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My son bought this new transformer today. I told him he couldn't get it unless he paid for it himself and that he could transform it himself. He can transfor it OK, but the little sucker owes me 5 bucks!!! Within a day, he already lost the"energon" key for his toy and his transformer has been looking for it ever since.
Pinhole Polaroid made by The 64
Outerspace Hand has alot to say about his long journey through the vast gulf region of outer space and & Energon Boat Pilot Amir knows it's going to be a long sea going journey to hear everything Outerspace Hand has to say while enjoying the tranquil beauty of the ancient stone forests where silicone based life resides on a far away planet.
Transformers para quem nunca assistiu o desenho ou leu os quadrinhos, lá vai uma rápida apresentação, Transformers são robôs vindo do planeta cybertron que se transformam em veículos que se dividem em duas tipos os Deceptions (Robôs do mal) e ou Autobots (Robôs do Bem).
A Historia do filme gira em torno da busca do cubo energon (uma espécie de artefato com uma energia capaz de reconstruir o planeta natal dos Transformers), Liderando os Autobots temos o Optimus Prime que promete a todo custo defender os humanos, do lado dos Deceptions temos o Megatron que deseja a todo custo o cubo nem que para isso eliminar a raça humana do mapa.
Com uma ótima dose de humor muita ação de começo ao fim de seus 144min de filmes o diretor Michael Bay (de Armageddon) nos entrega o que queremos quando vamos ao cinema pura Diversão, As Cenas de Perseguições, as Lutas do Robôs, desde já se tornaram memoráveis, cortesia da Industrial Light & Magic de George Lucas que certamente ganhará o Oscar de melhor efeitos especias.
Guardem estas cenas, que só elas já valem o ingresso:
1º Sam é Perseguido por Barricade
2º Blackout detonando a Base Americana
3º A Chegada dos Autobots na terra
4º Sam sendo protegido a todo custo pelos autobots em plena à luz do dia em meio à guerra de contra os deceptions
5ºA Família de Sam e os Autobots no Quintal
6º MEGAN FOX
TRANSFORMERS – O FILME
Gênero: Aventura - Ação
Duração: 144 min
Origem: EUA
Estréia - EUA: 04 de Julho de 2007
Estréia - Brasil: 20 de Julho de 2007
Estúdio: DreamWorks - Paramount Pictures
Direção: Michael Bay
Roteiro: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
Produção: Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Roberto Orci, Ian Bryce
This is a device similar to the pulsar beam sword but instead it is a ring made of the same energon based pleasing paisley lOve technology. This device creates an interplanetary wormhole like stargate once it reaches over 186,005 RPMs.
Even if it means battling 200 ton Intergalactic dOve Invaders with COO-beams of fury on the way to the world cup. Go-go Super-Pakistani ZabberDast Energon Laser Vision, don't let the dOvemaster tell you who's boss!
The last preview for the upcoming book, though this picture might not be in the final version.
Here a link to the book:
www.amazon.com/Tips-Kids-Transformers-Projects-Bricks/dp/...
and for sure my website:
orionpax.de/23/index.php/showroom/gallery/68/Heel-Transfo...
I will have most of these models on display at BRICKTASTIC 2017:
Make sure to visit if you want to see them live!
Halt, who goes there. Please indicate your initiative to our land and our planet. If it is your intent for peace, prosperity and respect to our people we ingratiate you with our planetary hospitality. If your intent is something than less than desirable then meet the united power of energons comprised of our people for you will feel pleasing paisley lOve through the pulsating energon tipped dual bow of my pulsar beam sword. I Quettabotix, designed and forged by the minds of more than a thousand Pakistanis from all provinces am a defender of justice, gratefulness, prosperity and cultural values for it is you who I will touch and teach you the dignified properties of passing love on to the rest of your species. Compliance of goodwill is the passcode to our world of inexhaustible hospitality.
The economy is obviously an important component of this election. Energon prices are up and the CyStock Market is down. Many bots are roaming the streets without a job worth changing shape for. The past several million years of Decepticon leadership has left a widening gap between the havebots and havenotbots. But will a change in administration really be enough to turn things around? Optimus Prime seems to think so, but what about those who say an Autobot administration are all tracks and spend?
