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LOL @ Ian.

Yeah, Megatron was definitely more BW than original - but I was GLAD of that. I honestly preferred the don't-fuck-with-me Megatron, than the whine and bitch he and Starscream had in the originals.

That said, I couldn't help but laugh @ the Mustang getting beat down by the Camaro ;) (Barricade vs Bumblebee)

Megan Fox = PIITB. Twice.

The GM product placement was all that bugged me, and that wasn't enough to detract from the movie.

Also like how they handled the Marines. Seems most movies with super-heros and Marines, the Marines are always depicted as basically worthless. The Marines handled their shit very well in the movie. The battle scene in the desert (where they got the phone call out) was amazing, in my opinion.

Did they stick with the original series in all respects? Of course not. I do, however, feel it was a damn good representation!

I hear they are working on a sequel already ;)
 
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Hey dude no need to burst your bubble, those weren't marines, they were supposed to be "Pararescue" unit for the US Air Force, they shoulda had the marines but sadly they didn't. Should have been obvious they weren't marines, other than two of them had USAF t shirts on and they all had USAF on thier uniforms, they did not roll thier sleeves like the marine corps (only branch to roll them the way they do). They also mentioned several times that they were air force special forces IE Pararescue (guys that rescue downed pilots etc)
 
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My brother has a stuffed monkey he cals jeathrow L. Jackson (he thinks Sam Jackson is a badass so its homage to him) and he thinks he'd be a badass transformer.

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Oh, and the product placement of all the GM cars was soooooooo obvious. I bet Ford didnt have the money and not enough cool new cars available!
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It was not a matter of money for Ford.. just a strike of luck for GM.

From http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070627/AUTO01/706270345/1148:
GM officials didn't have to search out this film opportunity. Hollywood came to them, even before the automaker's executives had decided to show a Camaro concept coupe at the auto show in Detroit in 2006, and later to put the new Camaro into production.

"This is the ruby of rubies for a car company," said Michael Bay, "Transformers" director. Bay previously worked with GM on "Bad Boys II" and "Armageddon."

Still, GM wasn't a shoo-in for the prime vehicle roles. In fact, Bay initially was considering another carmaker for at least one character. The original Bumblebee autobot was a yellow Volkswagen Beetle. But the yellow Camaro concept became the inspiration for the movie Bumblebee after Bay saw a picture of the concept car and later a full-scale model.

It's a perfect fit because "it's a muscle car and still state of the art," he said. "The biggest problem was that the car wasn't being made."

This didn't stop Steve Tihanyi, who was then overseeing GM's movie deals, and the automaker's design staff from using whatever they could to create the Camaro and fiberglass shells in time for filming in 2006. Tihanyi is a Cadillac regional/divisional marketing manager.

Pontiac's Solstice won the role of Jazz, which was played by a Porsche in the cartoon. The Solstice also had to be created because GM was only selling it as a convertible as filming began. Bay wanted Jazz to be a gray, hardtop Solstice.

Search-and-rescue vehicle Ratchet is played by a Hummer H2 that's painted a fluorescent light green and modified with a winch and brush guard in front, shovels on its sides and off-road lights. And rugged off-roader Ironhide is played by a GMC TopKick pickup truck with a Duramax diesel engine.

Ford Motor Co. also has a presence in "Transformers." A Saleen Mustang police car, complete with light bar on the roof and a push bar, is a Decepticon.
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It was primarily Bay's decision.

Oh btw, I saw the movie on the 3rd and I loved it. It was a great summer flick with good comedy and action. I agree with various points made by others on how it could be improved, but all those nit-picks aside, I can't wait for nummer zwei.
and Megan Fox :love: FTMFW
 
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I just got back from the theater, and this movie was awesome. They did the cartoons justice, and managed to NOT rape a part of my childhood. I cannot explain how I felt when Optimus Prime transformed on-screen; it was breathtaking. This was the best movie I have seen in a theater in a long time. My wife, who does not even really like "sci-fi", loved the movie and wants to see it again. People in the theater applauded at the end.

Another thing that was nice was to see one of my old Gunships in the movie. One of the aircraft that I used to work on fired in the movie, during a short clip.

Overall, the movie made me proud to be an ex-maintainer of that aircraft, and proud to be a nerd. Michael Bay did an excellent job.
 
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I just didnt like how the girl made the comment about bumblebee being a "POS" camaro and then he just goes off and changed to an 08 camaro. I thought he was going to get smashed or beat up and come back as an 08, not just see one on the street and swap around real fast. And it was cool how the brand new saleen mustang couldnt catch the beat up 74 camaro. doesnt say much for ford. And when the girl mentions 4 barrel high rise double pumper carb....the car doesnt even have a carb for the quick glimpse of it! it has some crazy purple colored fuel injection. what was that!
 
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Isphius said:
I just didnt like how the girl made the comment about bumblebee being a "POS" camaro and then he just goes off and changed to an 08 camaro. I thought he was going to get smashed or beat up and come back as an 08, not just see one on the street and swap around real fast. And it was cool how the brand new saleen mustang couldnt catch the beat up 74 camaro. doesnt say much for ford. And when the girl mentions 4 barrel high rise double pumper carb....the car doesnt even have a carb for the quick glimpse of it! it has some crazy purple colored fuel injection. what was that!
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She could have just as easily said "I have nice Tits but NFI about cars" and it wouldn't have changed the movie any ;)
 
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