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.