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Bumblebee: Up Close And Personal!!

FIRST!!!!!!!!!!! by solartaco3	Aug 29th, 2006 10:33:10 PM
Daniel Day Lewis???
second! by McLuvin	Aug 29th, 2006 10:35:09 PM
looks pretty boring
Third by TheRealFragger	Aug 29th, 2006 10:35:27 PM
yay for daily transformers news
man he looks scared shitless by BLWiseass	Aug 29th, 2006 10:35:35 PM
Bumblebee is a pussy
Since they gave Optimus by BLWiseass	Aug 29th, 2006 10:36:22 PM
For bu
Damnit by BLWiseass	Aug 29th, 2006 10:37:30 PM
Stupid enter button. Anyway, since they gave optimus "fast and the furious" flames, why don't they go ahead and give bumblebee neon ground effects.
Oh Boy. Here We Go... by DrTobiasFunke	Aug 29th, 2006 10:40:17 PM
The beginning of another 1000+ post bitchfest. Weeeee...
I like it by Rindain	Aug 29th, 2006 10:44:21 PM
looks like a puppy
Hey AICN staffers MAN UP!!! by Hairy Nutsack	Aug 29th, 2006 10:44:31 PM
Seriously, when is an AICN staffer going to offer some real opinions on these things instead of the little non-committal postings announcing the new picture they just posted that are shortly going to be pulled? Where's the open letter to Tom Rothman? Where's the open disdain we all saw for the Fantastic Four? Where's the reply to Don Murphy's rant about all of you? He called your asses into the ring and all of you pussed out with the notable exception of Vern, technically not a staffer but should be. You all bear the brand PUSSIES in scarlett letters until you guys man up and take a stand. One way or the other, take a stand.
Looks like a "Pug" dog. by Vim Fuego	Aug 29th, 2006 10:46:12 PM
Ethel's willy anyone?
Pupils by filmcans	Aug 29th, 2006 10:48:43 PM
So they gave them pupils after all...His eyes remind me of Jackson's King Kong.
Did you miss the Megatron pics? Here they are: by all your base	Aug 29th, 2006 10:49:47 PM
http://tinyurl.com/g2epz
well by nef	Aug 29th, 2006 10:50:56 PM
it will look cooler in the movie i am sure, but here comes the gay flame fest
Can't they do anything right? by cerebulon	Aug 29th, 2006 10:53:09 PM
Have you guys heard about the burning Furbies scene that Bay is so happy about? That's right, burning Furbies makes up one of the movie's biggest action scenes! And now, freaky eyes for Bumblebee! What retardicons.
the eyes by blacklodgebob	Aug 29th, 2006 10:54:49 PM
Man are those eyes scary. I wasn't against having pupils and all that, but they look really human! Too human!
Looks like Kabal from MK3 by tile_mcgillus	Aug 29th, 2006 10:55:53 PM
http://tinyurl.com/kaskt . Michael Bay you are a delight! LOL! Just keeps getting better!
Meh.. by acroyear77	Aug 29th, 2006 10:56:20 PM

If Only. . . by darthwalters	Aug 29th, 2006 10:57:01 PM
The current design doesn't do it for me. This concept design does. Check it out and what the movie could have been. http://tinyurl.com/jt96c
How come Bumblebee is wearing a gas mask? by Doc_Strange	Aug 29th, 2006 10:57:44 PM
There's nothing remotely humanistic about this character. Once again...... lame character design.
Look Kitschy Autobot emblem branded into head by jegoing74	Aug 29th, 2006 10:57:55 PM
Yeah! Now that's what I call very creative and inspring design work.
Bayatron is the Transformers worst enemy! by IAmJack'sUserID	Aug 29th, 2006 11:00:39 PM

He has a souless, distanced stare of a serial killer by acroyear77	Aug 29th, 2006 11:01:01 PM

I never liked Bumblebee, so this isn't as bad... by GiggityGoo	Aug 29th, 2006 11:02:12 PM
...as what I saw of Prime... and that unbelievable Megatron "redo". I've been trying to be optimistic, to give them the benefit of the doubt until I see the film, but... I'm telling you, every day it gets harder and harder to support what they're doing.
Johnny Five is ALIVE! More input Staphanie! by W3bzpinn3r	Aug 29th, 2006 11:02:15 PM

Jazz description! by tile_mcgillus	Aug 29th, 2006 11:06:43 PM
At least he has a visor::::::: "Grey Body. Visor over eyes. Claw like fingers. Body is similar in design to Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in that it has exposed gears, similar feet. Pontiac Solstice? Front end of the car becomes his chest."::::::::: taken from www.seibertron.com
Johnny Five: For the first time in my life...... by Doc_Strange	Aug 29th, 2006 11:10:26 PM
I AM REALLY PISSED OFF!!!
What Transformers:The Movie scene are you looking.... by INWOsuxRED	Aug 29th, 2006 11:11:02 PM
forward to most? I can't decide if I'm looking forward to a scene where military people prepare to fight something that you can't see, or the scene where they all stare at the smoke to see if they killed "it". Oh wait, I know, I'm looking forward to the scene where the bystandard with an attitude yells something funny like "Who's going to pay for this?" or "You better have insurance!" at the Decepticon who trashes his fancy car.
Take a Stand Harry by talkbackgeek	Aug 29th, 2006 11:14:18 PM
Remember when you singlehandedly took down an entire production of JJ Abrams Superman??? huh sure you do. Wheres your passion and geek stance now Harry? now your just gonna sit back and say "I'll wait til I see the movie" before taking a stand, did you do that with Abram's superman. Heck no. C'mon harry stop being a pussy and say what you think. Or maybe you don't feel anything, cos you're not a fan.
This thing actually has a script? by jegoing74	Aug 29th, 2006 11:16:36 PM
That's not what i heard. Realism wasn't even part of the text. Autobots commence ebay download. ROFLAMO!
OMG! This BB suxors! Lrn2@nimate! by ganymede2010	Aug 29th, 2006 11:19:12 PM
Michael Raped my Childhood, someone direct me to the nearest building so I can jump. No fuck that, I'm startting a Blog!!!!!!!
I look forward to that obligatory Michael Bay shot.. by High DeF JeFF	Aug 29th, 2006 11:19:43 PM
where the camera pans around someone as they slowly rise to their feet. Usually after a chase scene. Or his other over used shot of a key going into a door lock. So stylish.
Talkbackgeek by TheRealMoriarty	Aug 29th, 2006 11:33:44 PM
Actually, Harry liked the JJ Abrams draft of SUPERMAN. I'm the one who wa a bit displeased with it. Jack Colby got it right above... I never liked TRANSFORMERS. I never watched the show. I really don't have any opinion about the film. To me, the criteria for success will be when I watch the movie. If I like it, then to me it's a great TRANSFORMERS movie. If I don't, no loss since I have no attachment to the material. I can't work up a righteous head of steam over something if I don't have an opinion on it, and I'm not just going to parrot some opinion from talkback. You guys can gripe all day about it if it's important to you... that's what the talkbacks are for, and they do actually get read, so at least you've got a chance to get YOUR voice heard.
I would love to give my opinion about this, but... by Shermdawg	Aug 29th, 2006 11:36:25 PM
since the big boys aren't saying anything, I'd better keep my mouth shut as well. I will say this though, they had better keep their gawd damned hands off G.I.Joe.
I' by Frankenblogger	Aug 29th, 2006 11:38:05 PM

