Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap

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There was big news at the Investors update call held by Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner this morning. This call was in conjuction with Toy Fair, though the main news centered on digital entertainment and films rather than any actual toys (the early toy reveals were instead done yesterday).

The call could have bee listened to here and the big news was that Bumblebee would be the last film under the current Paramount team and that the Transformers Live Action films series would then be restarted by a new team.

A slide was shown with all Hasbro produced films slated to appear until 2021 with Bumblebee in the forefront and then GI Joe in 2020, Micronauts in 2020, Dungeons and Dragons in 2021 along with an unnamed Paramount/Hasbro film in 2021. Notice the total absence of he previously revealed Transformers VII movie.

Of course that goes hand in hand with the film series being rebooted, but that means that there is no planned Transformers live action film until at least 2022. Of course, this is all our interpretation looking at the evidence presented by Hasbro.

So, what do you fans think of all this? Are you glad or saddened to know the current Paramount team will ot be making any more live action Transformers film? Are you hoping for different designs in the reboot? Do you think this was caused by Transformers: The Last Knight underperforming? Let us know!

Credit(s): Hasbro Investors Call

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Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939347)
Posted by StJudeDad on February 16th, 2018 @ 9:55am CST

I'm glad to see the reboot happening. I'm not a filmmaker, so I can't speak on the difficulty of making movies, even big visual spectacles like the TF flicks, but it seemed like it had run its course in its most current incarnation. The stories were recycled since #1, and with very few differences, they were kind of all the same movie. I'm not saying they had some fun factor, and were largely enjoyable, but yeah, change is good. And isn't that the point of Transformers anyway? Change?

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Posted by o.supreme on February 16th, 2018 @ 10:13am CST

Well you can say one thing for them, they saw the writing on the wall, and made a wise choice. While most fans and critics agree that TLK was awful. It was still profitable. Hasbro/Paramount over the past 10 years made 5 films that, although may critically not be held in high regard, they made a combined 4.38 Billion - That is pretty amazing.

Also if for some odd reason the Bumblebee film turns out to be decent, you can bet Paramount will take that into consideration. All things considered however I think this is good. I'm not one of those *Yay bayformerz is dead!!!* fans, but the franchise definitely needs to go into a new direction. I'd say let it rest as much as a full decade, but the landscape of entertainment in general I believe is going to change so much in the near future. With new streaming services coming into existence, and possibly getting movies that were intended for the theater straight to your home (Cloverfield Paradox anyone??), who knows what the future holds.

What's odd though is I've never been a fan of unfinished material. As poorly received as Amazing Spider-Man 2 was, a part of me still wishes we had gotten a 3rd installment before going over to the MCU. But with TLK, I just don't even care. Maybe they can tie it up in a novel, or IDW can run a comic mini-series or, maybe nothing at all. 31 years later I'm still waiting on an animated follow up to The Rebirth, more so than a follow up to TLK

.

ON a side note, I had not watched the 2nd film (Revenge of the Fallen), in a while. If you remove all the scenes with Leo, Skids, and Mudflap -It's actually a really entertaining film, and arguably some of the best battle sequences of the entire franchise. The first film is still overall the best IMHO, but oddly enough, my opinion of the 2nd film is a bit higher now, maybe just because TLK is soooo sooo awful.

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Posted by Quantum Surge on February 16th, 2018 @ 10:15am CST

I'm very mixed on this: While I knew this was bound to happen, I was honestly hoping that we'd get to have some spinoffs that have lower budgets while helping the development of newer series grow. I may not be a fan of TLK, but I don't 100% blame it for underperforming (there were many competitors crushing it). I'm sure fans would worry if the MPMs and Studio Series are going to be affected, but my biggest concern is that the reboot would go for the G1 look instead of trying something new. I would honestly much rather see Optimus Prime be a fire truck again instead of being a flat nose cab. I would prefer to have Hot Shot be the new kid appeal character. I'd prefer to have a sub plot be where Blitzwing is more like Starscream and possess him while Starscream and Megs are more like long time allies (just to change the formula). All in all, I hope that this reboot brings in a brand new vision of the franchise instead of force feeding nostalgia over and over again.

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939356)
Posted by Lucky Logician on February 16th, 2018 @ 10:17am CST

I'm going to say this has less to do with Hasbro disliking the Bayverse (which brought in tons of cash) and more with them trying to set up their version of the MCU. Watch them try and find some weird way of putting Transformers, GI Joe, Visionaries, etc all in the same Hasbro Cinematic Universe.

