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Remarkableriots Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 Steven Caple Jr. & Lorenzo Di Bonaventura Unveil Title For Seventh ‘Transformers’ Film, Tease New Character & Story Details DEADLINE.COM On Tuesday, director Steven Caples Jr. appeared for a virtual event teasing the seventh film in the 'Transformers' franchise. Quote In the upcoming film, we’ll see the Beast War robots go to war with their natural enemies, the Predacons. The Terracons will present another “new threat”; saving the world will be left up to the Autobots and the Maximals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 I loved Beast Wars/Beasties, so this is cool...but I doubt they will live up to the cartoon. Sounds like the Predacons will all be reptillian. No! We need dinosaur and insects, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: I loved Beast Wars/Beasties, so this is cool...but I doubt they will live up to the cartoon. Sounds like the Predacons will all be reptillian. No! We need dinosaur and insects, too! I agree with everything. I wonder if Optimus Prime will meet Optimus Primal, and if so will Primal be voiced my the same actor from the cartoon just like Prime is voiced by the same actor from the original Transformers cartoon? I want T-Rex Megatron, Tarantulas, Waspinator, Cheetor, Rhinox, Inferno, Rattrap, etc. Beast Wars was a great cartoon, even though it was a little silly that the Canadian version needed to be called Beasties because we don't like war for children in our country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: I loved Beast Wars/Beasties, so this is cool...but I doubt they will live up to the cartoon. Sounds like the Predacons will all be reptillian. No! We need dinosaur and insects, too! Agreed, yes! Predacons cannot be limited to just a small number of species, no! And what of Dinobot? Is he not Maximal still? I should think so, yes! 10 minutes ago, Brick said: I agree with everything. I wonder if Optimus Prime will meet Optimus Primal, and if so will Primal be voiced my the same actor from the cartoon just like Prime is voiced by the same actor from the original Transformers cartoon? I want T-Rex Megatron, Tarantulas, Waspinator, Cheetor, Rhinox, Inferno, Rattrap, etc. Beast Wars was a great cartoon, even though it was a little silly that the Canadian version needed to be called Beasties because we don't like war for children in our country. The voice acting was amazing on that show, and it would be awesome if the original actors came back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Beast Wars was the shit back in the day. Great show. While it wasn't as good (and did Cheetor dirty), Beast Machines was a very strange and interesting sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Beast Machines never really sold me on the idea that Rhinox of all people would go bad. Even as a kid I was not buying that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 In about 27 months time, I’ll be hungover on a Sunday and watch his on Netflix. I’m going to assume I’ll quite like it at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Brick said: Beast Machines never really sold me on the idea that Rhinox of all people would go bad. Even as a kid I was not buying that. Yeah the problem is Beast Wars ends on such a cliffhanger you kind of have to watch Beast Machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I couldn't watch Beast Machines when I was kid. I thought all the characters looked butt ugly, and didn't it take place on Cybertron or something? I couldn't stand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Yeah it took place on Cybertron and Megatron has taken over, and then it ends with basically the synthesis ending of Mass Effect 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 12 hours ago, Reputator said: I couldn't watch Beast Machines when I was kid. I thought all the characters looked butt ugly, and didn't it take place on Cybertron or something? I couldn't stand it. 2 hours ago, Brick said: Yeah it took place on Cybertron and Megatron has taken over, and then it ends with basically the synthesis ending of Mass Effect 3. Beast Machines is interesting because it's super spiritual and very open about being more adult themed at times. I mean, right from the top of the wikipedia page about Beast Machines: "Of the Transformers animated series produced in North America, Beast Machines was the only one to have been completely conceptualized and outlined in advance, lending it a more serialized and linear storyline than the others. Prior to Transformers: Prime in 2010, Beast Machines was also the last, and second only entirely computer-animated Transformers series produced, along with its predecessor Beast Wars . . . It is also the final installment in the Generation 1 cartoon era, and compared to much of its predecessors, the show features more mature storytelling elements than most children's television programs." It actually makes for a pretty unique sequel. It doesn't all work, but I enjoyed Beast Machines more as an adult than as a kid. Beast Wars slaps either way though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Exclusive: 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Adds Ron Perlman as Voice of Optimus Primal COLLIDER.COM Ron Perlman will voice Optimus Primal in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts after voicing the character in the animated series Power of the Primes. Quote Ron Perlman has been tapped to voice Optimus Primal in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Collider has exclusively learned. Optimus Primal is the fearless leader of the Maximals, and though Perlman did not voice Primal in the original Beast Wars: