Transformers Movie Advance Screening Report (from Australia).

Hope you don't mind BUrn, but I front paged your review, and I hope Mulla and others from the area, can add their thoughts, and any pics taken!

Is Devastator's head really just a turret or does it transform into one?

Well if TF fans see the movie then its worth seeing. Maybe ill buy a ticket and use my movie pass on something else. Na. If the movie rocks then i got to see a great movie for free.

Hey Burn, did you have to sign a disclosure agreement or they just asking 'nicely' that people don't give out too much info?

One big error = Brawl being called Devastator in the subs... hope they fix this....

Salazaar wrote:http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7234&sid=
I made that thread for a reason!

There is no review, so there is no point in putting it in that thread. It's likely there might have been a NDA signed, or it's just good common sense to adhere to a hidden NDA through trust. After all, this is like one to two whole weeks before this movie goes wide, and I'm sure it's mandatory to keep reviews at a bare minimum.

Good points and bad points? Define 'bad' - bad like cheesy one-liners, or bad like they have absolutely no grasp of the material they're dealing with?

Hey guys ... I modified some of the posts in this thread to keep in onj track. Please keep this topic on track - thanks!

Ryan

This movie can't come out soon enough! Come on, July 2!

I really should have made the effort to go too. I'm sure I would have got a free ticket at the door. Oh well.
Glad to hear it was worth watching.

So Im guessing it was worth the flight down and everything Burn?

I didnt realise that there were going to be free hand out tickets on the night or I would have stopped working at 5 (like Im meant to) and headed on down to Fox Studios.

I wont bother asking about the film, but how full was it? Was it mainly people like yourself or was it mainly media?

ZOMFG AWESOME!

I too was there, and I have to say... That it was well done. AWesomely done.

Michael bay was very humble when he gave his quick speech, and seemed quite genuine. Mucho respect.

The movie itself... was awesome. Plenty of big action, Optimus was, and most certianly still is the Optimus Prime we all know and love, albeit with a bit of a style change. Though I think it fit pretty well with the movie in general.

I can honestly say, that any fan that is "boycotting" this movie on any self proffessed principles, is being very narrow minded and silly. You will love it. Theres plenty of fan service for the old school fans, and the "humour" doesn't feel contrived, or out of place.

Can't wait for the sequel

How did you get lucky enough to see this premiere?

You can put up reviews around the 23rd, but if you want to talk about the movie then throw up some spoiler tags

Glad you guys enjoyed it. I loved it and was sad the cars didn't change into robots when I was driving home.

I also got to chat to Michael Bay after the event. He liked my red Autobot t-shirt

Seriously, just write a review and/or spoilers, create a hotmail account and email it anonymously to Ain't It Cool News. We'll get to see it for a while, maybe, before they're forced to take it down. If it contains enough details from the event and is honest, they'll post it. Harry is cool. That's how he rolls.

You do know I'm the guy who works with Paramount don't ya, and who organised the competition?

Morning all.

I just got home from my little venture down south and I must say, damn it was worth it!

As Burn already said, we can't give reviews for some time, but the date is actually the 23rd, which is one week before Australian release and two before American and worldwide. So we don't have to wait until thw 28th it turns out.

In regards to your question MP, we did not sign disclosure agreements, we were simply asked nicely by Phelan. This is however at the behest of Paramount, and after speaking with the media a bit I found out there is an embargo on reviews until that date for all media outlets. So I won't be able to publish mine in the local paper until then either.

So like Burn said, I was in the media section rubbing shoulders with bigshots from Showtime, Movie Extra, Nickelodeon, Filmink, Empire, and all the trashy mags like New Idea and stuff. It was awesome to be in there, got to speak with Fox, Taylor and Bay in person.

Unfortunately I did not have a camera with me so I will not be able to post any pics, which is a shame because Megan (pronounced Meggan) Fox is gorgeous up close. I never realised she had so many tattoos. That's one thing you won't see in the movie

Rachael Taylor was amazing to deal with, very polite, still grounded to her Australian roots.

Surprisingly, Michael Bay was actually the most interesting and polite person I dealt with, an absolute pleasure to deal with. He didn't have such a strong American twang in his voice which surprised me. To me that made him seem more human He dodged a question from some guys from Youtube when they asked about Welker. That was the one thing he trailed off on. The best part was he signed my custom-made Lil 'Formers shirt, Burn might have a photo, if not it will also end up the video blog by the boys from Joffre Street Productions (http://www.joffrestreetproductions.com - follow the links) later this month. Bay thought my shirt was awesome (his words, or close to, might have been 'amazing'), either or point is he loved it. He asked me if there was a strong Transformers fanbase in Australia, of course we said yes, but we had to sit back and go 'Duh!' considering he was showing the first ever screening of the film in Australia. So kind of goes without saying right?