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Posted by Mr.MicroMaster on February 16th, 2018 @ 10:20am CST

Intriguing. Sinisterly claps.

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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on February 16th, 2018 @ 10:23am CST

I'm genuinely sad at the thought of my fave TF universe coming to an end but it's had a good long run and I'll be buying many of the Studio figures. Thanks to it for producing pretty much the only blockbuster movie series I've enjoyed since I was a kid in the 80s and for bringing me back into a franchise I had long since fallen out of love with.
Ugh, now I have nothing to look forward to amongst the masses of damn annoying Marvel/Star Wars films clogging up the cinemas.

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939363)
Posted by ScottyP on February 16th, 2018 @ 10:38am CST

Lucky Logician wrote:I'm going to say this has less to do with Hasbro disliking the Bayverse (which brought in tons of cash) and more with them trying to set up their version of the MCU. Watch them try and find some weird way of putting Transformers, GI Joe, Visionaries, etc all in the same Hasbro Cinematic Universe.

They were already planning on this so indeed, it's likely more of a "let's get there without continuity baggage" decision.

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939368)
Posted by steals_your_goats on February 16th, 2018 @ 10:55am CST

This franchise desperately needed a reboot. Hopefully they actually make some good movies this time.

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Posted by It Is Him on February 16th, 2018 @ 11:06am CST

Bittersweet

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Posted by shajaki on February 16th, 2018 @ 11:10am CST

Honestly, I'm kinda pissed off. The Bayverse isn't good by any means, but it's enjoyable. And as someone already stated: PROFITABLE.

But the main reason I'm mad, is that they set up a completely logical ending point for this universe which we will now never see a payoff for: UNICRON.

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939376)
Posted by ZeroWolf on February 16th, 2018 @ 11:17am CST

Can't say I'm surprised, but a new directors take will be interesting to see. Also with tf coming into an already established world it should be easier for them to adjust in the hasbroverse

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939379)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on February 16th, 2018 @ 11:21am CST

'm glad to see it Rebooted, especially if they might be trying to do a joint universe with the different properties Hasbro owns.

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Posted by JazZeke on February 16th, 2018 @ 11:33am CST

THANK YOU PRIMUS!

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Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 11:49am CST

shajaki wrote:Honestly, I'm kinda pissed off. The Bayverse isn't good by any means, but it's enjoyable. And as someone already stated: PROFITABLE.

But the main reason I'm mad, is that they set up a completely logical ending point for this universe which we will now never see a payoff for: UNICRON.

This, exactly this. TLK was pretty bad but that doesn't mean the whole storyline needs taking round the back and shooting. Unicron on the big screen would be incredible. I mean I'm sure the reboot will be good, but I'm still annoyed. I'm also worried about the possibility for awful, awful political virtue signalling that seems to be in vogue with "geeky" movies these days. I swear if we have one of the robots going on about "toxic masculinity" I'm going to scream.

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Posted by hausjam on February 16th, 2018 @ 11:49am CST

You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

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Posted by Quantum Surge on February 16th, 2018 @ 11:50am CST

Carnivius_Prime wrote::( I'm genuinely sad at the thought of my fave TF universe coming to an end but it's had a good long run and I'll be buying many of the Studio figures. Thanks to it for producing pretty much the only blockbuster movie series I've enjoyed since I was a kid in the 80s and for bringing me back into a franchise I had long since fallen out of love with.
Ugh, now I have nothing to look forward to amongst the masses of damn annoying Marvel/Star Wars films clogging up the cinemas.

I agree with you, brother.

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Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on February 16th, 2018 @ 11:51am CST

Well, I guess it was going to happen eventually. It's really sad though, the movies are what brought me into Transformers and are still my favorite part of the franchise. They really should stick it out till TF6 though, We need some kind of conclusion to the Unicron thing.

Still holding out hope that it'll be a soft reboot and future films will still be in the same universe, but at the very least I'll get to see movie Bumblebee one last time this December.

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Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 11:52am CST

hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

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Posted by Glarryg on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:06pm CST

shajaki wrote:Honestly, I'm kinda pissed off. The Bayverse isn't good by any means, but it's enjoyable. And as someone already stated: PROFITABLE.

