Twincast / Podcast Episode #96 "Age of Extinction"
Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 1:05PM CDT
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Episode 96 "Age of Extinction" is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes and Stitcher Radio within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.
It is the moment we have all been waiting for...Age of Extinction has finally hit theaters and IMAX 3D. Many of us saw the film the night before opening day (Thank goodness for 9 PM showings!) so without further adieu we give you the Twincast's AoE review.
We get the ball rolling by offering up our thoughts about the film. Did we like it? Did is suck? Guess you'll have to tune in to hear our opinions.
Ah, nothing like sitting in the theater for almost 3 hours. We'll discuss what we thought about the length of the movie and whether or not it was just a bit too long...
Prime was taken in a different direction with this movie compared to the previous trilogy. Was this change for the best or for the worse? Tune in to hear what we think of Prime's new persona.
Michael Bay treated us with a huge group of new faces that didn't just feel like cannon fodder *finally*. We'll discuss the new human characters along with all the new bots like Lockdown, Drift, Hound, and of course the Dinobots.
Up next we talk about our thoughts on the overall visual effects of the film and how it may actually be worth it to see it in 3D
With the Transformers brand, it always comes down to great voice actors in order to really bring the characters to life. Up next, We discuss the choices that were made for the new cast and if they were good or bad picks.
We then dive into our thoughts of what we experienced when we went to the theater.
News recently broke that there will be a Transformers 5 ...we all have our hopes as to what will be involved with this film but tune in to hear our speculation!
After seeing the movie, did it make you want to buy more and more toys? pfft most of us were already buying them before the film hit!
We finish up our AoE review with a quick discussion on the new video game titled "Rise of the Dark Spark" which is semi tied into the new movie. ScottyP was lucky enough to get his hands on it so listen in to hear his thoughts.
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Posted by Kibble on July 8th, 2014 @ 2:05pm CDT
I’ve only started listening to the podcast, but am glad at least someone else didn’t like it as I’ve heard so many say it’s the best of the movies, which I find nuts.
Posted by hinomars19 on July 8th, 2014 @ 2:29pm CDT
Posted by dragons on July 8th, 2014 @ 2:32pm CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on July 9th, 2014 @ 8:53am CDT
Posted by Kibble on July 9th, 2014 @ 12:11pm CDT
I also thought the TFs looked dumb as hell in bot mode. The human face-look is just stupid.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 9th, 2014 @ 4:32pm CDT
Hey Ryan, there is a way to make the MakeToys My First Blaster fit into the Hasbro Swerve's hands, but it takes some work to do. I haven't done this myself (since I don't yet own the blaster), but according to those who do, what you need to do is wrap a few tiny layers of tape around the handle to widen it from 3mm to 5mm.
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Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on July 9th, 2014 @ 7:24pm CDT
Posted by Kibble on July 9th, 2014 @ 8:21pm CDT
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Can someone explain to me why people claim that the CG was good in this movie? I just don't understand. The CG is as bad as the CG in a Syfy movie. Some of the Transformers didn't have shadows, there were a few transformations, and the lighting was terrible. The quality of the graphics was just horrible.
I don't think Prime's new robot design is particularly horrible, but he did look like ass at times in the movie. At times his head looked rather kitty-like too, almost like that stupid FansProject Steel Core figure's head.
Posted by Counterpunch on July 11th, 2014 @ 8:47am CDT
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Can someone explain to me why people claim that the CG was good in this movie? I just don't understand. The CG is as bad as the CG in a Syfy movie. Some of the Transformers didn't have shadows, there were a few transformations, and the lighting was terrible. The quality of the graphics was just horrible.
All things considered, isn't that a bit of an overstatement? >:oP
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on July 11th, 2014 @ 7:11pm CDT
Counterpunch wrote:OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Can someone explain to me why people claim that the CG was good in this movie? I just don't understand. The CG is as bad as the CG in a Syfy movie. Some of the Transformers didn't have shadows, there were a few transformations, and the lighting was terrible. The quality of the graphics was just horrible.
All things considered, isn't that a bit of an overstatement? >:oP
Nope. I meant every word in that sentence. Bay made the mistake in telling the producers to buy a bunch of pyrotechnics he didn't need and give a little money to ILM.