I still really like the Transformers movies

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Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

That... actually looks like a massive improvement. I may have to buy this on Blu-Ray and actually use that player that's been sitting around in the box for the last few years.

# ? Aug 10, 2016 04:29

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# ? May 18, 2024 00:52

Lord Krangdar: Oct 24, 2007; These are the secrets of death we teach.

Anyone know why it took so long for that movie to be put on blu?

# ? Aug 10, 2016 05:57

Small Strange Bird: Sep 22, 2006; Merci, chaton!

The MSJ posted:

A bit of of a footballer thing going on with Barricade here. And look closely at his knuckles and elbows.

Barricade survived again? Oh well, at least I'll be able to annoy my wife with some more cool Mustang toys that never actually get transformed for my office.

# ? Aug 10, 2016 09:02

Milkfred E. Moore: Aug 27, 2006; 'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'

Payndz posted:

Barricade survived again? Oh well, at least I'll be able to annoy my wife with some more cool Mustang toys that never actually get transformed for my office.

Someone, presumably Bay, evidently really likes having a police car be a bad guy.

# ? Aug 10, 2016 09:52

Happy Noodle Boy: Jul 3, 2002

Milky Moor posted:

Someone, presumably Bay, evidently really likes having a police car be a bad guy.

He's just speaking about current times. As long as we continue getting some sweet rear end military porn in the movies, I won't care.

Gimme more AC-130 action, Bay.

# ? Aug 10, 2016 17:49

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

Megatron is back and knightlier than ever.

I still hope he transforms into a dragon.

His design seems to be inspired by Megatronus, the Transformers Judas who eventually became The Fallen.

# ? Aug 11, 2016 02:01

Hemingway To Go!: Nov 10, 2008; im stupider then dog shit, i dont give a shit, and i dont give a fuck, and i will never shut the fuck up, and i'll always Respect my enemys.
- ernest hemingway

Well, that is the most they've ever made a movie transformer look like a design from pre existing material.

# ? Aug 11, 2016 02:52

Excelsiortothemax: Sep 9, 2006

Any word on if the Dinobots are coming back? Seems odd to just loose giant barely sentient fire breathing metal monsters on the landscape and not reference it.

# ? Aug 11, 2016 17:47

Lord Krangdar: Oct 24, 2007; These are the secrets of death we teach.

Excelsiortothemax posted:

Any word on if the Dinobots are coming back? Seems odd to just loose giant barely sentient fire breathing metal monsters on the landscape and not reference it.

There's a robotic dragon in the teaser poster. And weren't the Dinobots implied to be the Knights of the Round Table or something? Seems like they're continuing with that theme.

# ? Aug 11, 2016 18:07

Happy Noodle Boy: Jul 3, 2002

This movie is shaping up to be super loving insane and I'm going to love the hell out of it.

# ? Aug 15, 2016 21:29

BeanpolePeckerwood: May 4, 2004; I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK

Autobot, when it counts.

# ? Aug 15, 2016 21:48

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

No, I am posting these photos in the correct thread.

# ? Aug 23, 2016 12:14

Milkfred E. Moore: Aug 27, 2006; 'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'

The MSJ posted:

No, I am posting these photos in the correct thread.

I can't believe they're actually doing this.

# ? Aug 23, 2016 12:20

Zeris: Apr 15, 2003; Quality posting direct from my brain to your face holes.

Is this all made up or is there a comic or cartoon arc this plot is drawing from?

# ? Aug 23, 2016 14:43

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

Zeris posted:

Is this all made up or is there a comic or cartoon arc this plot is drawing from?

There was a cartoon episode where various Transformers went back in time, and a comic with a similar story, but I think the movie is doing its own thing.

# ? Aug 23, 2016 15:01

banned from Starbucks: Jul 18, 2004

I cant wait to see optimus gently caress up a balrog

# ? Aug 23, 2016 18:57

Mat Cauthon: Jan 2, 2006; The more tragic things get,
the more I feel like laughing.

They're really capitalizing on the overlap of people that love Game of Thrones and Transformers.

Also I swear every fantasy series films on the same set of hillocks in Ireland or Scotland or wherever. I don't even feel the need to visit, every inch of the place that isn't a city has probably been on screen in the past decade.

zVxTeflon posted:

I cant wait to see optimus gently caress up a balrog

# ? Aug 24, 2016 01:52

Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

You'd be amazed at how many angles of one valley they've used for Game of Thrones. There's a fair amount of CG mountains, trees, and castle walls added in post-filming. I'm pretty sure this wasn't filmed in Ireland because if it was we'd have seen Marky Mark pulling a pint in some no-horse town's one pub/post office on the news.

# ? Aug 24, 2016 06:57

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

It's actually Isle of Skye, Scotland.

# ? Aug 24, 2016 07:03

Ostiosis: Nov 3, 2002

Yonic Megatron is amazing.

