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Just look at how happy this guy is! I think his name is Crosshairs. They are keeping a semi-organic aspect of the Decepticons: you can see the slime/drool on its.. mouth?
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 05:20 |
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God drat, that trailer owned. The Dinobots looked huge and there's literally a face turning into a gun and shooting back at Optimus. It's like they read this thread while filming.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 05:37 |
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From violence to faces to violent faces. I love it.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 05:39 |
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:God drat, that trailer owned. The Dinobots looked huge and there's literally a face turning into a gun and shooting back at Optimus. It's like they read this thread while filming. I hope we get some of the non-vehicle transformations like Megatron's gun form.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 05:42 |
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Seriously guys... Optimus wielding a sword while riding Grimlock. If that doesn't get you excited, then
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 06:30 |
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The transformations/battles still look cluttered and messy as the first films, imo, but there is no Sheer LaBeef which means the film has a chance of being not ungood.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 11:57 |
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WastedJoker posted:The transformations/battles still look cluttered and messy as the first films, imo Good
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 12:17 |
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:God drat, that trailer owned. The Dinobots looked huge and there's literally a face turning into a gun and shooting back at Optimus. It's like they read this thread while filming. Seriously, its like Bay remembered Prime saying "Give me your face." and now has a Decepticon go "Come and take it." *BOOM! CHBOOOM!* and Prime gets shot.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 17:34 |
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Excelsiortothemax posted:Is that megatrons alt form? Also Swoop and Grimlock look badass! They appear to be deceptions though. That looked more like Hungrrrr than Swoop.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 17:41 |
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Psikotik posted:That looked more like Hungrrrr than Swoop. leaked shots of the toys show that swoop will be a two headed pteranodon. Note grimlock has horns or something. Will there be an explanation as to why the dinobots are almost dinosaurs but not quite? Do the differences have a subtextual meaning or are they simple to look cool? Why weren't such liberties taken with more of the vehicle modes to movie transformers? I have many questions, the two headed pteranodon is baffling to me.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 17:54 |
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I didn't know Swoop would have two heads. It seems like they're kind of mashing up dinosaurs with some element of fantasy thrown in. Like, I've thought as a kid "What if Grimlock was Godzilla?" and it feels like Swoop is some kind of King Ghidorah. There were Decepticons like that, I think the Terrorcons who were a gestalt like Devestator but fantasy monsters.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 18:02 |
Rita Repulsa posted:leaked shots of the toys show that swoop will be a two headed pteranodon. They didn't choose the forms to blend in with Dinosaurs but rather to appear as God monsters to ancient man; Chinese dragon, Quezacotl, etc. This ties into the subtext that modern transformers have taken the forms of what we worship - military might and consumer goods.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 18:02 |
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PriorMarcus posted:They didn't choose the forms to blend in with Dinosaurs but rather to appear as God monsters to ancient man; Chinese dragon, Quezacotl, etc. This is a disturbingly good interpretation. Has the same subtle mockery of the audience that terry's interpetations have and works in-movie for once given rotf had that baffling part with ancient humans and transformers.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 18:07 |
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PriorMarcus posted:They didn't choose the forms to blend in with Dinosaurs but rather to appear as God monsters to ancient man; Chinese dragon, Quezacotl, etc. That is an awesome take. Cool.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 18:09 |
Just to point out that it my own made up theory, I've no idea if it's what the film is using.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 18:10 |
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PriorMarcus posted:Just to point out that it my own made up theory, I've no idea if it's what the film is using. It is now, in my mind. The Mayan gods being transformers would be awesome.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 18:21 |
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Or its just more pandering to audiences in developing markets. (China, Latin America, etc.)
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 19:15 |
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prior was just making comparisons when name dropping queltz and chinese dragons., just mentioning the existance of god beasts in culture Neither grimlock nor swoop resemeble either that directly. Chinese dragons are long and sinuous with beards and doglike faces.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 19:30 |
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Axel Serenity posted:Seriously guys... Actually, looking at it in motion, it appears that Optimus has a shield as well. This is Michael Bay's great secret: He knows how to make our inner 8 year olds scream in excitement.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 19:30 |
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PriorMarcus posted:They didn't choose the forms to blend in with Dinosaurs but rather to appear as God monsters to ancient man; Chinese dragon, Quezacotl, etc. Booyah.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 20:37 |
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Ensign_Ricky posted:
Is it just me or does this shot look really cheap?
