Super Bowl

[AlcatrazHero07]

funny story, my dad walks in the room demanding things from me the moment the spot came on, so when I look up to the TV, I see Shia's face and then a cut to a mess of darkness and then the next ad is on. I went online and had to watch it 3 times before I could tell what was going on in that last shot (at first, all I could see was Optimus and a massive explosion, then I got some sense of scale, then I was like "whoa, what IS that?!"). It's a very dark (low-light) trailer which makes me fear that the movie is going to be likewise 'under-exposed'.
** I hope the whole movie isn't as dark as the trailer because there's nothing I hate more than an action scene in darkness where you can't see anything at all (ahem, batman). What's the point spending millions of dollars on VFX if you're going to hide the effects in darkness? ** (the same is true when the shots are too tight (zoomed in))

Other than that I think it was sufficiently ambiguous.

Okay, honestly, I don't know how it will fare with people who weren't looking out for this ad, because it was so brief and a lot of the shots were really dark (esp on your basic CRT monitor - with some real contrast), BUT perhaps all you needed was a reminder. My friend didn't want to see the first movie thinking: "It's a movie about the toys? Come on." (Even I didn't want to see it, but I knew it would be good because it's Michael Bay.) After his friends raved about for like ten months, he finally saw it and was blown away. I think this teaser (with its similarities to that of the first) will yield the same reaction - indifference. But that's only if you haven't seen the first movie! If you HAVE seen the first, you'll be like "Oh my God! YES!! ANOTHER Transformers movie! and WHOA! What was THAT!"

I just felt like voicing an opinion that wasn't as adoring as the other ones here.

P.S. How did you get permission to blow up an air-craft carrier? Isn't that taboo?
P.P.S. That shot where Shia is pinned: Wasn't that like straight out of the first movie? It felt like deja vu. Obviously there were subtle differences, but those two shots (profile and crane) kinda made me feel like: "Wait, what's new here? I'm not gonna get a mirror copy of the first, am I?" But you're probably going for the echo effect rather than the copy effect. OK.

[troyh2012]

that was a sick trailer.

[TIMtationX]

P.S. How did you get permission to blow up an air-craft carrier? Isn't that taboo?

The military lets Bay blow up just about whatever he wants, probably cuz they know he makes those guys look like true heroes and never shows them in a bad light.

[raddimus]

Haha! Which is more important than doing a good movie.

Raddimus:
I meant you no harm dude, chill down. I was just keeping the thread going with my own thoughts.
Me being a "Junior" has nothing to do about it, I have seen posts by Seniors that doesn't make any sense. Stop jumping on new posters just because you can't read my posts correctly.
If you have issues with me (or anyone else) quoting you, you should think hard before you post anything on an official forum on internet.

'nuff whining on my behalf.

Umm sorry,lol...no I wasn't testy...well yhea I was I get quoted all the time and taken out of context... I read your post correctly, just wanted to know what you meant. You quoted me but used no reference to anything I said. I wondered why and assumed you were talking trash. My mistake. I apologize. Oh and by the way I always think pretty hard about what im posting. have a good one and enjoy the forums.

[Trailbreaker]

The military lets Bay blow up just about whatever he wants, probably cuz they know he makes those guys look like true heroes and never shows them in a bad light.

So would they allow him to use nukes?

[TIMtationX]

So would they allow him to use nukes?

HA!! i said JUST ABOUT whatever he wants

[mrmac33]

Bay...... That trailer fro ROTF kicked extreme ass!!!!! It's already the best movie ever fucking made and we only seen 30 sec!!!

Wow. Drink the kool-aid much?

[Kalisto]

The military lets Bay blow up just about whatever he wants, probably cuz they know he makes those guys look like true heroes and never shows them in a bad light.

I guess you've never heard of General Frank Hummel.

[redqueenar]

I guess you've never heard of General Frank Hummel.

But Frank wasn't really an evil character and I don't think he ever really harmed anyone directly in the course of the movie (we're talking about The Rock, btw). Even though his experiences have clearly driven him over the edge, you can still empathize with him as a person. I think a lot of people failed to make the obvious connection between Frank's crazy ass plot and the fact that Frank has seen a little *too* much combat and is, himself, a bit crazy. We now know with unhappy certainty that many many soldiers return from combat with all kinds of psychological problems.

[ARCEE^_^]

REVENGE IS COMING!!!!!!
sorry I don't know what else to say!
but after that I don't NEED to say any more!

[aporter]

Biggest disappointment of the summer? Michael Bay isn't directing GI Joe.

Transformers: Revenge looks AMAZING!!!!

Can't wait

[darthrage]

Biggest disappointment of the summer? Michael Bay isn't directing GI Joe.

Transformers: Revenge looks AMAZING!!!!

Can't wait

GI Joe would've been the next perfect picture for Michael Bay as long as he makes it real and edgy

CANT WAIT FOR THE FULL LENGTH TEASER!!!

[ARCEE^_^]

OMG!
the trailer is going to be even better!
instead of the most hectic 30 seconds of our lives it will be the most hectic 1-3 minutes of our lives!

[Devastator]

Trailer looks awesome. Hats off to the cgi department.