Michael Bay's Transformers (2007) - First teaser

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 12 Jul 2006, 06:29

Here. Right-click>Save link as. 15MB, QT format.

Yes, Bumblebee is now a Chevy Camaro, get over it. VW wouldn't licence the Beetle to Hasbro, modern Beetles are shitty cars driven by faggots any way. The Camaro might be shitty American sports car with stone age engineering, but it's still better than a VW fagmobile.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Jul 2006, 20:21

Nice one thanks Eva. Was it supposed to be atrocious quality? I could barely watch it.

So this is live action right? Michael Bay is pretty much the best man for the job. He's very much like Brett Ratner to me BUT crucially he has some talent so won't given us a hack job.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Jul 2006, 20:32

I couldn't watch it either, damn thing didnt run smoothly at all.

gojensen · Post by **gojensen** » 13 Jul 2006, 14:28

Try using VLC (www.videolan.org) to play back qt movies. QTPlayer is a real sucky beast!

A smaller inline version of the teaser is at http://www.transformersmovie.com/

This looks real nice IMO. And with Bay and Spielberg on it it may just end up nice

Though no guarantees from me

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Jul 2006, 20:09

I have no problem with the QuickTime Player. It's RealPlayer I detest and refuse to install. I'd rather not watch a video than install that cack software (thank god for RealAlternative).

I'm thinking I need a newer version which is compatible with the QT codec they used but as the teaser was pants anyway I can't be bothered.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Jul 2006, 20:14

Actually come to think of it the codec looks to be unusual. What's H264?

Anyway here is another 20Mb this time teaser from the official site which works better: http://www.transformersmovie.com/public ... _large.mov

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 13 Jul 2006, 20:25

H.264 is one of the new video compression techniques used for HD content.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Jul 2006, 21:18

Thanks. That's right it's one of the many MPEG4 codecs. I suspect you need the latest QT version to be able to open it properly but then it didn't look HD to me.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 13 Jul 2006, 21:31

Meh... I like this one better...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxNl4PfV ... ansformers

gojensen · Post by **gojensen** » 13 Jul 2006, 22:06

H.264 is the telecommunication worlds name for MPEG4-Part10 (the latest MPEG4 standard). IS/IT folks call it AVC. So it's got a lot of names.

That file above while encoded with H264 is certainly not HD. I guess they used H264 to give a smaller filesize... and you'd need QT7.x to view it I think. It shouldn't look like pants though... though the trailer from the official site is of much better quality

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 13 Jul 2006, 23:11

Teaser works fine for me.

Yi, that is one uber-great clip.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 14 Jul 2006, 01:59

H.264 codecs have been predicted to replace XviD/DivX as the standard codec for video distribution. It offers better compression with the same file size as XviD/DivX, but it requires slightly more processor power.

bradavon wrote:So this is live action right?

Yes, live-action + CGI.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 25 Jul 2006, 00:42

[url=http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/720/720477p1.html]source[/url wrote:A vocal "greeting" by Optimus Prime himself announced that voice actor Peter Cullen, who played the character in the popular 1980s cartoon TV series, will voice Optimus Prime in next summer's big budget movie version.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 Aug 2006, 14:14

http://www.flickr.com/photos/roninkengo ... mersmovie/

Concept art, renders and production photos - including concepts for Optimus, Bumblebee, actual photos of a Bumblebee Camaro, Jon Voight, some soldiers fighting w/ pyrotechnics going off, Michael Bay looking like a prick, etc.

Click "More" under "Transformers Movie (Pool)" to advance the slides or view it as a slideshow.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 16 Aug 2006, 14:23

I thought Jazz was a cop car and an Autobot. The cop car in the slideshow has a Decepticon symbol on it. Who's that?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 Aug 2006, 14:27

Kurgan wrote:I thought Jazz was a cop car and an Autobot. The cop car in the slideshow has a Decepticon symbol on it. Who's that?

No clue. BTW Jazz was never a cop car, he was a plain old Porsche with large pop-out speakers in the back.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 16 Aug 2006, 16:09

Yup, my bad. Jazz was a white Porsche with the giant spoiler.

Prowl was the cop car. If you're after a wave of nostalgia like I've just had, check this out.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 17 Aug 2006, 02:11

Kurgan wrote: If you're after a wave of nostalgia like I've just had, check this out.

Not really. The original G1 cartoon is absolutely awful.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 17 Aug 2006, 12:26

Ah, but you see, you didn't grow up with the original Generation One Transformers (the only real Transformers; none of this Beast Wars stuff), so you don't know what you're talking about

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 17 Aug 2006, 12:30

Kurgan wrote:Ah, but you see, you didn't grow up with the original Generation One Transformers (the only real Transformers; none of this Beast Wars stuff), so you don't know what you're talking about

Actually I did grow up with the G1 cartoon/toys so I do know what I'm talking about, kindly don't make presumptions about my life again.

G1 was a horribly written, badly animated 22min long toy commercial. I warn you, DON'T revisit the show, your childhood nostalgia will be destroyed (like mine has).

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 17 Aug 2006, 12:39

Oooooooooh

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 19 Aug 2006, 02:35

More pics (including a MASSIVE non-CGI full-scale TF, a TF in ice, Optimus in truck form, Autobots in Spike's backyard).
Chat log with the film's writers.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 19 Aug 2006, 04:08

Lengthly interview with Optimus voice actor (G1 toon & new movie), Peter Cullen.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 19 Aug 2006, 12:52

More concept art (Optimus, Blackout and Scorpinok in robot and vehicle form).

Confirmed list of TFs appearing the film:-

AUTOBOTS: Optimus Prime. Bumblebee ("The same G1 character we always knew and loved...He's the scout, the one that comes ahead of the Autobots"). Jazz. Ratchet (medical officer/science officer - new form, not an ambulance). Ironhide ("He's the muscle - a tough soldier...The first one to jump into battle" ).

DECEPTICONS: Megatron (has a Social Darwinist view of humanity - survival of the fittest). Starscream. Brawl ("an extremely pissed off Decepticon. Always ready to jump into a fight, even when the fight isn't worth it.") Bonecrusher. Barricade. Skorpinok. Frenzy (an infiltrator). Blackout (sends an EMP-style blast to take out electronics, detection devices, etc. in advance of Decepticon attack).

(Source)

Blaizeyboy · Post by **Blaizeyboy** » 20 Dec 2006, 13:12

The 'new trailer' in all its robot glory

http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/transformers/