I really need to refresh the page before posting. by Shermdawg	Aug 29th, 2006 11:38:09 PM

I'll be brief by Frankenblogger	Aug 29th, 2006 11:38:51 PM
I am not going to see this movie. Story is awful. Execution is worse. Sad.
they actually do get read by aestheticity	Aug 29th, 2006 11:48:57 PM
by other talkbackers, who proceed to bitch. Ad infinitum. Wheeee! If industry bods even read this stuff, they'd be too busy screaming and arguing themselves to give a damn. PS his face looks like a pugdog. Cute, if it weren't for how pugs suffer from a variety of nasal ailments and facial disfigurements from the close proximity and products of their mouth, nose and eyes. Will bumblebee have to be put down when his nose rots off?
42nd by casinoskunk	Aug 29th, 2006 11:55:16 PM
dudes, anyone who hatest the fact that they are making a transformers movie is an idiot. GIANT ROBOTS! what else does a geek want?
Bumble Bee: R2D2 by acroyear77	Aug 29th, 2006 11:56:05 PM

G.I. Joe by cyberskunk	Aug 30th, 2006 12:01:12 AM
I bought Metal Gear Solid when it made the Greatest Hits list. I wasn't particularly interested in the genre, but then when I played the game I thought it was very well done. When Revolver Ocelot was introduced, I thought to myself, "This is like a live-action G.I. Joe movie" for some reason. Whatever reason. And I'm posting this due to the mention of G.I. Joe earlier. Maybe someone will mention Suikoden because I mentioned another PSX game and then someone else will mention Outlaws of the Marsh because the other person mentioned Suikoden, and then it'll bounce to Journey to the West. But, now to be more on-topic! I don't have a strong opinion about this. But I can see myself caring much more if I had watched the show. I just watched a few episodes of G.I. Joe. Although I had a G.I. Joe plastic doll with a rubber octopus and deep-sea diving suit, and a command station.
Bah! why do they have to look like Bionicles! by thisnameistaken	Aug 30th, 2006 12:02:45 AM
http://tinyurl.com/hokdy or http://tinyurl.com/krofl versus http://tinyurl.com/jru7o or even this guy http://tinyurl.com/l5mz9 you get the idea
Getting leaks pics from Transformers is nice and all... by Shermdawg	Aug 30th, 2006 12:02:50 AM
But when in the hell are we gonna get a glimpse of April from TMNT??? And why hasn't Raimi released a shot of Venom? I'm not talking about a full fledged glimpse, just a shot of him from behind, or even a close up of his chest with the rumored white spider logo. Thr Tranny's for better or worse, have been stealing all of Spidey's thunder as of late.
casinoskunk by Doc_Strange	Aug 30th, 2006 12:04:31 AM
How about good character design, a well-written script that isn't full of product placement or bad cliches. Actors who actually know how to act. A good director would be cake but since it's too late, we have this abomination. In short, we want a good movie.
I think he looks good enough by DOGSOUP	Aug 30th, 2006 12:05:48 AM
Did you expest the horns?
Oh no, Mr. Bill! by superninja	Aug 30th, 2006 12:07:32 AM
So I guess the o-shaped mouth is a common feature on these realistic robot alien designs (see Smegatron).
O shaped mouth on Megs? by Thenedain	Aug 30th, 2006 12:10:18 AM
Seriously? He's like a vagina with teeth. Don't know of any 'O' shaped vaginas myself, though I did once see a 'Z' shaped one. That was a fun night.
Calling all whiney bitches!!!! by googamooga	Aug 30th, 2006 12:13:06 AM
The weekly Transformers update is here, please commence with your incessant bitching! For the rest of us who are actually looking forward to this movie, please disregard this message. That is all...
I repeat. . .what he should look like. by darthwalters	Aug 30th, 2006 12:14:09 AM
http://tinyurl.com/jt96c
Not impressed at all by b3mike	Aug 30th, 2006 12:14:28 AM
Wahahahahahahahahhahhahaahhaha hahahahahahhahhaha............ ..Yeah this movie is going to be crap
Why do you need a mouth when you speak by superninja	Aug 30th, 2006 12:15:04 AM
internet and talk in modem? Lame, lame, lame. Designs are freakish and distasteful.
Bumblebee looking like a puppy may by superninja	Aug 30th, 2006 12:16:19 AM
be no accident, since that is just how he is described in that awful script!
Bay told em by RevSick	Aug 30th, 2006 12:22:14 AM
to smile like a donut.
Karen Beecher Duncan by Hal2814	Aug 30th, 2006 12:23:09 AM
will always be Bumblebee to me. I don't know from this Transformers stuff.
For those of you not into Transformers, honest by superninja	Aug 30th, 2006 12:26:57 AM
first impressions of the robot, please.
If I did not know this was a TF movie, I by superninja	Aug 30th, 2006 12:28:51 AM
would not suspect that is a robot's face.
Since we're going with realism, given by superninja	Aug 30th, 2006 12:33:57 AM
the TFs have supposedly evolved and are sophisticated race that communicates, why do their designs not reflect this? Why do they not look orderly, but rather chaotic and inconsistent? Isn't there a Asimov law against this or something?
googamooga you tell them...right on by slappy jones	Aug 30th, 2006 12:34:36 AM
how dare anyone have an opinion different to yours. everyone must eat up whatever shit the makers of transformers throw at us...if they want to change megatron to a point where he in no way what so ever looks remotely like megatron let alone a fucking transformer then fine. not only do I accept their take on a classic iconic character but i thank the lord for every day these guys are on earth to bring us this film. if they look at prime and say "you know he looks cool and all but ...lets give him a fucking idiotic flame paint job oh yeah while your at it see if tyrese and tad hamilton are free to ride in the cab" all of you just be happy about it.don't you dare be disappointed or let down.don;t you dare question the judgement of the makers of from hell, the extraordinary league of gentlemen, bad boys 2, aramageddon OH YEAH AND A LITTLE FILM YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF CALLED PEARL "GREATEST FUCKING FILM EVER MADE" HARBOR!! come on you telling me you are unhappy that the director of the island is making transformers..COME ON. hail murphy...hail bay.
Halo Grunt? by Jamadaro	Aug 30th, 2006 12:35:42 AM
Anyone else immediately think of a grunt from halo when looking at this picture?
Oh yeah! by Thenedain	Aug 30th, 2006 12:37:44 AM
No shit, Jamadaro! When I first saw I knew it looked kind of familiar, but couldn't figure out why. You're right, it is really similar to a Halo Grunt! Good call!
Piece of shit? by IAmJack'sUserID	Aug 30th, 2006 12:42:10 AM
Anyone else immediately think of a piece of shit from your toiler when looking at this picture?
I think Hairy said it best here: by superninja	Aug 30th, 2006 12:45:30 AM
http://tinyurl.com/etvt4
Mori Mori Mori... by talkbackgeek	Aug 30th, 2006 12:55:00 AM
Am I nuts or as I recall didn't Harry have a big part in changing the direction of Superman too? Didn't he even at one point say that Josh Hartnett was all wrong for the part, aw poor Josh. Mori, we love you. You speak your mind when you want to, we like that. But its the big guy that we're waiting to here from. We know you have some opinion Harry, do you like what you see coming out so far? As for Bay, dude I love you man, I love your movies, you're a badass director, you are the perfect pick for this. But dude, your design team has to get some resemblance to our beloved heroes, at least for the first movie! you can pimp them out in the sequels.
E.T.'s got cool robo-armor! by Flim Springfield	Aug 30th, 2006 12:58:25 AM

