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NEWS: Yahoo Reveals Transformers Movie Lineup


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Dargonxtc



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 5:58 pm Reply with quote
I know the bad guys always outnumber the good guys but damn. Who should I root for?

By the way can someone remind me who Barricade is?
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delariean



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:35 pm Reply with quote
WHAT!!!! No Soundwave!!!?!?!?! Blasphemy!!
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:42 pm Reply with quote
Dargonxtc wrote:
By the way can someone remind me who Barricade is?

That's kind of what I was thinking. It looks like a fairly classic Autobot lineup, but a mixed bag of Decepticons (some of whom I don't remember, which is saying something).
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:19 pm Reply with quote
Dargonxtc wrote:
I know the bad guys always outnumber the good guys but damn. Who should I root for?


Decepticons. Because planes are cooler than cars.

But seriously, the lack of Soundwave is saddening. Luckily, we've got Starscream around, so he and Megatron can have little verbal slapfights that amuse us all, not to mention the inevitble bit at the start of the third act where he attempts a coup and gets banished for his trouble. Then at the end after Prime blows up Megatron, we can look foward to a post-credits bit where Starscream shows up again and takes over the Decepticons, thus setting things up for the sequel.


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Shale



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:20 pm Reply with quote
Aside from Megatron and Starscream, that's a pretty lackluster list of Decepticons. The Autobots are good choices, but just five?
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Riyousha



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:36 pm Reply with quote
But why not add Hot Shot or Red Alert in the movie?
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Alucalb



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:11 pm Reply with quote
That's a pretty small line-up. I hope a few more will be announced, like Soundwave and Hound.

But I gotta say, Scorponok ftw. Smile
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Vash_the_Stamp3d3



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:30 pm Reply with quote
For all you people dissapointed about Soundwave something is odd. Frenzy is one of the cassette tapes that ejected from Soundwave. Thats very odd.

Hmmm... maybe there keeping him secret? I sure hope so, him, Megatron and Starscream have always been the top decepticons.
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:31 pm Reply with quote
Hey, I'm happy if Optimus Prime and Megatron are in it. Starscream and Bumblebee making the cut is also good.
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mrsatan
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:42 pm Reply with quote
The names "Blackout" and "Barricade" have been used for some very minor characters in TF history; I have no idea why they were chosen.

http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=21234965&pageid=r&mode=ALL&n=0&query=Blackout&SUBMIT=Search
http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=21234965&pageid=r&mode=ALL&n=0&query=Barricade&SUBMIT=Search[/i]
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gundamfan80



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:55 pm Reply with quote
I don't think this is the complete line up because I saw pics from the set and there were several of the decepticon police car (I think his name was like sideswipe or something).
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Bruce Lee



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:02 pm Reply with quote
Sideswipe was an autobot, IIRC...

And also, wasn't Frenzy an off-color Rumble who popped out of Soundwave? How can they have Frenzy with no Soundwave?!?

Also, wasn't Scorpinok from Beastwars? Where does he fit in?

Don't get me wrong, I'm still gonna see it, but if I see any X-men-esque "What, you were expecting yellow spandex" quotes, I'm leaving.
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Tenchi Saotome



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:24 pm Reply with quote
Nope Scorponok was from the original transformers series (the series where Rodomis Prime is the leader of the Autobots)
Scorponok image (from the toy box)
http://www.tfsource.com/g1transformers/boxed_pics/scorponok-boxed.jpg
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:21 pm Reply with quote
What? No Dinobots? Aww Sad
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ichido reichan





PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:33 pm Reply with quote
megatron is a tank that transform into a plane too.

Bumblebee is an actual camaro instead of a bettle

just why... why does michael bay keep on making movies!!!
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