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 20:40 |
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BiggestOrangeTree posted:Is it just me or does this shot look really cheap? Might be just the gif compression, it looks pretty good to me?
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 21:00 |
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BiggestOrangeTree posted:Is it just me or does this shot look really cheap? What I'm wondering is why they're launching rockets back there.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 21:41 |
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wdarkk posted:What I'm wondering is why they're launching rockets back there. That's just a practical (i.e. real life) pyrotechnic effect. You see that in a lot of shots in these movies. Usually there's a big CGI robot in front to hide most of it. HiriseSoftware fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Feb 3, 2014 |
# ? Feb 3, 2014 21:49 |
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I will say this: If Grimlock does not refer to himself in the third person, I am coming for you Michael Bay.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 21:54 |
wdarkk posted:What I'm wondering is why they're launching rockets back there. Yeah, these normally make more sense when they aren't issuing forward from the destruction of an ancient Chinese archway.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 21:55 |
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Ensign_Ricky posted:I will say this: If Grimlock does not refer to himself in the third person, I am coming for you Michael Bay. The Dinobots are going to be as intelligent as Gods. It's gonna be total Architect from Matrix speak, man! gently caress yo Transfomers, kiddies!
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 22:04 |
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Chinese fireworks for Chinese New Year?
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 22:09 |
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PriorMarcus posted:They didn't choose the forms to blend in with Dinosaurs but rather to appear as God monsters to ancient man; Chinese dragon, Quezacotl, etc. God drat. I've always felt as if Bay has been maliciously mocking the audience with the Transformers movie, this makes me really believe it now.
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# ? Feb 3, 2014 23:29 |
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Gatts posted:The Dinobots are going to be as intelligent as Gods. It's gonna be total Architect from Matrix speak, man! gently caress yo Transfomers, kiddies! "VIS A VIS! CONCORDANTLY!.....me Grimlock forget where me going with this..."
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# ? Feb 4, 2014 00:32 |
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Should I get hyped for this movie or not? I enjoyed the first Transformers movie, thought the second was complete poo poo, and never watched the 3rd.
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# ? Feb 4, 2014 02:24 |
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Tommy 2.0 posted:God drat. I've always felt as if Bay has been maliciously mocking the audience with the Transformers movie, this makes me really believe it now. It's pretty easy to assume that they're putting a Transformers twist on the old story of mythical creatures being inspired by dinosaur bones. The dinobots (crash-)landed millions of years ago, based their shapes off dinosaurs, and then were eventually worshiped by humans. This also handily combines Jurassic Park imagery with 'golden calf' imagery - a bit of Prometheus-style 'Chariots of the Gods' stuff.
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# ? Feb 4, 2014 02:32 |
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Do you like Dinosaurs? Do you like Robots? Do you like Robots riding Robotic Dinosaurs while explosions shoot out of their rear end for no reason? If you answer yes to these then you will enjoy this movie.
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# ? Feb 4, 2014 02:33 |
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Mordiceius posted:Should I get hyped for this movie or not? I enjoyed the first Transformers movie, thought the second was complete poo poo, and never watched the 3rd. 3 is easily the best one. But, then again, 1 is the worst. Your results may vary.
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# ? Feb 4, 2014 02:39 |
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Why don't the Dinobots have feathers?
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# ? Feb 4, 2014 10:58 |
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sassassin posted:Why don't the Dinobots have feathers? I wonder if they'll have small brains.
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# ? Feb 4, 2014 19:11 |
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sassassin posted:Why don't the Dinobots have feathers? They kinda do, with the layered metal style and all that.
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# ? Feb 4, 2014 19:24 |
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Do the Dinobots ever look like actual dinosaurs, or is it always a transformation between obviously-robotic dinosaur and obviously-robotic humanoid?
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# ? Feb 4, 2014 19:37 |
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The main G1 Dinobots are always robotic (except for a while in some comics), but a lot of the ones from other series have fleshy exteriors.
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# ? Feb 4, 2014 19:39 |
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# ? May 11, 2024 15:59 |
The Dinobots have always been stupid, arrogant, immensely powerful, and loving hilarious. I hope we get something similar to this in the next movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdNz2fMOYng Also, note that Grimlock thinks of himself as the boss. This could cause conflict with Optimus Prime over who is the leader of the Autobots.
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