Transformers the Movie

[lordoftime]

How many fans of animation here were around to see the original Transformers TV series and the hit movie it spawned, all of which were made in the 1980s?

For me this will always be TRUE Transformers, as I dont really like or know much of the stuff they came out with afterwards.

[Winters_Sorrow]

Actually for me the "true" transformers were the comic book series (which ran past 350 issues in the UK). Allowed much more depth, characterisation and plot lines than the movie or television series managed.

The only good bit about the television series and the film was that was how I imagined Optimus & Jazz to sound like. Shame Scatman isn't around for the live action movie but I hear the guy who voiced Optimus in the television series will be doing the same for the live action

[Coolhand]

I loved the Transformers when i were a lad. They looked cool. They acted cool. They WERE cool. The animated movie rocked and also traumatised me by killing Prowl, Ironhide and Prime.

However, I am so, so very gutted by the direction this new hollywood live action movie has taken. Having seen the new designs (mostly absoloute cack. The transformers now look like insects as opposed to cool robots. And Starscream is an ape with chicken-legs) and read the script (I can go into spoiler details but it's pants. Like, really pants.), I fear my treasured childhood memories are about to get devoured Unicron-style by Hollywood.
I haven't cried like this since Prime died!

[Memnoch]

Originally Posted by lordoftime

How many fans of animation here were around to see the original Transformers TV series and the hit movie it spawned, all of which were made in the 1980s?

For me this will always be TRUE Transformers, as I dont really like or know much of the stuff they came out with afterwards.

I totally agree I grew up a total fan still have all the UK comics from aprox 60th issue. Watch the class animated film to death as a kid and have recently bought that and tv series on DVD ha ha

The film isn't all I hoped, whats going on with the designs jesus

[lordoftime]

I admitI havent been following the news of the new movie that closely, is it that bad?

And I agree with Coolhand, the death of Prime in the movie was heartbreaking for my ten year old self. He was my favorite. Me and a friend used to pretend we were Prime and Megatron fighting in my front yard. Good days!

[Clank]

I was seriously into Transformers (not that you'd get that from my avatar or anything!!! )

I saw the original movie at the cinema and recently bought it on DVD. I used to have a load of the UK Transformers comics and paricularly remember artwork by someone called 'Geoff Senior' being really cool.

Somewhere on my laptop I've got an animation from the new 'live' movie of a transforming Optimus Prime (who's a 'white' truck!?) which looks good but that's all I know about the live version. I'll have to look into it...

[I, Brian]

Waiting for a proper trailer to come up.
Apple - Trailers - TRANSFORMERS

Just a teaser at present...

[lordoftime]

Finished watching this and it was much better than I remembered. Had a more spirtuial theme to it I did not recognise as a child. Also didnt even know there was a Chosen One!

Been looking the series up online seems there were MANY versions done after what is now being called Generation 1.

Wonder if there is any way to get the original episodes on tape. Or the Return of Optimus Prime that apparently was made about a year after the movie.

[Coolhand]

For all Transformer fans...

Transformers: The Movie and click on "Trailers" to see the brand new trailer for the live action movie, showing snippits of the "bots" and the "cons" in action!

Squeeeeeee!

I still hate the new designs but if the action is as chaotic and explosive as this trailer hints, I might forgive them...

[Culhwch]

Just watched the trailer. Looks pretty cool, though you'd expect nothing less from Michael Bay. You'd also tend to expect a pretty dire movie, so hopefully he bucks the trend this time 'round...

[I, Brian]

Check out the latest trailer on the Transformers site:
Transformers Movie - Official Site of Transformers: The Movie

Looks very interesting - and like Transformers has grown up as a movie.

EDIT: Whoops - moved to this thread - and does look like they've really taken time with the special effects.

What else has Michael Bay directed?

[Culhwch]

Bad Boys I and II, Armageddon, The Island, um, The Rock, I believe. Pearl Harbour. You know, moving, intelligent, suspenseful, thought-provoking masterpieces.

[Quokka]

I'm a bit suprised that this movie has been so badly dissed lately, I mean they were never ever gona resurrect a remake of my much loved 80's cartoon.

Keeping that in mind... Megatron, Soundwave etc... were always gona change/disapear completely, due to the size changing and as long as they keep a passing homage to the original storyline I would have been well happy.

The new insect/robot look ain't all bad and considering that Optimus and BumbleBee are still looking well good with the 2nd preview, and if there's a half decent sfx movie (with a few half noticed nods to us oldies) ... and the obvious lead on to the sequel.. were we really hoping for more?

Of course I will miss Ravage, Laserbeak and Rumble...

[I, Brian]

Originally Posted by Culhwch

Bad Boys I and II, Armageddon, The Island, um, The Rock, I believe. Pearl Harbour. You know, moving, intelligent, suspenseful, thought-provoking masterpieces.

Ah. Well, at least Transformers can claim it never intended to have a grown-up audience, I guess.

[Alurny]

I was just dying out as I remember it. I had transformers covers and all that. I remember thundercats better!