welcome to the New Hollywood... by thecomedian	Aug 30th, 2006 01:00:00 AM
Where they can't even get high concept franchises right. All they had to do was take the Gen 1 designs and polish them up a bit. Instead they ALL look like fucking puke inducing rejected Insecticon designs. I mean come on, they even fucked up Starscream. Easily one of the coolest looking designs from the Gen 1 set and now he looks like a dumpster with a head. That shredded shrapnel thing their doing looks like shit too. I mean, I can see where the challenge lies since they've had the cgi technology to do transformers and they've BEEN done a few times(best example probably being that Japanese photo copier commercial) but still, what a load of crap.
I want not to post, but... by Dollar Bird	Aug 30th, 2006 01:00:26 AM
...I can't help it! So, it looks like he has a speaker for a mouth. I guess that's consistent with his radio voice. Which is a dumb idea. Why can't the movie makers just do something straight-forward? Why do screen writers pull such desperate gimmicks? I mean, aside from the fact that having a broken voice-box will prevent BB from talking to Sam when he's bought, what story-purpose does this serve? (Obviously, all the songs BB uses to speak through will be nice little promos for the bands.) It's just dumb. In fact, almost everything they've changed has been making it dumb. I'd have no problems changing anything from the old literature as long as the new ideas weren't dumb. The whole idea of the Energon Cube making machines alive is just as lame as the devil-cream in Catwoman from the last movie those dumb choads wrote. *** I really want to not care about this movie. Listen, I loved Transformers as a kid (though the movie left me cold). I never got into the whole new fandom of Botcons and Beast Wars, et. al., and just let the TFs be something to think fondly about. (I liked robots and I liked voice actors...and that show had some of the best in the business talking all over the place.) But for some reason, I really got excited about this movie. I hoped it'd be awesome and nostalgic, but also a smarter spin on the story. (After all, a lot of the show was pretty clunky. Never read the comics aside from one issue.) Seems Bay & Co. want the awesome element (well, their kind of splodie awesome with a cut every 0.36 seconds. [I tried to watch Armageddon one night but I got a headache from the editing.]) but not the nostalgia. And I haven't read the script, but really
A dumpster with a head. by superninja	Aug 30th, 2006 01:07:52 AM
Well put, comedian. Heheh.
Yay! by blackwood	Aug 30th, 2006 01:21:29 AM
Robots! Giant, even! Keep it in perspective folks!
I agree with acroyear77... by Xeniten	Aug 30th, 2006 01:28:05 AM
he looks like a serial killer. Cold, soulless & emotionless. Very bad designs.
That;s fine blackwood.... by RevSick	Aug 30th, 2006 01:29:16 AM
then call it something else, the point isn't a matter of it just being giant robots, it's a matter of calling something Transformers and having them not look like Transformers.
The End Of AICN: Moriarty Needs To Leave While He Can by Darth Fabulous	Aug 30th, 2006 01:33:12 AM
This has been said before in a few different forms or iterations, but I am just going to throw my two cents in. Moriarty is the only reviewer/correspondent/editor/ columnist worth any kind of a shit on AICN. Drew, you should just transfer everything you post to the "Moriarty's DVD Shelf" site and completely disassociate yourself from AICN because, frankly, your posts are head and shoulders above the inane drivel posted by the second-tier columnists (aside from Herc) on the site and miles above Harry's pointless ramblings, annoying blubberings about his girlfriend and recent "reviews". Frankly, it is becoming increasingly annoying to try to even locate one of your columns in the sea of garbage on the front page. I still read everything in hope that content will get better, but it has not. I would absolutely love to see a Moriarty/Hercules site...at least you guys seem to genuinely have a passion about your columns and articulate your thoughts/opinions in a passionate, interesting manner. I guess I don't care that you are not a fan of Transformers, but that's the problem that I see here...there are no AICN columnists articulating positions regarding their thoughts on any aspect of this film. You do not care because you are not a fan and there is a void that is not being filled...it's quite simple. AICN is not simply an unfocused blogging site for talkbackers...so to simply put it back on us is a shame, because we don't have access to scripts, sets, filmmakers and the like. You recently posted a two-part column on your Stardust set visit...I'm sorry, but Quint's Transformers columns pale in comparison. Hearing about Bay taking charge is simply not interesting, because we've all heard this before. Frankly, reading about Michelle Pfieffer's on set habits are much more interesting/exciting. I'm just tremendously frustrated with the site these days...I know I don't have to come here, but I'm sorry...the site needs to improve.
Well since DarthFabulous decidely threw this Tb off... by Atomica	Aug 30th, 2006 01:48:42 AM
I'll put it back on track. I like the Bumblebee face. Huge Transformers fan. All the iterations. Spent a small fortune collecting the DVDs and the G1 figures. That being said, I KNOW there are going to be changes in the designs in some of the Transformers. I'm not gonna cry about it. This flick is still gonna rock. As usual...Say it with me kids..."Screw the Naysayers!"
He looks like a Transformer by blackwood	Aug 30th, 2006 01:56:28 AM
He has the Autobot emblem on his forehead.
This looks just like the original Bumblebee........if.. by 69DUDE	Aug 30th, 2006 02:00:35 AM
the original Bumblebee had his face shot off.
Thank you superninja..... by Hairy Nutsack	Aug 30th, 2006 02:07:37 AM
I think MarcoOhNo said it equally as well here - http://youtube.com/watch?v=2_8 4d0Zyj0E
No Disassemble...!! by MarkoOhNo	Aug 30th, 2006 02:10:34 AM
Maybe somebody just threw a mirror in front of Bumblebee's face? This reaction seems to say, "Holy shit! I was constructed in Metalshop class?!" lol
No Wonder He Can't Talk In The Movie by MarkoOhNo	Aug 30th, 2006 02:13:45 AM
Somebody shoved an oil cap in his mouth! Maybe one of the filmmakers has a fetish and wanted him to have a lolligag. Bumblegimp.... LOL
"He's like a vagina with teeth." by DOGSOUP	Aug 30th, 2006 02:17:36 AM
I believe the term you're looking for is Vagina Dentata.....
Why does he look like Stinkor? by Aust1n	Aug 30th, 2006 02:36:00 AM

