adaptation of the movie.

Darth Bombshell wrote:

agentk9 wrote:odd how these werent included as extra deleted scenes on the dvd.

The first one was. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's a direct rip from the DVD content.

Yeah, the old Rhino DVD had some gallery images of some (but not all) of these storyboards.

That would explain the later scene of the Junkions rebuilding Ultra Magnus whom looks more like he was torn apart rather than blown apart.

wasnts primes shootout suppose to be longer too? To bad there will never be an extended version with all the extra scenes thrown in.

Yeah, i think Dirge was supposed to sneak up on Prime and gets his face put into the floor. Also i remember something about someone (Brawn?) originally being torn apart and eaten by insecticons. Another was a battle with Trailbreaker and his forcefield protecting everyone while he qnd Wheeljack were trying to figure out how to defend the city. There was supposed to be an aerial battle with Powerglide supported by Warpath on the ground, and i think Windcharger got thrown up in the air and dissected. Its been so long since I read the original script.

Sabrblade wrote:Being adapted from an earlier draft of the movie, that's exactly how Ultra Magnus died in the Marvel Comics adaptation of the movie.


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I was just about to post this..

bionic_radical wrote:Yeah, i think Dirge was supposed to sneak up on Prime and gets his face put into the floor. Also i remember something about someone (Brawn?) originally being torn apart and eaten by insecticons. Another was a battle with Trailbreaker and his forcefield protecting everyone while he qnd Wheeljack were trying to figure out how to defend the city. There was supposed to be an aerial battle with Powerglide supported by Warpath on the ground, and i think Windcharger got thrown up in the air and dissected. Its been so long since I read the original script.

Yeah, Dirge tackling Optimus actually did get animated; I remember seeing that at Botcon 2000 amidst all those extra storyboard sequences, shortened versions of which ended up on the Rhino DVD. I think Windcharger getting torn up by Cyclonus's armada in mid air first came to light when that early draft of the script was released through the Disciples of Boltax blog, but I'm not sure about the other stuff you mentioned in between, except that Wheeljack, Blaster and some other '84-'85 'bots stayed behind outside the ruins of the Autobot city after Galvatron's forces melted it down in that same draft.

Say, anyone know if that draft is still available anywhere online? It was stored on Megaupload, which naturally ended when the RIAA talked the feds into that illegal raid. (Sorry if I'm taking sides where I shouldn't, but no way did anyone have the right to crush their whole site, and we all united against SOPA/PIPA back then right?)

Much as I'd love to see more than just that one "lost" animation sequence turn up, I've got a feeling it's just our collective wishful thinking. Then again, that extended cut of Metropolis was found intact in a vault, so who knows?

IVe seen that book at the owners hosue and how it was come by.

Not my place to say but it was above board.

Theres other tid bits in there which are interesting. The book is in pretty good condition and hopefully the other bits will come to light soon when the owner feels like sharing a bit more

Bumblevivisector wrote:Yeah, Dirge tackling Optimus actually did get animated; I remember seeing that at Botcon 2000 amidst all those extra storyboard sequences, shortened versions of which ended up on the Rhino DVD.

can you prove that?

I dont mean to sound rude, but in the 20+ years, I've seen plenty of claims of animated scenes such as the one you pointed out, but no one can ever provide any proof.

I think Windcharger getting torn up by Cyclonus's armada in mid air first came to light when that early draft of the script was released through the Disciples of Boltax blog,

are you sure you mean Windcharger, because he was intended to die earlier in the film.

but I'm not sure about the other stuff you mentioned in between, except that Wheeljack, Blaster and some other '84-'85 'bots stayed behind outside the ruins of the Autobot city after Galvatron's forces melted it down in that same draft.

again, those shots took place durring Megatrons attack , not Galvatrons

The videos are awesome ,yes I have seen the storyboards ,but seeing the placement ,and hearing the voices made them better .So awesome of the people at Spacebridge to share .
As for the Devastator scene ,it would of ruined the flow of the epic battle between Optimus and Megatron ,just an opinion .It would of been epic ,but not placed right .
As for the Ultra Magnus scene ,that would of been so much better ,wish they used it .

So, what? Magnus being torn up is too brutal, but a mass-genocide of Lithonians, execution by feeding to sharkticons and acid pool aren't?

Actually I think those two scenes would have been quite logical to retain.
And Magnus's tearing can't be as horrifying as Optimus's death, right?

Red 50 wrote:So, what? Magnus being torn up is too brutal, but a mass-genocide of Lithonians, execution by feeding to sharkticons and acid pool aren't?p.

well think about it.

Its not like we really saw those scenes.

We didnt "ACTUALLY" see any Lithonians die, we saw their planet eaten, we saw one of their people have his ship sucked into Unicron.

Same can be said for the one that got executed, we saw the Sharkticon leap twards him, but we didnt see him get ripped apart.

And Magnus's tearing can't be as horrifying as Optimus's death, right?

a slow fade to death vrs being ripped to shreads..........sorry, being ripped apart takes the cake

As for the attack on Devastator, I wish they would have kept it in, it would have counter-balanced his assault on the city earlier, as well as explained why the Constructicons were dinged up on Astrotrain, even though they were still able to merge. Well, almost.

From what I can remember the scene you guys are refering to where Dirge jumps Prime was actually going to take place after the constructicon vs Magnus and co scene. It was mentioned in a DVD edition of the movie in the UK a while ago. After Megs says 'why throw away your life so recklessly', you see Prime get up from a kneeling position and say 'thats a questions you should ask yourself Megatron'. Prime was actually getting up from slamming Dirges head into the ground.

Hope that helps

When Megatron and the Decepticons boarded the Autobot shuttle on its way to Earth, didn't BlueStreak or Prowl have a horrible death with him being shot and his blue optics breaks and fire comes out of this mouth AND eye sockets? I thought I was that as a kid on a local TV station once back in the day.

Witnessing Red Alert's death: Poor S2 dude died so quickly.

Witnessin Manus's death: How graphic!

Now any word on Mirage's death?