TF4 - 2014

[5FDP]

Now let me get back to watching 'Bride of the Monster'.

How very fitting for your 666th post

[griffin]

Now he's never going to post again, just to keep that number next to his name...

[Hursticon]

I have several movie critics that I read who have similar movie tastes to me.
They watch the crap films so I don't have to.
Now let me get back to watching 'Bride of the Monster'.

How very fitting for your 666th post

Now he's never going to post again, just to keep that number next to his name...

Nice!

[Paulbot]

"Sources" say...

A source close to the production of Transformers 4 has cleared up some elements about the film. While the term 're-imagining' was thrown around, the fourth film will be a straight up sequel to the last movie. It just won't be told through Witwicky's point of view. As to whose point of view it will be told through, that's unclear right now, but it's also unclear which - if any - human characters will be back.

The thing I was really curious about was how this 're-imagining' impacted the tone of the movie. The three films so far have been remarkably violent and dark for a series based on toys, and I wouldn't expect that to change. What I would expect to change is the humor - Bay seems intent on cutting down on the goofy, tone-deaf comedy bits that have seen some of our finer actors pissed on and tickled by giant robots.

"Michael realized it needs to be more like the last hour [of Dark of the Moon]," this source told me. So expect lots of big action, lots of carnage, lots of military badasses, very few silly bits.

Source via Bleedingcool

[Doubledealer]

[theheretic]

Oh god! I just had a horror day dream after I read that "source". Please god don't let it be Bumblebee's view! I love Bays movies. It if it's Bumblebee's view I'm not gonna be able to take it or the hundreds of repaints/redeco's of him for TF4.

That being said this COULD be some great news. Bring on Galvatron, Cyclonus, Scourge and the sweeps! Maybe a little Unicron action leading into TF5! I'd even welcome Hot/Rodimus Prime if it means less Optimus repaints

[GoktimusPrime]

I agree with what Sky Shadow said. One really annoying thing about the Bay films is that it's too much about the humans -- Sam is always the protagonist, the Autobots are essentially Sam's accessories and the Decepticons have sweet bugger all characterisation and are treated as nothing more than set pieces. I understand the need to have a human in the story for the audience to empathise with -- but that's it. The human doesn't need to become the main character.

And yeah, Beast Machines is actually a well written story. It's just doesn't fit into the overall Transformers lore very comfortably. The main problem with the ending isn't that it's poorly written, but because it created a "dead end" for the G1 continuity family. But if you look at Beast Machines as a story in its own right, it's not too badly written. I quite liked how BM obscured the line between the concepts of "good" and "evil" and it was more about two conflicting causes, both of whom considered themselves as righteous.

That being said this COULD be some great news. Bring on Galvatron, Cyclonus, Scourge and the sweeps! Maybe a little Unicron action leading into TF5! I'd even welcome Hot/Rodimus Prime if it means less Optimus repaints

Bring on proper stories with consistent plotlines that are driven by character development!!!