But the main reason I'm mad, is that they set up a completely logical ending point for this universe which we will now never see a payoff for: UNICRON.

Yeah, but it wasn't really Unicron. It was "Unicron-as-Earth." You can't have him transform without destroying all life on Earth, and you can't have him roaming around the universe eating everything in his path if he's an actual planet that's been in orbit for billions of years. Those are two of the things that--to me, at least--make Unicron such a terrifying figure: the fact that he's out there already, doing his thing without being checked, and the fact that he can become a planet-sized barbarian-man at a moment's notice.

Glarryg

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939396)
Posted by LevelRage on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:13pm CST

Well, this just put a damper on my day. I actually enjoy the live action movies, and would've liked to see them continue on for at least another 10 years, but I guess money speaks, and underpreformming in the movie business leads to a reboot, kinda like getting shut down by EA whenever one of their games doesn't do well. At the least, I would've liked to see a resolution to TF5, as I know Bee movie won't do that, and also would've liked more TF movie figures to collect aside from the new Movie Studio series. Maybe if Bee does well enough they'll continue it, but kind of a long shot sadly. All in all, I enjoyed them, and will continue too.

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Posted by steals_your_goats on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:18pm CST

Black Hat wrote:
hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

New Star Wars is better than any of the transformers movies that have come out so far >:oP

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939399)
Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:21pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

New Star Wars is better than any of the transformers movies that have come out so far

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939402)
Posted by steals_your_goats on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:23pm CST

Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

New Star Wars is better than any of the transformers movies that have come out so far

So I'm stupid for liking one thing and not another? Classy as always Black Hat.

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Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:25pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

New Star Wars is better than any of the transformers movies that have come out so far

So I'm stupid for liking one thing and not another? Classy as always Black Hat.

That is how taste works, yeah.

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Posted by steals_your_goats on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:28pm CST

Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

New Star Wars is better than any of the transformers movies that have come out so far

So I'm stupid for liking one thing and not another? Classy as always Black Hat.

That is how taste works, yeah.

So having different taste makes one person stupider than another? Interesting. Good thing you're around to share your limitless wisdom.

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Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:31pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

New Star Wars is better than any of the transformers movies that have come out so far

So I'm stupid for liking one thing and not another? Classy as always Black Hat.

That is how taste works, yeah.

So having different taste makes one person stupider than another? Interesting. Good thing you're around to share your limitless wisdom.

Any time.

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939411)
Posted by william-james88 on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:41pm CST

I will admit I was not a fan of Sar Wars the Last Jedi, but a good portion fo that is because I was seeing it as a film within a series as opposed from a film on its own. With the Transformers films, I coudl look a it either way and I will dislike most of them regardless. The Last Jedi was not my favourite movie of the year but it wasn't the worst film I had seen, that award went to The Last Knight.

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Posted by william-james88 on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:46pm CST

The article has been updated with the actual slide we reffer to:

Notice the absence of anything Transformers on the roadmap after Bumblebee

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939415)
Posted by o.supreme on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:48pm CST

So I just have to ask, is GI Joe getting rebooted as well (is the 2020 film a sequel to the previous two, or something completely new?)

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Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:50pm CST

Oh TLK is bad, no doubt. Really bad. But everything I've heard about nuStar Wars makes me very, very glad I'm not a big fan of SW. The flagrant lore violations (hyperspeed ramming etc), Leia's crazy space flight shenanigans, Rose's entire existence... I know, I know, "You haven't watched it, you can't judge it" but I would counter with "You don't need to drink acid to know that drinking acid is a bad idea".

Anyway, I suspect we're going off topic now so I'll shut up about Star Wars.

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Posted by Wolfman Jake on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:57pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

New Star Wars is better than any of the transformers movies that have come out so far

More to the point, new Star Wars is better than any of the Star Wars movies that came before. Yeah, even the original trilogy (IV-VI). Deal with it, people!

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Posted by steals_your_goats on February 16th, 2018 @ 12:59pm CST

Wolfman Jake wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

New Star Wars is better than any of the transformers movies that have come out so far

More to the point, new Star Wars is better than any of the Star Wars movies that came before. Yeah, even the original trilogy (IV-VI). Deal with it, people!

If that's not sarcasm then you've just become my favorite person on this site :APPLAUSE:

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Posted by Bradimus on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:00pm CST

shajaki wrote:Honestly, I'm kinda pissed off. The Bayverse isn't good by any means, but it's enjoyable. And as someone already stated: PROFITABLE.

