Leaked early looks at Bumblebee and Optimus from Transformers One
Saturday, April 13th, 2024 3:11PM CDT
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We also have a shot of Bumblebee’s mouth. You can see it behind Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyler Henry.
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Posted by Cheetron on April 13th, 2024 @ 3:36pm CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on April 13th, 2024 @ 3:38pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 13th, 2024 @ 4:20pm CDT
Cheetron wrote:I read somewhere that this movie felt more like a young child movie. Geared towards young children learning to be who they are. I got that vibe when I tried to watch the younger He-man on Netflix. I'm hoping this is better and not what I heard.
This film has is indeed for young kids. Its made by a Pixar guy
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 13th, 2024 @ 4:31pm CDT
Seriously? Well, my excitement and expectations just nosedived...william-james88 wrote:Cheetron wrote:I read somewhere that this movie felt more like a young child movie. Geared towards young children learning to be who they are. I got that vibe when I tried to watch the younger He-man on Netflix. I'm hoping this is better and not what I heard.
This film has is indeed for young kids. Its made by a Pixar guy
Posted by Sabrblade on April 13th, 2024 @ 5:00pm CDT
Depends on which Pixar guy it is.Rodimus Prime wrote:Seriously? Well, my excitement and expectations just nosedived...william-james88 wrote:Cheetron wrote:I read somewhere that this movie felt more like a young child movie. Geared towards young children learning to be who they are. I got that vibe when I tried to watch the younger He-man on Netflix. I'm hoping this is better and not what I heard.
This film has is indeed for young kids. Its made by a Pixar guy
Posted by o.supreme on April 13th, 2024 @ 5:37pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 13th, 2024 @ 5:39pm CDT
My pipe dream Pixar director for a TF movie would be Brad Bird, who did The Incredibles, The Iron Giant, and one of the Mission Impossible movies.o.supreme wrote:Toy Story 4, so yeah, definitely not the best resume, but one can hope
Posted by o.supreme on April 13th, 2024 @ 8:29pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:My pipe dream Pixar director for a TF movie would be Brad Bird, who did The Incredibles, The Iron Giant, and one of the Mission Impossible movies.o.supreme wrote:Toy Story 4, so yeah, definitely not the best resume, but one can hope
Brad Bird would be amazing.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 14th, 2024 @ 12:13am CDT
Ditto.o.supreme wrote:Sabrblade wrote:My pipe dream Pixar director for a TF movie would be Brad Bird, who did The Incredibles, The Iron Giant, and one of the Mission Impossible movies.o.supreme wrote:Toy Story 4, so yeah, definitely not the best resume, but one can hope
Brad Bird would be amazing.
Posted by snavej on April 16th, 2024 @ 8:54am CDT
DeathReviews wrote:Optimus has a second face on his chest!
Like he's had many times before! (If you squint.)
Posted by william-james88 on April 16th, 2024 @ 11:30am CDT
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Posted by Sabrblade on April 16th, 2024 @ 11:34am CDT
Posted by Deadput on April 16th, 2024 @ 8:55pm CDT
The marketing sure if something different this time, not sure if it's a good or bad thing for the marketing to be more bold here than whatever was up with Rise of the Beasts.
Posted by william-james88 on April 18th, 2024 @ 7:30am CDT
Enjoy!
Posted by Emerje on April 18th, 2024 @ 8:07am CDT
EDIT: I liked the trailer, looks like it's going to be fun, very kid friendly. Does feel a lot more like a prequel to Earthspark or Cyberverse than the movies. The majority of the live chat seemed to really hate it though. Hopefully we get a better quality trailer immediately because it was not the greatest idea to show it on a transparent "screen".
Emerje
Posted by SGMLordMirage on April 18th, 2024 @ 9:16am CDT
To what @Emerje mentioned, I to look forward to a better quality trailer.
SGM
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on April 18th, 2024 @ 9:30am CDT
HOLY SHIT I cannot overstate how excited I am for this. The trailer was so much more than I thought we were going to get, I mean the sheer scale of the movie seems astounding. The humor looks like it gels well for the setting, and the VAs all sound great. I’m finding it hard to think of any negatives right now, I’m so giddy.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 18th, 2024 @ 9:53am CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on April 18th, 2024 @ 10:00am CDT
I hope it does well to be honest. I still want to like it so maybe as more info and trailers come out I'll get more hyped. This is just my first impression.
Posted by Whifflefire on April 18th, 2024 @ 10:28am CDT
Posted by Deadput on April 18th, 2024 @ 10:43am CDT
It's just amazing to actually get a Transformers film that seems like it's actually targeted for it's intended audience, the Bay films while I'm somewhat tolerant on (used to straight up like), I still never thought they were even remotely appropriate for children to watch, or even for plenty in the PG-13 range.
Only thing I really don't like is Megatron's voice but I'm willing to give it a chance regardless, Chris Hemsworth's Optimus/Orion sounds professional at the least, he's one I'm more on board for in my first impressions.