RE: Why does he look like Stinkor? by photoboy	Aug 30th, 2006 02:56:59 AM
Because Michael Bay has totally fucked this movie by not having a clue.
I KNEW I'd Seen That Face Before! by MarkoOhNo	Aug 30th, 2006 02:59:10 AM
So it's true... this IS Master of the Universe II: Transformers.
Bumblebrrrttt!! by pelos_locos	Aug 30th, 2006 02:59:42 AM
I like that it has the insignia on the forehead. It means that other transformers will have it too. I also like the eyes, but the mouth seems to point to the script rumor (haven't read it) that he won't talk. sssaaaad. My primary complain is that, at the very beginning, it was mentioned G1 transformers. I think Bichael May meant names from G1 (although I don't remember s-pork-or-not or whatever its name is from G1). Anyways, regardless of all my bitching, I am happy to see a Transformers movie being made, even if it is in spirit only. Overall I am not dissapointed except for Mecraptron. He (she? it?) does not look like a Megatron to me.
Thats Vaginatron by Phategod1	Aug 30th, 2006 03:07:47 AM

Funny Web-Comic by LittleDudes	Aug 30th, 2006 03:16:41 AM
Reminds me of this web-comic... http://www.little-dudes.co.nz/ comics-13 I think they're trying to make Bee cute, can't talk, dumb face etc
Wow another Transformers talkback by TeaBaggins	Aug 30th, 2006 03:34:45 AM
Exactly what is wrong with that face? Oh sorry, it's the fact he doesn't have mouth like the cartoon. Anyone care to postulate exactly how a robot could have a fully working mouth and lips? I understand the disdain for Megatron but alot of you need to see a doctor and ask for some serotonin inhibitors to try and ground yourselves.
DARTHWATERS... by Dolph	Aug 30th, 2006 03:39:51 AM
...that concept design is SO GOOD!!! It makes me sad we'll never see that translated to the big screen. THAT is Bumblebee!
I really wanna know what Bay thought gave him... by IndustryKiller	Aug 30th, 2006 03:44:21 AM
the artistic credibility to "improve" on the original. And yeah smart asses I know the truckload of money he was paid, but seriously. I know if I had an idea or re-imagining or something that I would have the ability to step outside myself just for a moment to be able to say "Wow this absolutely blows" and the thought of releasing something that piss poor on the world and knowing it would reflect on me would make me change it to at least some degree. Michael Bay seems to be lacking in this most simple of human abilities. He seems to be in a state of egotistic fog not seen outside of the typical toddler who thinks that when he covers his face no one can see him, or even George Lucas when coming up with characters like Jar Jar Binks. These designs are bad. in some other robot movie they would just look like fun little b-movie designs, but in a Transformers movie they piss on something that is not theirs to piss on. I really hope that moichael Bay considers himself an entertainer or in a harsher light simply a salesman; because even he himself could not form a cohesive argument that he is anything resembling an artist. That takes vision, something Michael Bay has never had.
Industry Killers and the DESIGNS! by LordEnigma	Aug 30th, 2006 04:03:04 AM
IK, Lucas created Jar Jar for his son Jet. Yes, not the best idea to let a 12 year old, come up with a character. However, he did it for his kid, and without an ounce of ego. I am not going to defend the silly Jar Jar bits of business but George needed a defense nonetheless................... .............................. ..........With these designs, I get what the production team are going after. They are trying to make ALIENS...ALIENS. Which works in a way because this film is about an alien invasion. However, the Transformers, had a humanity to them that is seriously ripped apart by these designs. All of the Transformers are WAY TOO MECHANICAL. They are cybernetic beings. They are not appliances. Essentially, they are making a transformers movie without transformers because of people like Moriarty. There are more people like him in the world, that do not care about the property than there are those of us who do care. It's a risk reward situation. They are risking alienating the DEDICATED AUDIENCE of this property in order to try to get the reward that comes from having radically designed robots transform on screen for people who are there to see the big robots FIGHT. While I am not going to call this film an unmitgated disaster less than a year out. Everything that has leaked has led to more and more vitriol across the net. The more bad word of mouth something has online. The slight chance it has of being picked up supposed CREDIBLE NEWS SOURCES and flaunted as REAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. The transformers people are walking a fine line. I hope they keep this in mine over the next year.
Damn you Michael Bay! by MCMLXXVI	Aug 30th, 2006 04:54:27 AM

