Transformers

[Buckeye_Nut]

Geez..... how can there be no discussion about this movie? Various HD/BR threads don't count because nobody seems to talk about the movies themselves in those threads.
(just video transfer quality, bitrates, and various BS)

Ok, this is coming from a guy who is NOT part of the whole "transformer generation". I had absolutely no transformer toys as a kid...LOL
(after my time)

Anyway, I'll have to admit.... I absolutely loved this movie. The plot was action packed/ fast paced, and it held my interest from the beginning, through the middle....to the final climax. The visuals and effects were eye candy from beginning to end..... and that sound!!!! WOW..... what an amazing soundtrack!! I listened to the entire movie at reference levels.......WOW.......utterly amazing sound!! This is one of those movies that hits you hard well below 20hz from beginning to end ;D If you don't have a subwoofer capable of hitting well below 20hz.....you're missing & not feeling a big part of the movie.

I loved that yellow camaro!! Loved the car chase scenes, the fight scenes, the hot babe....you name it. The transformers voices were so deep.....you could feel them deep inside your loins every time they spoke

In typical "Michael Bay" fashion....this movie was waaay over the top in every sense of the word.

This movie gets my vote for "Popcorn movie" of the year thus far.

Loved it....... 5 stars.


PS....just a suggestion to the moderators: HD/BR discussions that only discuss video quality, bitrates, and stuff that has nothing to do with the movie itself should be moved to a different/newly created forum page. Surfing through tons of garbage about bitrates is a pain in the *** to those of us who only want to discuss the movies.

 

[WmAx]

I thought it was a pile of crap. But keep in mind, I did believe[with overly optimistic hope] the producer of the film when he claimed it would be strongly following the Generation 1 story/history and I am a Generation 1 fan. So imagine my disappointment when the only thing he did was keep the names and 'loose' visual likenesses.

-Chris

 

[GlocksRock]

I have to disagree, this movie had great audio and video, but the plot was just way too thin for me. I was a huge transformers/go bots fan as a kid, and was very excited to see this when it hit DVD, but to me the story just wansn't that good. I sure hope the sequel is better.

 

[WmAx]

I have to disagree, this movie had great audio and video, but the plot was just way too thin for me. I was a huge transformers/go bots fan as a kid, and was very excited to see this when it hit DVD, but to me the story just wansn't that good. I sure hope the sequel is better.

Seems to be little chance of it improving. They already established an alternative relationship/history, and the G1 movie/series history on a point by point basis was far better and immersive. But it is incompatible. Seems to do the G1 history/background would require the majority of screen time to be dedicated to story telling, where as the only thing Bay seemed to care about here was to have mindless action scenes on the screen. Now, Bay is an excellent action director. But I feel he should not be doing full movies. Bring him in just to do the action scenes.

-Chris

 

[GlocksRock]

That doesn't surprise me at all, but I do like all the action and everything, but all that is pointless if the story sucks.

 

[Buckeye_Nut]

I thought it was a pile of crap. But keep in mind, I did believe[with overly optimistic hope] the producer of the film when he claimed it would be strongly following the Generation 1 story/history and I am a Generation 1 fan. So imagine my disappointment when the only thing he did was keep the names and 'loose' visual likenesses.

-Chris

I can't relate to that stuff because I have ZERO reference to the history of the Transformers franchise or storyline. To me.....everything in the movie was fresh and new.

 

[WmAx]

That doesn't surprise me at all, but I do like all the action and everything, but all that is pointless if the story sucks.

Yes, I like action as well. One might not think so based on many of my posts about movies, though. It's just that I like a great story and plot that is well explained to make the action scenes mean something. And the action scenes can not have the majority of screen time, or they become 'old'. Like any other use of intense/dynamic effects. Maybe I am imagining things, but it seems like to me that most action movies today have virtually no story/plot of value to make you care about the characters or the 'struggle'.

-Chris

 

[WmAx]

I can't relate to that stuff because I have ZERO reference to the history of the Transformers franchise or storyline. To me.....everything in the movie was fresh and new.

Then you are better off not knowing the original history.

It would be like watching a movie that was good/okay, and based on a book. But you watched the movie without reading the book. But to fans of the book that watched the movie after reading the book, a huge disappointment is likely.

