Peter Cullen Gives Movie Prime – A Thumbs Up

I've not had the chance to meet him in person like a lot of fans have, but it never ceases to amaze me, in these interviews, that Cullen comes across as a real easy-going, humble person. I've not heard Trans-fandom horror stories, but I have known plenty of people in fandom that have copped an attitude... and very few of them have had a part in creating a character as iconic as Prime.

A fun interview to read... I'm hoping Quint makes an audio copy of it, at some point. I'd love to hear the impression.

I'm with Gutsman Heavy!

I do think Mr Cullen sounds like a great guy though. ^^

Stormrider wrote:It would make my day if Cullen ever stopped by Seibertron.com and said "hi" to the fans.

I agree!!!!

Whats bothering me though is this:

Peter Cullen: "On another level, his size, compared to a human being is huge, so there will be minor subtleties in sound to compensate for that for that size and on a big screen outlook, you are going to feel that in the theater and it wouldn’t make sense to have Prime’s voice… I was a little hesitant at first when they said they were going to give me a fuller sound and then when I heard it I realized perfectly (what they meant). The only thing I cared about was did they maintain his characteristics and they did, so I felt great."

What changes to the voice was done?


I am totally eating my work day lunches at Burger King for the whole month of July, in honor of the great Peter Cullen and Optimus Prime!!

Starscream227 wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:

I am totally eating my work day lunches at Burger King for the whole month of July, in honor of the great Peter Cullen and Optimus Prime!!

Your liver bemoans this fact, regardless of Cullen's greatness. But what does an organ know?

As for the interview(s), hearing (or reading) the good things Peter has to say about Prime, at least, does help psych me up for the film...

they sell salads now...but I will occasionally get a "BK stacker"...3 flame broiled all beef patties, cheese, cheesy special sauce, bacon, 2 buns.. no fries and a large diet coke!! still on a diet, high protein, with small carbs.. so my liver will be okay.. as long as I take the "stackers" in extreme moderation...

still worried about what Peter was saying about the size comparison and sound thing though.. anyone have a speculation as to what they did??

Starscream227 wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:still worried about what Peter was saying about the size comparison and sound thing though.. anyone have a speculation as to what they did??

Probably some deepening and resonate/distort stuff.

I hope it doesn't detract from his Optimus Voice too much..But have you noticed that the Mechanical voice box sounds are very subtle lately.. BW was notorious for not having that twang in their voices, which always bothered me... I just hope that the Mechanical voice sound isn't a lost art.. it makes them seem more robotic and not a voiced actor cgi thing.. even though thats what they are, but the illusion should be maintained.. to a degree..

The exact same character except with a different design and a sense of humor? Sweet!

Well it's not like he would saythe movie, uh... sucked duh. Anyway I can't wait to see Peter's Prime or is it Prime's Peter. Hee-hee

Stormrider wrote:If you watch/listen to the trailers, Prime has little more timber to his voice. (Is the timber the right word? )

I think it's 'tembor'. If Prime had more timber to his voice, he'd be a lumberjack.

Jaw Crusher wrote:I think it's 'tembor'. If Prime had more timber to his voice, he'd be a lumberjack.

*Prime looks at giant redwood*
"One shall stand...
*Forms energy axe from G1*
...one shall fall."


Sorry.

if Pete agrees completely with his own character, then that is a truly great reason forn any transformers fan to go see the movie