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I've been planning this photo for some time now, and with the upcoming Presidential debate, I decided it was time to get the shot. It was a lot of planning, but I think it turned out fairly well.
Part of my Transformers Election series.
Do you like posing your Transformers in odd situations? Consider taking a shot for the Transformers Election group!
cwd892 - This vs. That
Explore #30
When I saw this Chevy Impala unfolding at Santa María’s 33rd annual Autumn Arts Festival, I wondered if it was going to turn into the Incredible Hulk...
an old engine in telford, rusting away. it reminds me of optimus prime from Transformers....... rusting away because he has no more energon cubes left
my 3 year old son saw this picture and commented "the choo choo train looks sad" which I suppose rusting away there, it kind of does look sad.......
Transformers Energon Combat Class Kicker with Highwire from Hasbro and Transformers Superlink SC-14 Microman Kicker from Takara
The Koruse species are small in physical size and strength. But they poses great intellectual and mechanical skills. To overcome their small stature, the Koruse commonly create elaborate skeletal exco frames to interact with the outside world. Powered by Energon fluid, these skeletal exco frames are custom made to suit each individual Koruse's personality and flare.
The Energon is the choice fuel due to it's energy to volume ratio - while rare, it is found on several teraformable planets - most of which are colonized and heavily fortified by the Koruse. While the remainder of the known sentient beings simply regard the Energon as a powersupply, the Koruse treat the Energon with spiritual reverence. Each of the Energon deposits controlled by a Koruse are treated as holy sites and will always have a lone sentinel to guard and guide those who wish to bath in the Energon pools...
[Entry for Lego Dragons Contest - Thanks to Ricecracker, DarkDragon and DarthNick for early feedback and listening to me whining...]
How does the Pakistanis do such a good job of keeping their UFO research secret from Area 51? Simple as this declassified dual layer energon rendered X-ray shows the use of mini saucers. These bite size fully functional UFOs can do reckon undetected to keep away those goons from Area 51 and other clandestine operations heck bent on stealing Pakistani UFO technology. The Pakistanis feel this kind allie is so reliable they have recently declassified mini saucers. Still no one knows where a bite sized UFO might be hiding giving valuable information to help protect humanity from the inside out so the next time you meet a fellow brother or sister on the street, realize their is more than meets the eye and with their micro sized alien friends known as Minuthans. on board are always their to lend a helping hand, protect in time of need or solve a complex astrophysics question for you.
Well, not both of them. The Decepticon foot tried to burst Sherman Dam and create hundreds of Energon cubes (only to be stopped by a rag-tag team of Autobots and generic human workers wearing yellow hardhats and boots). So that evil foot is grounded! No relaxation for you!
With the fuel problem resolved, Soundwave found that he could take the necessary time to focus on his other tasks. He was surprised to discover that his super computer would soon, relatively speaking, solve its wormhole-travel equation. The computer actually made the necessary calculations before Soundwave had cracked the code to his upgraded body, a fact that both pleased and frustrated the Decepticon at the same time. This forced Soundwave to shift priorities, for his super-computer was programmed to initiate the wormhole protocol as soon as the equation had been resolved. Soundwave's new body would have to wait.
The journey through the wormholes came at a higher energon expense that Soundwave had expected. This high fuel expense led to further frustration felt by the Decepticon Communicator as he regularly had to stop his ship as it exited a wormhole. Time after time, Soundwave would exit the wormhole, then exit the ship and transform to his satellite alternate mode to refuel. These frequent stops were cause for alarm due to the nature of the travel. At each stop, Soundwave was extremely cautious, scanning nearby space for signs of the Vok or worse, signs of the last of the Time Lords. Soundwave did not consider travelling through wormholes to be a method of time-travel per-say, it was merely a shortcut between two points in space. However, Soundwave was not feeling completely confident with his own appraisal of the method of his travels and felt the need to ere on the side of caution.
After a considerably longer period of time and a good deal more effort than he had expected, Soundwave eventually arrived at his destination: Cybertron. After exiting the final wormhole of his journey, Soundwave intentionally came to rest beyond the reach detection from the Cybertron's early warning systems. It was here that Soundwave chose to wait, to analyze data gathered from his sensors on the activities from Cybertron's surface and to continue work on the construction of his upgraded body. To further ensure that his vessel was not detected, Soundwave initiated his ship's stealth protocol, a function lifted directly from the schematics of his own comrade, the Decepticon Saboteur, Ravage.
