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Transformers The DVD

Obi-Wan Starkiller

Posted: September 5th 2007 12:14 pm

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Transformers DVD and HD-DVD (sweet!) comes out October 16th! The below information from: Cinematical

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DVD:

The TRANSFORMERS DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles. Total runtime is 143 minutes.

TRANSFORMERS Special Edition DVD bonus features include:

Disc 1:
· Feature film
· Commentary by Michael Bay

Disc 2:
· Our World

The Story Sparks - Steven Spielberg discusses his love for the franchise and early concept art for the film. Explores how the writers adapted the cartoon into a live-action movie and why Michael Bay is the perfect director for the film.
Human Allies - A look at how the actors were selected and their experiences on the set.
I Fight Giant Robots - An exploration of the military training that
Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson underwent for their roles and the various stunts that the actors were asked to perform.
Battleground - A piece on the senior officials from the Department of Defense and Air Force who consulted on the film to give it authenticity and the key locations that the U.S. government provided access to.

· Their War

Rise of the Robots - Explores the interaction between Hasbro designers and Michael Bay to bring the toy line roaring to life.
AUTOBOTS Roll Out - Michael Bay discusses working with Chevy and its designers and the modifications that were made to the cars seen in the film.
DECEPTICONS Strike - The film's military advisors discuss the "toys" they allowed the production to borrow: F-22 Raptors, Ospreys and A-10 Warthogs.
Inside the AllSpark - ILM's digital artists discuss the challenges of bringing the TRANSFORMERS to life.

· More Than Meets The Eye

From Script to Sand: The SKORPONOK Desert Attack - An in-depth look at the making of this particularly epic and challenging scene from initial storyboarding through production and visual effects.
Concepts - Early sketch concepts of the robots.
Trailers

TRANSFORMERS HD DVD

The HD DVD is presented in 1080p High Definition with English, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus and English, English SDH+, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese subtitles. In addition to the above features that will be presented in high definition, the TRANSFORMERS HD DVD will also offer the following exclusive content:

Disc 1:

TRANSFORMERS H.U.D. (Heads Up Display)-In this mode, viewers can access running text-based behind-the-scenes background information on the production during the feature. Users can also watch relevant picture-in-picture b-roll and video with Bay, Spielberg and other filmmakers during select sequences.
Transformers Intelligence Mode web-enabled features consist of:

· Transformation Mode
· Health Meter
· Weapon Mode
· Robot Bio
· In Scene Indicator
· Text Ticker
· GPS

Disc 2:

TRANSFORMERS Tech Inspector - Gives viewers an unprecedented look at the TRANSFORMERS robots through the exquisitely detailed models created by ILM artists. Users can zoom in on each detail for a closer examination and pause and change the rotation of the models.

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Thundercracker

Posted: September 5th 2007 3:00 pm

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Awesome! An October release is much sooner than I was expecting. Just around the corner, plus we got the IMAX release coming up too.

I wish they had included some deleted scenes on the DVD though.

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CoGro

Posted: September 6th 2007 5:17 pm

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Circled on my calendar.

Can't wait for the HD-DVD

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Thundercracker

Posted: September 21st 2007 5:14 pm

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Well, according to vcdquality an xvid encoded dvdrip is now available.

Also the movie hits IMAX today. The new footage is nothing to get excited about and contains no new Bot related scenes.

Here's a quick rundown of the new scenes from TFW2005:

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We still do not know the fate of Barricade
We do not see any new footage of any battles

First additional Scene is Sam picking up his friend who climbed the tree in the park. He makes fun of sam's car about being yellow.

Second additional scene is at the police station when sam gets arrested and they make him watch a video about what drugs do to your brain. The video is amusing but nothing great

Third additional scene has the agent from Section 7 makes Sam take a test to see if he is lying inside the van by making him look into a device to see his pupils dialate.

Fourth additional scene is where the sector 7 agent tells the group about a room where he likes to meditate in (the part before they see the all spark cube)

Fifth additional scene is where one of the army guys goes into a pawn shop and tries to pawn his watch to get the shortwave radios

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Thundercracker

Posted: September 23rd 2007 9:44 pm

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Finished downloading the dvdrip, it's a SL compressed down from a DL so the quality is not as crisp as the retail will look but it will do for the meantime.

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Request any shots you want...

(small detail to mention is that the Devastator/Brawl naming error is still unchanged on the DVD.)

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Cryostar

Posted: September 24th 2007 6:34 am

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You know me, I'm all for the decapitation scene, as well as Iron Hide taking out brawl, the mountain dew machine and the gratuitous breat shots. Thanks in advance. *cackle*

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foxbatkllr

Posted: September 24th 2007 12:32 pm

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I'm passing on the download since I'll be buying the DVD when it comes out anyways and that's not too far off.

