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[AJUMP23]

What is this trash....

Now time to watch the trailer.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Joss Whedon Nuremberg style trial when?

 

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The first trailer for TRANSFORMERS ONE debuted like no movie trailer ever has: In Space! This long-awaited origin story of how the most iconic characters in the TRANSFORMERS universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to become sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron, premiered its trailer on Thursday, April 18th. The launch kicked off with a live-streamed countdown showing the journey into space. After one hour, the craft reached its peak at 125,000 feet above the Earth, revealing the trailer with a custom introduction video from our stars: Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry. TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi with Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Really tired of Hollywood making haha funny animated movies. Nice visuals tho.

 

[Trogdor1123]

It’s pretty light hearted which isn’t what I’d have wanted but whatever. Also, powers? That’s not right.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Holy shit this looks awful.

 

[RJMacready73]

Why couldn't they simply not take the opening 5mins from the Bumblebee movie and make it 90mins, it's really fucking simple

 

[Spyxos]

This is seriously coming to the cinema. It looks more like it was produced directly for Netflix or Disney+.

 

[Ristifer]

Make the humour stop. Please.

 

[jonnyp]

Awful

 

[RavageX]

Man what the hell...

WHY DO THEY KEEP DOING THIS TO MY FAVORITE THINGS?

 

[near]

Man what the hell...

WHY DO THEY KEEP DOING THIS TO MY FAVORITE THINGS?

The franchise needs to bring back Michael Bay amirite?

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

It's aimed at kids, I don't see the problem

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Dear me the dialogue and voice acting is awful, like something out of a Fortnite tribute or something. Soulless. Like a bad ad lib session .

Megatron sounds like the warm up act for Ricky Gervais

And Transformers being aimed at kids has always been the case despite the Bay shite. Why do you think they killed off so many characters in the 86 movie, to sell them new toys!

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

And Transformers being aimed at kids has always been the case despite the Bay shite.

This is aimed at today's kids, which probably necessitates most of the changes. But I can definitely see a video game launching along with this, and maybe some new toys.

 

[Spyxos]

It's aimed at kids, I don't see the problem

Maybe viewing habits have changed, but if someone showed me this trailer when I was a kid, I wouldn't watch it either. Atleat not in the cinema.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

This is aimed at today's kids, which probably necessitates most of the changes. But I can definitely see a video game launching along with this, and maybe some new toys.

Bumblebee and Rise of the Beasts are for today’s kids too dude.

As for games we might hear more about Transformers Reactivate this summer

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Why couldn't they simply not take the opening 5mins from the Bumblebee movie and make it 90mins, it's really fucking simple

I suspect this arsehole still has a major say in things

Lorenzo di Bonaventura | Producer, Production Manager, Executive

Known for: Four Brothers, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Transformers

www.imdb.com

 

[Ristifer]

I don't see why "it's made for kids" is, somehow, an acceptable code for generic humour and braindead dialogue. Just insert this dialogue into an Avengers trailer, and it'll be the exact same result.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Bumblebee and Rise of the Beasts are for today’s kids too dude.

As for games we might hear more about Transformers Reactivate this summer

It looks like the live action films are continuing along side this new animated series of films. This series is probably aimed at younger kids.

 

[jason10mm]

Come on, EVERYONE knows that cybertron was once a play planet for giant humanoids and all those autobots and decepticons were just their advanced AI toys, which is why they transform into totally useless things for no real reason. Then the giant humanoids grew up and left their toy planet behind and here we are.

My kid likes the TF films, not sure how he will feel about this one though.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

I don't see why "it's made for kids" is, somehow, an acceptable code for generic humour and braindead dialogue. Just insert this dialogue into an Avengers trailer, and it'll be the exact same result.

Depends on the age of the kids. I imagine 5-10 is not the same as 12-17.

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[digoutyoursoul]

It looks like the live action films are continuing along side this new animated series of films. This series is probably aimed at younger kids.