Thought you were gonna disagree for a moment LordEnigma by IndustryKiller	Aug 30th, 2006 04:55:05 AM
But glad to see that God is in his heaven and all is right with the world. I am aware they are going for aliens, and frankly I don't give a damn. As for the Lucas statement. I don't want to argue, really I don't. He created his character for his kid...fine. Maybe that's true. But it still takes a massive amount of ego to move forth with something so obviously awful. And I don't mean ego in the megalomaniac sense of the word, I mean it in the todler who can't see past his own limited perceptions sense of the word. Lucas didn't mean malice by it, but as they say, the path to hell.......As for insisting on directing the other two films, well the former sort of ego might have been in play there.
As far as making the Transformer film for non-fans. by IndustryKiller	Aug 30th, 2006 05:05:02 AM
The awful thing about people who aren't fans of a in-the-process-of-being-reborn property is that they don't have a fucking clue. And the best thing about them is they don't have a fucking clue. So they are making the films for non-fans...I still ask, why change the designs??? How are these designs more appealing than the original designs to non-fans? These are giant robots, the originals are giant robots. By going with the originals they certainly werent going to lose the money and interest of those who weren't already Transformers geeks. These designs aren't cooler to the laymen. The only thing they have to lose is the support of the fans, whose word of mouth and repeat viewing can help a film like this greatly. Kids would like the original designs as much as these new ones, I know this for a fact because when I first fell in love with Transformers I was a fuckin kid! And besides that now it seems they might be changing Bumblebee to a mute? My God. Literally the only explaination for that is the filmmakers think that that somehow improves on the character....they are wrong. Violently pathetically wrong. Hopefully that is just a rumor. I didn't need the designs to be exact, but Megatron and Starscream look fucking ridiculous. Just awful.
I think that looks shitty by Lost Prophet	Aug 30th, 2006 05:39:01 AM
but it hasn't annoyed me the way the low-rent geiger rip off megatron did. Or the script for that matter. This will obviously be a crap film, for two reasons: Michael Bay and Don Murphy.
Moriarty by tile_mcgillus	Aug 30th, 2006 06:25:37 AM
So because you have no personal attachment to transformers you can't see how this being bastardized? I really never cared much for Elektra but fuck if I couldn't see what a shit fest that was going to be. That is a cop out answer and you know it. You sound like Don Murphy, "just wait to go see it". So I have to pay to have an opinion. Fuck that. I am calling a spade a spade and saying this sucks and they should fix it. As a self proglaimed geek, you should be able to recognize when something is being poorly adapted and is ill conceived. Man, I really never cared for pedophilia so I just can't have an opinion on it. I just compared the transformers to pedophilia.....hahahahaha! I love AICN!
Bumblebee's face looks just like the Flash Gordon by CreasyBear	Aug 30th, 2006 06:29:46 AM
villains, those palace guard guys in the big gold armor. (Maybe someone else mentioned that connection, but this thread is already too huge to read considering I gotta go to work.)
It does a little bit, by Lost Prophet	Aug 30th, 2006 06:43:59 AM
but that would be a good thing. Flash Gordon is still my favourite "get drunk and piss myself laughing at" film. The whole experience is worth it for the sheer stupidity of Brian Blessed wearing obviously plastic wings spouting cheesy dialogue. It always makes me cry with laughter.
Faceoff by Dazzler69	Aug 30th, 2006 06:57:18 AM
Not sure why they are not doing human looking faces since they are on Earth and trying to blend in.
He looks like the small bad guys from Halo by Ricky Henderson	Aug 30th, 2006 06:59:37 AM
The Grunts. I guess the whole looking scared thing jives with what kind of character he is in the script (pretty much a dog).
Merrick doesn't like Moulin Rouge... by DavidCamp	Aug 30th, 2006 07:33:13 AM
Therefore the validity of this picture, regardless of where it came from is dubious, even if Michael Bay were standing alongside it pointing and saying 'This is Bumblebee'.
geez by jimmy the geek	Aug 30th, 2006 07:38:02 AM
his face is stupid looking. plain and simple. Bay needs to sit and actually LOOK at the original Transfomers. I know you can't make them look exact, but GEEZ! sucks!
This Movie Will Cause Severe Depression... by NathanGrey	Aug 30th, 2006 07:47:03 AM
Seriously, the less news we hear about this garbage the better. Everytime something new comes out, its not the "Damn that is really cool CANT WAIT" feeling its the, "No...NO...NOOOOOOOOOOOOO How could anyone do that!?!?". As for the person who asked how does a robot have a mouth? Uhhh first question, how does a robot race exist. Oh wait I think I know the answer, ITS A FUCKING CARTOON. This movie is SUPPOSE to be based on the cartoon, comic, GEN1 Toy line. When its really looking like Transformers: Not Really Based On The Transformers You Know, Just Robots That Are Big, Following A Shitty Script - The Movie...
superninja by Helljin	Aug 30th, 2006 08:23:25 AM
It looks like another 2 hour toy commercial too me.
You all should go back to the Megatron TB by Jak0lantern01	Aug 30th, 2006 08:26:29 AM
It's closing in on 2000. Too funny.
EGGSHELL ON HIS HEAD by aphextwin	Aug 30th, 2006 08:40:25 AM
Seems like the perfect disguise to me, turning into an egg...
LION SONG...better be at the end, just as a throwback. by dead youngling	Aug 30th, 2006 08:42:34 AM
got a new 06 civic--blasting the LION song in it makes the car wanna tranform and beat ass on the other cars around it.
Yeah, who is that crazy mofo on guitar on that tune? by Jak0lantern01	Aug 30th, 2006 08:45:10 AM