This is my lego Optimus prime moc from the original G1 Transformers series. This was a build I have tried to make for a long time, but now it is finally done and seeing as Bumblebee is only a few months from releasing and is actually looking really good I thought it would be pretty good timing to upload this now.
This build has (obviously) the ability to transform from a truck to a fully poseable robot. Also, the cabin has space for 1 minifigure which is a totally useless feature but it makes this build feel more complete for me. Optimus comes equipped with his rifle and his Energon-axe as his accessories.
Unfortunately, the head, rifle and hands are not part of the transformation and have to be added on at the end, but I don't mind that as much as some others might.
Pililla, Province of Rizal, Philippines
May 10, 2016
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Pieceout was a civilian Autobot scientist researching alternative energy on Cybertron. During this time, the Autobots were at war with the Decepticons in a conflict that had depleted most of the planet’s natural Energon resources. His best friend and mentor, Bumblebee, was an Autobot scout who joined the Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, and his team aboard the Ark on a mission to find new sources of Energon. Unfortunately, both the ship and crew were lost shortly after takeoff in a surprise attack by the Decepticons. With the Decepticons now in control of Cybertron, Pieceout left with the remaining Autobots, spending the next four million years exploring new worlds and fighting for survival.
Following a mysterious signal that he hoped would lead to the lost Ark, Pieceout traveled to a remote solar system. While scanning the third planet, a sudden solar storm and its interaction with the magnetosphere fouled the navigational and guidance systems of his small ship, resulting in a crash landing. His ship was beyond repair, severing all communications and hope of escape or rescue.
According to the local lifeforms, Pieceout was on Earth in an area called San Francisco in the year 1968. They called themselves hippies, and welcomed Pieceout into their community. Among these beings, Pieceout rediscovered his long lost beliefs of peaceful and nonviolent solutions to problems. In order to remain with his newfound friends and avoid drawing unnecessary attention, he adopted the disguise of one of their common transportation vehicles, called a hippie van.
Sixteen years later, in 1984, a volcanic eruption revealed the location of the Ark. This disturbance revived the Autobots and Decepticons on board, renewing the war between the two factions. Pieceout was once again reunited with Bumblebee and the other Autobots. However, instead of rejoining their cause, Pieceout chose to remain in a more passive role, continuing his energy research and employing nonviolent methods to assist his friends.
Was cleaning up and rearranging my displays. Took this chance to shoot my Optimus Prime/Convoy collection. It just struck me this is the first time shooting all my Optimus together!
Hardly a complete collection. I've basically skipped the Armada, Energon and Cybertron series. No Beast stuff either.
My G1 Optimus Prime.
-minifig scale
-transformable
-Ion Cannon, Energon Axe, and Roller included
-radio controlled, first moc with power functions =)
www.mocpages.com/moc.php/289544
Please comment and fav. thanks!
This is my lego Optimus prime moc from the original G1 Transformers series. This was a build I have tried to make for a long time, but now it is finally done and seeing as Bumblebee is only a few months from releasing and is actually looking really good I thought it would be pretty good timing to upload this now.
This build has (obviously) the ability to transform from a truck to a fully poseable robot. Also, the cabin has space for 1 minifigure which is a totally useless feature but it makes this build feel more complete for me. Optimus comes equipped with his rifle and his Energon-axe as his accessories.
Unfortunately, the head, rifle and hands are not part of the transformation and have to be added on at the end, but I don't mind that as much as some others might.
This is my lego Optimus prime moc from the original G1 Transformers series. This was a build I have tried to make for a long time, but now it is finally done and seeing as Bumblebee is only a few months from releasing and is actually looking really good I thought it would be pretty good timing to upload this now.
This build has (obviously) the ability to transform from a truck to a fully poseable robot. Also, the cabin has space for 1 minifigure which is a totally useless feature but it makes this build feel more complete for me. Optimus comes equipped with his rifle and his Energon-axe as his accessories.
Unfortunately, the head, rifle and hands are not part of the transformation and have to be added on at the end, but I don't mind that as much as some others might.