Really like the quality of the animation style though, the lighting especially which is an underrated part of 3D movies, like some of those shots of Bee's Battle Mask for example, so on that front I'm already stoked for a movie that looks good! It's crazy that the visuals in this first trailer here blow me away in comparison to Rise of the Beast's first trailer which was...rough in the CGI side of things.
Edit: Also trailers aren't the actual full movies in the end, any of you remember Spider-Verse or Puss In Boot's first trailers? They weren't that amazing either, so I'm reserving final judgement until the reviews come in.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 18th, 2024 @ 11:57am CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on April 18th, 2024 @ 12:43pm CDT
Good impressions? It's nice to see a transformers movie that ISN'T all about humans. If they can stop themselves from trying to inject any political messages into it, then it should be fine. The renderings are clean and everything looks smooth. A little TOO smooth in fact. There are a lot more rounded edges and contours on every character than I'm used to seeing with Transformers.
And if you want to pre-order the inevitable merchandise? Then the Optimus Prime figure is already up for pre-order on BigBadToyStore.com!
Posted by william-james88 on April 18th, 2024 @ 1:22pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 18th, 2024 @ 1:24pm CDT
Wreck-It Ralph wasn't Pixar.DeathReviews wrote:What does the ultimate judge think? I had heard rumors the movie is being done by some Pixar alumni people. And... you can REALLY tell that in the trailer. It's full of the exact same kind of goofy humor you would expect to see in a trailer for Inside Out, or Wreck-it-Ralph, Toy Story, or any other movie like that which you care to name. I'm not sure that sets particularly well with Transformers in general.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 18th, 2024 @ 1:38pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:See, Michael Bay? This is how you do robot characters who are likable, genuine, and aren't defaulted to being murderous psychopaths.
As much as I like this trailer, and as much as I (used to) enjoy Bumblebee and (thankfully still enjoy) Rise of the Beasts, I pray for the day when I stop seeing these comments. I'm just tired on them.
Posted by Silver Wind on April 18th, 2024 @ 1:50pm CDT
Posted by Glyph on April 18th, 2024 @ 1:55pm CDT
A lot of the animation & design looks gorgeous, hitting somewhere between Evergreen and the Bumblebee movie for me. Some of the character animation looked maybe a little lower-budget than you might expect? Cybertron looks great though, both underground and topside, and it looks like it's packing so many little nods to bits of TF lore from all over the past 40 years that it's going to demand a close watch on home release.
In short, this is looking like a lot more fun than I was expecting!
Posted by bluecatcinema on April 18th, 2024 @ 2:08pm CDT
Posted by zko on April 18th, 2024 @ 2:11pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:See, Michael Bay? This is how you do robot characters who are likable, genuine, and aren't defaulted to being murderous psychopaths.
That bumblebee killcount though...
Posted by First-Aid on April 18th, 2024 @ 2:14pm CDT
I literally sat here and watched this with my mouth hanging open. The trailer is beautiful, well polished animation. The interactions are amazing. All of my nurses and MAs also watched the trailer. None of them are even fans of Transformers, but they ALL plan on seeing this movie now.
That's exactly what a trailer is supposed to do. Well done.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on April 18th, 2024 @ 2:17pm CDT
Beyond Airachnid's cameo, the whole aesthetic strikes me as 'Prime with a bigger budget' more than any other single past CG TF rendering, especially the Vehicons, and it works surprisingly well. I could see this getting all the attention that Rise of the Beasts didn't last summer.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on April 18th, 2024 @ 2:20pm CDT
zko wrote:Sabrblade wrote:See, Michael Bay? This is how you do robot characters who are likable, genuine, and aren't defaulted to being murderous psychopaths.
That bumblebee killcount though...
Seconded. Are you saying accidental homicide is OK Sabr? It's all comic relief until someone unintentionally enters the nuclear codes...
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 18th, 2024 @ 2:22pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Sabrblade wrote:See, Michael Bay? This is how you do robot characters who are likable, genuine, and aren't defaulted to being murderous psychopaths.
As much as I like this trailer, and as much as I (used to) enjoy Bumblebee and (thankfully still enjoy) Rise of the Beasts, I pray for the day when I stop seeing these comments. I'm just tired on them.
Agreed, Transformers (2007) was almost 20 years ago. It's time to let things go. There is no good that can come from dredging up the past. Michael Bay certainly doesn't care so there's no need for people to cling to that.
Anyway, onto the trailer itself. It honestly looks like a fun little movie. While I probably will be waiting till a home media release, I'll still be watching it.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 18th, 2024 @ 2:28pm CDT
There's a difference between an accident and a bunch of gun-toting maniacs who relish and revel in their obsessive desire to main, mutilate, and massacre the first things that look at them funny (lookin' at you, Crosshairs and Hound).Bumblevivisector wrote:Seconded. Are you saying accidental homicide is OK Sabr? It's all comic relief until someone unintentionally enters the nuclear codes...