But the main reason I'm mad, is that they set up a completely logical ending point for this universe which we will now never see a payoff for: UNICRON.

As pointed out by someone else, this is Unicron as Earth, like Transformers Prime. Still, they just needed one more film to wrap up the story. That and Mark Wahlberg and his new girlfriend (maybe wife?) returning as the main human characters. I also would not mind if possible bringing back Sam to help finish the story and bring it full circle (or have him killed off-screen and make that important to the plot.

The movies weren't perfect but I enjoyed them. Age of Extinction is my favorite but I did greatly enjoy The Last Knight. I don't know why they took the huge risk to introduce Unicron after 4 films and instead keep that weird stuff out completely and end the movie with Cybertron orbiting the Earth as a second moon instead of tethered to the Earth. The former would have fit well with Prime's final speech IIRC and have been a fitting end to this film series.

Instead we are stuck with the latter ending, a cliffhanger that should be resolved with one last film. That film development and release would give the new team time to figure out and begin to execute the reboot without insulting our long term investment with no real ending. #-o

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Posted by Galactic Prime on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:01pm CST

Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

New Star Wars is better than any of the transformers movies that have come out so far

So I'm stupid for liking one thing and not another? Classy as always Black Hat.

That is how taste works, yeah.

Too bad you don't have any. Any of you. The New Star Wars is as shitty as the Transformers movies have been.

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Posted by o.supreme on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:02pm CST

Wolfman Jake wrote:More to the point, new Star Wars is better than any of the Star Wars movies that came before. Yeah, even the original trilogy (IV-VI). Deal with it, people!

I have to throw in, this is in jest. I love the OT. But I get there are those who like the new stuff as well. besides, a mod is going to have to come in a minute and pretty much remove all this Star wars talk anyway...

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Posted by Wolfman Jake on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:03pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
hausjam wrote:You guys can cry all you want about Bayverse. But a new team doesn't mean better {points to Star Wars}

Oh god, not even as a joke.

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

New Star Wars is better than any of the transformers movies that have come out so far

More to the point, new Star Wars is better than any of the Star Wars movies that came before. Yeah, even the original trilogy (IV-VI). Deal with it, people!

If that's not sarcasm then you've just become my favorite person on this site

Oh, it's not sarcasm, I assure you. The prequel trilogy was garbage front to back, but the original trilogy was classic cinema and forever a part of Americana. That doesn't mean those movies were flawless, not by any means. The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and now The Last Jedi are much more polished films than anything under Lucas' reign. The fact that fans are so butthurt over the Last Jedi just proves to me that Disney is doing everything right, lol!

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Posted by Wolfman Jake on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:05pm CST

Double Post

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Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:08pm CST

Or maybe it's proof that Disney is completely incompetent but that people are willing to defend them because A: "It's Star Wars", B: "IT'S DIDNEY!" and C: "MUH POLITICAL VIRTUE SIGNALLING! IT HAS A BLACK GUY AND A WOMAN IN IT SO IT MUST BE GOOD!!!!"

Read these articles for a more in depth analysis of how awful nuWars is.

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Posted by andrewthebulbabot on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:10pm CST

Can't say I'm happy about this. I've loved these movies since I was seven years old. I'm eighteen now and I still love them. I understand they're just absent-minded popcorn shenanigans :michaelbay:

but that's part of the enjoyment for me. Not to mention, this franchise brought my favorite Transformers aesthetic to the table. I'm certainly not sure about what the future holds, but I guess it's far too early to judge. Though, I do wish we got to see more of Bumblebee after his voice magically returned...

On a side note, are they still doing the Studio Series after this news?

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Posted by steals_your_goats on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:13pm CST

Black Hat wrote:Or maybe it's proof that Disney is completely incompetent but that people are willing to defend them because A: "It's Star Wars", B: "IT'S DIDNEY!" and C: "MUH POLITICAL VIRTUE SIGNALLING! IT HAS A BLACK GUY AND A WOMAN IN IT SO IT MUST BE GOOD!!!!"

Read these articles for a more in depth analysis of how awful nuWars is.

You ever think that maybe the reason people shit on the new Star Wars is because of the same reasons that you said people defend it? It works both ways. Besides you just said you didn't watch them so like usual you're forming opinions based on other people's opinions and not your own thoughts. And the "articles" you posted just further cement your status as massive edge lord as opposed to rational human being.