# ? Aug 24, 2016 08:32

Some Pinko Commie: Jun 9, 2009; CNC! Easy as 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣!

zVxTeflon posted:

I cant wait to see optimus gently caress up a balrog

Followed by a bout with King Ghidorah, apparently.

# ? Aug 24, 2016 12:44

Robot Style: Jul 5, 2009

Ostiosis posted:

Yonic Megatron is amazing.

And canon.

# ? Aug 24, 2016 15:44

Hemingway To Go!: Nov 10, 2008; im stupider then dog shit, i dont give a shit, and i dont give a fuck, and i will never shut the fuck up, and i'll always Respect my enemys.
- ernest hemingway

takara tomy basically writes really weird fanfiction.
they tried to make a timeline with every cartoon and the live action movies together at once, they had alternity where g1 characters become gods and one of the stories is a backstory for the NES game, and now girl megatron.

# ? Aug 24, 2016 15:49

Tighclops: Jan 23, 2008; Unable to deal with it; Grimey Drawer

I don't understand the reasons for it but I love the idea of a girl Megatron and the idea of a whole combiner team that goes with her

Also the colours are more interesting than Victorion's washed out G2 Rapido look

e: this went in the wrong Transformers thread so to make it on topic didn't live action Megatron have a literal robovagina by the third movie

# ? Aug 25, 2016 01:17

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

Tighclops posted:

I don't understand the reasons for it but I love the idea of a girl Megatron and the idea of a whole combiner team that goes with her

Also the colours are more interesting than Victorion's washed out G2 Rapido look

e: this went in the wrong Transformers thread so to make it on topic didn't live action Megatron have a literal robovagina by the third movie

Yes.

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Let�s return to Megatron, because this scene is one of those that have shown an important progression throughout the trilogy. Let�s take a closer look at Megatron�s actual design.

I�ll be using the toys for this, because the designers of the smaller toys actually knew what they were doing, and exaggerated a lot of very subtle design cues present in the movie models to be more clearly visible.

The first movie�s Megatron is nothing short of angelic. In his big shot in the first movie, he had an actual halo and was surrounded by clouds � and his toy actually adds literal wings. He�s hardly the friendly image of a Renaissance angel, but then again, neither is the actual Metatron, who is described as �a pillar of fire with 36 wings and innumerable eyes�. In a sense, first movie Megatron presents a mixture of a Renaissance angel, a biblical angel, a skeleton and the usual spiky, monstrous look of the Decepticons. His altmode, meanwhile, does not resemble anything � it�s a completely utilitarian flight mode. Even his head is still visible, crowned atop the unusual form.

The second film�s Megatron presents a strange departure from this. After his unnatural marriage with Scrapper, who has become a pair of massive, weighty, treaded feet, all of the elegance of his original form was lost. Megatron 2 is bulky, clumsy, and does not have a hint of the angelic � notice, while the core shape is not too dissimilar, his wings are gone. Even his altmode is now this curled-up, turtle-like thing that looks more like him retreating into a shell than an actual spacecraft. His head is still visible, but now it�s crouched below, as though he was trying to hide it away. He looks almost scared, which is only too fitting, considering the second time he transformed, it was during the Airstrike at the end of the movie. Even the gleaming icy silver-blue has been replaced by a much more muted colour, here for some reason represented by bright green. Megatron 2 is the very image of a fallen angel, clipped wings and darkened heart. However, the bony image from before has gone away in favour of a much more muscular build � more than just being a pair of legs, Scrapper�s parts have given Megs a much more workmanlike appearance in general.
But then there�s another odd little detail... His hips appear to have widened, while his shoulders and waist narrowed. Huh?

And then we get to DOTM. Finally, Megatron is forced to adopt an actual earth mode � not for ideological reasons or politeness, but simply because he actually has to hide. He wears a tarp over his head and shoulder, a sort of second layer of cloth � but again, for purely utilitarian reasons, simply to protect his grievous wounds from the elements. He�s rusted and gnarly, and having an earthmode, his head has completely disappeared from the alt-mode�s appearance. And, well.
He�s a truck. He ended up choosing nearly the same alt-mode as his nemesis, the man who instigated his murder, Optimus Prime. But in spite of taking on the same symbol, it means something very different this time. After all, Optimus� truck mode is a lie � he�s not a blue collar worker of any sort. But Megatron? Well, remember, he still carries Scrapper�s remains with him � in a sense, he has become a Constructicon himself. In that sense, his truck mode is every bit as genuine as all the other Decepticons� uniforms - well, all others except Soundwave. Megatron has allowed himself one little lie, however � in his self-loathing desire to paint himself an unapproachable and amoral, he took on the form of an oil tanker. But it�s not fossil fuel he transports, not a substance mired in death and misery � but food, life.
And this is where things go a little nuts. Notice, his hips have widened even further, while his shoulders and waist became even thinner. Although he has become even more obviously muscular, his body steeled by its constant punishment, he now has an actual bizarre hourglass figure. He�s staying at home, raising and caring for his children, while Soundwave and Starscream are out doing things. Megatron has been feminized � again, remember the transgender/intersex imagery of Devastator, whose legacy Megatron carries. He�s also a Mack truck � the same company that made Mixmaster�s alt mode, whose logo is a dog � so now Megatron has officially, fully become a bitch.
In fact, if we take another look at his movie model, we can also see ano

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# ? Aug 25, 2016 01:48

Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

Tighclops posted:

I don't understand the reasons for it but I love the idea of a girl Megatron and the idea of a whole combiner team that goes with her

Also the colours are more interesting than Victorion's washed out G2 Rapido look

e: this went in the wrong Transformers thread so to make it on topic didn't live action Megatron have a literal robovagina by the third movie

There's another thread?