They are continuing, its a GI Joe crossover

Transformers and G.I. Joe Crossover Movie Is Officially Happening - IGN

Following a tease during the ending of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Paramount has officially confirmed at CinemaCon 2024 that a Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover movie will be released in theaters in 2025 or 2026.

www.ign.com

 

[DeafTourette]

This is Cybertron before the wars between the Decepticons and Autobots...

Transforming is a right of passage... It's not "powers".

 

[Sleepwalker]

Oh man it looks like shit lol

 

[EverydayBeast]

Actually looks good yeah its not real people but it has serious star power.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

"it's for kids" so was the original animated film. Compare the tone. The og was goofy in some spots too but it wasn't nearly as dumbed down as this looks. How many character deaths will this have?

 

[jason10mm]

Actually looks good yeah its not real people but it has serious star power.

For me, the "Star power" of the voice actors has almost no relevance anymore unless they are heavily involved in making the film. Jack Black can impress a lot of his personality into his animated films. Hemsworth and Johanson (and that other guy I've never heard of), not so much.

 

[IDKFA]

I six year old nephew would love this.

 

[Billbofet]

This looks terrible. The humor is whiff after whiff.
Thanks for this new brand of unfunny, cringe bullshit Marvel.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

 

[Dr. Claus]

There really should be laws to prevent such retarded wastes of resources like this.

 

[newtypepilot]

omg, it's the "they used to be friends before they became sworn enemies" trope. so original!!

The tone is all fucking wrong.


Can't believe I'm saying this but I prefer baysplosions.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Haha holy shit it’s like if they let Illumination make a Transformers movie. Transformers 2007 is like Citizen Kane in comparison.

 

[Big Baller]

 

[SJRB]

Dude I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't this shit.

 

[Rentahamster]

Optimus is making the Dreamworks face.

 

[March Climber]

omg, it's the "they used to be friends before they became sworn enemies" trope. so original!!

Weren’t they though? I thought it was always sort of a Magneto/Professor X situation between them.

 

[DeafTourette]

For me, the "Star power" of the voice actors has almost no relevance anymore unless they are heavily involved in making the film. Jack Black can impress a lot of his personality into his animated films. Hemsworth and Johanson (and that other guy I've never heard of), not so much.

Brian Tyree Henry. You've seen him... The black guy in Atlanta, Bullet Train, Godzilla vs Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Eternals... Among others.

 

[DeafTourette]

omg, it's the "they used to be friends before they became sworn enemies" trope. so original!!

The tone is all fucking wrong.


Can't believe I'm saying this but I prefer baysplosions.

But... They WERE... In the original lore. They weren't always enemies but were friends until Megatron's ideology changed and Orion/Optimus HAD to become a leader.

 

[AJUMP23]

Man what the hell...

WHY DO THEY KEEP DOING THIS TO MY FAVORITE THINGS?

You keep paying for it, or your peers do.

 

[mortal]

Damn, I thought we were past quippy and sarcastic MCU writing.

Nice visuals though, at least it's not yet another 'humans discover that their car is alive' story...

 

[sono]

Hey what is up EX transformers fans

 

[RavageX]

You keep paying for it, or your peers do.

Definitely not me. I watched the first live action movie and left it at that.

 

[thefool]

This is aimed at today's kids, which probably necessitates most of the changes. But I can definitely see a video game launching along with this, and maybe some new toys.

I think this sort of comedy is more aimed at young adults than kids tbh.

 

[wondermega]

 

[RSLAEV]

It's aimed at kids, I don't see the problem

When I was a kid, this was aimed at kids:

I like that they made an all transformers CGI movie but the dialogue is generic garbage. That doesn't make it appropriate for kids-you can actually make something for kids *and* write good dialogue at the same time. I feel like you could change a few key words in this trailer and end up with a promo for the Croods or something

 

[Billbofet]

I feel like sometimes people without kids say things are "for kids" as an excuse for low brow but don't realize most kids don't fall for this shit either.