-Chris

 

[highfihoney]

Keeping in mind that it was a kids movie i liked it alot,i think some people were expecting too much of a movie based on a childrens cartoon.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Geez..... how can there be no discussion about this movie? Various HD/BR threads don't count because nobody seems to talk about the movies themselves in those threads.
(just video transfer quality, bitrates, and various BS)
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Did you go down the page far enough?

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36395

My question for you since you listened at reference level, go back to about 6 min into it when the two tanks are landing on the flight line. What sound is associated specifically with that landing? Just curious.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Transformers Generation#1 was huge for me.
I watched it everyday right after school before doing anything.
I was too poor to buy all those Transformer toys, but I had some.
Prime. Megatron. Starscream. Absolutely loved Transformers growing up.

Although the movie was not the best, I thought it was absolutely cool. Pure eye candy. I'm not 100% pleased, but they can't please everyone.
I was extremely glad they used the same voice actor for Prime. I wish they had used all the same voice actors as the original like Megatron, Starscream, etc. Overall, I was pleased with the movie itself.

Picture quality to me was great as expected of HD DVDs.

But the sound quality to me was a little disappointing. I expected a lot more from my favorite super robots in disguise.

I'm beginning to think there may be issues with certain batches of Transformers HD DVDs.

But I plan on buying the Samsung BD-UP5000 and rewatch Transformers HD DVD.

If they make a blu-ray version, I will definitely buy it. I love Transformers. I wanted to excell way beyond my imagination. I guess my imagination was just too much for now.

 

[Sheep]

In the special features they show a 2 clips with megatron. One with Hugo Weaving, the other with the original voice. The older voice doesn't suite this movie, nor the character. The only way to make the G1 transformers fans happy, is to not change anything at all. You can't make it work live action, so it has to change. Besides, you guys already had your G1 movie.

SheepStar

 

[Lightning Steve]

I thought the movie was enormously entertaining.
What I want to know is how a 4,000 pound car turns into a 400,000 pound robot?

 

[GlocksRock]

I thought the movie was enormously entertaining.
What I want to know is how a 4,000 pound car turns into a 400,000 pound robot?

It transforms lol.

 

[3db]

I have to disagree, this movie had great audio and video, but the plot was just way too thin for me. I was a huge transformers/go bots fan as a kid, and was very excited to see this when it hit DVD, but to me the story just wansn't that good. I sure hope the sequel is better.

It was an eye/ear candy movie but the plot did suck. They have a sequel?

 

[DTS]

My wife and I are both 48, my son was never interested in the Transformers, when we first heard about the movie it tweaked our interest. Movie comes, we go...and wow we had a blast. Week past and we felt the need to go again, which is highly out of character for us, we much rather stay home to view our movies on my home set up. Released day for DVD it shows up in the mail box...viewed once...couple days later decided to go HD...order player and HD DVD Transformers...have watched 2 more times

 

[Buckeye_Nut]

Did you go down the page far enough?

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36395

My question for you since you listened at reference level, go back to about 6 min into it when the two tanks are landing on the flight line. What sound is associated specifically with that landing? Just curious.

Hell...I don't know

I'm guessing it was something deep and low that my SVS enjoyed hitting hard.

HEH......I don't exactly have the DVD spinning this very second to check and see

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I thought the movie was enormously entertaining.
What I want to know is how a 4,000 pound car turns into a 400,000 pound robot?

The 4,000 pound car is just an illusion, silly. It is actually a 400,000 pound car. They are robots in digsuise. They just look like 4,000 lb cars, but they are not.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

In the special features they show a 2 clips with megatron. One with Hugo Weaving, the other with the original voice. The older voice doesn't suite this movie, nor the character.

The older voice is NOT right with this movie, nor the character?

Why? Because Michael Bay says so?

How do giant robots sound?

If they had put the original voice in Megatron, would everyone immediately say, "Oh, that just doesn't sound right"???

 

[mike c]

well, after some serious haggling with the wife, we managed to watch Transformers last night.

it's not really dizzying like most people say ... but I don't like the fact you don't know what's going on in the fight scenes. (my wife didn't) but I did only because this is the second time I've watched it.

bass truly is non-existent, my subwoofers are calibrated 10-20db hot in anticipation for this movie. except for the obvious scenes like the ironhide fight scene. stuff like shockwaves and tanks flying get some thap sound instead of "shockwave" slam.