Alright, so the official, Hi-Def version of the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen trailer has hit the net and it's absolutely amazing. Sets a very dark tone for the film and gives us brief glimpses at some of the new characters including Arcee, The Fallen, Sideways and more. However my main gripe is the names that are being used in this film.
As much as the movie franchise is it's own separate continuity, and doesn't follow the original Generation 1 toyline/comics/tv show, many of the names they are using for this film make no real sense. I will try to avoid spoiling to much for people who don't want to go to the film and be totally in the know. But anyway....
"The Twins" Skids and Mudflap - okay, i'll admit that Skids is a G1 name, but who the hell liked Skids anyway? He was one of the most pointless characters, and whatever screentime he did have was quickly made irrelevant. Surely out the entire fictional world of Transformers the names for the twins could've been better. Mudflap is a craptastic name, and only major use in TF lore was during the abhorrent Cybertron line. Personally, even using names such as Cliffjumper and Gears would've worked better. Anything better than Skids and Mudflap, really!
Sideways as an Audi R8 is sort of disappointing too, as I was sincerely hoping that this was Barricade in a new disguise, since his 'official' death is not on screen I hoped he would return for this film, but it seems not. Sideways as a name is typically linked in with being a herald or subordinate of Unicron, so with the inclusion of The Fallen in this film, who knows quite what they will do....I'm still hoping we see some sign of Barricade in this film, even if he is killed off early on.
Demolishor - COME ON! If there's really only going to be six constructicons in this film, why on earth do you get rid of Scavenger when it appears on one of the toys! If Hasbro has lost the rights to the name Scavenger, which I don't think they have, then that's understandable. But as decent a name as Demolishor is, it shouldn't replace dear old Scavenger.
As for the others such as Arcee, Jetfire, Soundwave and more, quite happy with them as they make a lot more sense. Strangely enough i'm not too fussed about Jolt being in the film, since he's essentially a totally new character as well as Skids/Mudflap. Perhaps it's their ugly mugs that makes me dislike the characters more than I should. We shall have to wait and see how the film turns out before I make any final judgements.
Here's a link to the trailer. Watch, enjoy, drool.
http://michaelbay.com/ - can also download HD versions of trailer.
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