Dark of the Moon The Official Transformers 3 News And Speculation Thread

[Jake Cassidy]

You know what I say? I like tons of movies no one likes or think are "crappy" but to quote the grandfather from the little known film "Angus" "Screw em!"

I'm not gonna only like certain films cause people say I have too.

Don't do that. You'll make them cry.

 

[Theweepeople]

Good for you. The guy used to make pretty average films but with Transformers he decided to absolutely bat **** insane. Why? No one knows...

I somewhat agree with you. Before Transformers I always saw Bay as an average to slightly above average action film maker whose movies inexplicably make hundreds of millions at the boxoffice.

Bad Boys1: The epitome of a mediocre action film.

The Rock: One of the best action films of the 90s. I think the talented Jerry Bruckheimer had a lot to do with this movie being great.

Armageddon: The film had it's moments but, overall it was a boring, bland, piece of crap.

Pearl Harbor: This was the first war movie I saw in which 70% of the film was unwatchable.

Bad Boys II: I've seen the film in portions. It looks slightly better than the first but, not good enough for me to watch the whole thing.

The Island: The one Bay film I know nothing about.

Transformers: A fun goofy entertaining film. However, the film could have been so much better with a revised script, less pointless human characters, and more transformer dialog.

Transformers 2: The only positive thing I have to say about the film are the special effects and action. Everything else is forgettable.

It's actually kind of weird to see the contrast in styles of plot, pacing, and humor for the Bayformers movies in comparison to Micheal's early work. Micheal did a good job with the humor in The Rock and I thought the majority of the characters were interesting in the film. All of the major and minor characters in that story had a few lines of dialog or scenes that made them look important.

The transformers movies are overflowing with crude jokes/bathroom humor and multiple characters with little to no development. This following video does a pretty good job of describing the thought process Micheal uses to develop the Transformers films.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGQsthDNGW0

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I like all of Bay's movies. In order:

1. The Rock
2. Transformers
3. Armageddon
4. ROTF
5. Bad Boys II
6. Bad Boys
7. Pearl Harbor
8. The Island

 

[The Apatow Crew]

I like all of Bay's movies. In order:

1. The Rock
2. Transformers
3. Armageddon
4. ROTF
5. Bad Boys II
6. Bad Boys
7. Pearl Harbor
8. The Island

I've either seen all of those or own them except for Pearl harbor.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I own all of them. Pearl Harbor, as a whole is not that good, but the attack sequence is spectacular.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

I own all of them. Pearl Harbor, as a whole is not that good, but the attack sequence is spectacular.

I own them all except PH and The Rock. Plus I have all the PD films, except for one.

 

[Chewy]

I'd rank them:

1. The Rock
2. Transformers
3. Bad Boys
4. Bad Boys II
5. The Island
6. Armageddon
7. Revenge of the Fallen
8. Pearl Harbor

I stop liking them after number 5.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

i own them all except ph and the rock. Plus i have all the pd films, except for one.

pd?

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I'm gonna have a Bay movie marathon as soon as I get some time off.

 

[Ipodman]

You guys don't like some Amardeggon?

I loved the whole story, and found it too be way more entertaining than Island or Pearl Habour.

If Island and pearl habour were shorter, they could have be better films. (am i right?)

heck, all of Bay's movie can be shorter by at least half an hour

 

[BlackLantern]

I liked Armageddon, though I am a sucker for disaster flicks....Towering Inferno, Volcano, Day After Tomorrow, Earthquake, Poseidon Adventure

 

[Dr Lee]

Not seen Armageddon, which is why it's not on my list...

1-The Rock
2-Transformers
3-Bad Boys
4-Bad Boys II
5-The Island
6-Pearl Harbour

 

[The Apatow Crew]

pd?

Platinum Dunes.

 

[Marvin]

You guys don't like some Amardeggon?

I loved the whole story, and found it too be way more entertaining than Island or Pearl Habour.

If Island and pearl habour were shorter, they could have be better films. (am i right?)

heck, all of Bay's movie can be shorter by at least half an hour

not bad boys 1

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Platinum Dunes.

