Packaging for TF2 Movie toys revealed (Spoilers).

[griffin]

(I hate the way my computer and this board doesn't get along - I have to redo entire posts because of connection error, and going back in my browser history wipes the entire post! :mad: It's probably an IE problem... I'd use FF more often if it wasn't so much slower.)

Anyway, rant over, for now... Gotta remember what I typed up, and find all the links again. :mad:

I've put 'Spoilers' into the topic title because the packaging itself is a spoiler.

Seen here:
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-9/universe-superion-in-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-packaging-166258/
Or here if you don't have tfw2005 access:
http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=10476&dispsize=800&start=0

For some reason, the Universe Superion set is going to be released soon to US Target stores, in TF2 movie packaging, well before the movie or its toys are relesed. More unusual is that Superion is already available in 25th Anniversary packaging, so it doesn't make much sense to be in Movie packaging as well - unless they were wanting to test the market on the packaging before they start blitzing the stores with it (it looks a little demonic, so could scare the kids or parents of young kids, perhaps).

The main spoiler is that the glowing eyes apparently belong to the central character of the second movie - The Fallen.

As a minor spoiler, the artwork on the insert, containing Egyptian styled heiroglyphics with TFs symbols and Cybertronian lettering, ties into their recent filming in Egypt, and suggests the theme of the movie may well similar to Movies like Stargate and Indiana Jones 4, with it being 'aliens being responsible for ancient structures here', but we only learn of it thousands of years later.

[Adzma]

As a minor spoiler, the artwork on the insert, containing Egyptian styled heiroglyphics with TFs symbols and Cybertronian lettering, ties into their recent filming in Egypt, and suggests the theme of the movie may well similar to Movies like Stargate and Indiana Jones 4, with it being 'aliens being responsible for ancient structures here', but we only learn of it thousands of years later.
I hope not, I'm so sick of that cliché. It's what killed Indy 4 IMO.

[Gutsman Heavy]

it wouldn't be as out of place in Transformers.

[Bartrim]

I hope not, I'm so sick of that cliché. It's what killed Indy 4 IMO.

Same here. I really hated Indy4 over that.

[griffin]

I don't know... after thinking about it, IJ4 ended up being the most plausable. The first and third ones were based on religious myths, and the second one was based on black magic - isn't alien life at least more objectively possible, and been sighted here intermittedly and often enough throughout human history? Not saying that I believe the concept in those movies, but I do think that if alien life has been visiting our part of the universe in the last few hundred years, what's to say they haven't been here in the last thousand or so as well.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I thought the idea of the Alien Artifact in IJ4 was acceptable, but what really let it down was the end with the ufo.

However despite the lame cliche it is, if we assume that the Fallen/Cybertronians are the ones one responisble for the ancient buildings of earth then I could go along with that. They would have to make some good examples for it to work though.

Like the Sphinx actually a statue built to honour Ravage, or that Ra was a Transformer etc etc.

[Ark-Ivor]

Like the Sphinx actually a statue built to honour Ravage, or that Ra was a Transformer etc etc.

What do you mean like! Everyone knows the Sphinx is a transformer who was stuck in mid-transformation 5 thousand years ago while on a day trip to the beach (don't you just hate the way the sand gets stuck in all the crevices - and eventually covers you entirely).:D

As for IJ4 - who cares if the premise is false (or not) at least the final dialog was better than the first Transformers live action movie (why'd that TF only crush The Cows hand? - I liked the first movie, I just believe that Michael Bay's decision to keep Shia's awful improvisations and terrible characterizations ruined what had been a very good script.):(

WARNING SPOILER (Highlight to read)

Nice box though, reminds me more of a certain casino in Las Vegas which isn't far from this old dam featured some where else :rolleyes: - the Aerialbot Team is mentioned in the script breakdown, but only as protoforms.:rolleyes:

[sanbot]

Ark-Ivor,

Just off topic, is the quote in your signature a play on a bible verse in Matthew, "The spirit is willing, but the body is weak"?

[Ark-Ivor]

Ark-Ivor,

Just off topic, is the quote in your signature a play on a bible verse in Matthew, "The spirit is willing, but the body is weak"?

There is someone else who can read!:D (I can't remember if it was Matthew or not - always failed my essays on the references section:p - If I read it I remember it, just not where I read it.):o

[Robzy]

The first and third ones were based on religious myths, Funny how those 2 were the only good ones! Although, IMO, Raiders is the best by far!

But I think you're right... the Alien/Egyptian thing will probably work well in a TF universe!

[griffin]

A pic of the back of the packaging has now shown up, and it pretty much has the same as the Universe packaging.
http://www.tf08.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=178
Apparently the Universe packaged combiners have not been released in America (yet), and maybe they are only getting them in movie packaging to help pad out the store shelving with as much Movie packaging as possible.

[liegeprime]

Hmmm, so the aerialbots gets repackaged. ROTF packaging seems unexciting compared to previous packaging concepts for other toylines they had. but then you can only do so much with packaging. I commend them for their efforts :)

[Robzy]

Boring packaging - they should've gone with a completely different colour to make it stand out from Universe.

Oh well, at least I won't have to keep these cards! :D