Official Transformer Movie Review Thread!!! - Spoiler Free until July 4th!

[p!tu]

Was there anything else that ran during the credits? I saw the two clips of the parents getting interview, but my bladder was going to explode and I had to dash. I thought I heard a plane fly by as I was leaving?

Also, Jazz was cool in the show, but lame in the movie especially considered he was voiced by some due from Family Matters. And Frenzy was annoying.

Starscream flys out to space and that was it!

 

[Bardoon]

Arcee was supposed to be in the movie and one of the original scripts had her...I think during pre-production they went ahead and made designs and Hasbro started on the toys (they had to start on them early) with her included.

Along the way,the script was changed and she was removed.Either possibly replaced by another Autobot or just outright removed...

One of the reasons I've heard around the 'net was that they couldn't figure out how to explain why Arcee looked and sounded female compared to all the other robots.

 

[Vader AL]

I like Jazz and I liked Frenzy too. I usually don't like that type of character but that little fella had some personality plus he wasn't afraid to kill some peeps. he did look like he was getting off when he was getting the data. hopefully i can see it again this weekend, although I need to see Diehard.

 

[bagelsncheesey]

I like Jazz and I liked Frenzy too. I usually don't like that type of character but that little fella had some personality plus he wasn't afraid to kill some peeps. he did look like he was getting off when he was getting the data. hopefully i can see it again this weekend, although I need to see Diehard.

See it again!

 

[MaulFan]

Going to see it a second time tomorrow night, can't wait, I love this movie!!!

 

[Bannister]

Saw it again today and still enjoyed it. Dekdave I am officially retarded in your eyes.

 

[Bannister]

Going to see it a second time tomorrow night, can't wait, I love this movie!!!

 

[dekadentdave]

Saw it again today and still enjoyed it. Dekdave I am officially retarded in your eyes.

I've thought you were retarded long ago Banny.

 

[nash]

Saw it again today and still enjoyed it. Dekdave I am officially retarded in your eyes.

caught a matinee show yesterday and saw it a second time.

I bumped into Michael Bay at the theater and he told me to send his regards to DeKDave

 

[galactiboy]

Give me $200 million dollars and I'll make a Transformers movie the way it should have been. First, all G1 Transformers would retain their original designs, secondly all original voice cast would do the voices with the exception of Scatman Cruthers (Jazz) and Chris Latta (Starscream) who are now deceased. Read my lips: NO LIPS ON PRIME!!! Also I would open the movie with the epic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron and there would be more focus on the robot characters and less on the humans, and comic relief would be used sparringly and only when appropriate, the reciprocal of Bay's misfire.

Even though DekDave in his fervor can beat a dead horse 'til its just a piece of hide lol) I'd still much prefer to see his movie.

I know I'm waaay in the majority about TF, but I do find it hard to completely turn my brain off and enjoy the movie. I didn't hate it by any stretch of the imagination... but when I think of it my mind just wants to tear it apart. Right now I'm on a steady dose of Lithium to feel better, and it seems to be working.

And for the record I actually really hated ID4... now that was a stonecold piece of crap.

 

[Eli26]

Even though DekDave in his fervor can beat a dead horse 'til its just a piece of hide lol) I'd still much prefer to see his movie.

I know I'm waaay in the majority about TF, but I do find it hard to completely turn my brain off and enjoy the movie. I didn't hate it by any stretch of the imagination... but when I think of it my mind just wants to tear it apart. Right now I'm on a steady dose of Lithium to feel better, and it seems to be working.

And for the record I actually really hated ID4... now that was a stonecold piece of crap.

ID4 wasn't crap!

PLEASE DO NOT INSULT CRAP! Atleast crap serves a purpose. Gives us relief. It acts as fertilizer. What the heck purpose does ID4 serve, other then bring the average viewer's IQ down a few notches...