Sometimes it takes Sarah a few days on any given vacation to realize we aren't at a comic book convention. Don't worry, she calmed down eventually.
Usually she orders her art commissions on the first day of a convention. Hopefully she doesn't adapt too well to WDW and inadvertently ask for Mickey Mouse Shorts on any characters at this year's Comic-Con. Deadpool might find it amusing, but less tolerant heroes might have some words for her.
Shot at the back of Epcot's World Showcase.
The Broqek are a humanoid species that competes with the Koruse for the Energon supplies in the universe. Originating from the same sector of space as the Koruse, the Broqek have a very different mentality. While the Koruse are technological masters - preferring to build complex robotic shells for themselves, the Broqek instead forcefully adapt animals to do their bidding.
The Broquek use variety of armoured bi and quadrupedal animals on terrestrial surfaces, and use large interstellar creatures to travel through space.
The Broqek are an isolated species - rarely found outside areas of Energon deposits - so their technology level is not well known. In particular the means of Faster Than Light travel inside non FTL creatures is currently unknown.
Due to the close proximity and need for Energon, Broquek commonly clash with the Koruse, as one has the mentality to strip Energon clean, while the other regard the Energon pools as sacred - and should only be used by the pure.
my new legoformer, alpha pavonis.
alpha pavonis: dawn of the beginning
As he looked up in the sky , the old bot's last bit of energon fading away. He never followed any religions of cybertron, astrology among many other things. But not today. The one star he could see, alpha pavonis. it was his favorite. a symbol of everlasting hope, which became the name of his first creation, that now just a forgotten memory .
In his last moments, the old bot decides to pray to whatever may be watching him up there, when alpha suddenly appeared. the old bot is believing this is a hallucination due to energy depletion. little did he know, he never went far from home. Always watching and learning, his yearning for companionship, alpha never goes against being told what to do.
Seeing his maker is just moments away from joining the allspark made him realize how wrong he was. Unleashing his skills of martial combat, with his only real chance to help the old bot, he came.
his enemies dead scream, the only noise, they screams as they hit the floor. The prayers he believed had been answered as the creation held his hand and said "im always here for you my master".
"before i pass, i have a confession for you, i am not your creator. i merely found you. I did all i could to turn you against your nature, but i see yet by the symbol you wear, i've failed you. Whoever you were, is now gone. you're better than this, i've seen it. your name means hope to cybertronians. As i die, my only wish is that you ...keep mine alive". as he fades from this world, alpha says softly to him, "i dont know what i was but what i am now and i'll never be anything but this again...i promise"
special thanks to gael prime on facebook for this cool story.
video review and transformation:
Ok, I saw the new Transformers movie last week and thought I would share my thought on it with you guys.
For the most part it was a disappointment to me. It's a shame because I think there were some really good ideas in this movie, but they threw in all kinds of stupid things that detracted from it.
I'm breaking it down by what I considered to be "good" and "bad" about it.
The “Good”:
1)The Autobots have teamed with human soldiers who are part of a team called “NEST” (what the heck does that stand for? Does anyone know?). I thought this was a good idea which seems to have no precedent in other Transformers fiction. Hey, if they can’t give us a live action GI Joe/Transformers crossover, this is the next best thing. I like the idea of the Autobots having official human allies, although generally having too many human characters in the mix annoys me, this is an exception at least these guys serve a purpose and they did a nice job of portraying the bond between these soldiers and the Autobots.
2)Agent Simmons was used well in this film, I liked the idea that he saw himself as a patriot who was betrayed by his government when they shut down Sector 7, but was still willing to go to bat for his country when it needed him. I love the idea of this guy being a legend in his own mind. His dropping trou in every film seems to be a running gag. The Rail Gun he uses to destroy Devastator was a great homage to G2, where Megatron gets a rail gun to replace his fusion cannon.
3)There was a pretty cool shot through a hole in the wall of a building that Sam and Mikela are hiding in.
4)The battle where Prime was killed was excellent! Seeing Prime take on a bunch of ‘Cons al at once was awesome. Megatron only kills him by sneaking up on him from behind like a chump. Definitely one of the best ‘bot vs. ‘bot fights I’ve ever seen!
