Michael Bay to direct "Transformers" movie?

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I hope Megatron comes up with some really ropey plans, and that Starscream messes up.

but dude, the shanty town was full of DRUGS! so it was okay to blow it up!

-- $V£N! (stevem7...) (webmail), April 8th, 2005 11:54 AM. (blueski) (later) (link)

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Therefore, no need to explain Megatron...as he'll trnasform into gigantic space cannon or spaceship or something like that.

(what does a director do anyway?)

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Is Amateurist joking?

Date of birth (location)
6 May 1915
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Date of death (details)
10 October 1985
Hollywood, California, USA. (heart attack)

Sometimes Credited As:
O.W. Jeeves
G.O. Spelvin

Actor - filmography

Someone to Love (1987) .... Danny's Friend
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (voice) .... Unicron
... aka Matrix Forever (Japan)
... aka The Transformers
... aka Transformers the Movie: Mokushiroku Matrix yo eien ni (Japan: video title)
... aka Transformers: Matrix yo eien ni (Japan)
The Enchanted Journey (1984) (voice) .... Pippo
Hot Money (1983) .... Sheriff Paisley
... aka Getting Centred
... aka Going for Broke
... aka Never Trust an Honest Thief
... aka The Great Madison County Robbery
... aka Zen Business
Where Is Parsifal? (1983) .... Klingsor
Butterfly (1982) .... Judge Rauch
Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982) (voice) .... Father of the Aliens
... aka Slapstick
History of the World: Part I (1981) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Mel Brooks' History of the World: Part 1 (USA: complete title)
"Tales of the Klondike" (1981) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Jack London's Klondike Tales
... aka Jack London's Tales of the Klondike (Canada: English title: complete title)
"Shogun" (1980/II) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator (original version)
... aka James Clavell's Shogun
Shogun (1980/I) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka James Clavell's Shogun (USA: complete title)
Tajna Nikole Tesle (1980) .... J.P. Morgan
... aka Tesla
... aka The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
... aka The Secret of Nikola Tesla
The Greenstone (1980) (voice) .... Narrator

The Double McGuffin (1979) (voice) .... Narrator
The Muppet Movie (1979) .... Lew Lord (Special Guest Star)
A Woman Called Moses (1978) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
Grande attacco, Il (1978) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Battle Force
... aka Große Offensive, Die (West Germany)
... aka The Battle of the Mareth Line
... aka The Biggest Battle (USA)
... aka The Great Battle
... aka The Greatest Battle
It Happened One Christmas (1977) (TV) .... Henry F. Potter
Hot Tomorrows (1977) (voice) .... Parklawn Mortuary
Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1977) (voice) .... Narrator
Some Call It Greed (1977) (voice) .... Narrator
Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Estedes
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975/II) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
And Then There Were None (1974) (voice) .... Voice of Tape
... aka ...e poi non ne rimase nessuno (Italy)
... aka Diez negritos (Spain)
... aka Dix petits nègres (France)
... aka Ten Little Indians (USA)
... aka Unbekannter rechnet ab, Ein (West Germany)
... aka Zehn kleine Negerlein (West Germany)
Necromancy (1972) .... Mr. Cato
... aka A Life for a Life
... aka Rosemary's Disciples (USA: video title)
... aka The Toy Factory
... aka The Witching (USA: reissue title)
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) (TV) .... Sheridan Whiteside
Treasure Island (1972) .... Long John Silver
... aka Île au trésor, L' (France)
... aka Isla del tesoro, La (Spain)
... aka Isola del tesoro, L' (Italy)
... aka Schatzinsel, Die (West Germany)
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) .... Mr. Delasandro
Décade prodigieuse, La (1971) .... Theo Van Horn
... aka Dieci incredibili giorni (Italy)
... aka Ten Days Wonder (USA)
A Safe Place (1971) .... Magician
London (1971) .... Various Characters
Malpertuis (1971) .... Cassavius
... aka Malpertuis: Histoire d'une maison maudite (Belgium: French title)
... aka Malpertuis: The Legend of Doom House
... aka The Legend of Doom House (USA)
Waterloo (1970/I) .... King Louis XVIII
Catch-22 (1970) .... Brig. Gen. Dreedle
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Two Times Two
The Kremlin Letter (1970) .... Bresnavitch, Head of Soviet Politburo/Grodin's Father-in-Law
The Deep (1970) .... Russ Brewer
Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970) (voice) .... Narrator
Upon This Rock (1970) (TV) .... Michelangelo
... aka Return to Lochaver

