AMC Reveals Transformers One Popcorn Bucket and the Transforming One is now MIA

#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:I've always been more of a fan of the Aligned data clerk origin vs the IDW cop origin, but that may just be because I didn't love IDW Prime in particular.

I liked him just fine until somewhere after Dark Cybertron. He really went downhill when he got the self-titled book. I like the aligned/Prime data clerk version too but I kinda adore the hero cop nonsense. I think it might talk to the eighties action film fan in me. Plus, y'know, the idealised "Prime is a goddamn hero" feeling a lotta characters held him up too.

#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:But miner-gladiator-revolutionary Megatron is unmatched. That, to me, is the definitive Megatron origin story. (Although I do love the Armada-esque "opposing military commander with respect for his rival" take on the character too)

I do have a soft spot for Armada Megatron and good ol' Beast Wars Megatron. Prime Megs was a delight as well but no one showed the character grown that IDW Megs had, in my opinion.

o.supreme wrote:Well they aren't too ridiculous yet. Id get them while you can. I got all Prime the blu rays when they were first released. But right now on Amazon S1 is about$38, S2 is $48, S3 is $20, and Predacons Rising is: $15, so the whole series for around $120. It could be far worse, once these really go OOP.

Ah. I'm in the UK and as far as I'm aware, these are still region locked.

~ Grim

Big Grim wrote:(It's why I want a boxset of netflix Voltron as well.).

Oh, God....I SOOOOO want this. Anyone want a kidney in exchange?

Regarding Voltron:

Here in the U.S. there's a 26 episode S1/2 set which seems to be unavailable at the moment.

The "S3-S6" 26 episode DVD set is still inexpensive, only $17: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QHJ9HX3/re?tag=seibertron07-20& ... Bfc2hhcmVk

There's been a rumor for along time, the reason why "S7-S8" (the last 26 episodes) were never released on DVD was because the writing took a huge nosedive and the series ending was very poorly written, which is a shame because for those first few years it was great.

Id still purchase the whole thing if it was offered, but it is odd because another show that DreamWorks produced and Netflix Distributed (Dragons race to the Edge) got fully released on DVD.


Regarding the TFO Popcorn Bucket--Maybe because of the general audience the film is made for, they wanted to avoid contributing to the weirdness of Popcorn Buckets that has occurred in 2024. Not saying there's anything wrong with a Transforming bucket, but you know it would probably be included in some articles compared with others of questionable taste

#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:Do we know one way or another at this point if this is in-continuity with the live action movies? My guess would be it's not, but I haven't been able to find a confirmed answer online.

Major spoilers below:

Having seen the movie, I don’t see how it could possibly be made to connect.

Sentinel Prime is dead, Optimus does not look up to him, and Megatron would never work with him.

Megatronus is not The Fallen and is dead.

The Matrix is on Cybertron, not with the Primes on Earth.

Speaking of, the Primes died on Cybertron, not Earth.

Sabrblade wrote:

#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:

#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:Do we know one way or another at this point if this is in-continuity with the live action movies? My guess would be it's not, but I haven't been able to find a confirmed answer online.

Major spoilers below:

Having seen the movie, I don’t see how it could possibly be made to connect.

Sentinel Prime is dead, Optimus does not look up to him, and Megatron would never work with him.

Megatronus is not The Fallen and is dead.

The Matrix is on Cybertron, not with the Primes on Earth.

Speaking of, the Primes died on Cybertron, not Earth.

Like I told'ja before, it's impossible for this to fit with either ROTF or DOTM.

Clap your hands and say it with me! MULTIVERSE!!!

Maybe this one should be renamed to the Movie Forum?

It's an excellent film and there's not ONE human in sight. Phew.


MILD SPOILER ISH BUT NOT REALLY....

One scene in particular, near the end (you'll know it when you see it) is absolutely epic. Also, a bit shocking, as it's unexpected.

I went to see the movie again today and the specific screening I saw was a subtitled one. Since I had the whole room all to myself, I was able to whip out my phone and take some notes on some things I observed in the subtitles:

- This first thing went by really fast and so may need to be double-checked: The two guards who chase Orion Pax in the archives at the beginning of the movie refer to themselves as "KDQ-12" and "KDQ-1".

- Throughout the entire movie, the subtitles consistently spelled Elita's full name as "Elita One" (like how her G1 cartoon counterpart's name was spelled in the script for the episode "The Search for Alpha Trion"). However, this stands in contrast to how both the voice cast list in the end credits, as well as Hasbro's current trademark for all toys of her, spell her name as "Elita-1".

- Names of Iacon 5000 racers I caught being spoken aloud (by D-16, Orion, or the announcer) were "Thunderglide", "Behemoth", "Strafe", "Skyfire", "Darkwing", "Spinout", "Jetstorm", and "Chromia", all spelled like so in the subtitles.

-After the race, a female voice paged "Dr. Ratchet" to report to "Medical Bay 94" (this one also went by quick, and could have been a different number like "84").

- B-127's two nicknames were consistently spelled as just "B" (like how D-16's nickname is just "D") and "Badassatron", clarifying that neither are spelled "Bee" or "Badassitron" as some fans have used. Also, whenever B spoke his other nickname in the deep voice, the subs consistently spelled that version as "Badassatronnnn" with four Ns at the end.

- The names of B's three lifeless "friends" made of junk were spelled "EP-508", "A-A-Tron", and "Steve" (though, the first two also went by quick, so they too may need to be double-checked).

- When Orion Pax speaks of the "Quintesson war", the subs spell it like so, with a lowercase W in "War", making it look less like a formal name for the war and more just a descriptor.

- Elita's "go-bots" insult was spelled like so, hyphenated and in all-lowercase.

- "High Guard" was consistently spelled like so as two separate words, all except for one instance where Elita called them "High-Guard nutjobs", hyphenating it instead.

And a more casual observation that Orion once used the phrase "My God" (spelled like that with an uppercase G in the subs), which felt odd and very Earth-specific given that B used "Holy Primus" at one point earlier. Elita also used "Hell" at least once. I know these are movies made by Earth humans who are going to make these alien characters speak like Earth humans to make them sound natural and relatable to Earth-human audiences, but still. It took me out of the moment for a sec.

We do have a spoiler thread. Post it there and no need for spoiler tags.

Is the movie worth seeing in 3D?

noctorro wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I don't know who any of these people are.

I don't care who any of these people are

Let me tell you:

Jeremy Jahns
Good guy, tells when he sees crap. Fun guy, Soul Reaver 1 fan so I'm biased as hell.

I'm not surprised that the one with the least annoying look on his face in the thumbnail is the only good one. Wow, Soul Reaver, that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. I loved that game when it came out, sequels weren't terrible either. Bounced off of the first Legacy of Kain several times, just couldn't get into it, but yeah the rest was solid.