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Thundercracker

Posted: September 24th 2007 5:37 pm

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Cryostar

Posted: September 24th 2007 7:48 pm

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Muchos Gracias.

Even got the bonus Megan Fox images. Schweet.

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Thundercracker

Posted: September 28th 2007 12:53 am

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There's a 2 minute preview of the one the DVD documentaries "Inside the Allspark" on Amazon's TF order page which is about ILM building the CG robot models.

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Thundercracker

Posted: October 7th 2007 6:01 pm

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Home Theater Forum 2 disc DVD review

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CoGro

Posted: October 13th 2007 8:41 pm

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Anyone know if the HD-DVD is dual format?

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foxbatkllr

Posted: October 16th 2007 4:49 pm

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Picked up the two-disc target exclusive transforming case DVD set today. Its pretty cool, kinda cheesy but good for its novelty.

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CoGro

Posted: October 16th 2007 10:25 pm

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You all owe it to yourselves to pick up the HD-DVD. Most of you are video/audio-philes so what I say should mean something. This is the best looking and sounding film I have ever seen in my life, by far. Even during non-action scenes I couldn't pick my jaw up off the floor.

I checked it out on a 10 speaker audio running Dolby Plus, 1080p Panasonic plasma, Toshiba A20.

Every person on this forum needs to check it out. I'm buying a player for the sake of this film, which I bought on HD-DVD. Waiting for the A20 to drop in price when the A3 series launches. I'll be able to get one for 220 and it's worth every damn penny. Comes with 7 HD-DVDs including Bourne, 300 and 5 of your own picks.

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foxbatkllr

Posted: October 17th 2007 12:23 am

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If I had an HDTV and an HD-DVD player, I would pick it up on HD-DVD.

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Raveers

Posted: October 17th 2007 12:29 am

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I plan on buying an HD-DVD player first and my first movie I will buy for it will be Transformers. It shall be pretty exciting to see it in true HD.

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Obi-Wan Starkiller

Posted: October 17th 2007 6:30 am

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Picked it up last night in HD but didn't get a chance to sit down and watch. Maybe after work this afternoon. Can't wait.

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Biggs

Posted: October 17th 2007 4:24 pm

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Hmmmm, I might have to buy an HD player after that reccomendation.

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TiniTinyTony

Posted: October 17th 2007 6:50 pm

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My friend Dan is boycotting the movie since he has a Playstation 3.

He was going to buy an HD DVD player to add on to his 360, but he bought his 360 at launch and it only has the ability to display up to 1080i.

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CoGro

Posted: October 17th 2007 8:14 pm

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Fact:

If you have an HDTV that deinterlaces well (I have a Toshiba Regza HL167), 1080p will not be a noticeable improvement, especially when you're dealing with TVs 42 inches and below.

In fact, aside from two models, the AX2 and the A35, all HD-DVD players have not been impressive in 1080p. In most cases a good HDTV can do the job better than the player can, which eliminates the need for a 1080p player.

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Biggs

Posted: December 9th 2007 2:40 am

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Hmm, I for one call bullshit as Bay has said he'l be leaking false information well before the film starts as well as during the shoot.

BUT

on the other hand, with this strike happening and the possibility of an actors strike next year, this kinda makes alot of sense. They can spend the time during the strike (if it happens) doing FX, Music & post-production which basically, is like 70% of a film like Transformers, plus I don't know if voice talent like Cullen, etc are bound by the actors strike? It'd be easy enough for them to just roll the voicework over a couple of days.

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CoGro

Posted: December 15th 2007 2:32 am

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Well, I own the HD-DVD and Bay mentions a lot in the commentary/features that there were a TON of robot ideas that were put on hold for the sequels. As they mention this, they make particular reference to Soundwave. I'm sure by now that isn't 'news' per se, but it's interesting to know that there's some sort of direction that the filmmakers want to take this.

Oh, and the HD-DVD might be the best cinematic item I own. Picture/sound is fucking unbeliveable, not to mention the ultra cool H.U.D commentary that features PIP commentary and production notes pick it up.

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Biggs

Posted: January 23rd 2008 9:20 pm

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I havn't seen anywhere, but are there any easter eggs on the standard DVD?

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Topeka

Posted: June 9th 2008 11:42 pm

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The Blu-Ray version has been officially confirmed for a September 2nd release. It's extras seem to be exactly the same as the HD-DVD copy, which is unfortunate. I was hoping for the expanded IMAX version.

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yarq

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