 

[p!tu]

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Dan Akers .... digital compositor
Brad Alexander .... pre-visualization lead
Charles Alleneck .... animator
Ted Andre .... senior compositor: Digital Domain
Louise Baker .... pre-visualization modeler: Proof Inc.
Michael Balog .... creature technical director: ILM
Mike Beaulieu .... character animator
Judith Bell .... digital effects artist
Scott Benza .... animation supervisor: ILM
Duncan Blackman .... location matchmover
Richard Bluff .... digital matte supervisor: ILM
Jeremy Bolan .... character animator: ILM
Andrew Bradbury .... digital artist
Timothy Brakensiek .... creature technical director
Jason Brown .... digital artist
Chrysta Marie Burton .... visual effects coordinator
Dorian Bustamante .... previsualization artist
Howard Cabalfin .... digital artist
Colin Campbell .... digital compositor
Kathryn Capri .... modeler
Derrick Carlin .... animator: ILM
Damien Carr .... associate production manager: ILM
Joe Ceballos .... matte painter
Charmaine Chan .... digital resource assistant: ILM
Kai Chang .... digital artist: ILM
Chris Chappell .... compositor
Kathy Chasen-Hay .... visual effects producer: Asylum
Peter Chesloff .... digital artist
Raymond Chou .... technical assistant
Ian Chriss .... visual effects grip/electrician: Kerner Optical
Ian Christie .... digital artist
Tim Coleman .... character setup
Tim Coleman .... character technical director
Chad E. Collier .... scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
Brian Connor .... digital effects artist: ILM
Michael Conte .... sequence supervisor: ILM
Brenton Cottman .... digital matte artist: Digital Domain
Rocky Curby .... pre-visualization
Sean Curran .... animator: ILM
Beth D'Amato .... digital paint and roto supervisor
Yoshi DeHerrera .... 3D laser scanning
Sean Devereaux .... senior artist: ILM
Edgar Díaz .... roto/paint artist: Digital Domain
Frank D'Iorio .... digital compositor: ILM
Rob Dressel .... pre-visualization artist
Russell Earl .... associate visual effects supervisor
C. Michael Easton .... lead animator
Thomas Elder-Groebe .... visual effects coordinator
Jenn Epstein .... digital paint & rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Scott Farrar .... visual effects supervisor: ILM
Joe Farrell .... senior lead digital compositor
Dan Feinstein .... digital compositor: ILM
Brian Flynn .... digital effects artist
Cameron Folds .... animator: ILM
Antonio Freire .... production accountant
James Gaczkowski .... visual effects
John Gibson .... technical director
Maurizio Giglioli .... character setup
Maurizio Giglioli .... technical director
David Gottlieb .... digital artist
Monty Granito .... previs animator: Proof, Inc.
Jean-Denis Haas .... animator: ILM
Shari Hanson .... visual effects producer
Peter Herlein .... digital artist: Digital Domain
Brad Herman .... digital artist: Digital Domain
Brent Heyning .... model maker
Elizabeth Hitt .... senior digital coordinator
Robert Hoffmeister .... sequence supervisor
Allen Holbrook .... animator
Jae Cheol Hong .... creature technical director: ILM
Holly Gregory Horter .... digital artist
Melissa Huerta .... digital artist: Digital Domain
Steven Hur .... technical assistant
Atsushi Ikarashi .... digital effects artist
Michelle Jacobs .... digital producer
Alex Jaeger .... visual effects art director
Cyrus Jam .... digital artist: ILM
Joshua H. Johnson .... digital paint/roto supervisor: Digital Domain
Scott Jones .... character technical director: ILM
Richard Kidd .... visual effects supervisor
Makoto Koyama .... character animator: ILM
Donna Lanasa .... digital artist: ILM
Donna Lanasa .... technical director: ILM
Errol Lanier .... digital artist
Laurent Lavigne .... pre-visualization
Noll Linsangan .... digital compositor: ILM
Luke Longin .... layout artist
Michael Maloney .... digital compositor
Tom Martinek .... sequence supervisor
Marcel Martinez .... digital compositor
Ryan Martin .... technical assistant: ILM
Wolfgang Maschin .... digital compositor
Will McCoy .... digital compositor: ILM
Nathan McGuinness .... senior visual effects supervisor: Asylum
Daniel Mejia .... digital artist
Michael Melchiorre .... digital compositor
Tory Mercer .... digital compositor
Carlos Monzon .... digital compositor
Christopher Moore .... flame artist: Asylum
Lauren Morimoto .... digital paint and rotoscope artist
Marc Morissette .... lead digital compositor: Digital Domain
David Manos Morris .... digital effects artist
Katie Morris .... digital paint and roto artist
Brad Moylan .... digital compositor: ILM
Timothy Naylor .... creature supervisor
Thai-My Nguyen .... animator: ILM
Ken Nielsen .... digital effects artist
