A truck with flames just happens to be there on the highway...yeah....right.
That's what was filmed. You really sound like you haven't seen the recent tv spots that everyone else has bothered to watch and discuss. Let us know when you get around to that ok?
Perhaps not. Yet he'd wouldn't have scanned the truck first..plenty of cars pass by on highways
Something that'll support his bulk? Sure.
So, if Optimus scanned a VW beetle you'd have no problem with it?
Aside from the fact that Bumblebee is told, by Prime in TFTM07, not to make contact with humans...apparently he is VERY concerned about blending in.
Probably because the whole notion of a robot hiding in the bushes (and getting peed on by the neighbors dog) seems stupid more than anything else.
Again, you're applying a double standard. Either it's stupid to have them hide, or it makes sense for them to hide. Make up your mind.
What, no it doesn't. It takes place on modern day earth, not "The Post Apocalyptic Future of Macho Man Randy Savage world" where you might ACTUALLY see a truck as obscenely painted as that.
It's called a movie. You can accept giant alien robots that can transform, yet you can't accept something as simple as that? It must suck to have that little imagination.
And I'm sure we'll get a million repaints, redecos and redos of every character...that is, after all, the Hasbro way. However that's not the point.
No, that's the exact point. Over and over for months, the tired fanboy tirade has been "WAH WAH! Michael Bay is changing things to suit his ego!" The minute someone points out that was incorrect, we're told "Oh but that's not the point!"
I have no idea what the f*** you're saying at this point (aside from the typical gibberish we get from you), but the script isn't changing. In fact every trailer only confirms the old script more and more.
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Genius. It's great to have fans watching my every post. Do enlighten the rest of us and let us know what posts you're referring to "Cyclops".. for someone who claims to have read everything I've posted (I lurk cause of posts like yours, so when I post, it's generally to contribute something to the community. Can you say the same? Doubtful.) you'd realize I gave a concrete example of how the script has changed.
Your ego bruises far too easily, just an FYI.
He did, but it was changed rather rapidly.
Interesting. Could you please let the rest of us know how you can tell that? Frankly, you have absolutely zero clue about anything. I suppose I can understand this distorted reality you're laboring under, given your posting history. The facts remain, however, you couldn't be further from the truth
Okay and this proves what exactly, that the internet community complains about everything
I thought most people knew this. However that does not somehow make ALL of their complaints illegitimate. They complained about Beast Wars, yet Beast Wars was a competent show produced by people who actually went to fans (Benson Yee specifically) as advisors and constantly referenced past materials...therefore resulting in a good product.
Not exactly the case here.
By your reasoning, the producers showing the film to the fanbase (TF2005, Seibertron, etc) who coincidentally loved what they saw, will result in a good product.
Your analogies are consistently poor, if not abysmal. Raised webbing is somehow equivelent now??? Are you mad? Are you working for Bay? Spider-Man, for all intents and purposes, looked exactly the same as his comic counterpart. Not Optimus, who is vastly dissimilar aside from a head that bears a strong resemblence.
Keep telling yourself that you have this grand power to make things reality by saying it over and over.
If you think the analogies are poor, SHOW it.. otherwise, quit pretending as if you're smarter than your posts really show.
The fact is, Spider-man's costume stirred up quite a fuss at the time because of the raised webbing. If you were too young to be around the net at the time, it's understandable. There's always the wayback site if you'd care to educate yourself about what you're attempting to pretend to be an authority on
Flames are integral to the character. Rodimus, his replacement, has flames. Rodimus also was a brash young upstart trying to come to grips with his responsibilities. Hence why he looked both the part of the rad Hot Rod and noble leader, the roles which he went between. Not Optimus, Optimus doesn't have flames because Optimus is a noble stoic war time leader. Optimus isn't trying to be cool like Hot Rod.
So, flames ALWAYS indicate brash and young qualities?
Again, you're bringing in your own preconceived notions about things and that's ruining things for you.
People wanted a semi, yes. However if this were a Beast Wars or RiD adaption (which it isn't), then yes you'd want a monkey and firetruck respectively.
Way to avoid the question.
Are you saying you'd have zero problem if he was a fire truck? Or a monkey?
Most fans, as you haven't cared to note, blame Hasbro from the onset. In fact the term "Has-Blow" is a veritable cliche' now in the Transformers community, who trust me, give them a ton of slack. You really thinks fans have been happy with the last wave of "Pokemon-esque" cartoons and gimmicks Hasbro has been doling out to the general public.
Funny how most of the posts around here don't reflect this
I'm sure with the plethora of posts you can surely post ten examples?
But what the article did not say was Hasbro "required Optimus have flames", you'll have to find that part for me because it doesn't say that.
Ok, let's see if you can keep up with this line of reasoning..
A) Hasbro mandates all characters must be different.
B) Bay made changes required by Hasbro
B could not have happened without A.
I never said Hasbro required the flames, but none of this would have happened if Hasbro hadn't required it. Yet, all you guys do is obsess over Bay. Seems kinda odd.
Does Optimus need flames, are flames something Optimus would care to have. If the answer is no, then guess what. It means that the flames were all Bay, or potentially the Producers who are always attempting to input what they deem as "cool" and "hip" into Films.
*shrug*
Which has ZERO to do with his personality.
If he was solid white, would it matter? No wait, let me guess, that'd make him a coward since surrender flags are typically white. Please, get a new thing to harp on. Off all the problems with the film, you're still going on and on about flames. Obsess much?
It's not even just the fact that Optimus has flames, it's that some *****e somewhere actually thinks people think flames are still "cool". They don't. I got past putting flames on my car when Superman dropped his mullet. It's cliche (much like most of Bay's films), it's trying WAY to hard to be cool, it looks gady, and unnecessary, and goes against any logic the film ought to have.
Again, it's a movie, you're picking this as your Waterloo?
I didn't see Spider-Man's villains dress in flames.
I didn't see Magneto with a pimp cain.
I didn't see Batman wearing techno-color costumes.
KISS, Keep it simple stupid. This isn't simple, but it sure is stupid.
Says the guy who posted 3 huge posts in a row? KISS indeed.
GG was a Power Ranger. Doc Ock wasn't tubby and had his arms attached to his spine.
Either way, we can agree, this was indeed stupid. Do us all a favor and educate yourself and stick to discussing reality. Stop attributing made up behavior to other posters. Go outside, get a breath of fresh air, and realize it's only a movie.
Nipples on Batman suck because they detract from the character. Putting a juvenille flame paint job on a stoic, honorable, five-star general detracts from the character. 
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