5)Ravage and Soundwave were both executed well. They might be the only toys from this movie I bother to buy. Sure, the fact that Soundwave lacked his characteristic voice modulation was a disappointment, but I still enjoyed him nonetheless. Having him be a communications satellite was an appropriate alt mode considering that Bay’s determination to avoid size-changing Transformers means we’ll never see him as a tape deck or Mp3 player on the big screen. Ravage was just awesome all around. If only they had worked Rumble into it somehow!
6)In general, I was happy with how the Decepticons were handled in this movie as compared to the last one. They had more lines (in English!) and had a lot more personality this time around. We got to see Megatron smacking Starscream around several times, as he should. Megatron looked better in this film; it’s nice to see him in his tank mode, although I wish he had a REALISTIC earth tank mode. At least he uses his arm cannon a lot in the film. I was also happy that the concept of switching sides was introduced in this film.
7)the plot of this movie was a bit more interesting than the last one.
8)The pretender who is disguised as a girl at Sam’s college was pretty cool. Although it scared the crap out of my 5 year old son! Oh well, maybe it’ll discourage him from tongue kissing girls anytime ion the near future!
9)Nice homage to the comics to have Sam get the knowledge of the Allspark in his head, very similar to when Buster Witwicki had Prime put the knowledge of the Matrix in his mind in the Marvel series.
10)Good continuity to have Melaka’s criminal dad in one scene.
11) The Matrix! Even though it serves a different purpose, it‘s still nice to see a version of it in the movie continuity. Sam’s near death experience nicely echoes when Rodimus Prime enters the Matrix to consult with the wisdom of the spirits of Primes past!
12)The movie ‘bots DO run off of Energon as all proper Transformers should!
13)The Fallen is cool. I like the idea of bringing this character into the movie continuity. One can only hope that his evil is a result of being tainted by a movieverse Unicron. His pseudo-Egyptian look rocks!
14)Supermodes! Prime gets a “power up” from Jetfire and kicks much butt.
The Bad:
1)Characters from the first movie such as Ironhide and Ratchet only have a few lines and zero character development! New (to the movie franchise) characters that seem very cool like Sideswipe and Arcee similarly get barely any screen time.
2)The Twins!! They’re just awful! In his infinite wisdom, Bay has given us not just one, but TWO “Jar-Jars”! And just like Jar-Jar, they have been accused of being racist stereotypes, and I have to admit that this does seem a pretty valid charge. Sure there have been Transformers in the past that seem to be “black” like Jazz and Blaster, but these characters were never portrayed as being complete idiots “We don’t do much read’in!” – gimme a break! Obviously I don’t think the filmmakers intended for these characters to be perceived as racist, it was a misguided attempt to market to the very audience they are insulting. Most real life gangstas have at least more street-smarts than these characters do and are more useful in a fight, although I must admit that I actually enjoyed the scene where the twin that was “eaten” by Devastator busts out and smashes up his face from the inside – that was the ONLY cool thing any of them did in the entire movie. I was even happier when Bumblebee walks in and smashes them into each other and tosses them out of the room. One strange thing about this movie is that they seem to put in lots of characters who are deliberately annoying and even visibly annoy characters in the film (Sam’s roommate is another example) so that the audience will be happy when they get knocked out. I’m especially mad that the Twins get so many lines and screen time that other, better characters could be using. The only “Twins” I wanted to see in this movie were Sideswipe AND Sunstreaker. Instead, Sideswipe gets barely any screen time and Sunstreaker is completely absent. Instead of making up crappy new characters, they should’ve given us more movie versions of fan favorite characters like Wheeljack, or Perceptor, or Hot Rod, or Ultra Magnus or Prowl, or…I could go on and on! I’m sure many fans would’ve much rather seen any of these characters in the film than these ridiculous new characters.
3)Megan Fox is just eye candy. Sure she’s pretty, but her performance is pretty flat. I’d love to see an actress who can act in this role for a change, instead of a walking pin-up. There is no fire in her belly, no spark in her eye. She should’ve never been cast to begin with, but I guess we’re stuck with her now.
4)While I admit that most of the comedy in this film got at least a chuckle out of me, I think they overdid it. It’s like they have to turn every scene with the human characters into a comedy routine so we will tolerate the boringness of having all these fleshlings polluting a film that should mainly be about giant robots beating the tar out of each other. In doing so they run the danger of turning the whole thing into a giant farce. It was far too obvious that this film was written to appeal to 12 year olds and older people who are hopelessly mired in that mindset. It has all of the raunchiness of South Park, but lacks the brilliant social satire that redeems that show.