Ben O'Brien .... sabre artist
Rick O'Connor .... lead animator: ILM
Carina Ohlund .... lighter: ILM
Carina Ohlund .... lighting and compositing: ILM
John Paul Olmstead .... research & development engineer
Brian Paik .... creature technical director: ILM
Josh Paller .... technical assistant
Paul George Palop .... lighting technical director: Digital Domain
Dan Patterson .... digital character artist: Digital Domain
Eric Petey .... character animator
Jason Porter .... digital compositor
Bruce Powell .... digital artist
David Prescott .... visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain
Youngil Pyo .... digital artist
Kevin Quaid .... animator
Nordin Rahhali .... senior technical director: Digital Domain
Clint G. Reagan .... previsualization artist/animator
Thomas Reppen .... digital artist
Spencer Reynolds .... motion capture operator
Megan Rible .... technical assistant: ILM
Grover Richardson .... digital artist: ILM
Dennis Rogers .... first assistant cameraman: ILM
Randall J. Rosa .... previsualization animator
Mike Sanders .... digital supervisor
Steve Sauers .... creature technical director
Diana Sear .... lighting lead: Digital Domain
Jason Selfe .... senior composito (lead compositor)
Stan Seo .... digital artist
Anthony Shafer .... lead digital artist
John Sigurdson .... technical director
Jason Smith .... creature supervisor
Marc Smith .... 3D laser scanning
Kristin Solid .... animator
Dereck Sonnenburg .... digital compositor
Stefan Sonnenfeld .... digital intermediate colorist
Nicholas Sorenson .... digital compositor
Frank Spiziri .... visual effects coordinator: Asylum
Bill Spradlin .... lighting technical director
Joe Woodward Stevenson .... layout artist
John Stewart .... digital compositor: Asylum
Sam Stewart .... digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Joseph Suen .... digital model development: ILM
Doug Sutton .... sequence supervisor: ILM
Åsa Svedberg .... lighter: Digital Domain
Kristen Swanson .... dustbuster
Andy Tamandl .... animator: Digital Domain
Henri Tan .... creature technical director: ILM
Johan Thorngren .... digital artist: ILM
Meghan Thornton .... digital artist
Jimmy Tom .... digital intermediate colorist
Greg Towner .... animator: ILM
Delio Tramontozzi .... animator
Stefano Trivelli .... compositor: ILM
Alex Tropiec Jr. .... Inferno artist: ILM
Pat Tubach .... compositing supervisor: ILM
Todd Vaziri .... sequence supervisor: ILM
Leo Vezzali .... digital compositor
Eric Voegels .... creature technical director: ILM
Scott Vosbury .... digital artist: Digital Domain
Pablo Wang .... digital compositor
John L. Weckworth .... digital compositor
David Weitzberg .... digital artist: ILM
Jeff White .... digital production supervisor
Ryan Wiederkehr .... visual effects coordinator
Shannon Wiggins .... digital artist: ILM
Chris 'Willie' Williams .... previsualization artist
Ronnie E. Williams Jr. .... digital compositor
Carrie Wolberg .... technical assistant: ILM
Nick Woo .... digital artist
Keiji Yamaguchi .... technical animator
Steve Yamamoto .... pre-visualization supervisor
Roland Yepez .... character animator: ILM
Barry Berman .... digital effects artist (uncredited)
Michael Cordova .... compositor (uncredited)
Amanda Hampton .... pipeline engineer (uncredited)
Jaimie Lee Jota .... senior digital coordinator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Mayumi Shimokawa .... digital matte painter: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Karen N. Sickles .... recruiter: Digital Domain (uncredited)
H. Barclay Aaris .... special effects buyer
David J. Barker .... special effects
Chris Brewster .... motion capture model
Paul Churchill .... effects artist: ILM
Joe Digaetano .... pyrotechnics foreman
John Fraizer .... special effects director
John Frazier .... special effects supervisor
Steve Galich .... special effects foreman
Joe Giles .... special effects technician: KNB EFX Group
Brian Goehring .... special effects technician: KNB EFX Group
Ken Gorrell .... special effects crew
J. Bryan Holloway .... sculptor
Chris Jones .... special effects technician
Ben Nichols .... special effects technician
Gregory Nicotero .... animatronics supervisor/puppeteer
Jeff Ogg .... propshop foreman
James D. Schwalm .... special effects director
Richard Stutsman .... special effects
Wayne Toth .... special effects supervisor: animatronic effects
Russell Tyrrell .... special effects technician
Jenny Wallace .... special effects assistant coordinator: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
Andy Weder .... propshop supervisor
Michael Bomagat .... animator
Patrick Perez .... animator
Jay Rennie .... animator

