Well I've seen the film and...

paul cannon · Post by **paul cannon** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:15 pm

It's great! There is a review embargo until July 1st, but then I'll be posting a full review of the movie.

<3Starscream · Post by **<3Starscream** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:40 pm

ooooh

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:46 pm

How did I know The Cannon would have been there last night?

Besters says it's pretty much what I expect.

Just narked I couldn't get yesterday afternoon off work, else I would have entered the Moonies competition and obviously got tix.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:23 pm

Interesting.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:31 pm

And so it has begun.

Post by **Kaylee** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:15 pm

Saw you're one-line review on your blog Paul

Brend- so it's basically big, loud and none-too serious?

<3Starscream · Post by **<3Starscream** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:31 pm

It makes me more excited about the movie.
Fantasmic.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:47 pm

I'm lookin' forward to the 4th of July. Thanks for the heads-up Mr Cannon!

<3Starscream · Post by **<3Starscream** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:02 pm

I'm not sure if it's true for everyone, but I saw that it's supposed to come out on the 3rd now.
Although I've seen show times for the 2nd by my house.

Post by **Best First** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:35 pm

me and Pops were ahead of Furman in the queue. Har.

Basically its Bad Boys but the cars turn into Robots. That was Pops summary and he be correct.

Its not how i would have done it and requires total brain suspension but its worth seeing - certain bits are amazing.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:20 am

Best First wrote: Basically its Bad Boys but the cars turn into Robots.

OK, I'm going to need a period of time to assimilate and deal with this fact. I always had a shred of hope that this wouldn't be the case locked up somewhere deep inside my heart.

At least it's like Bad Boys and not Bad Boys II, right Paul? RIGHT PAUL???? [/panics]

paul cannon · Post by **paul cannon** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:29 am

It's got a lot of positives. It is good film. In places it has clearly been designed to please the fans. Oh I'd love to say more. I'm busy writing my review, so hard not to publish before the 1st!

Actually I thought it more echoed 'The fast and the furious'

All you need to know to put your mind at ease is, Prime is great! Everyone is going to enjoy this movie.

Post by **Best First** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:00 am

yes, Optimus Prime is in fact Optimus Cool.

Bumblebee is also absolutely brilliant.

Post by **Kaylee** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:21 am

Best First wrote:me and Pops were ahead of Furman in the queue. Har.

Basically its Bad Boys but the cars turn into Robots. That was Pops summary and he be correct.

Its not how i would have done it and requires total brain suspension but its worth seeing - certain bits are amazing.

Hee hee remember to dig that in with Simon next interview

Synopsis sounds fair enough then

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:20 am

Mr. Roboto has seen the movie and is doing a pretty solid Q and A about the small tidbits (and changes from the script, which I'm sorry to say are few indeed) over at TFW2005. For those who don't mind to be spoiled. I've started a small discussion about the facts we know for sure now, if anyone wants to join - funny how I rarely see anyone from Transfans over there.

Post by **Kaylee** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:37 pm

BB Shockwave wrote:Mr. Roboto has seen the movie and is doing a pretty solid Q and A about the small tidbits (and changes from the script, which I'm sorry to say are few indeed) over at TFW2005. For those who don't mind to be spoiled. I've started a small discussion about the facts we know for sure now, if anyone wants to join - funny how I rarely see anyone from Transfans over there.

I had a look at Roboto's Q&A, sadly the general theme seems to be "LOL it had an explosion AND a robot in it! That was the greatest movie evaaaaaah!" and most of the questions seem to be about whether Megatron's gun sounds like it does in the cartoon and if the girl in it is 'hot'. I don't doubt this movie will be a hit if the people watching it are really that mindless.

I've said it before and I'll say it again- they knew exactly what they were doing with the movie and targetted their demographic perfectly.

