My bad - I thought the scene in Central with the Victoria Secret Tram was Chicago because of the overhead traffic lights and ornate sidings...Originally Posted by griffin
Actually, that was Detroit which he turned into Hong Kong.... complete with a monorail that Hong Kong doesn't even have anywhere.
What were the towers you can see in the scene behind the Wan Chai "concrete factory" where Optimus fights Lockdown?
Anyways, at least we know Bay can re-use footage from his previous films to cut costs.
I was really hoping for a space based adventure following Optimus but I guess as Bay likes his motorway chases and real pyrotechnics we are going to end up with more of Bumblebee and his Earth adventures with his new buddy Cade... fingers crossed they kill off his daughters boyfriend in the first 5 minutes... I'd pay to watch that in 3D.
Bay would be silly not to pander somewhat to the Chinese & Asian audiences because their inherent love of giant robots and Transformers is always going to make them an easy market, but I really think he could do that without BEING in China (although as Galvatron and the Knight ship are in Hong Kong I guess it does make an interesting starting point... I'd swear 1/2 the taxi's here are Decepticons already).
Personally I think he under-utilised Hong Kong (I'm happy to consult for you Michael!!) as it has some wicked roads with sharp hair pins and routes so windy you become nauseous along with the numerous tunnels including a few that go through buildings you could destroy quite spectacularly.
Honestly I wish someone would have the balls to use Australia. I think it lends itself nicely to Transformers in terms of wide open space for insane desert battles and a selection of both rural and urban cities just ripe for some catastrophic destruction while still looking like true gems of beauty to entice potential tourists. And with those long stretches of road you find almost everywhere imagine the road train battle scenes you could do with Optimus/Ultra Magnus/Nemesis Prime/Motormaster/etc.
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