Twenty years for a "new" Transformers movie. I'm guessing this means I can expect more Transformers movies in 2026, 2046...

Just goes to show that Hollywood is seriously running out of juice. And they wonder why box office draws are down.

__________________
"Call me old-fashioned, but I think fire is magic. And it scares me a lot."

--The State

No, expect transformers II in 1.5 years.
When that one bombs (only fans of the original transformers watch it), expect transformers III two years later with a different writer and director for a new and exciting adventure, but the same execs who makes the same stupid decisions.

__________________
‘To those who regard “crime fiction” as some sacred icon which must follow a rigid formula, I will always be the man who writes 18-syllable haiku.’Trying to make sense of computers, The Error Log.

^
Lol.

__________________
"Call me old-fashioned, but I think fire is magic. And it scares me a lot."

--The State

for everyone who actually wants to see this:

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/bumble.jpg

__________________
There is a growing tendancy to think of Man as a rational, thinking being, which is absurd.- Marvin the Martian.

It's gotten to the point where careful investigation is needed just to tell parody from reality. I think that means reality is broken.- Noclevername.

I don't believe this... I managed to see the image, and I promtly sent the link to a friend. Six minutes later when he goes to check it out, it's gone.

They probably don't allow external linking.
Let's have a link to the page it was on.

__________________
‘To those who regard “crime fiction” as some sacred icon which must follow a rigid formula, I will always be the man who writes 18-syllable haiku.’Trying to make sense of computers, The Error Log.

It has been removed the site, apparently at the request of the movie studio.

__________________
Time cube is evil.

ainitcool took it off "due to studio request". So I googled it, figuring others wouldn't by quite so amicable to the studio. I don't know if this is the same picture, but it is apparently from the movie and is of the same character:

http://www.canmag.com/images/front/t...ers/bumble.jpg

The site also had this:

http://www.canmag.com/images/front/t...devastator.jpg

__________________
I met this wonderful girl at Macy's. She was buying clothes and I was putting Slinkies on the escalator.
-Steven Wright



My Website: The Black Cat's Web Page

Fascinating. Such a bummer that Bay is directing this.

__________________
Time cube is evil.

Interesting, so they're using the triple forms in this one...

__________________
The last time I felt a warm fuzzy feeling, I was informed by my doctor that it was just gas.

They have you beat, by twenty years even.

__________________
"The plan does not involve mayonaise."
"... I knew there was a catch."

You can't take the sky from me.

Haha, that's great. Wasn't there an evil Optimus in the cartoon? He could root for coke. Cola wars return!

__________________
Time cube is evil.

More info

Now I should warn; this page takes forever to load, and I can't even guarantee you'll be able to get onto the site. Plus, when you get to the site you have to scroll down to actually see what it's about. And then, when you click onto the announcement, you STILL have to wait ages for it to load, even if you have broadband.

And of course, as decreed by the Dark Metallic Gods of Cyberspace, you MUST. HAVE. SHOCKWAVE. Otherwise you are obviously a mere fungus worthy of extermination.

http://www.transformersmovie.com/

Nice that they referenced Beagle 2, but why was everyone on the radio American? And since when is Mars's sky blue?

__________________
There is a growing tendancy to think of Man as a rational, thinking being, which is absurd.- Marvin the Martian.

It's gotten to the point where careful investigation is needed just to tell parody from reality. I think that means reality is broken.- Noclevername.

Not to mention that Beagle 2 wasn't a rover...

Only two words of explanation.

Micheal. Bey.

Nothing more need be said.

__________________
The last time I felt a warm fuzzy feeling, I was informed by my doctor that it was just gas.

That's just what they want you to think

All the problems notwithstanding, it was still a pretty cool scene.

__________________
I met this wonderful girl at Macy's. She was buying clothes and I was putting Slinkies on the escalator.
-Steven Wright



My Website: The Black Cat's Web Page

My thought exactly when it rolled off the platform.