Una su 13 (1969) .... Markan
... aka 12 + 1
... aka Douze et un (France)
... aka The 13 Chairs
... aka The Twelve Chairs
... aka Twelve Plus One (UK)
The Southern Star (1969) .... Plankett
... aka Étoile du sud, L' (France)
Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat (1969) .... Justinian
... aka Guerra per Roma - seconda parte, La
... aka Lupta pentru Roma II
Bitka na Neretvi (1969) .... Chetnik senator
... aka Battaglia della Neretva, La (Italy)
... aka Battle of the River Neretva (Australia: video title)
... aka Schlacht an der Neretva, Die (West Germany)
... aka The Battle of Neretva (USA)
... aka The Battle of the River Neretva (USA)
The Merchant of Venice (1969) (TV) .... Shylock
Kampf um Rom I (1968) .... Emperor Justinian
... aka Guerra per Roma - prima parte, La (Italy)
... aka Lupta pentru Roma I (Romania)
... aka Struggle for Rome
... aka The Fight for Rome
... aka The Last Roman (USA)
House of Cards (1968) .... Leschenhaut
The Immortal Story (1968) .... Mr. Charles Clay
... aka Une histoire immortelle (France)
Tepepa (1968) .... Colonel Cascorro
... aka Blood and Guns (USA: video title)
... aka Long Live the Revolution (USA)
... aka Tepepa... Viva la revolución (Spain)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) .... Jonathan Lute
... aka I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname (USA: video box title)
Oedipus the King (1967) .... Tiresias
The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) .... Louis de Mozambique
Casino Royale (1967) .... Le Chiffre
... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale
A Man for All Seasons (1966) .... Cardinal Wolsey
Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) .... Consul Raoul Nordling
... aka Is Paris Burning? (USA)
Campanadas a medianoche (1965) .... Falstaff
... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
... aka Falstaff (Switzerland: German title)
Fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo, La (1965) .... Akerman, Marco's Tutor
... aka Marco the Magnificent (UK) (USA)
... aka Marko Polo (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
... aka Meravigliose avventure di Marco Polo, Le (Italy)
... aka Scacchiere di Dio, Lo (Italy)
The V.I.P.s (1963) .... Max Buda
... aka International Hotel
Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) .... The 'Director' (segment "La ricotta")
... aka Laviamoci il cervello (Italy: alternative title)
... aka Let's Have a Brainwash
... aka Rogopag (France)
Procès, Le (1962) .... Hastler (The Advocate)
... aka Processo, Il (Italy)
... aka Prozess, Der (West Germany)
... aka The Trial (USA)
La Fayette (1962) .... Benjamin Franklin
... aka Lafayette (USA)
... aka Lafayette, una spada per due bandiere (Italy)
Tartari, I (1961) .... Burundai
... aka The Tartars
King of Kings (1961) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
Austerlitz (1960) .... Robert Fulton
... aka Battaglia di Austerlitz, La (Italy)
... aka Napoleone ad Austerlitz (Italy)
... aka The Battle of Austerlitz (USA)
Crack in the Mirror (1960) .... Hagolin/Lamerciere
David e Golia (1960) .... King Saul
... aka David and Goliath (USA)

Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) .... Captain Hart
Compulsion (1959) .... Jonathan Wilk
High Journey (1959) (voice) .... Narrator
The Roots of Heaven (1958) .... Cy Sedgewick
The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV) .... Host/narrator
The Vikings (1958) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
Touch of Evil (1958) .... Police Captain Hank Quinlan
The Long, Hot Summer (1958) .... Will Varner
Man in the Shadow (1957/I) .... Virgil Renchler
... aka Pay the Devil (UK)
... aka Seeds of Wrath
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) (uncredited) .... Off-Screen Narrator of Trailer
Moby Dick (1956) .... Father Mapple
... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
Napoléon (1955) .... Sir Hudson Lowe
... aka Napoleone (Italy)
... aka Napoleone Bonaparte (Italy)
Three Cases of Murder (1955) .... Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV) .... An Actor Manager/Father Mapple/Ahab
Mr. Arkadin (1955) .... Gregory Arkadin
... aka Confidential Report (UK)
... aka Dossier secret (France)
... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
Si Versailles m'était conté (1954) .... Benjamin Franklin/Narrator, dubbed version
... aka Affairs in Versailles (USA: reissue title)
... aka Fabulous Versailles
... aka Royal Affairs in Versailles (USA)
... aka Versailles (Italy)
King Lear (1953) (TV) .... Lear
Trouble in the Glen (1953) .... Sanin Cejador y Mengues
Uomo, la bestia e la virtù, L' (1953) .... Captain Perella, the Beast
... aka Man Beast and Virtue
Trent's Last Case (1952) .... Sigsbee Manderson
Petit monde de Don Camillo, Le (1952) (voice) .... Narrator in American version
... aka Don Camillo
... aka Piccolo mondo di Don Camillo, Il (Italy)
... aka The Little World of Don Camillo (USA)
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) .... Othello
... aka Othello (France) (USA)
The Black Rose (1950) .... Bayan