how hard would it have been... by iconboy	Aug 30th, 2006 09:04:32 AM
.... to put a mouth on that face? then it would look almost like a transformer! ;) hehehehehe but seriously, dont gimme crap about a moving mouth not being realistic- THIS IS A MOVIE ABOUT TRANSFORMING ALIEN ROBOTS!!!!
Not a Transformers fan. by Shaz_bot80	Aug 30th, 2006 09:14:49 AM
But I'm getting behind the fans on this one. There has been a certain amount of over thinking the design in these films. I especially think they missed the mark with Megatron. The character doesn't even look like he fits in with the rest of the characters. I really hate to whine about it, but that design was over-thought and complicated. However, on the other side of things; if the movie entertains and (as weird as it sounds.) is actually GOOD, the designs will be only a minimal gripe. Remember back when the first glimpses of the X-Men movie costumes came out, within the context of the movie they worked. I have my fear that Transformers won't be anything other than a very long toy commercial, but we will all have to wait and see if it works or not.
So, Bumbles looks like he just got goosed AND... by Champ-Daddy	Aug 30th, 2006 09:26:06 AM
...is mute and can only communicate to his owner through songs on the radio? Didn't I see that in Stephen King's 'Christine'? The only way that concept can be redeemed is if at some point Bumblebee tells Sam "You got the touch! You got the poweeeerrrrrrr, YEAH!!!". I really DO want to like this movie, but hope is fading fast...
Does not compute.... Does not compute... by veritasses	Aug 30th, 2006 09:44:36 AM
beep boop beep boop fzzzzz... rrrrrr.... bloink. Is Steve Guttenberg in this movie?
small ass Autobot logo by JudgeNXcutioner	Aug 30th, 2006 09:51:28 AM
waddup wif dat
by hesh monster	Aug 30th, 2006 09:54:36 AM
can someone post another link to the megatron pics. tried the one above but the page wont load.
Thats going to be Bumblebee? by Peanutchan	Aug 30th, 2006 10:09:47 AM
Okay come on. I have never actually seen G1 transformers and even I think this design is too far off. Due to living on an island off Japan I've only seen Armada. Yes, I know I suck and I probably should get hit by alot of original fans for saying this but does anyone else think this pic looks like a minicon named Sureshock more than Bumblebee!
You're welcome to your opinion, slappy jones... by googamooga	Aug 30th, 2006 10:13:10 AM
In fact, everyone is. If you don't like it, say it sucks, fine. What bothers me is all the "Bay raped my childhood" statements. Why are my opinions invalid, but not the hater's opinions? I've said it before and I'll say it again, NO ONE has seen any finished footage from this movie, and therefore NO ONE can accurately give an opinion on this movie. You aren't looking forward to it, so be it, but don't criticize those that are, just to make yourself feel better about it.
Yeah, dead youngling, that would be cool... by googamooga	Aug 30th, 2006 10:18:46 AM
But your transforming 06 civic would get the piss knocked out of it by my transforming 70 'Cuda, LOL.
THE ONE LINE that BETTER be in the movie... by stlfilmwire	Aug 30th, 2006 10:18:48 AM
A scene where an autobot tends to another autobot who is badly hurt and it asks, "Can you transform?" They used to ask that almost every episode. Need to have it.
My 1990 volvo 740GL is actually a Transformer! by Ricky Henderson	Aug 30th, 2006 10:25:27 AM
But knowing my luck, it would probably be a lame one, like Bumblebee. Heh, Bumblebee, what a tool.
His "mouth" by DeCypher44	Aug 30th, 2006 10:27:04 AM
looks like a cup holder. But I don't care. I think the original Bumblebee looked way too cartoony. I prefer a "harder" look, myself. Why should I care if they look like the OG G1? Seriously!?
I bet it won't have DEATH'S HEAD, yes? by ScarranHalfBreed	Aug 30th, 2006 10:38:33 AM
...But he wasn't a Transformer, I s'pose. He was pretty cool, though. The first Transformers comic I ever bought had him in it. Didn't care for the cartoon - LOVED, LOVED, LOVED the comic. Wish they'd republish Wrath of Guardian.
Bring Out The Gimp, The Gimps On Stand By by flamingrunt	Aug 30th, 2006 10:39:38 AM
Better go turn him on then
Designs getting worse... by undeadmike	Aug 30th, 2006 10:39:38 AM
I am not considering myself to be a die hard fan of Transformers. I have seen all the original Episodes and found them entertaining but nothing overly special. Megatron and Starscream (especially the latter) were my prime reason for watching. As with most movies and TV shows, the villains make it fun. Anyhow, that said, I give the movie more of a chance than probably most fans. Especially since I don't hate Michael Bay. I liked Armageddon and Bad Boys 1 & 2. Pearl Harbor was boring and The Island was not much better. Still, he knows how to blow shit up and I guess that is what this movie will have plenty of. I am not fanatically devoted to the original designs of the Transformers, since A) the series is from the 80's for god's sake and B) We all know that designs were kept simple in the original series to keep it fast to draw and cheap to produce, like so many TV shows of that time. So I don't see a problem with deviating a little or beefing them up a notch. Still, in my opinion most of the original design concepts should at least show in the movie. But Megatron?? He looks like a pile of shredded aluminium held together by bubblegum. He looks like he could transform from the contents of a trashcan to... well... a contents of a trashcan. And Starscream? Even if you don't want to stick with the original design...he's just plain ugly. Not evil or power hungry, just ugly. Still, I'll probably watch the movie cause I don't define my childhood happiness through a cheap and cheesy 80's TV cartoon, even a fun to watch one. Sorry for everybody who does...
To the contrary Googa by RevSick	Aug 30th, 2006 10:41:32 AM
One can base an opinon of an unfinished film based off of pre-production woes and production problems and snafus, it's actually quite common. Sometimes you get surprised, sometimes you hit it on the head, but either way, you can make that judgement based off of said scenario.