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Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:16pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:And the "articles" you posted just further cement your status as massive edge lord as opposed to rational human being.

Did you actually take the time to read them? There's nothing edgy or irrational about them unless not liking the "in thing" is now edgy and irrational.

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Posted by steals_your_goats on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:18pm CST

Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:And the "articles" you posted just further cement your status as massive edge lord as opposed to rational human being.

Did you actually take the time to read them? There's nothing edgy or irrational about them unless not liking the "in thing" is now edgy and irrational.

I'm sorry but any article with the title "The Last Jedi is a failure part 5 The Mouse is hungry" doesn't do a lot to help convince me that it's a rational and well thought out article.

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Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:19pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:And the "articles" you posted just further cement your status as massive edge lord as opposed to rational human being.

Did you actually take the time to read them? There's nothing edgy or irrational about them unless not liking the "in thing" is now edgy and irrational.

I'm sorry but any article with the title "The Last Jedi is a failure part 5 The Mouse is hungry" doesn't do a lot to help convince me that it's a rational and well thought out article.

READ, MONKEY BOY, READ

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Posted by steals_your_goats on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:21pm CST

Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:And the "articles" you posted just further cement your status as massive edge lord as opposed to rational human being.

Did you actually take the time to read them? There's nothing edgy or irrational about them unless not liking the "in thing" is now edgy and irrational.

I'm sorry but any article with the title "The Last Jedi is a failure part 5 The Mouse is hungry" doesn't do a lot to help convince me that it's a rational and well thought out article.

READ, MONKEY BOY, READ

Which one of us refuses to see the movies to form their own thoughts on them as opposed to letting other people tell them what to think of them? But yeah I'm the monkey boy >:oP

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Posted by Va'al on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:24pm CST

Let's get back on topic, thank you.

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Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:25pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:And the "articles" you posted just further cement your status as massive edge lord as opposed to rational human being.

Did you actually take the time to read them? There's nothing edgy or irrational about them unless not liking the "in thing" is now edgy and irrational.

I'm sorry but any article with the title "The Last Jedi is a failure part 5 The Mouse is hungry" doesn't do a lot to help convince me that it's a rational and well thought out article.

READ, MONKEY BOY, READ

Which one of us refuses to see the movies to form their own thoughts on them as opposed to letting other people tell them what to think of them? But yeah I'm the monkey boy

You can read the essays fairly quickly without spending a penny. Star Wars requires me to spend my valuable time and money on a movie that I already know is terrible. Not really comparable.

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939445)
Posted by Evil Eye on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:26pm CST

Va'al wrote:Let's get back on topic, thank you.

Sorry, made my last post a few seconds after you posted yours. I'll get back on topic now.

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939449)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:40pm CST

I'm only sad because this likely means the end of a great long line of incredible figures, tlk may have been hot trash, but no one can argue the last hurrah of new figures from the line weren't some of the best chunks of plastic ever to grace this world, everything was just so next level with the engineering, I'm gonna miss them

...just not the crap movies >:oP

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939451)
Posted by Delicon on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:42pm CST

I really enjoyed the first 3 movies for what they were. I've only seen the last 2 once each.

Having said that, I think that it's time. If I personally had the helm on a reboot, I'd go seriously old school to start. I'd definitely have the Ark crash land on Earth in the prehistoric age with the classic characters looking like the classic characters and then go from there. After you have the core group that people love, you can introduce all kinds of new characters and ideas. In other words, win back your real fan base and get people back on your side and excited for a Transformers movie again.

Re: Transformers Live Action Film Series to be Rebooted and Transformers 6 Removed from Roadmap (1939462)
Posted by william-james88 on February 16th, 2018 @ 1:51pm CST

Delicon wrote:with the classic characters looking like the classic characters and then go from there.

There is a major issue with that when you do live action. Smooth and blocky surfaces are hard to animate, light and most of all give sense of scale.

The movie designs werent overly complicated for the hell of it, they were there so that light could bounce off as many surfaces as possible, giving you,the viewer, the illusion that Optimus Prime was truly sharing the same space as the surounding live action environment.

I am not saying they cant look better than what we have gotten, they certainly can. But they will never have their classic looks in live action. Doesnt have to be bad though, Live Action Jungle Book's Baloo didnt look like animated Baloo and it still worked out ok.

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