# ? Aug 25, 2016 04:14

Hemingway To Go!: Nov 10, 2008; im stupider then dog shit, i dont give a shit, and i dont give a fuck, and i will never shut the fuck up, and i'll always Respect my enemys.
- ernest hemingway

Arquinsiel posted:

There's another thread?

bss has the general tramsformers thread. Sometimes it mentions the comics, it's mostly just toy greed though.

# ? Aug 25, 2016 04:18

Tighclops: Jan 23, 2008; Unable to deal with it; Grimey Drawer

I keep meaning to get into the comics because they have cool poo poo like optimus annexing earth and soundwave has a commune and theres a literal orange space trump

# ? Aug 25, 2016 07:32

banned from Starbucks: Jul 18, 2004

The MSJ posted:

Yes.

holy poo poo thats a lot of inane rambling looking for movie subtext in a plastic toy

# ? Aug 25, 2016 09:07

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

Tighclops posted:

I keep meaning to get into the comics because they have cool poo poo like optimus annexing earth and soundwave has a commune and theres a literal orange space trump

Orange Space Trump is named Sentinel Prime too, and this version apparently hates all characters whose toys have "gimmicks" other than transformation. Some think he represents extreme Transformers fans who hates it when Hasbro/Takara does something new and different. Meanwhile, the Sentinel Prime from Transformers Animated turned Cybertron into a police state to root out hidden Decepticons. It appears that all Sentinel Primes are destined to be jerks who wants to make "Cybertron great again".

Comic book Sentinel Prime is indeed very orange:

# ? Aug 25, 2016 09:32

Tighclops: Jan 23, 2008; Unable to deal with it; Grimey Drawer

The MSJ posted:

Orange Space Trump is named Sentinel Prime too, and this version apparently hates all characters whose toys have "gimmicks" other than transformation. Some think he represents extreme Transformers fans who hates it when Hasbro/Takara does something new and different. Meanwhile, the Sentinel Prime from Transformers Animated turned Cybertron into a police state to root out hidden Decepticons. It appears that all Sentinel Primes are destined to be jerks who wants to make "Cybertron great again".

Comic book Sentinel Prime is indeed very orange:

Yeah, I caved and bought him a week or two ago because of that. I loving love that there are straight up bad Autobots and good Decepticons now. I wonder how this dude lives with the fact that his gimmick is that his head transforms into a tiny robot that rides around in his vehicle mode?

# ? Aug 25, 2016 11:24

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

Inter-universe crossover alert: Villanous King Arthur from Once Upon A Time, Liam Garrigan, is also playing Arthur in this movie.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 01:05

Happy Noodle Boy: Jul 3, 2002

The MSJ posted:

Inter-universe crossover alert: Villanous King Arthur from Once Upon A Time, Liam Garrigan, is also playing Arthur in this movie.

Hahah this owns.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 01:23

Milkfred E. Moore: Aug 27, 2006; 'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'

I cannot believe this is happening.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 03:58

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

In the photos here, you can see that the knight from an earlier photo is carrying a staff that looks kinda alien.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 12:29

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

Best human from Age of Extinction returns.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/transformers/stanley-tucci-confirms-return-for-transformers-the-last-knight-a144977

Laura Haddock with a prop from the movie.

# ? Sep 5, 2016 03:57

computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

The MSJ posted:

In the photos here, you can see that the knight from an earlier photo is carrying a staff that looks kinda alien.

Taking "Gandalf is an alien" to another level.

# ? Sep 7, 2016 05:06

Attack on Princess: Dec 15, 2008; _{To yolo rolls! The cause and solution to all problems!}

computer parts posted:

Taking "Gandalf is an alien" to another level.

Cyber-Merlin.

# ? Sep 7, 2016 08:33

well why not: Feb 10, 2009

wanna see that horse rip itself apart and have the parts sin and whir into a metallic nightmare

# ? Sep 7, 2016 09:22

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# ? May 18, 2024 00:52

Sir Kodiak: May 14, 2007

well why not posted:

wanna see that horse rip itself apart and have the parts sin and whir into a metallic nightmare

No need for metal parts, just go straight-up flesh transformer, the full Cronenberg.

# ? Sep 7, 2016 16:19

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