And why the white clouds on a blue sky when it should be butterscotch as everyone knows.

And why the sounds in near vacuum.

Just checked Michael Bey, Armageddon!
Ok, that's one university that should be burned to the ground, have it's ashed salted and then be used as a landfill for nuclear waste.

__________________
‘To those who regard “crime fiction” as some sacred icon which must follow a rigid formula, I will always be the man who writes 18-syllable haiku.’Trying to make sense of computers, The Error Log.

Well I saw the trailer in the theater today. It starts out with the Beagle 2, and I'm thinking WT@#! I didn't know what it was about, but it had me snickering at the end. So that's what happened to the Beagle...Okay.

Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the Transformers when growing up and will probably see the movie. It's looks good on the big screen even though I didn't seen any transforming.

__________________
And all this science, I don't understand. It's just my job 5 days a week. Rocket Man (EJ/BT)

Please tell me that is not in the final movie! Looked so cheap and awful.

__________________
Time cube is evil.

It isn't. According to Bay, Mars doesn't figure in the movie itself. I wish that made me feel better, but given Bay's record with scientific accuracy, I'm sure by the time this movie comes out we'll have plenty more reasons to nitpick

__________________
There is a growing tendancy to think of Man as a rational, thinking being, which is absurd.- Marvin the Martian.

It's gotten to the point where careful investigation is needed just to tell parody from reality. I think that means reality is broken.- Noclevername.

It starts with the Beagle 2 rover, which was my WTF moment.

__________________
‘To those who regard “crime fiction” as some sacred icon which must follow a rigid formula, I will always be the man who writes 18-syllable haiku.’Trying to make sense of computers, The Error Log.

Some news that will rest your fears about this movie....

The story and script were written by the people that brought you Mission Impossible III, The Island, The Core and Catwoman. Oh yeah!

__________________
Time cube is evil.

My fears have been laid to rest. Having come so true so suddenly, the shock killed them instantly.

A memorial service for my fears will be scheduled soon.

__________________
The last time I felt a warm fuzzy feeling, I was informed by my doctor that it was just gas.

Reactions to the trailer ranged from "Beagle II Rover?!?" to "Ah ha! Beage did find water!" (in reference to the shot of one the MER prototypes sitting in what is obviously a salt flat) when seen @ JPL the other day...

Simon

Oooh! I'd love to talk to JPL about that trailer!

So. Could we have a definitive guide to all the scientific mistakes in the trailer?

* Beagle 2 wasn't American (what kind of rocket was featured in the trailer?)

* Beagle 2 wasn't a rover

* Mars's sky isn't blue (are the clouds OK?)

* Mars's terrain isn't yellow

* The Transformer wouldn't make such sounds in a near-vacuum

* Mars has not demonstrated any evidence of salt flats

Any others?

__________________
There is a growing tendancy to think of Man as a rational, thinking being, which is absurd.- Marvin the Martian.

It's gotten to the point where careful investigation is needed just to tell parody from reality. I think that means reality is broken.- Noclevername.

The brief shot of Mission Control we saw looked an awfull lot like the MCC for the space shuttles. I have not seen the MCC at JPL for a long time, but I don't rember them being similar. (Yes, I may be wrong).

__________________
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.

--Niels Bohr, Danish Physicist.

YES!!! Bumble Bee will save us!

So here's the latest trailer.

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/transformers.html

__________________
And all this science, I don't understand. It's just my job 5 days a week. Rocket Man (EJ/BT)

Other than Optimus, I didn't recognize a single transformer in that trailer. I feel so old.

__________________
And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow
With smiling [faces] lyin' to ye' everywhere ye' go
Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.

All I'm gonna say is this:

I HATE MICHEAL BAY!!

Dang it, while I admit its a teaser trailer, that freakin' thing didn't stay on one shot long enough to focus on any damned thing...

This guy really needs to get off the coke habit.

__________________
The last time I felt a warm fuzzy feeling, I was informed by my doctor that it was just gas.