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Transformers Full Theatrical Trailer Available

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the more-than-meets-the-eye dept.

roelbj writes "The full trailer for Michael Bay's upcoming Transformers movie is now finally available on Yahoo. Unlike the teaser trailers that have only hinted at what the final effects would deliver, we can at long last get a much better feeling for how the live-action CGI Transformers will look."

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  1. mixed feelings by CPE1704TKS · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yes, I know they have to make the transformers look realistic and can't look like the cartoon. But frankly they just look like a jumble of metal, and there's nothing to help me figure out who is who. I mean even Optimus Prime barely look any different from the other robots, the only distinguishing factor is he is slightly red and blue. I guess I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.

    I hope they have the Dinobots...

    1. Re:mixed feelings by xero314 · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Of course you have a solution for this too, I suppose. "He should've used VW anyway and took the lawsuit like a real man, he should!". First of all Bumblebee was not a VW Bug. There were no VW or Beetle insignia on any incarnation, and the design was different enough to avoid likeness, trademark and copyright. Bumblebees wheel base, for one thing, is significantly different than a VW Bugs. Bumblebee was a transformer that looked similar to a VW Bug. Hasbro was never sued by VW over the likeness, though they were died when they attempted to license to create an exact replica of the remodeled bug.

      The creative director behind the movie could have easily created a vehicle design that at least made the viewer think "bumblebee," but instead made, the intelligent, soft spoken, and emotional bumblebee into a classic american muscle car. I'm afraid at some point in the movie he's going to end up with a mullet, blasting Journey through cracked speakers.
    2. Re:mixed feelings by damsa · · Score: 3, Interesting

      "They're gonna (complain) about everything, you know what I'm saying? Then you'll see them accept it," Bay says. "The things that really matter are there." Internet chat that Volkswagen didn't want the Beetle involved in an action movie are false, Bay says: "I just liked the other car better. I didn't want anything to do with the Bug because it reminded me of Herbie the Love Bug
      http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-04-1 9-summer-movies_N.htm/
  2. Re:Something to put my mind off Spiderman by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Be skeptical - this is a Michael Bay film. Here's what to expect:

    1) Absurd and inappropriate love story
    2) Countless quick, nausiating cuts
    3) Horrible dialog

    Lets hope transformers are awesome enough to make up for Bay's movie making "skills".

  3. Code Guardian by pipingguy · · Score: 1, Interesting

    On a related theme, how many here have seen Code Guardian?

    It's quite impressive.

    Please be nice and not Slashdot Goo..., er, youtube.

  4. Sorry... by tm2b · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Give me Robot Jox any day.
    • No sound in space.
    • Correct orbital mechanics (eg, thrust behind made the robot go up instead of ahead)
    • When the "good guys" says, "Wait! We don't need to fight! We can both walk away from this fight before we kill each other!" the "bad guy" thinks about it for a minute and then agrees. They walk away from it. The end.
    Best. B-Movie. Ever.
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  5. Where do I get in line? by poptones · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I never got into the tv show, it wasn't of my generation. I'm an old man of 45, and these trailers have me convinced I need to be getting in line because this one deserves the big screen.

    And I *never* actually go to the movies anymore.

  6. Re:Something to put my mind off Spiderman by gerrysteele · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I somewhat enjoyed The Island. Its exactly the kind of Sci-Fi I like.

    However I honestly objected to paying to see the film. After they got out in particular, I don't recall a scene that did not involve me being sold something.

    Here in the UK most of our TV adverts are more subtle about trying to push their products that "The Island" was.

    Bay claims the made less than a $million in placement, but I don't believe him. Either that or the advertisers got a great deal.

    Here's a spreadsheet: http://numsum.com/spreadsheet/show/7807/

  7. Re:Disappointed by cyberformer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is yet another example of how laws surrounding "intellectual property" have got more extreme over the last few years. Back in 1984, they could make a transformer in the likeness of a VW bug whether VW wanted them to or not. This is no longer the case.

  8. Re:What, no obligatories? by rasputin465 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Shouldn't that be our Decepticon overlords? From what I hear, the Autobots don't really have many overlordish tendencies.

    Well that's a really good question. But I figured, the Decepticons only want to kill the humans, and it would be pretty difficult to be overlords if all your subjects are dead. I would much prefer to have the Autobots as my overlords. ALL HAIL AUTOBOTS.

  9. Re:Direct Link to Files (1080p .movs) by Ecuador · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Hmm, strange. This seems to indicate that Transformers are related to Klingons? At least on the parent-mentioned website, after you log in, the buttons are marked with Klingon letters.

    If they are not related to the Klingon homeworld, I do hope they at least have a license from Paramount (who are well known for their strict copyright policies).

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