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Post by Hellhound on Aug 24, 2006 18:40:40 GMT
Now, i know this is a family board, so i'll refrain from the language i'd like to use, but is thsi really neccesary? www.seibertron.com/It's a TF movie, with TF's in it. good. So they don't like a bunch of boxes stuck together with blue tack? GOOD!!! My favourite TF artist is Geoff Senior, but his designs would not translate to the big screen. That Megatron, well that scared to f****** death as alittle tiny picture at the bottom of Seibertrons title page. so who knows what my reaction will be in the cinema. the point is this - a TF film has to attract the casual film goer, and these designs might just do that. No disrespect to any of the current or former TF artists / designers both for comics or cartoon - they just aren't in the style that's needed. It's ok, i'll go back in my box now... |
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Post by Tarantulas on Aug 24, 2006 18:58:03 GMT
I agree its a bit of an overreaction. I'm not too keen on this Megs myself but am waiting to see the film before I start criticising. Their dislike of Starscream is also evident.
I like the starscream mould, as a transformer tho not necessarily as Starscream. I dislike the Megatron mould, but am gonna let it go as Megs is the one of the two leaders you can be a bir more imaginative with. But the designers have made him spindly, Megs is all about brute force and power.
Lee.
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Post by Toymachine on Aug 24, 2006 21:05:37 GMT
At the risk of being shot down for agreeing with their opinion.
I'm all in favour of updated alt modes and bot modes and I can see that although this film is based on the original transformer ideas, that it is definitely not transformers as we know it.
But I think they've gone to far from what everyone knows to be Transformers.
I think there's is a difference between a Transformers movie and a movie with transforming robots in it.
Like there was a difference between Gobots and Transformers.
People are entitled to say why they dislike the movie designs, just as much as people can say how much they like them.
If you don't agree with someone Else's opinion then tough, live with it.
The more info I see about the movie the more I'm starting to think it won't be anything like what I've wanted to see transformers like in a live action Transformers-movie, which is a shame because I read the script and It wasn't to bad.
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Post by I-Primus on Aug 24, 2006 21:27:04 GMT
Now, i know this is a family board, so i'll refrain from the language i'd like to use, but is thsi really neccesary? www.seibertron.com/It's a TF movie, with TF's in it. good. So they don't like a bunch of boxes stuck together with blue tack? GOOD!!! My favourite TF artist is Geoff Senior, but his designs would not translate to the big screen. That Megatron, well that scared to f****** death as alittle tiny picture at the bottom of Seibertrons title page. so who knows what my reaction will be in the cinema. the point is this - a TF film has to attract the casual film goer, and these designs might just do that. No disrespect to any of the current or former TF artists / designers both for comics or cartoon - they just aren't in the style that's needed. It's ok, i'll go back in my box now... No, stay outta ya' box. Plenty of us agree with you. Plenty of us live in the real word, the world where business is businees where bums on seats count. Where people don't expect to feel threatend by giant versions of robots designed by some guy back in the late 1970s. These robots are designed now in the 21st century, as they should based on what we know/expect of robots. Think Citroen Ad x1000. My favourite TF artist is Geoff Senior..... Me too! ;D ;D ;D ;D *Edit - actually it kinda makes me wish they took more of a liberty with OP's design. He now looks like a kinda of compromise, which weakens him. |
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Post by Minion on Aug 24, 2006 21:28:15 GMT
I agree with parts of everyone's statement. I think everyone is entitled to voice their opinion, you just got to be careful about complaining about others opinions. After all if everyone liked the same thing the world would be a pretty boring place.
Personally I am still unsold on the movie designs. I like aspects of them, the freshness is good after many, many years of stagnant TF designs (since BW really) but some seem a little off. I find it hard to judge conclusively on a piece of art that may or may not be the finished product.
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Post by Tarantulas on Aug 24, 2006 22:30:41 GMT
The only one I've seen which I think works is Blackout. None of the other robots have a clear indication of what they turn into. THAT is what makes a transformer robot, it looks like a robot that turns into a truck or a plane or whatever. Blackout looks like he could turn into a helecopter, Prime dosn't look like he could turn into a long nosed semi and Bumblebee dosn't look like he turns into a car. Megs dosn't turn into anyting particularly recogniseable. The fact that he is metallic grey is the only connecting factor to G1 Megs.