Transformers series -- that was Garry Chalk -- he did voice the character in the animated series Transformers: Power of the Primes. And for those wondering, yes, Peter Cullen will return to voice Optimus Prime in the character's G1 robot form, and the movie's plot will reveal why the Cybertronian has a connection to Earth and humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Well if they're not getting Garry Chalk, Perlman is a damn fine choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 I hadn’t seen any Beast Wars since it originally aired and wooooow is it ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 hours ago, sblfilms said: I hadn’t seen any Beast Wars since it originally aired and wooooow is it ugly Mmm I love the old SGI look so damn much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 20 hours ago, Reputator said: Mmm I love the old SGI look so damn much. It is pretty bad CGI but it's definitely a unique look that my nostalgia enjoys. Though to be fair I haven't seen the show in like 10 years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Michael Bay isn't directing? Hell. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/28/2021 at 8:58 PM, sblfilms said: I hadn’t seen any Beast Wars since it originally aired and wooooow is it ugly This dude got old: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 without Bay at the helm, it looks sort of ok. Plus I’m loving the original cartoon transformers/designs for everyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I’ll check that out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I'm starting to realize I don't like anything Beast Wars related except the original series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 5 hours ago, silentbob said: without Bay at the helm, it looks sort of ok. Plus I’m loving the original cartoon transformers/designs for everyone. Recently re-watched DotM, AoE and TLK and I hope this is a change of pace because the human plots were completely irrelevant, boring, and had too much screentime. In TLK I had sensory overload from the excessive number of explosions, and by the end I really just didn't care what happened to anything. This trailer looks great, and they continue to make the look of the 'bots more distinguishable from each other which is great. But we also can't get our hopes up on a trailer. All of the Transformers movies can be cut into an awesome looking trailer, with hints of an epic world-changing plot that you'll give a shit about, and they never live up to that at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, cusideabelincoln said: Recently re-watched DotM, AoE and TLK and I hope this is a change of pace because the human plots were completely irrelevant, boring, and had too much screentime. In TLK I had sensory overload from the excessive number of explosions, and by the end I really just didn't care what happened to anything. This trailer looks great, and they continue to make the look of the 'bots more distinguishable from each other which is great. But we also can't get our hopes up on a trailer. All of the Transformers movies can be cut into an awesome looking trailer, with hints of an epic world-changing plot that you'll give a shit about, and they never live up to that at all. I recommend Bumblebee, from the guy who directed Kubo and the Two Strings. That was a legit solid Transformers movie, probably the best since the first (and better since it doesn't have all the Megan Fox ogling, even if I like it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 37 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: I recommend Bumblebee, from the guy who directed Kubo and the Two Strings. That was a legit solid Transformers movie, probably the best since the first (and better since it doesn't have all the Megan Fox ogling, even if I like it). I should re-watch it. I saw it once and all I can really remember about it was it was so dark - as in a lot of it was set at night. Am I right on that? But I should also clarify by "not caring about the human plot." It's not that I want to see a compelling human plot, it's that AoE and TLK were so damn long and had so many human scenes that I just wanted them to be cut down. There was just too much screen time in proportion to Transformer screen time. And the fact they were all redundant and didn't go anywhere made them worse. Also I will say that objectively Dark of the Moon is paced and balanced pretty well, maybe the best of them all. HOWEVER I cannot bring myself to like or forgive this movie for honestly saying "the dark side of the moon" over and over again. People, "smart" people, keep saying it. They keep saying we have been there, we have to go there, and that place exists. THERE IS NO DARK SIDE OF THE MOON DAMMIT. Worst of all, there is one Ramblin' LaBeouf line from a character who does actually clarify that there is no dark side of the moon, yet later ithis asshole, and everyone else in the movie, says the phrase in seriousness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 25 minutes ago, cusideabelincoln said: I should re-watch it. I saw it once and all I can really remember about it was it was so dark - as in a lot of it was set at night. Am I right on that? But I should also clarify by "not caring about the human plot." It's not that I want to see a compelling human plot, it's that AoE and TLK were so damn long and had so many human scenes that I just wanted them to be cut down. There was just too much screen time in proportion to Transformer screen time. And the fact they were all redundant and didn't go anywhere made them worse. Also I will say that objectively Dark of the Moon is paced and balanced pretty well, maybe the best of them all. HOWEVER I cannot bring