The world première of Transformers 2 aired last night in Tokyo! We’ve got the pictures, video and most importantly — movie reports to best describe the event for all those that couldn’t attend.
Reports
The first report comes via the Don Murphy forums — obviously LOTS of spoilers herein!
Ok guys just got back! Don’t have much time to post, don’t wanna miss the train but here’s some quick stuff.
Movie was incredible, I liked it much more than the first! More action, more robots, less humans! Though there are some lame sexual innuendos like Wheelie humping Megan’s leg.
Anyway, Bay and the actors came right into the theater and introduced the film. I was tempted to scream “Don Murphy Stooges #1″ but I didn’t want to get led out by security!
The VA thing in the credits was way too fast, sorry guys. The Fallen was Todd something. Welker does voice Soundwave, and Devastator too. Devastator has one line, screaming his name. Soundwave only has a few lines but he speaks English. But he never comes down to earth and never turns into a robot. Bleah. Very little screen time, but at least he doesn’t get exploded which leaves things open for the third movie.
Mostly English, not much cybertronian.
The Twins were lame. As in the “bust a cap in you ass” stereotype. I could’ve done without them.
Jetfire was comic relief. He has a British accent and reminded me of a Monty Python character. He doesn’t “combine” with Prime in the normal sense, he gets fatally wounded and rips out his spark, killing himself so Prime can use his parts.
Wheelie is nothing like G1 Wheelie. He kinda reminds me of Rattrap.
Lots of kitchen bots. One was a Samurai too. Bludgeon?
Only named Constructicon is Rampage, and he is red.
Megatron is revived by some Constructicons and “The Doctor.”
Sideways never transforms, he is cut in half by Sideswipe in the first battle scene in car mode. Sideswipe is cool. Ravage is cool too.
There was a bot that looked like Blackout but he was not named. Blackout himself was never revived so I can’t say it was him. He did not speak and was not named in the credits. In fact in the last battle scene there were tons of, well, “repaints,” basically reused animation. So even after Devastator forms, there are still constructicons running around. And some Protoforms. I even saw a truck that looked like Bonecrusher…though I never saw him in robot mode. Scorponok is in the final battle too and is killed by Jetfire in about 2 seconds.
There are three motorcycles, but they appear to be named collectively Arcee. Not much screen time/lines for them anyway.
The term “Matrix of Leadership” is used, it’s a key that operates a device to draw energy from the sun.
Ok that’s enough for now, not gonna check this board again till tomorrow! I suppose this thread will be about 100 pages long by then so I’m sorry if I can’t answer everything.
Thanks again Nightbird for the tix!
Whilst Sora at the Michael Bay forums says,
I loved Transformers 1 so much, but I’m sure you’ll feel like the previous movie was just a dash of bitters in a glass of appetizer Martini. Be prepared to be impressed!
Video of stars arriving
The stars arriving and signing for fans, as well as the photoshoot and Bumblebee
Lots of small Revenge of the Fallen press articles and news bits are coming out every day now as we ramp up for the movies release. Time for a summary.
TF2 cut complete
This Friday actors viewed the fruits of their efforts, as reports Tyrese on his twitter:
What is gonna be the best part of your Friday?? I’m gonna go first. Today @3pm me ; the cast are gonna see the final cut of Transformer 2!!
Chevy Camaro commercial
GM have started airing a new Chevy Camaro commericial that features Bumblebee and a slither of new footage.
Bay has been talking money with Forbes — interesting facts from the interview; Bay takes approximately 8% of profits from toys based on the movies. As a producer Bay brings in an average 8% of a film’s net earnings. Bay also made a whopping $40m from the atrocious Pearl Harbor movie.
Transformers 2 contests
The Vancouver Province newspaper are offering two passes to a Revenge of the Fallen screening two days prior to release, posters and video games for runners up. View contest
Total Assault are giving away a Linkin Park and Transformers 2 themed guitar. View contest (Thanks Deanna!)
More video game footage from E3
New Divide Making of
Shia & TF2 secrets
Talking with Yahoo movies, about injuries on and off set:
“He hurts his hand in the middle of a human transfer,” LaBeouf explains cryptically. “Sorry this is so mysterious. There’s just certain words I can’t say.”
“Revenge of the Fallen” begins with LaBeouf’s character, Sam Witwicky, heading off to college to distance himself from his shape-shifting robot friends. Sam’s beloved Camaro, which transforms into Bumblebee, sits in the garage “sort of like his (parole officer), his guardian,” LaBeouf said during a recent interview.
While at school, Sam starts seeing symbols through “epileptic seizure-type fits of information transfer,” LaBeouf said. “He just becomes a factual volcano.” The symbols form a map to an energy source the robots need to control sentient beings, LaBeouf said.
The actor becomes visibly excited when talking about “Transformers,” his slight frame buzzing in a button-down shirt and skinny black tie. His left hand is wrapped in gauze, with a splint propping up one finger. “It’s like 11 days out of surgery,” he said, referring to a procedure to remove screws that stabilized his digits after the accident. “It’s not broken, but it’s newly not-broken,” LaBeouf said.
“There’s far more stunts this time,” he said. “Aside from the fact that I was making the whole movie with a broken hand, my knee has stitches, my eye had stitches, my back was gouged.”
During one scene, LaBeouf said he “literally stabbed myself in the eye” and had to be treated at a military hospital. Though credit may be due for toughness, it’s LaBeouf’s natural warmth that makes him perfect to play Sam, the film’s screenwriters say.
Fate rarely calls on us at a moment of our choosing… Not really any new footage here, a re-cut of some of the things we’ve already seen, nonetheless, a new TV Spot for us:
The exclusive new Transformers Revenge of the Fallen clip from the MTV movie awards is now online.
The clip shows us:
– Sam and Megan hiding from Decepticons
– Starscream, Longhaul (first proper look), Ravage and others tear apart the city searching for them
– An insecticon flies in through a whole, Sam catches it and squishes it but it’s already too late
– Starscream tears the roof off and Sam and Megan run
Linkin Park’s official YouTube channel has updated with a 30 second Transformers 2 TV spot with the track ‘New Divide’ playing over the top. No new footage though:
MTV have the exclusive on a new Fallen image, showing the character, for the first time, in detail. They’ve also posted a video interview with Shia which I have embedded below. Said video also includes a look at the Fallen.
Shia explains Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