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:59 pm

Karl Lynch wrote:
BB Shockwave wrote:Mr. Roboto has seen the movie and is doing a pretty solid Q and A about the small tidbits (and changes from the script, which I'm sorry to say are few indeed) over at TFW2005. For those who don't mind to be spoiled. I've started a small discussion about the facts we know for sure now, if anyone wants to join - funny how I rarely see anyone from Transfans over there.
I had a look at Roboto's Q&A, sadly the general theme seems to be "LOL it had an explosion AND a robot in it! That was the greatest movie evaaaaaah!" and most of the questions seem to be about whether Megatron's gun sounds like it does in the cartoon and if the girl in it is 'hot'. I don't doubt this movie will be a hit if the people watching it are really that mindless.

I've said it before and I'll say it again- they knew exactly what they were doing with the movie and targetted their demographic perfectly.

You know, it's funny. A few minutes ago I was going to give some reasons why I don't go to TFW or any other big TF board, but I decided against it. Then, I go back to the forum index to find out that you summed it up better than I could've ever hoped for. Thanks, Karly.

Post by **Kaylee** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:48 pm

Maybe the sequels or at least the cartoon will be better

paul cannon · Post by **paul cannon** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:32 pm

I've added a bit more about the night on my blog. No review yet.

<3Starscream · Post by **<3Starscream** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:46 pm

I'm already dying of anticipation about this movie.
All this is just going to make me implode before the movie even comes out. That will be a sad day for me.

I bought the book today. o.O
There's no way I'm reading it until I've seen the film though.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:04 pm

Best First wrote: Bumblebee is also absolutely brilliant.

Wait, Bumblebee's brilliant but he can still only talk in song lyric?

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:08 pm

Shanti418 wrote:
Best First wrote: Bumblebee is also absolutely brilliant.
Wait, Bumblebee's brilliant but he can still only talk in song lyric?

Of course he's brilliant. He pees on people. Didn't you get the memo?

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:38 pm

Hot Shot wrote:
Shanti418 wrote:
Best First wrote: Bumblebee is also absolutely brilliant.
Wait, Bumblebee's brilliant but he can still only talk in song lyric?
Of course he's brilliant. He pees on people. Didn't you get the memo?

First thought: Coldplay, "Yellow".

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:41 pm

Shanti418 wrote:
Best First wrote: Bumblebee is also absolutely brilliant.
Wait, Bumblebee's brilliant but he can still only talk in song lyric?

There's no limit.
We're free to do what we want any old time.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:17 pm

Shanti418 wrote:
Best First wrote: Bumblebee is also absolutely brilliant.
Wait, Bumblebee's brilliant but he can still only talk in song lyric?

yeah, but it actually works a lot, lot better than it sounds IMO.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:49 pm

And bear in mind that the Junkions talked pretty much exclusively in tv and film quotes... and I've never seen/heard anybody complain about that.

But then Bumblebee never used to. Apparently Boomer's a chick, too.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:08 pm

Yeah, but at least Wreck Gar SAID his lines, as opposed to if he opened his mouth and out came a little old lady saying, "Where's the Beef?"

So I don't mean to be pushy, but could you give us a rough rating, BF? Something on the out of 10/four stars type thing. It sounds so far as if you fancied it. And the idea of the movie being something fanciable is revolutionary, IMO.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:27 pm

Shanti418 wrote:Yeah, but at least Wreck Gar SAID his lines

Which, for the large part, were gibberish.

I've been known to speak in nothing but song lyrics for entire days. Seriously. Hell, if I could work it logistically, I'd love to just be able to play fragments of the songs in order to communicate.

And I hear the Cylons look like humans now? Sucks.

Post by **Kaylee** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:34 pm

Brendocon wrote: And I hear the Cylons look like humans now? Sucks.

That's the third incarnation of that pun today, if you get up to five you'll get a reward

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:40 pm

Ooh... incentivey.

Though it is seriously gonna be my stock reply for the next month or so for people whose sole criticism of the new stuff is "they changed it"...