Script For Transformers 2 Will Probably Suck

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Delta4845 said:
The_root_of_all_evil said:
I called it before the strike :)
And the lottery this week will contain numbers
(Is so stunned that smoke falls out mouth) Dude, i checked the lottery ,AND IT CONTAINED NUMBERS!!!!! you`re like a .........psychic or something
 

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I own the DVD of Transformers and in the special features they mention there was a script, then Michael Bay used it as firelighters mostly and changed it.

Hope is still out there.

Transformers was Awesome, as an action movie and also as a technical achievement with the cgi - live action combinations.
 

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i liked Scream 3. i don't have many expectations for the film as i was never really a Transformers fan in the first place and quite enjoyed the first film. i'll check it out, could be a laugh
 

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The Transformers movies were always going to be mindless fun. Nothing wrong with that. I'll still go see it.

I <3 'splosions.
 

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I have one complaint about the Transformers movies. When I go to see a Transformers movie I want to see the Transformers in the starring role. I do not want Shia 'Every Role' LaBeouf and an all human main cast starring special guest stars The Transformers. So I implore Michael Bay, for this movie:

MORE BLOODY ROBOTS
 

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The_root_of_all_evil said:
P.S. Soundwave comes back as a PS3. Half a million from Sony as well please.
The problem is, although he has free online mode, more powerful hardware than other leading Decepticons and is Blu-ray compatible, he is incredibly pricey and has a limited library.
 
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Armitage Shanks said:
The_root_of_all_evil said:
P.S. Soundwave comes back as a PS3. Half a million from Sony as well please.
The problem is, although he has free online mode, more powerful hardware than other leading Decepticons and is Blu-ray compatible, he is incredibly pricey and has a limited library.
He does have the voice of Stephen Fry though, which makes him AWESOME.
 

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First, they had just two weeks to hammer out a 20 page outline that would serve as the pre-production guide, and then after the strike had finished, they had only three months to get the script finished.
That does sound like it will suck and be half done, I'll say that.
 

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As long as this robot movie is better than some other robot movie, and everything else that doesn't have "Star Trek" in it's title, I don't care.
 

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At the moment I heard Capt. Lennox say, "Let's bring them to the un-evacuated population center to risk thousands of civilian lives, expose a huge-ass government conspiracy, and cause millions in collateral damage," (I might be paraphrasing) for the sake of another twenty or so minutes of action, I had my doubts. When they threw the Decepticons into the ocean instead of, you know, turn them to even tinier bits or slag, I knew things were going down hill from here.
 

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And then, when the 45 minute violence gang-bang was supposed to happen, I instead got bukkake: messy, unorganized, and full of moments where I was asking; what in the fuck is going on here? .
Moar Itano Circus, Less Greengrass Edits.
 

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Hang on hang on just a second. Who thought the script was going to be good anyways? It's a mickey bay film. He like to explode things, and I'm pretty sure he's impressed by the exploding part he forgets about the filming part so even they look kind of crappy on screen.
 

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Just curious: When people complain about the live-action Transformers, are they comparing it to the comics or the old cartoon? Honestly, I don't think many in the general audience have ever heard of, much less read, the comics. The cartoon was (and still is, in the newer incarnations) full of cheesy comedy and obnoxious human characters. Might want to take off those rose-tinted glasses and go watch the old show before you accuse these movies of not adhering to the source material.
 

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GloatingSwine said:
Smokescreen said:
And then, when the 45 minute violence gang-bang was supposed to happen, I instead got bukkake: messy, unorganized, and full of moments where I was asking; what in the fuck is going on here? .
Moar Itano Circus, Less Greengrass Edits.
First thought: English, ************, do you speak it?
/but I kid

Second thought: thank god there's google.

Final thought (one short google later): I don't think one or the other is a problem, it's when they try to combine them. Let's face it, Bay is not going to be the guy who changes the way action is shot by combining two awesome styles. Changing the way explosions are done is an accomplishment enough. If we give him a prize for it, maybe he'll retire.

Namulith said:
J Might want to take off those rose-tinted glasses and go watch the old show before you accuse these movies of not adhering to the source material.
Or we could, you know, expect that people who loved these things would want to see them improved upon instead of being the shitty cartoon of our youth.

And I say this as someone who was so hardcore that I didn't like the cartoon, b/c they made the Dinobots seem stupid. Anyone who read the tech specs of Grimlock knew he was not dumb. Yeah, I was that kid.

Caveat: I was young once. I've let it go. I just want things to be good, instead of shitty because 'hey, it's just for 12 yo boys; who gives a fuck.'
No. You don't get to make crappy product just because it's for kids, or for the kid in some grownup. And when you have that much money, the right people can get paid to do something cool.
 

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Smokescreen said:
GloatingSwine said:
Smokescreen said:
Or we could, you know, expect that people who loved these things would want to see them improved upon instead of being the shitty cartoon of our youth.

And I say this as someone who was so hardcore that I didn't like the cartoon, b/c they made the Dinobots seem stupid. Anyone who read the tech specs of Grimlock knew he was not dumb. Yeah, I was that kid.

Caveat: I was young once. I've let it go. I just want things to be good, instead of shitty because 'hey, it's just for 12 yo boys; who gives a fuck.'
No. You don't get to make crappy product just because it's for kids, or for the kid in some grownup. And when you have that much money, the right people can get paid to do something cool.
Again, you're talking about the comic. For every 1 kid who read the comic, there's probably 1000 who didn't. Should it be improved? Sure. Could the movie have been better? Yeah, but so could every other incarnation of this franchise. Seriously, go watch Zone or Super God Masterforce, and then tell me the movie is the worst thing to happen to the Transformers.
 

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Well the first one WASN'T THAT BAD. Admit it, it as enjoyable and quite funny at some points. Seriously since when did we watch Transformers 'cause of the script or "AMGEH EARTH'S IN PERIL!" crap? Action, giant robots, cool cars. What more do you need?
 

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Namulith said:
Again, you're talking about the comic.
No I'm not. If you read the post, I say: tech specs.

For every 1 kid who read the comic, there's probably 1000 who didn't. Should it be improved? Sure. Could the movie have been better? Yeah, but so could every other incarnation of this franchise. Seriously, go watch Zone or Super God Masterforce, and then tell me the movie is the worst thing to happen to the Transformers.
So this excuses the suck? That other things suck and hell, it could've been worse?

The long and short of it is: some people want to excuse the suck. Others do not.

And given the money they had, and the talent they could've brought to bear, I don't feel like excusing the suck. I especially don't feel like excusing the suck of something that should've been done right, namely the action sequences. Which if you read my original post, was where I ceased to forgive all the cutesy bullshit, summer movie moments, and concessions that needed to be made to introduce the franchise to the masses. That stuff is fine if the big bang sequence at the end works, and it doesn't.

Transformers failed as an action movie. The thing it's supposed to do well. That it could've been worse isn't exactly refuting my argument, since that's true of damn near anything, as you point out.

The problem is; it could've been a hell of a lot better, and it should've.
 

Namulith

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Not disagreeing with you. There are dozens of changes I feel could be made to make the movie suck less. All suckage considered, I still think it was a fun movie. That's not what my post was about.

I'm just trying figure out where this hate for the comedic and human character elements stems from, when those have been a staple of cartoon series since the beginning.

As far as tech specs, they say lots of things that are never supported in the animation or comic, Grimlock's intelligence being an exception.