Oh yeah. t:

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I liked Armageddon, though I am a sucker for disaster flicks....Towering Inferno, Volcano, Day After Tomorrow, Earthquake, Poseidon Adventure

Me too. I love Towering Inferno. Paul Newman and Steve McQueen in the same movie. You can't get much cooler than that.

I also like 2012. I actually wouldn't mind Roland Emmerich taking over TF. The action and FX would still be top-notch and most of the silliness would be gone.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

This is amazing
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/06/02/lol-ben-kingsley-submits-video-audition-for-transformers-3/

 

[BlackLantern]

my thoughts...first on the Heidi Montag one, yes she defines the word "vapid" but she is an under the radar gun nut and that bumps her up a few notches in my book

and Sir Ben is just awesome

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

and Sir Ben is just awesome

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

I really hope they show Starscream's sarcastic side this time around. I mean looking back to ROTF or TF1, it would've been just like him to make some sort of crack to Megatron about getting killed by a human kid or crashlanding on a planet and getting experimented on by it inhabitants.

I actually hope they use more of the comic version. Outwardly loyal, inwardly conniving. The sarcasm is fine, but in the show it was done for a more comedic effect, and often Starscream was the butt of jokes. I think a fine line needs to be drawn much in the same way it was with Latta's other character; Cobra Commander. Comics obviously have the benefit of thought bubbles, which is why Starscream could get away with a rather bland outward persona in the comics. However I don't wish to see him use comedy that much either. Part of his demeanor is that he takes everything far too seriously, and thinks far too highly of himself which is why he is so unfit to lead.

 

[BlackLantern]

I never read the comics, actually didnt know there were any until after the run had ended

same with Gi Joe comics

 

[Chris B]

I actually hope they use more of the comic version. Outwardly loyal, inwardly conniving. The sarcasm is fine, but in the show it was done for a more comedic effect, and often Starscream was the butt of jokes. I think a fine line needs to be drawn much in the same way it was with Latta's other character; Cobra Commander. Comics obviously have the benefit of thought bubbles, which is why Starscream could get away with a rather bland outward persona in the comics. However I don't wish to see him use comedy that much either. Part of his demeanor is that he takes everything far too seriously, and thinks far too highly of himself which is why he is so unfit to lead.

I think it fits his arrogance to throw the occassional insult at Megatron and other Decepticons and express some sarcasm though. For me, part of the charm of the cartoon was the way they handled the Megatron/Starscream relationship. They don't need him to proclaim his desire to be leader in the movies, I'd just like to see more lines like "sometimes cowards do survive, albeit delivered and written more sarcastic.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I don't know what people's problem are here with people who like ROTF that know it wasn't a masterpiece,and why they won't let them have mixed feelings about it,for the most parts it's like you have to hate it because they hated it.

I'm tired of being forced to defend the movie.

Exactly, things just dont change on SHH, I dont care what anyone says, I have a blast when I watch ROTF.

 

[Golgo-13]

I really hope they show Starscream's sarcastic side this time around. I mean looking back to ROTF or TF1, it would've been just like him to make some sort of crack to Megatron about getting killed by a human kid or crashlanding on a planet and getting experimented on by it inhabitants.

I think Bay has COMPLETELY missed the mark with SS's personality. The SS i know is not this snivelling coward, who kisses Megatron's ass at every corner; Soundwave was moreso Megatron's chief boot licker. SS is supposed to be bold, and arrogant. SS is supposed to question Megatron's decisions. The SS know openly tells Megatron to his face that he feels he would make the better leader, and constantly talks about over throwing him. Bay's SS is a far cry from this.

 

[*Dead*End*]

Exactly, things just dont change on SHH, I dont care what anyone says, I have a blast when I watch ROTF.

Yeah remember the OPTIMIST PRIME thread, versus the NEGATRON thread here on SHH boards during the production of the past movies? I think that was a helpful way of keeping arguments to a minimum . . . unless of course arguments/debates are your thing