There's Still Hope for Transformers Movie

Halo · Post by **Halo** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:47 am

According to rumor, this is a model for Bumblebee . . .

Nomad Soul · Post by **Nomad Soul** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:52 pm

Neato, although I don't think being a Camero suits him. He's not a sports car kind of character.

Halo · Post by **Halo** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:54 pm

Then the big question is, what car should he be? Can't be a VW Bug as long as Disney has exclusive movie rights with them (for the Herbie movies).

And still better than Starscream being a Police Car IMHO.

Blue Phoenix · Post by **Blue Phoenix** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:58 am

May I suggest a gremlin?

Ooh, oh my lord I have just the perfect vehicle!

The short yellow bus..
This would prove to give him quite a few quirks to work out...like...

If an enemy comes by, he can not transform right away....as the children inside would become quite squishified.

~And no, I don't know much about this topic. All I know, is a little about Optimus prime, and then the beast wars show that came in the mornings. Mew, I did love the old transformers.

roy_vf1s · Post by **roy_vf1s** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:28 am

Halo wrote:Then the big question is, what car should he be? Can't be a VW Bug as long as Disney has exclusive movie rights with them (for the Herbie movies).

And still better than Starscream being a Police Car IMHO.

But the question is... does Disney own the rights to the 'old' style bug, or both it and the new style?

And, as far as I'm concerned, Bumblebee should be a Yugo or Trabant or some other little tiny foreign car.

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:24 am

I dunno, I see him as more of a "boat" or some four-door Sudan... maybe even a Bronco.

Nomad Soul · Post by **Nomad Soul** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:08 am

Actually the reason he's not a bug is because Volkswagon is very weary of being associated with anything warlike. (E.G. Transformers with guns)

Some sort of thing about being worried that people will be reminded about their involvment in helping Germany during WW 2.

roy_vf1s · Post by **roy_vf1s** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:43 pm

Nomad Soul wrote:Actually the reason he's not a bug is because Volkswagon is very weary of being associated with anything warlike. (E.G. Transformers with guns)

Some sort of thing about being worried that people will be reminded about their involvment in helping Germany during WW 2.

What? They're worried people will be offended by their gaining a government contract to design and produce Der Kubelwagen? Realistically, the only way a civilian company can survive in such circumstances in a dictatorship IS to work for the government, no matter how vile that feels.

And why a big boat of a car, or a Bronco? Bumblebee just doesn't strike me as being a "big" name, you know?

Nomad Soul · Post by **Nomad Soul** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:42 pm

As stupid as it sounds, that's thier reason.

camk4evr · Post by **camk4evr** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:58 pm

Here's a CG of Optimus Prime tranforming (not from the movie though)

Halo · Post by **Halo** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:23 pm

The official teaser trailer has been posted to their official site here: http://www.transformersmovie.com/

It was down last time I checked (big shock), but there is a lower quality version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFsjxPkw0Qk

Don't get too excited . . . it's just a teaser.

Nefaris · Post by **Nefaris** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:27 am

Well... looks good. Steven Spielberg is backing it so it will be good when it shows for real. Can hardly wait, I have the original transformers in a box somewhere.

roy_vf1s · Post by **roy_vf1s** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 6:10 pm

Oooh... me likey...

Wait, Halo... is that Cthulhu in a leisure suit and fro?

Halo · Post by **Halo** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:40 pm

Wait, Halo... is that Cthulhu in a leisure suit and fro?

LOL - No, my friend, it is a Cactuar from Final Fantasy in a liesure suit and fro.

roy_vf1s · Post by **roy_vf1s** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:13 pm

So I see, now... but when it's down to avatar size, the philum begin to look more like Cthulhu's tentacles: