Cars Become The Stars This Summer
Posted by Hotrod
Mar 7, 2007 at 9:26pm CST
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Comment by UltraPrimal
Mar 7, 2007
The cars aren't the stars! The people aren't the stars! The Transformers are the stars!
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Comment by bumblezzz
Mar 7, 2007
the cars are the transformers yah idiot.
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Was calling him an idiot called for. If you meant it as a joke there is no indication of that.
Comment by Hotrod
Mar 7, 2007
bumblezzz wrote:the cars are the transformers yah idiot.
Was calling him an idiot called for. If you meant it as a joke there is no indication of that.
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Comment by Liege Evilmus
Mar 7, 2007
Didn't they do pretty much the same article with the same title a couple weeks ago?
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Ah TFANS ever so easy to ofend
Comment by Liege Evilmus
Mar 7, 2007
Hotrod wrote:bumblezzz wrote:the cars are the transformers yah idiot.
Was calling him an idiot called for. If you meant it as a joke there is no indication of that.
Ah TFANS ever so easy to ofend
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Comment by Brakethrough
Mar 7, 2007
Sadly, my favourite car will never be a star. Oh, '85 Citation, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
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Comment by Stormrider
Mar 7, 2007
So does this mean that when I purchase a car, I am supporting the movie industry? 
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I know how you feel. I long for a '71 boattail Riviera TF.
Comment by Leonardo
Mar 8, 2007
Brakethrough wrote:Sadly, my favourite car will never be a star. Oh, '85 Citation, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
I know how you feel. I long for a '71 boattail Riviera TF.
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Comment by Hairball178
Mar 8, 2007
Attention various automobile companies: thank you for being douchebags. In return for not allowing your models of cars to be used for Alternators/BinalTechs as part of the Transformers franchise (particulary Bumblebee, Jazz, and Sideswipe), you have lost out on a major opportunity to show off your sporty automobiles in this summer's biggest blockbuster. Just think of how much you are going to lose out on potential customers who would've been interested in a lamborgini, a volkswagon, or a porshe...only to settle on a camaro, or a mustang. Whoopsie-doo, I guess.
I hope you enjoy having to amputate your leg after shooting yourself in the foot with the decision you made to not license out your automobile rights. All that revenue you lose out on. Shame, huh?
xoxoxo,
A Transfan
I hope you enjoy having to amputate your leg after shooting yourself in the foot with the decision you made to not license out your automobile rights. All that revenue you lose out on. Shame, huh?
xoxoxo,
A Transfan
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I used to have a '72 boattail riv
I love those things, I think I can whip one up. 
Comment by Charger426
Mar 8, 2007
Leonardo wrote:Brakethrough wrote:Sadly, my favourite car will never be a star. Oh, '85 Citation, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
I know how you feel. I long for a '71 boattail Riviera TF.
I used to have a '72 boattail riv
I love those things, I think I can whip one up.
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I'm not sure if Michael Bay would have wanted those cars anyway. It was mentioned in a couple interviews that Bay has a long standing relationship with GM. Also it was mentioned that it was more efficient to make one contract with one car company than to get individual rights to various car companies. However, I would agree that there may have been a large financial influence as well.
In theory, it does seem silly that all the cars are GM. However, from a viewers standpoint the vehicles all look different and it probably won't phase most people when they see the movie.
Comment by Stormrider
Mar 8, 2007
Hairball178 wrote:Attention various automobile companies: thank you for being douchebags. In return for not allowing your models of cars to be used for Alternators/BinalTechs as part of the Transformers franchise (particulary Bumblebee, Jazz, and Sideswipe), you have lost out on a major opportunity to show off your sporty automobiles in this summer's biggest blockbuster. Just think of how much you are going to lose out on potential customers who would've been interested in a lamborgini, a volkswagon, or a porshe...only to settle on a camaro, or a mustang. Whoopsie-doo, I guess.
I hope you enjoy having to amputate your leg after shooting yourself in the foot with the decision you made to not license out your automobile rights. All that revenue you lose out on. Shame, huh?
xoxoxo,
A Transfan
I'm not sure if Michael Bay would have wanted those cars anyway. It was mentioned in a couple interviews that Bay has a long standing relationship with GM. Also it was mentioned that it was more efficient to make one contract with one car company than to get individual rights to various car companies. However, I would agree that there may have been a large financial influence as well.
In theory, it does seem silly that all the cars are GM. However, from a viewers standpoint the vehicles all look different and it probably won't phase most people when they see the movie.
