Transformers 4: Age of Extinction

[tyrantqueen]

So it appears that the film has been out for a couple of days, and the critics didn't care for it. No surprise there. And yet I hear that Paramount wants to make a fifth and six movie?

I was channel surfing last night and I actually got a chance to see the first Bayformer movie. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but I did not care for it. I don't intend to go out of my way to see any of the sequels.

It's nice to see the Dinobots. I'm glad that they invited Frank Welker to voice Galvatron (even though I prefer him as Megs That's not to say Hugo Weaving was bad in the first film though...) 

[EmperorDinobot]

I'm seeing it on Wednesday. I hear that my children make a rather limited appearance.

[tyrantqueen]

I'm seeing it on Wednesday. I hear that my children make a rather limited appearance.

Primus, is that you?

[CityRaptor]

Guess he is rather Wheeljack.

Some interesting concept art:
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/age-of-extinction-concept-art-by-wesley-burt-180567/
More Dinobots including a pack of Raptors! Strafe as a two-headed robot! Drift looking like Ken Watanabe!

[EmperorDinobot]

I am Emperor Dinobot (Wheeljack is kinda dead), Emperor of all robot dinosaurs. The more exposure my kind gets, the better, for it is we who will inherit the Earth...and every other livable planet. I mean, I didn't choose this name for nothing LoL. *sounds really crazy right about now*.


So Slash is not in the movie, it appears. Or Snarl or Sludge. Hmm.

[CityRaptor]

Him Grimlock King of the Dinobots!

Slash was atleast planned to be in the movie.  Several of him it seems.


And Slug was planned to have a proper beak.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

There was a trailer showing the hero being pursued by a pack of three " Slash " of so it appeared. 

I saw concepts for snarl and sludge but wasn't sure if they'd made it in or not.

Slag/Slug should have had a normal look..no idea why the boar tusks..I think Bay likes messing with the fans to a degree.

[docronnie]

We watched this movie yesterday and we enjoyed it.

The theory that aliens wiped all the dinos have crossed my mind many years ago, but I did tell my Seventh Day Adventist dad for fear of you know what. I just thought that someone placed us here to thrive  on our own, but they have to get rid first of all the other creatures that seems to be a threat to our existence.

Going back to the movie, I think I saw a Trex (Grimlock), Pterosaur, Triceratops and Stegosaurus. Id this correct or did I miss a dino?

[CityRaptor]

Actually it is:
Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus
Slug - Triceratops
Strafe - 2 headed Pteranodon
Scorn - Spinosaurus

[Gwangi]

The theory that aliens wiped all the dinos have crossed my mind many years ago, but I did tell my Seventh Day Adventist dad for fear of you know what. I just thought that someone placed us here to thrive  on our own, but they have to get rid first of all the other creatures that seems to be a threat to our existence.

So why would they leave crocodiles but kill off poor little Thescelosaurus and Leptoceratops?

[CityRaptor]

Even better yet, why would they opt for humans if they can have Dinosaurs. You know, civilized, hyper intelligent Dinosaurs.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Just got back from seeing it. Not too bad. There was actually a neat scene at the beginning with realistic cg dinos..I think the Psittacosaurus was pretty good looking there.

The whole film wasn't bad..a bit darker than the last ones as has been said.  My biggest nitpicks were the vocal songs played so often and the horns on Grimlock Slag/Sludge's lower jaw...they just kept drawing my eye but that's likely just me.

It never said why they looked liked dinosaurs/dragon amalgamations. Heck it never even mentioned their names. And they were in only in the latter third of the film I think.

[docronnie]

Actually it is:
Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus
Slug - Triceratops
Strafe - 2 headed Pteranodon
Scorn - Spinosaurus

So my 4 year old daughter was right, it is a Spinosaurus. Thanks!

[docronnie]

The theory that aliens wiped all the dinos have crossed my mind many years ago, but I did tell my Seventh Day Adventist dad for fear of you know what. I just thought that someone placed us here to thrive  on our own, but they have to get rid first of all the other creatures that seems to be a threat to our existence.

So why would they leave crocodiles but kill off poor little Thescelosaurus and Leptoceratops?

I think certain families of creatures of the same make up were eradicated together.

Btw i did not tell my dad. Missed the not.

[Gwangi]

The theory that aliens wiped all the dinos have crossed my mind many years ago, but I did tell my Seventh Day Adventist dad for fear of you know what. I just thought that someone placed us here to thrive  on our own, but they have to get rid first of all the other creatures that seems to be a threat to our existence.

So why would they leave crocodiles but kill off poor little Thescelosaurus and Leptoceratops?

I think certain families of creatures of the same make up were eradicated together.

Btw i did not tell my dad. Missed the not.

Well they forgot to kill the birds in that case didn't they?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

It did show a Psittacosaurus that escaped the blast.

[docronnie]

The theory that aliens wiped all the dinos have crossed my mind many years ago, but I did tell my Seventh Day Adventist dad for fear of you know what. I just thought that someone placed us here to thrive  on our own, but they have to get rid first of all the other creatures that seems to be a threat to our existence.

So why would they leave crocodiles but kill off poor little Thescelosaurus and Leptoceratops?

I think certain families of creatures of the same make up were eradicated together.

Btw i did not tell my dad. Missed the not.

Well they forgot to kill the birds in that case didn't they?

I think they utilized a specific gene poison or something that was only lethal to certain creatures.

[Balaur]

Special pleading.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_pleading

[Trisdino]

Have not seen the movie(aint out here yet), but that concept art looks far better than the finished products. It is like they took those fairly "realistic" dinosaur forms, and then mutilated them.

Also, what is up with marketing a dinobot a ton, and then not even including it?

[Gwangi]

The theory that aliens wiped all the dinos have crossed my mind many years ago, but I did tell my Seventh Day Adventist dad for fear of you know what. I just thought that someone placed us here to thrive  on our own, but they have to get rid first of all the other creatures that seems to be a threat to our existence.

So why would they leave crocodiles but kill off poor little Thescelosaurus and Leptoceratops?

I think certain families of creatures of the same make up were eradicated together.

Btw i did not tell my dad. Missed the not.

Well they forgot to kill the birds in that case didn't they?

I think they utilized a specific gene poison or something that was only lethal to certain creatures.

How about this, it's just a bogus idea to begin with? The non-avian dinosaurs were killed off by a giant rock hitting the earth or a combination of natural events. You think that could be it?