5)The language was much fouler than in the first film. I’m certainly no prude, but as the parent of a young child, it sucks to bring your kid to something like this and worry about hearing that your kid had been repeating lines from the movie in daycare or school. C’mon guys! It’s based on toys that are sold to children! You can find ways to make it seem more sophisticated and adult without resorting to such language so often – like maybe giving us a better story? Or decent character development? In the first movie the “bad” language was more natural, like the real reactions someone would have to seeing a car suddenly stand up and turn into a robot – but it’s more forced and pointless in this movie.
6)Lots of cornball moments in the movie. Did anyone really think that Sam was really dead? But the director milks that moment for all it’s worth (and then some!)even though you’d have to be brain dead to buy it. Excessive use of slow motion is a crime!
7)Megatron is The Fallen’s bitch? WHAAAAT??? Megatron is NOBODY’S servant or disciple! That is the main thing I like about the character! Even when faced with the ultimate bad guy, Unicron, he only accepts his overlordship at the last moment to preserve himself just long enough to figure out a way to betray him. I didn’t enjoy seeing Megs play second fiddle to The Fallen. He seemed genuinely crestfallen when The Fallen is killed, like he’d just lost his hero. Megatron is his own hero! He follows no one! That said, I did like his attempts to sway Optimus to his side during their battle by trying to persuade him that the future of their race depended on them exploiting the new energon source found on earth. This rang true to my perception of the character – that as evil as he appears to be, he actually does believe that he is doing the right thing for the survival of his race.
8)I don’t like the fact that so many characters in this film had wheels in place of legs. Sure, it makes some degree of sense in that one can imagine that they would move faster in ‘bot mode with wheels for legs, but only over normal terrain. There are many DISADVANTAGES to having a wheel instead of legs, like it makes it impossible to climb things and makes jumping very hard – and what on earth do they do when they get a flat? Plus I think it just looks bad. It makes it seem like the designers got bored halfway though creating the ‘bot mode of the characters. It makes me feel cheated somehow. Sure there is a precedent in Transformers lore (Hello, Beast Machines!) but it still sucks!
9)Devastator looked like a pile of trash.
10) Much of the action is too fast and choppy to properly follow upon a single viewing. This is a general problem with many modern action films.
The Just Plain Confusing (AKA food for thought):
1)Why couldn’t a bunch of Primes kill The Fallen? If “it takes a Prime to destroy The Fallen” (the equivalent of “fighting fire with fire” since The Fallen was once a “Prime”), surely 5 of them were up to the job! It seems stupid for them to sacrifice themselves to create a tomb to hide the Matrix in and leave someone so powerful and dangerous at large and leave nobody else around who is strong enough to take him on. And how did they go on to “father” Optimus if they all transformed into a tomb? Jetfire seems amazed that there is a “living Prime” around so obviously there wasn’t one( that he was aware of) around before he left Cybertron. So where the heck DOES Optimus come from exactly? I guess it makes SOME degree of sense if they couldn’t find The Fallen and were so terrified of the concept of him getting the Matrix and using it to make our sun go nova or whatever unless they locked it up good ASAP. It still seems like bad strategizing to me.
2) TFs reproduce sexually? Jetfire mentions having both a mother and a father! It’s not quite as silly as it seems since TFs seem to mimic most biological functions mechanically presumably using nanobots the same way we organics use cells. I just wish they would come out and clarify it already. Hey, it’s not as ridiculous as it seems, in G2 it was revealed that TFs once reproduced asexually in a process similar to cellular division.
Maybe that would explain the presence of female ‘bots in the movie – or in general? Why couldn’t ‘bots combine parts of their Sparks to forma unique new one, or their robotic equivalent of DNA (made up of nanobots) ? The background info for the first movie states that Megs and Prime are brothers (which Primes actually says in dialogue from the first movie, although he could’ve been speaking metaphorically) and that Megs killed their Father. So this info although not explicitly stared in the films themselves and therefore of dubious canocity, seems to back up this concept. Of course if this is true, why isn’t Megs “a Prime”?