Prince of Foxes (1949) .... Cesare Borgia
Black Magic (1949) .... Charlatan Cagliostro
... aka Cagliostro (Italy)
... aka Spadaccini della serenissima, Gli (Italy: alternative title)
The Third Man (1949) .... Harry Lime
... aka The 3rd Man (USA: poster title)
Macbeth (1948) .... Macbeth
The Lady from Shanghai (1947) .... Michael O'Hara
Duel in the Sun (1946) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
The Stranger (1946) .... Franz Kindler aka Professor Charles Rankin
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) .... John Andrew MacDonald/Erik Kessler
Jane Eyre (1944) .... Edward Rochester
Journey Into Fear (1943) .... Colonel Haki
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (voice) .... Narrator
Citizen Kane (1941) .... Charles Foster Kane
Swiss Family Robinson (1940) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narration

Too Much Johnson (1938) .... Keystone Kop
The Hearts of Age (1934) .... Death

Date of birth (location)
6 May 1915
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Date of death (details)
10 October 1985
Hollywood, California, USA. (heart attack)

Jesus is God. Jesus can raise the dead

Materials Needed: Promised Land mat
Christ figure
blocks,
2 Fisher Price or similar type woman figures
4 or 5 Fisher Price or similar type men figures
rocks enough to make a tomb for Lazarus
scrap of white cloth, tissue or napkin, etc to make grave clothes

Game: People can/Jesus can - A take off on Simon says Have the kids line up at one end of the room
Tell the kids that every time you make a true statement they can take 2 steps forward.
Every time you make a false statement they should stand still and not move.
If they move when you said something false they have to take 2 steps backward.
The object of the game is to make it to a designated place on the other side of the room.
Give them a series of true and false statements such as: Jesus made people with wings so they can fly (false)
People can make dead people alive (false)
Jesus can heal the sick
People can build airplanes
People can make birds (false)
etc.

Telling the Story: Our game was about things that people can do and things that Jesus can do.
And it was about things that Jesus can do but people can't do.
Have any of you ever had a pet die? Let kids answer

How did you feel when you lost your pet? Let kids answer

Was there anything you could do to make your pet alive again?
Today we're learning that Jesus is God. Jesus can raise the dead.

It was called Michael Jackson's Moonwalker.

http://filmforce.ign.com/transformers/articles/632/632705p1.html

Her name is "Arcee", not "R.C.".

Your pal,

Waspinator

Set to come out on July 4 2007: http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=news&newsid=1034E2F7-D56F-E112-4871ECCC2E54B294

When I hear right wing nutcases mouth off about how Hollywood politicizes everything, I usually roll my eyes, but then I read this...

Instead of a volkswagon Beetle Bumblebee has been made into a fucking CAMARO! A CAMARO FOR CHRISSAKES!

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/tf7.jpg

apparently megatron is a jet instead of a gun

so basically he's starscream

Good video. Here's the referenced NYT article on watching West Side Story with Bay

That is a good video

Iirc I've only ever seen the first of these, but I did read the comic and watch the cartoon and play with the toys and ... why would a giant robot even want to turn into a fucking car? What's the advantage?

a) because the toys came first and it was two toys in one and b) so they could disguise themselves on earth

Ebert again

This isn't a film so much as a toy tie-in. Children holding a Transformer toy in their hand can invest it with wonder and magic, imagining it doing brave deeds and remaining always their friend. I knew a little boy once who lost his blue toy truck at the movies, and cried as if his heart would break. Such a child might regard "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" with fear and dismay.

I didn't even like the first one. monolithic pacing, wince-inducing one-liners, and too much delay in getting to the *real* destruction.

I admit I do enjoy reading the plot summaries on Wikipedia, more entertaining to digest it in bite-sized format in my Bay-less brain

I get the toy stuff, I just mean within the mythology of the movies etc. If you're a giant indestructible robot, why would you want to pretend to be a VW beetle? Disguise yourself on earth *from what*? Can't the bad robots tell which cars - or which, you know, giant robot dinosaur - is actually more than meets the eye.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/04/entertainment/new-transformers-movies-feat/index.html

;_;

I'm honestly surprised he didn't try something like this earlier

http://io9.gizmodo.com/according-to-the-last-knight-transformers-have-been-on-1795053150

hokay

still say the original was dire....one of the few times I fell asleep in the theatre at a 7 fucking pm showing

eh, I have only seen the first one and it was such a trainwreck (except M.Fox maybe :) that I never bothered with the rest although I was so ready for nostalgia !
that said, my mega robots nostalgia found a much better recipient with "Pacific Rim".
I wish they would finally make that "Robotech" movie, though.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2017/03/02/the-live-action-robotech-movie-still-lives-on/#314496267307