 

[Grange Wallis]

I just saw it for the 3rd Time last night, Got Harry Potter tonight!

Anyway, I enjoyed the 3rd viewing so much, this movie moves really fast... 143 mins flys by watching this movie! Awesome...

My Dad saw it with me last night and loved it! This is the same SOB that threw out my orginal TFers when I was 13 and "too old for kids toys!"

His a good Man, just not his finest moment...

 

[galactiboy]

ID4 wasn't crap!

PLEASE DO NOT INSULT CRAP! Atleast crap serves a purpose. Gives us relief. It acts as fertilizer. What the heck purpose does ID4 serve, other then bring the average viewer's IQ down a few notches...

You are right Eli... I totally and 100% apologize to crap for my insult. And in retrospect I now state that ID4 was a steaming pile of Lohan

 

[Eli26]

You are right Eli... I totally and 100% apologize to crap for my insult. And in retrospect I now state that ID4 was a steaming pile of Lohan

Now that's a plain insult to ID4!

 

[galactiboy]

Damn, I just can't win here! I'll just go post about the Medieval F'n Kurgan somewhere!!!

 

[bagelsncheesey]

saw it for the 4th time last night

Transformers: Movie of the ****ing Year!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sladesuperagent]

I saw it last night. It was better than I thought it would be--and actually of all the blockbusters I've seen (Pirates, Spidey, Silver Surfer), Transformers was my favorite. I was entertained the entire time and that's all one can hope for when seeing a summer blockbuster that's all special effects--it's a popcorn movie. You know the movie is not going to be thought provoking, you just see it to make "ooh's" and "ah's". I know Michael Bay's formula pretty well, so I had a really good idea of what it was going to be--and I'd say it was even a little better than that. I didn't mind the character re-designs so much, but the bad guys all kinda looked the same in robot mode. I thought bringing back Peter Cullen and the guy did Silverstreak on the original show to do Starscream was cool nod to to the fans. I'd like to see more robots (or all robots on Cybertron) in the next movie, less Sam Witwicky. And Tuturro should be ashamed of himself--he wasn't good at all. Overall, I'd give it a solid B, with a half-lean to a B-.

 

[Seth Gecko]

I am for sure lookin forward to the DVD.

 

[bagelsncheesey]

yeah well i'd love to stay and chat but....




GOING TO SEE TRANSFORMERS AGAIN!!!!!!


**** YEAH!!

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