Lee.
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Post by l7 on Aug 24, 2006 22:56:53 GMT
[glow=blue,2,000]I can't help but to think of the Godzilla movie now....[/glow]
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Post by TheGreatDestroyer on Aug 24, 2006 23:03:38 GMT
Curses, I ended up seeing a spoiler image but this sounded too interesting.
First impression:
Not exactly a robot in disguise *sighs* and lets not get started on the actual robot mode, or to be more specific, hideous head... I'm betting the finished article doesn't look like that, alright not betting, praying...
This movie is going to suffer the Battlestar Galactica syndrome - people new to the franchise will love it and people who love the original will loath it passionately with some in the middle. Fortunately for the money makers, the first and third groups significantly outnumber the second.
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Post by I-Primus on Aug 24, 2006 23:53:19 GMT
Dear Mr Seibertron Does this help?  A lil' bit o' 'shopping on my part. |
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Post by Brawn on Aug 25, 2006 11:20:04 GMT
Actually I quite like that now haha!
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Post by Claymore on Aug 25, 2006 11:47:48 GMT
Whilst I'm not intending to shoot anyone down, I think it must be fair to say that it was stated somewhere that any designs or protos that were grey in colour are to be considered as early concepts.
In saying that, I'm not hundred percent taken by megs - yet. But I am still going to see the film.
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Post by Transformers At The Moon on Aug 25, 2006 13:21:48 GMT
I don't knwo what to think yet, I like the detail on a lot of the designs but it doesn't remind me of Transformers. Though that benig said it fwould fit it with where Beast Machines was heading. Megs certainly looks evil enough, and I like the recoloured version I-Primus put up, reminds me a bit of that bandai toy
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Post by Hellhound on Aug 25, 2006 17:37:59 GMT
At the risk of being shot down for agreeing with their opinion. I'm all in favour of updated alt modes and bot modes and I can see that although this film is based on the original transformer ideas, that it is definitely not transformers as we know it. But I think they've gone to far from what everyone knows to be Transformers. I think there's is a difference between a Transformers movie and a movie with transforming robots in it. Like there was a difference between Gobots and Transformers. People are entitled to say why they dislike the movie designs, just as much as people can say how much they like them. If you don't agree with someone Else's opinion then tough, live with it. The more info I see about the movie the more I'm starting to think it won't be anything like what I've wanted to see transformers like in a live action Transformers-movie, which is a shame because I read the script and It wasn't to bad. Everyone's intitled to there opinion & i'm not debating that. I just think that some people (pointing no fingers here) have been naive to expect a G1 film. Remember, so many fans have grown up with BW, or Amada, or even Energon now. G1 is important (& the best!  but this has to be 'ultimate' TFs & the bad guys have to be 'scary' sci-fi monsters or the average person in the street (probably won't pay any attention. As for Mr Hasbro's 'grey figures are very early desin work' - erm, 10 months before release... well into principal photography... I would be very surprised if there's any changes now. Besides, Hasbro must be well chuffed with Paramount's designs or they would not even get to toy prototype stage. I think he's trying (vainly) to quell the revolt. |
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Post by Toymachine on Aug 25, 2006 18:32:38 GMT
That's something that's annoying me, I've read hundreds of posts about this and there aren't that many people that want this to be exactly like G1. From the posts I've read people seem happy that the Transformers are being updated with new alt modes and robot modes.
But whenever anyone complains about the way Megs looks they get shot down as a whinny Geewuner. I think most people are very willing to accept a Megatron that looks different to G1 and the other series, Just not a robot mode and transformation that is nothing close to Megatron or any other Transformer for that matter that has ever been seen before.
Most Tf fans wanted an updated remake not a re imagination, which completely steers away from the way transformer robots have looked for the last 20 odd years.
I know the ordinary public are important for this movie, but I think they'll be expecting a Transformers movie not a Transormers fight alien monster robots, movie.
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Post by l7 on Aug 25, 2006 20:01:40 GMT
[glow=blue,2,000]I think its safe to say that something better could of been made instead of this design. It doesn't even grab me as something you would remember down the road from now.[/glow]
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but this has to be 'ultimate' TFs & the bad guys have to be 'scary' sci-fi monsters or the average person in the street (probably won't pay any attention.