I'll post pics of my shirt and all the other goodies from the night when I get a camera later today.

Now I could go into a list of all the other celebrities that were there, but really there's no point. Most were local Aussie actors from Big Brother, Neighbours, Home and Away and other no-namers. Standouts to me though were Claudia Karvan, Jeremy Sims and Samantha Lang, Michael Falzon, Clayton Watson, and Nash Edgerton. I'll try take a photo of the list so everyone can see.

Walking down the camo carpet was awesome, as ticket holders we were entitled to tbhat, but yes, the night was very unorganised when it came time to queue and be seated. I had a seat right at the front to the right, so on the big screen it was often discerning trying to take in all the action because it is so fast moving. But Bay has brought his style for action to this film, and it works.

His speech to the cinema was short and sweet, he mentioned the film had only been finished 19 hours earlier, he did not mention the error, that is mine and Burn's personal opinions, but after speaking we suspect they may change it before release. Either that or check Hasbro's official site under the Deluxe Toys listings and it may be a clue as to what will happen.

The experience was awesome, which I suspect the same goes for many people as there were often bouts of applause and cheering throughout the film and at the end.

So that's all I have for now. I'm sure I'll think of something more later on, but I have to get going. Overall, well worth the $500 to go down to Sydney and have the experience of my lifetime. If any one has any qestions feel free to ask.

Lastly, GO SEE THIS DAMN MOVIE! I am not telling you that it will blow your mind (though it sure as Primus did mine), but for all the naysayers and people with negative feelings and thoughts towards this film, do me a favour, see it at the cinema, and then be the judge. It deserves to be seen on the big screen, for crying out loud it's a live action movie of Tranformers! We've waited years for this! And you will be surprised. I have always loked forward to it, though I admit I did have negative feelings towards it when the designs started coming out and whatnot, but I tell you one thing. It made the movie work. SO SEE IT!

Phelan wrote:You do know I'm the guy who works with Paramount don't ya, and who organised the competition?

So Um, any chance of some freebies?

Phelan wrote:You do know I'm the guy who works with Paramount don't ya, and who organised the competition?

Nope! I worked in advertising for about 7 years directly with Disney, Dreamworks, Miramax, Universal, etc., etc., too, for the record. Never cared for Paramount. Our competitor had their account.

So, why don't you write a secret review, send it to me, and I'll post it?

I was there too. Lots of love to Gutsman BTW.

Burn and Mulla basically summed up the event quite well. I enjoyed walking down the carpet but no media took photos of me . Getting into the movie took a long time because bag checks which was about the only thing that irritated me about the whole event. But I got a free lanyard (sp???) I agree with both you when you say GO SEE THE DAMN MOVIE.

I'm pretty sure I know what error Burn was referring too. I hope they rectify it before the rest of the world get to see it.

Thanks Mulla for your in depth review too!

It sounds like a really fun time. Megan fox's tats become apparent at the MTV awards, but yeah...(sigh).

Anyway, looking forward to some pictures, if possible!

Bartrim wrote:I was there too. Lots of love to Gutsman BTW.

grats to all who made it. I cant wait!!

And can I just say, I only have a few pics, mostly boring. If anyone's not happy with that then they are more than welcome, in fact I highly encourage them, to blame Mulla.

Why? Because I offered him my camera knowing all too well he'd be at a better vantage point and he turned me down!

Still not home, should be there in 12 hours.

Burn wrote:And can I just say, I only have a few pics, mostly boring. If anyone's not happy with that then they are more than welcome, in fact I highly encourage them, to blame Mulla.

Why? Because I offered him my camera knowing all too well he'd be at a better vantage point and he turned me down!

Still not home, should be there in 12 hours.

Turned you down!? Hell no. YOU said you'd be fine. YOU'RE just jealous the closest you got to Fox/Taylor/Bay was 10 metres away, instead of hugging distance like myself

Though yes, I admit, I should have being more with it and borrowed Burn's camera. Stupid

I hardly ever post here... but i will for this occasion....

I was there and met Burn and Mulla... and i'll lay claim to being the FREAK who took his Leader Megatron and got it signed by Bay and Megan.

And at least you guys got to relax... we got to the airport with like 5 minutes to spare for the last flight back down to Melbourne. My gf had an exam at 9am this morning, and i had an 20 hour day, 4 hours of sleep and 9 hours at work... really shopuld have gone up a day early or something.