myself to like or forgive this movie for honestly saying "the dark side of the moon" over and over again. People, "smart" people, keep saying it. They keep saying we have been there, we have to go there, and that place exists. THERE IS NO DARK SIDE OF THE MOON DAMMIT. Worst of all, there is one Ramblin' LaBeouf line from a character who does actually clarify that there is no dark side of the moon, yet later ithis asshole, and everyone else in the movie, says the phrase in seriousness. Bumblebee has a pretty extended final act night scene if I recall so it could be that, but I don't remember the film being overly dark overall. I'd definitely give it a rewatch - the opening is pure awesome fan service. As for the other movies, I'm impressed you're even trying, this is my breakdown: The Transformers: The Movie (1986): THE GOAT (I just wanted to include this one but it is the GOAT) Transformers (2007): I always thought this was a great blockbuster movie. I've always been a big fan of The Island and this carries over from Bay directing that. It's got some parts that of course have aged poorly but it's funny and fun and has fun nods to the original series and good action scenes Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: garbage, almost impossible to get through despite the excellent trailers it had. Poorly shot and edited, no good action scenes, etc. Transformers: Dark of the Moon: 25 minutes (spread throughout the film) of awesome action scenes because Bay used IMAX cameras for the first time so he holds the shots - the attack on Chicago flight sequence is worth it alone. The rest of the movie is pretty terrible outside the action though Transformers: Age of Extinction: again, 20-25 minutes of some pretty awesome action scenes spread throughout the film, otherwise the film is again, just a poorly plotted, paced, written slog of a film that like the two before it just makes little sense with an exhausting runtime Transformers: The Last Knight: surprisingly, I have not seen this one still yet because the last three were all pretty bad, I sort of gave up, probably will see it someday though (perhaps this weekend now that I've remembered about it) Bumblebee: really enjoyable. a sweet story of a girl and her car with a clear respect for the original source material, proved by the awesome opening scenes. The best movie since the first one with Shia Labeouf Transformers: Rise of the Beasts: we'll see That's my take on them. The sequels just aren't good films outside of the action scenes, ignoring Bumblebee (which are hilariously brutal in AoE and don't match the rest of the tone of the film at all; T.J. Miller gets incinerated on camera with a long held shot as an expensive sports car drives past, it is epic); the action scenes are worth it or you could just watch a compilation somewhere. And let's be clear, that's the reason Bay made so many of these - as technical exercises for action scenes. He never cared about Transformers and clearly stopped caring to make a "real" movie after the first one, which was actually good. In that respect for action scenes, he does nail it (except for Revenge of the Fallen, just bad all around). What's particularly hilarious is The Last Knight leaves a decent number of story threads open at the end from what I can tell and Bay was like: "fuck it, not finishing the second trilogy" and bailed. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 IMHO the best Transformers trailer I have ever seen and looks to be as good as the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stepee Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Graphics look a lot better now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 I loved it and that post credits scene OMG! Spoiler Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover movie next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Finally watched it. This felt like a back-to-basics, competent action movie. The emotions and plot are simplified (probably too much), and nothing egregiously dumb/silly happens (compared to previous Transformers movies). I'd still love to see more of the 'Bots and Maximals as developed characters, and have the human storylines streamlined. They missed some opportunities to make the protagonist stick out and be memorable. He didn't utilize any of his unique skills at all - electronics wizard, whatever specialized military training - which made it hard to believe he would be part of the mission to save the world. The movie also should have cut out the number of times humans, with no weapons, manage to run away and evade the evil bots, which seriously lowered the tension and threat level the bad guys posed. I did thoroughly enjoy the Transformers' interactions, which is why I even watch these things. Overall it was enjoyable and one of the better entries in the series, mostly because it didn't do anything super dumb. And looks like we're getting the Hasbro-niverse. What should we call it? Toy... Stories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Watched this last night. Not as good as Bumble Bee, better than the other Transformers movies. For a minute I thought that Spoiler The maximals couldn’t transform in this version of them. It was almost weird that none of them “maximized” until the last battle of the movie I knew Dinobot wouldn’t be in this since they went with the Terrorcons instead of the Predacons, but no Rattrap was a sad omission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 This is one streaming now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 29 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: This is one streaming now? For rent/purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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