Monday, September 24, 2007

Transformers, What Now?

Rejoice as it has already been confirmed that Spielberg and Michael had struck a deal to release Transformers 2 for the summer of 2009. Wait, don't dance yet! It doesn't end there. We already know about the release on DVD, single and double DVD's on October 16th but did you know that the IMAX version will have an additional 2 minutes of footage not found on the DVD release? Fuck! I sound like a 'Did You Know?' caption!

Now here is the run through on the contents of the special 2 disc set release which I am so going to buy!

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.

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.
  • 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
Wait.....Hold that legs and hands because now you also know that the Transformers Score is to be released October 9th.

Here is the list of scores.

1. Autobots
2. Decepticons
3. All Spark
4. Deciphering the Signal
5. Frenzy
6. Optimus
7. Bumblebee
8. Soccent Attack
9. Sam at the Lake
10. Skorpinok
11. Cybertron
12. Arrival to Earth
13. Whitwicky
14. Downtown Battle
15. Sector 7
16. Bumblebee Captured
17. You're a Soldier Now
18. Sam on the Roof
19. Optimus vs. Megatron
20. No Sacrifice, No Victory

Now you can do your walk like an Egyptian dance!

1 comment:

ant said...

Holy cows!