Ah, but TLK was only a mere seven years ago.ZeroWolf wrote:Agreed, Transformers (2007) was almost 20 years ago.
Posted by blackeyedprime on April 18th, 2024 @ 3:04pm CDT
Megatrons voice is pretty jarring but some of the designs look good. I can take it or leave it though, not something I'm too fussed about seeing or not seeing
Posted by Perceptor1996 on April 18th, 2024 @ 3:39pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on April 18th, 2024 @ 3:55pm CDT
I mean I get that Optimus wasn't always the stalwart, confident leader we see in the OG series. each character should be able to grow in a sense mentally, but to have them look "youthful" just doesn't make sense, unless again, their bodies are literally going to be broken, and rebuilt into something closer to what we know. I mean Elita is already "Elita" (not Aeiral), and Megatron was "Born"(built) as is. (Physically, not mentally).
Yeah I know this isn't OG Transformers, and it certainly shows. I still plan on seeing it and giving it a chance, but man, It definitely didn't overwhelm me with positivity, lets just put it that way.
Also, can we officially STOP with inserting classical Rock songs in trailers? It was cool in Guardians of the Galaxy, and its sequels, and dozens of other film trailers that have done it in the past 10 years. But it can stop now. I mean I know Transformers is an original product of the 80's, but "Start Me Up" even predates it.
My nostalgia bias probably would have given a pass to any song from the TF:TM soundtrack, even though this film hasn't earned it yet (maybe they'll play "The Touch", or a rendition of the OF TF theme at the end of the film), but yeah, Rolling Stones and TF doesn't mesh well here.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 18th, 2024 @ 3:57pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 18th, 2024 @ 4:05pm CDT
Is it supposed to be a prequel to the live action films? Felt like the vibe was more toward Prime and the WFC games.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 18th, 2024 @ 4:06pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:I dont know......I just dont know... I mean the animation looks good and fluid. I guess I'm just not "wired" into thinking that Mechanical organisms can grow and mature physically. I mean originally Orion Pax body was literally destroyed and he was ReBuilt into Optimus Prime. Call it hoaky, or whatever; but the idea of bots looking "young" and then maturing is just so foreign to my concepts of Transformers. Sure we saw little kiddies on Lithone, but that was a different race of Robots.
Pretend those last two are in reverse order.
Also,
Posted by uclaguy on April 18th, 2024 @ 4:25pm CDT
Count me out.
Posted by o.supreme on April 18th, 2024 @ 4:33pm CDT
The story of A3 "maturation" is not exactly known, but I seriously doubt it was physical growth.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 18th, 2024 @ 4:44pm CDT
There's also Kup. A flashback in "Chaos" showed a younger version of him.o.supreme wrote:Hot Rod was "matured" by the Matrix into Rodimus Prime, not physical growth. (similar to Optimus although his Pax body was mortally wounded).
The story of A3 "maturation" is not exactly known, but I seriously doubt it was physical growth.
Posted by First-Aid on April 18th, 2024 @ 5:12pm CDT
Perceptor1996 wrote:Was pretty cool to see Skywarrp in the trailer and what I think Sentinel Prime looking a lot like Deathsaurus.
Looks to me like Sentinel is actually being held by something else. His legs appear bound.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 18th, 2024 @ 5:40pm CDT
Looks like it'll be a lot more fun that RoTB was. This might have a well-paced and interesting story in the hands of a good director. And I thought WW84 was pretty fun, way above RoTB.blackeyedprime wrote:Well it has to be better than rise of the dullest film to feature a science museum (yes I know WW84 is a worse movie but probably still less dull than rise of the beasts, with Eternals being the best of the three).
Yeah that was the only thing really out of place for me as well. I'm looking forward to finding out why it changes eventually.Megatrons voice is pretty jarring but some of the designs look good. I can take it or leave it though, not something I'm too fussed about seeing or not seeing
Posted by Tyrannacon on April 18th, 2024 @ 5:51pm CDT
Posted by First-Aid on April 18th, 2024 @ 10:42pm CDT
Starscream! Soundwave! Shockwave! Skywarp! And they look amazing!
Posted by william-james88 on April 18th, 2024 @ 10:51pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Hot Rod was "matured" by the Matrix into Rodimus Prime, not physical growth. (similar to Optimus although his Pax body was mortally wounded).
The story of A3 "maturation" is not exactly known, but I seriously doubt it was physical growth.
So they kept rebuilding A3 just to change his facial hair?
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on April 18th, 2024 @ 11:16pm CDT
This franchise might be in need of some Beast Machines level risks. I’m talking a whole series with almost zero characters that have come before.
Of course I’m still excited, and of course I get someone just not wanting to see it, but some of the reasoning here is a bit confusing.