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Valvoline Thanking Evil Optimus in Newest Commercial Updated
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Apr 29, 2017 at 12:37pm CDT
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Comment by Carnivius_Prime
Apr 29, 2017
'aimed squarely at the male audience' Girls don't like Transformers? Weird cos most of the ones I know actually like or love the films. What demographic is the trailer focused on a little girl aimed at?
Last Knight really is one of only two films I actually want to see in the cinema this year. The other one was Logan which I already did see (and loved). Nothing else this year appeals to me, certainly not more MCU and Star Wars stuff (I'd like to pretend The Force Awakens was just a bad fan-film)
Last Knight really is one of only two films I actually want to see in the cinema this year. The other one was Logan which I already did see (and loved). Nothing else this year appeals to me, certainly not more MCU and Star Wars stuff (I'd like to pretend The Force Awakens was just a bad fan-film)
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Comment by Kurona
Apr 29, 2017
Thank you, Autobots, for saving the world by beating the ever-loving sh*t out of Bumblebee.
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Yeah, thats what it looks like right? Glad to know I am not the only one. These people are clueless.
Comment by william-james88
Apr 29, 2017
Kurona wrote:Thank you, Autobots, for saving the world by beating the ever-loving sh*t out of Bumblebee.
Yeah, thats what it looks like right? Glad to know I am not the only one. These people are clueless.
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Could swear I've seen it happen with other movie franchise adverts where they take things without realising the context. Can't say I mind, it's always funny
Comment by Kurona
Apr 29, 2017
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:Thank you, Autobots, for saving the world by beating the ever-loving sh*t out of Bumblebee.
Yeah, thats what it looks like right? Glad to know I am not the only one. These people are clueless.
Could swear I've seen it happen with other movie franchise adverts where they take things without realising the context. Can't say I mind, it's always funny
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Comment by Burn
Apr 29, 2017
There's nothing awkward about that commercial.
We have no idea that Optimus is "evil".
It's a corporate ad featuring clips from an up-coming movie.
We have no idea that Optimus is "evil".
It's a corporate ad featuring clips from an up-coming movie.
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Comment by DedicatedGhostArt
Apr 29, 2017
This is weird an awkward.
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Comment by RAcast
Apr 29, 2017
That was good for a real laugh. It's like the folks at Valvoline know the collecting fanbase and how we feel about a certain yellow plague. 

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I actually talked with my wife about the Japanese title for the movie. She said the title of 最後の騎士王 should translate out to "The Last King (or Ruler/Champion/Master) of the Knights"
So who the last King of the Knights could be referring to, is anyone's guess at this point. I'm guessing though it's in reference to Prime and Cade.
Comment by karyuudo
Apr 30, 2017
Sabrblade wrote:You know, as I was typing that post, I Googled 騎士王 (Kishi-ō, "Knight King") to see what would come up and the first result that came up was the Chinese Wikipedia article for King Arthur, 亚瑟王 (Yàsèwáng). Could be a coincidence (as those are not the same three Kanji as those I Googled, save for the third one), but I did find it funny what with all the Arthurian stuff going on in this movie.
I actually talked with my wife about the Japanese title for the movie. She said the title of 最後の騎士王 should translate out to "The Last King (or Ruler/Champion/Master) of the Knights"
So who the last King of the Knights could be referring to, is anyone's guess at this point. I'm guessing though it's in reference to Prime and Cade.
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I am guessing its King Arthur.
Comment by william-james88
Apr 30, 2017
karyuudo wrote:So who the last King of the Knights could be referring to, is anyone's guess at this point. I'm guessing though it's in reference to Prime and Cade.
I am guessing its King Arthur.
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Comment by WreckerJack
Apr 30, 2017
Paramount Pictures Japan has uploaded a short TV spot as an announcement for an exclusive trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight in Japan.
We posted the TV Spot below which contains updated footage from previous trailers. One of the messages says that "the embargo will life on April 28th". We think this has to do with press releases or interviews with the media. As more information becomes available we will keep you posted.
Exited for TLK? Why not check out some reviews of some of the latest toys in this article!
We posted the TV Spot below which contains updated footage from previous trailers. One of the messages says that "the embargo will life on April 28th". We think this has to do with press releases or interviews with the media. As more information becomes available we will keep you posted.
Exited for TLK? Why not check out some reviews of some of the latest toys in this article!
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May 1, 2017
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
May 1, 2017
Seibertronian EvasionModeBumblebee has let us know that a new still from the Japanese exclusive trailer has made its way to the internet. The image shows Prime, faceplate retracted, with his arm sword deployed with Bumblebee's head in the lower right. It appears as though Prime is trying to resist killing Bumblebee, playing off the scene from the original trailer where Prime went to stab Bee in the head. Check out the image below, and you can find the original video where it came from here


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Comment by Fc203
May 1, 2017
I saw this new ad while rewatching a rid episode
https://youtu.be/4xBofi23-XM[youtube][/youtube]https://youtu.be/4xBofi23-XM
https://youtu.be/4xBofi23-XM[youtube][/youtube]https://youtu.be/4xBofi23-XM
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thank you! I am transferring this to the toy thread to news!
Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
May 1, 2017
Fc203 wrote:I saw this new ad while rewatching a rid episode
https://youtu.be/4xBofi23-XM[youtube][/youtube]https://youtu.be/4xBofi23-XM
thank you! I am transferring this to the toy thread to news!
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Comment by william-james88
May 2, 2017
HAHAHAHAHA, Valvoline took down the video after realizing their giant mistep. Oh boy, that must suck in terms of loss for their marketting department.
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Comment by Bronzewolf
May 3, 2017
Today Asian oil company Clatex announces their own promotion For Transformers The Last Knight! Similar to Valvoline in the US, Caltex is offering some Last Knight Merchandise as well as gift cards For those who buy certain types of their oil. Check out the prizes as well s the ways to win below, and click on either image to be taken to the full page to read all the details.




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Comment by Deadput
May 3, 2017
Their a step down from Valvoline with the lack of an exclusive toy.
Could of gotten a Calteximus Prime to go with our Va'alvotrons!
Could of gotten a Calteximus Prime to go with our Va'alvotrons!
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Comment by Burn
May 4, 2017
The hype train for The Last Knight continues to chug along, this time making a stop in Australia with Australian telecommunications provider Optus launching a competition to win an overseas trip for two and a VIP experience at a special screening. The competition doesn't say WHERE overseas.
Entry is open to Optus Australia customers.
Entry is open to Optus Australia customers.
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Comment by WreckerJack
May 5, 2017
Today on twitter Micheal Bay has posted the following Tweet about the upcoming film, Tranformers: The Last Knight. From the image in the tweet we don't think things look too good for Bumblebee.




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Comment by Kurona
May 5, 2017
It's symbolic. The 'world to live' mentioned refers to the huge amount of Optimus Prime toys littering the shelves, while the 'world must die' mentioned refers to the huge amount of Bumblebee toys littering the shelves. With Hasbro's cost-cutting meaning they can't afford to produce as many as usual, they're kill Bumblebee's world of toys for Optimus'. Hence Prime ominously walking over to Bee to sacrifice him to the plastic toy gods.