Naysaying... by Peanutchan	Aug 30th, 2006 10:46:28 AM
Some people are getting a little over board with that. I already feel a little guilty about my little comment. But everyone is entitled to their own opinions and should not be simply brushed off as 'over reacting'. After all this movie is an adaptation of something from their childhood memories. I'm still going to see the movie and keep an open mind. But with all the movie 'adaptations' of said memories so far I'm afraid I still feel a little let down. Movies such as: The Hulk, Electra, Xmen 3,Posiedon adventure, Silent Hill. All very well made movies and some good in their own way mind you ...but if you knew these stories and characters when they were new to the world the adaptations seem to leave holes or even butcher some characteristics that were what made them loved. So the worst thing anyone can do is to not have an opinion at all because then its like saying that something that once had meaning to you is now nothing.
Fuck this movie. I was a huge Transformers fan... by R.C. the "Wise"	Aug 30th, 2006 11:04:55 AM
growing up. And let me reitterate what I've posted before regarding this flick: FUCK DON MURPHY, FUCK SPEILBERG, AND MUTHAFUCK MICHAEL BAY!
Funny thing about childhood memories... by johnmikeoos	Aug 30th, 2006 11:12:08 AM
They tend to give the original product a sheen that makes it seem better than it was. Show of hands - Who amongst those with an opinion has recently seen a G1 Transformers cartoon? (Serious question.)***As for me...I dunno. They're pictures. I suppose the Transformers we've seen look all right (bearing in mind that I only have a second-hand connection to Transformers - my older brother is G1), but I'll know more about whether or not I wanna see this movie when I see a trailer.
I think that's the overall point the fans are trying by Thenedain	Aug 30th, 2006 11:12:30 AM
to make, Peanutchan, there's no point in constantly 'reimagining' things that were already amazingly damned successful, and even less of a point to remaking it if you're going to deviate from the source material. Why do you make a Hulk movie? To cash in on it's previous success, knowing that all the Hulk fans will instantly be there and that it will have a certain amount of recognition among nonfans. This constant retooling of successful stories/franchises has GOT to stop. The problem begins and ends with the guys making these movies who believe that they can instantly improve on the source material with their 'unique vision'. Maybe that'd be the case of an amazingly unknown property, but something that's existed for decades AND has already raked in millions of dollars? No, you do what Raimi and Jackson did: you build your movie off the concepts that have already been successful before, bringing the previously existing fans and their instant word of mouth hype into the film, using them to your advantage. You don't go out and choose a direction so far away from the original that you begin to piss off the fans and then BERATE ( hello, Don Murphy! ) them for calling you it. It's hard for me to say this, but even freakin' Uwe Boll is closer to the source material than these guys. Now that's sadness incarnate right there.
Exactly Thenedain by Peanutchan	Aug 30th, 2006 11:38:19 AM
Due to the same idea of trying to bank on already loved shows many have been killed indefinatly. Damn corprate misers already accomplished to completely cancel Star Trek they gotta go after another show thats still managing to cling to life after 20 years.
"Otis, spit out that oil cap!!" by Immortal_Fish	Aug 30th, 2006 11:45:05 AM
"Stop playing around when you should be searching for Milo!" -- Actually, this ain't so bad, providing his face is animated and isn't locked into that position. Given the leaks thus far, I'd expected a hella lot worse than Burn Victim Bumblebee.
.... z z z by Peanutchan	Aug 30th, 2006 11:58:54 AM
I live in Japan... its almost 2am... there is a high chance that i will be forcably woken at 6am... I should probably go to bed. But i will leave you all with these videos to brighten your day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =WRAcwQagxhU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =bqFJmqic3Vo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =BRpQmmMjDP0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =OZcSA2au6K4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =UoCqThjYb4M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ZAJlr3C1r9I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =VQsdb5on9jE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =g1G2j9xC-xE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =UHGv4LIE338 Oh yeah... i can't wait for these little buggers to hit the shelves. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =jS5M1l7kNMg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =l8HwDR737KQ
MICHAEL BAY FUCKING LOST. by Truth0ne	Aug 30th, 2006 12:20:11 PM
MICHAEL BAY FUCKING LOST.
Hey Respect Moriarty by Playhouse	Aug 30th, 2006 12:25:25 PM
I can respect a man not commenting on something that doesn't strike his fancy one way or another about. That makes much more sense to me than the number of tools who have come on here and commented and contributed nothing to the debate just because they wanted to rile up fans or look down their noses. Sure, Mori could comment on the obvious lack of care the filmmakers seem to be taking with this project. But he should have to. I appreciate and respect that more. Thanks, Drew.
Shouldn't by Playhouse	Aug 30th, 2006 12:26:32 PM
'He shouldn't have to' that was supposed to say.
i like it. by eighteenseconds	Aug 30th, 2006 12:30:10 PM
that's right. i said it. i just hope he can talk properly.
Bumblebee Talking by Playhouse	Aug 30th, 2006 12:37:16 PM
I just hope he talks period. That was a glaring inadequecy of the script draft floating about out there.
NUMBER FIVE IS ALIVE!! by The Ref	Aug 30th, 2006 12:38:33 PM