As for piccys... the rush to teh airport meant all our bags were put in a mates car... and i figured my camera was better there than getting left outside the cinema etc etc

Heck, I didn't realise the premiere was here in Oz, well at least we get to see it a week before the US.

Would have loved to have met Michael Bay and Co, you guys are lucky.

Film sounds great as well.

Felafel wrote:I hardly ever post here... but i will for this occasion....

I was there and met Burn and Mulla... and i'll lay claim to being the FREAK who took his Leader Megatron and got it signed by Bay and Megan.

And as I recall that FREAK's Leader Megatron was the focus of attention from the announcer a number of times, and also filmed and photographed by a number of media outlets.
Well done.

I also recall it was a good looking autograph from Bay too

Question: Did Jazz have his "eyes" from the older stock photos and concept art, or does he have the visor down for the whole movie?

Skowl wrote:Question: Did Jazz have his "eyes" from the older stock photos and concept art, or does he have the visor down for the whole movie?

Good question. No idea, didn't really pay much attention to Jazz.

Anyhoo .... home now! Which means ....

PICTURES!

And a little video. Sorry I couldn't get any better but someone also asked me to make sure his entry got into the draw for the $25,000 so I had to hang around there to do that.

Just want to add as well some of the concerns people have whined about.

The Sam/Makayla love story
Is a very MINOR thing. It's barely there at all and the bits that are there push the movie forward quite nicely.

The soundtrack
Okay seriously, this people can also get over. I might have missed the snippets of songs but what's on the soundtrack is barely noticeable in the movie. If anything, Linkin Park's song gets the most airplay.

Michael Bay and his big explosions
Think Bay does nothing but make movies with big explosions? Well guess what. They were absoloutely necessary in this movie.

Seriously, it's a change from what we've experienced over the last 20 years but it's one hell of a fun enjoyable movie, and I know as a TF fan i'm probably bias but I really do believe that this movie will be able to take on Harry Potter and I wouldn't be suprised if it blows away some of the records POTC and Spider-Man got.

T__T And I could have been there! But noo, I was told little school girls can't go into the city after dark, by themselves. I see no problem >:/ I hope their happy now that they've broken my spirits.

Well there was a bunch of school girls lined up alongside the "camo" carpet getting free tickets for when the movie does open!

And I swear, dark at 5:30? That just isn't right. Way to screw up the internal clock of a country boy from the tropics!

Thanks for the information, Burn. You sound like a decent chap, and I take my pipe out and salute you!

Stalinglad wrote:Thanks for the information, Burn. You sound like a decent chap, and I take my pipe out and salute you!

Someone will be along later to correct you.

Burn wrote:

Stalinglad wrote:Thanks for the information, Burn. You sound like a decent chap, and I take my pipe out and salute you!

Someone will be along later to correct you.

You will be corrected at a time and date of our choosing.

Burn wrote:

Stalinglad wrote:Thanks for the information, Burn. You sound like a decent chap, and I take my pipe out and salute you!

Someone will be along later to correct you.

No one corrects the Vozhd!

Hah, I finally got around to actually reading the information booklet I got in my media kit, and it has an entire list and background of all the voice actors.

Wish I'd noticed that the other night, huh Burn?

I pointed it out to you the other night it had a list of all the VA's!

Burn wrote:I pointed it out to you the other night it had a list of all the VA's!

Hahahaha, oops. Guess I just got caught up in all the excitement. Seriously, we were some of the select few people able to see Transformers for the first time ever

Mulla™ wrote:

Burn wrote:I pointed it out to you the other night it had a list of all the VA's!

Hahahaha, oops. Guess I just got caught up in all the excitement. Seriously, we were some of the select few people able to see Transformers for the first time ever

You were excited? I never noticed. What with you flitting back and forth across the park.

Skowl wrote:Question: Did Jazz have his "eyes" from the older stock photos and concept art, or does he have the visor down for the whole movie?

He had his visor down. Looked pretty sweet too

Oh no! Did I just say too much about the movie . I hope the big studio types don't come after me

One downfall about the movie... I have to wait another two weeks before I see it again

Burn wrote:News.com.au article plus a litte video on the event

I guess they are keeping mum too. In other words nothing much.

If anyone else like to hear Aussie voices, watch that clip. Great way to learn how to talk like in the outback

Tasmania isn't the outback ya flamin' drongo!

LOL Megan Fox is a Starscream fangirl

Burn wrote:Tasmania isn't the outback ya flamin' drongo!

Aye caramba, it's just an implication, gringo