2) What is up with those protoforms or whatever they are that the Decepticons are keeping in their ship? The ones Starscream says are too weak to mature without enough energon? Where did they come from? How did the Decepticons get them? Did the Allspark spit them out before it was launched into space? Or if Transformers do reproduce sexually as the movie implies, do they lay eggs (these things seem to be in some sort of transparent eggs)? If so, SOMEBODY had been getting a lot of action!
3) The Primes created the Allspark? The movie seems to imply that if they didn’t create it, then at the very least they kept it charged up with Energon extracted from suns. If they DID create it, it implies that the Primes are older than Cybertron since Optimus Prime says in the first movie that the Allspark is older than Cybertron. It also implies that the Primes created the rest of their race. Of course if you look at the Allspark Cube as just a physical artifact used to interface with a movieverse equivalent of Primus this makes sense. Perhaps Primus is the TRUE Allspark which as this movie states cannot really be destroyed, with the cube just being a man(or more accurately TF) made object used to access and channel his power. So maybe movieverse Primus makes the Primes and gives them the knowledge to create the Allspark Cube and keep it charged up? This is similar to the Beast Machines concept of the Allspark being a dimension that Primus resides in.
4) I still don’t get why the Allspark and its fragments only seems to create Decepticons, or at the very least Transformers whose first instinct upon birth is to shoot up everything in sight.
5) Optimus seems to know absolutely nothing about The Fallen when his name is first mentioned in the film. He claims that the Allspark held all the history of their race and when it was lost, so was that history. C’MON! Like being the leader of one half of the Transformer race means you can get away with having absolutely no knowledge for your own history? Who put Prime in charge if he is so damned ignorant? Every Decepticon in the film seems to be aware of the Fallen! You mean to say that even a rumor or legend of him was never been extracted from a single Decepticon in interrogation in all their countless years of battling each other? Yet once Optimus is revived by the Matrix he seems to be suddenly aware that the Primes were the brothers of The Fallen. Huh? Did the Matrix give him a sudden infusion of historical data? Did he have an awesome near death vision like Sam did that we were not privy to? WTF?
So overall what did I think of this movie? Well, I do feel that the first film was better, although there are many things in this movie that I think were improvements, there were just as many problems with it. I was entertained throughout, which after all is the goal of a movie such as this. While I am no great fan of Michael Bay (the only other movie of his I enjoyed was Independence Day, corny as it was), I do think he gets unfairly bashed. There is a reason why major studios keep on giving him millions of dollars to crank out movies like this. They are entertaining to a vast number of people! I think critics know this and can’t stands this fact because they know that he entertains primarily by playing to the lowest common denominator in human nature and they can’t stand this, or the fact that it is so consistently successful. It shatters their intellectual hubris that we are somehow progressing as a species and have evolved beyond the point of being still be entertained by stupid caveman humor and lots of explosions. It makes them realize that they are surrounded by “idiots” and they hate to be reminded of this - of how truly isolated they are from the general mindset of the great unwashed masses and makes them want to slink back into their intellectual ivory towers and hide there forever.
Sure it sucks! I’d rather see almost anyone else in charge of bringing the Transformers to the big screen, almost anyone would do a better job - but you also can’t deny that despite its many, many flaws, the final product is still pretty entertaining and is therefore still successful on some level. I am not so divorced from the passions of the “common man” (whatever the hell that means) to deny this. Parts of it will annoy you, but unless you’re a complete tool, you will be entertained which is the main reason we went to see movies the last time I checked. There are worse ways to spend a few hours. This is hardly a great piece of movie making but neither is it the steaming turd some critics would have you believe it is. It’s worth checking out for a laugh if you’re feeling bored. The Transformers franchise deserves better – but you knew that already when you saw the first film. If Hasbro itself doesn’t believe that – how do you think we’ll ever convince anyone else?
What do I know? I'm just some guy. Go see it for yourself and make up your own mind. Or don't. I don't care.
I'm now done talking about this- forever!
A barley field in the summer with the focus on the barley spikes. Captured in the warm evening light.
My G1 Optimus Prime.
-minifig scale
-transformable
-Ion Cannon, Energon Axe, and Roller included
-radio controlled, first moc with power functions =)
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