by Pepsi_Invader	Aug 30th, 2006 12:47:51 PM
Looks fine to me.
Is a pic of a by One Voice	Aug 30th, 2006 12:54:22 PM

Is a pic of a by One Voice	Aug 30th, 2006 12:54:46 PM

3rd time lucky by One Voice	Aug 30th, 2006 12:56:14 PM
IT LOOKS LIKE SHIT. Seriously, it just looks like scrap metal. I dont even know what I am looking at, but if they are going to leak/release pictures give me something worthy of blinking. Pointless picture.
Can someone email me the script? by One Voice	Aug 30th, 2006 12:58:00 PM
If they have it, I'd love to read it.
That wasn't the only glaring inadequacy. by superninja	Aug 30th, 2006 12:59:47 PM
That could be applied to the entire script. Bumblebee is unrecognizable from a character standpoint. He can't talk, and he is like a loyal puppy dog. In other words, he has no real characterization. Much like most of the robots in the early draft of the script.
PUG by PwnedByStallone	Aug 30th, 2006 12:59:48 PM
It does look liek a pug. I'm wodering if they're going to digitally insert parts of his face or something just because it seems so devoid of any possible expression. But even if they get the face right the rest of it sucks too so who cares. That fucking Antonio Bandaras Nasonex Bee would be better than at this point than this bullshit.
OneVoice,if you want someone to email you something by superninja	Aug 30th, 2006 01:02:30 PM
you have to provide an address.
"Looks like a 'Pug' dog" by ComicBookGeek77	Aug 30th, 2006 01:04:09 PM
Spot on, I agree.
Pug hehe by Peanutchan	Aug 30th, 2006 01:07:22 PM
Well? Maybe we'll get lucky and thats only his face's bare bones so to speak and then they'll CGI a 'Liquid metal' face over it.
awwww he's so cute by Mechasheeva	Aug 30th, 2006 01:28:12 PM
i wanna give him a hug! seriously though, shouldn't giant crushing expolody robots NOT make you want to hug them?
superninja - The Script by Playhouse	Aug 30th, 2006 01:45:53 PM
This is true.
Hey guys, try this... by Shermdawg	Aug 30th, 2006 02:04:22 PM
Take the pic in Paint or whatever and crop it down to where only the left side of his face is showing. Then mirror the image to where it looks like a full face (i.e. copy it, flip the copy, and align them) If you can, turn the brightness up a bit on it. Now, look at the mouth area. Is it me or does it look like there could be a mouth behing that gasmask/speaker thingy? Remember, there has been rumors that Prime's face plate is retractable. Who's to say this isn't?
Wait a sec, is the "gask mask" even connected... by Shermdawg	Aug 30th, 2006 02:09:47 PM
to his face?
Are you saying you can email me the script? by One Voice	Aug 30th, 2006 02:54:43 PM
Then I will provide an email.
onefanvoice@hotmail.com by One Voice	Aug 30th, 2006 03:17:46 PM
Thanks!
What is going on here movie people?? by ckone	Aug 30th, 2006 03:28:04 PM
Okay, I am by no means a hard core Transformers fan, BUT I did grow up with it as one of my favorite cartoons, and I cried like a baby when I got my very own Optimus Prime, and then I cried again when my older sister broke his legs off in front of me ON PURPOSE!!! I still haven't gotten over that....Usually, I would reserve any criticizms until at least I see a trailer or something of that sort, but I gotta say if these pics are the real deal, and the images of Optimus with flames are for real, I just can't understand it! How can they miss the mark so badly?I mean, the designs are SO classic, and Iconic that I just don't see why they had to alter them so much.I mean, they are robots that change to cars, if I can sustain my disbelief for that I can take it if the robot looks boxy...The thing is, they just don't LOOK like Autobots, they look like robots. All I can hope for is that what ever they end up doing, blows up real good, and moves and transforms amazingly as well. But I think I am going to be quite dissapointed with the way they look. I still don't see why Optimus needed flames?? He's not Hot Rod, he's Optimus! hmm, maybe I am a harder core fan than I thought. Oh well, maybe the trailers when they finally arrive, will make me change my mind. but, I have lost a little hope.
Answer me please by Mits777	Aug 30th, 2006 03:57:47 PM
Im still kinda confused why so many people are interested in the transformers movie? Is it because of the love and or hate of michael bay? Is it the love for the cartoons and action figures? While you think of the answer go to this awesome review website. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
Poop!!! by alienindisguise	Aug 30th, 2006 05:33:51 PM
Looks like poor Bumblebee just shit on himself!
Um... by BV	Aug 30th, 2006 05:51:58 PM
...the script calls for Bumblebee to "smile". I dunno how he does it with a face like that. Unless he has one of those "battle-mode+ faces goin on, here.
Oh, and I agree; by BV	Aug 30th, 2006 05:53:35 PM
They seem to have stripped all the transformers of any humanity. They really do look a little too alien. Granted they ARE alien...but part of the charm of the show and the comics is that we felt at ease around them. These designs kinda creep me out.
For the guys that don't want TF mouths: by Chief Joseph	Aug 30th, 2006 06:23:26 PM
They could have used the original toy design face, which did not have a mouth: http://www.robobase.com/techsp ecs/g1/bumblebee.jpg http://www.robobase.com/techsp ecs/g1/goldbug.gif
Does anybody else not care by far from god	Aug 30th, 2006 07:35:36 PM
I know this is a geek site and yeah, sure, I consider myself one, but does would anyone else here not take time out of the day to pi$$ on the transformers movie even if it were burning to death?
Johnny 5 is alive! by TheAngryGator	Aug 30th, 2006 07:56:07 PM
Wow. This is looking more and more like Short Circuit 3. Anybody know if Steve Guttenberg's going to be in this one?
No emotion... BAH by TheMovieLover	Aug 30th, 2006 09:03:34 PM
Okay. I can see how that face would piss people off. I'm a big transformers fan of the old days, but let take Optimus Prime to task. His face isn't a FACE. It's two eyes and that mouth shield which moved up and down. You can exactl show tons of emotion through that. And as anyone who's acted on stage will tell you, the face is only a small part of showing emotion. A lot has to do with the voice, the body movements, and the surrounding action (music, events, part in the film, etc) so all you bitching about not showing emotion, cool your jets. you know you're going to see this damn movie anyways.
looks like a fuckin pedophile hiding in a closet by chickychow	Aug 30th, 2006 10:28:13 PM
he's watching Shia Lebouf take his cotton undies off... meanwhile, Shia is wondering why a stream of oil is pooling around his closet door.
You guys are being way too hard by Immortal_Fish	Aug 30th, 2006 10:43:03 PM
You've got to see it move, emote, and speak. Well, given the script leak -- only two of those are going to happen. Well, for the most part, kinda. Uhm, erm... never mind. Let's just say that the scene with ET in the closet with all those stuffies... it epitomizes every scene BB emotes in. FUCK!!!
You'd wear a gas mask, too... by Chief Joseph	Aug 30th, 2006 11:04:00 PM
...if you were in a Michael Bay stinker.
2nd the HALO grunt comment by JoeyGladstone	Aug 30th, 2006 11:51:27 PM
remember the transformer toys were you'd rub a sticker on their chest to reveal the autobot or decepticon logo, and remember those bad ass toys of the cartoon characters who would make animals leap of their chests and shit-who were those guys? Anyway, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =1eNqFibM7Ig

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