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Transformers family portrait released by studio
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Before the new Transformers movie opens on July 4th, the film's producers thought it would be a good idea to round up the cast and take a friendly family portrait before all hell breaks loose and it's robot against robot. Let's see, we've got Optimus Prime on the far left sporting his new flames (uggo), Ironhide and Ratchet in the middle, and Barricade on the far right. The front row is, of course, occupied by Bumblebee and Jazz. That guy in the back? Oh, that's Starscream, a.k.a. an F-22 Raptor. You don't really want to mess with him. Clearly you want this as your desktop wallpaper, and we're happy to oblige. This image and the ones below in our high-res gallery are currently watermarked, though we're in contact with Paramount to get you the full, unadulterated versions real soon.
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MikeUF 2:40PM (3/14/2007)
2 things I noticed...1 there using a Cayenne as a chase vehicle and air force one doesn't usually have a refueling probe...
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BLS 2:42PM (3/14/2007)
Still no calipers on bumblebee
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Tim UF 2:43PM (3/14/2007)
Its still a travesty that they made optimus something other than the slab fronted tractor
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Johnny B 2:54PM (3/14/2007)
I'm not sure where you get your information, but yes "Air Force One" does have a refueling probe.(Not really sure why you said this, there isn't a picture in the gallery with a good enough picture of the aircraft)...Eh?
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Lee Gibson 2:54PM (3/14/2007)
Tim, I don't know if I agree. Two of my favorite Optimus Primes are the "Laser" Optimus (a Kenworth-style truck with a tanker trailer) and Robots In Disguise Optimus, who is a fire truck.
Both excellent molds.
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Oluseyi 3:27PM (3/14/2007)
Re #3:
Eh, "Optimus Prime" has had a number of configurations, and there have been a number of Primes (ignoring Rodimus). I've warmed to the flame-ensconced truck cab after going back to look at the variations on Convoy (Prime in the Japanese original) like Fire Convoy and Lio Convoy.
Plus, really, Transformers was a cartoon created to sell a toy line. It was ultra cool, but its canon has *always* been messy.
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MikeUF 3:38PM (3/14/2007)
Johhny B. The Third picture:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/transformers-live-action-cars/184771/
Clearly shows a refueling probe in the white and blue livery of Air Force One. Something not eveident in this photo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boeing_VC-25A_82-8000_USAF.jpg
I was under the belief that AFO could take on fuel midair but did believe it could offload.
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digital.roadwarrior 3:39PM (3/14/2007)
Can't wait to see this movie. The trailers look fantastic!
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MikeUF 3:44PM (3/14/2007)
I apologize used the wrong terminology..it has a refueling boom, not sure if probe is the correct word
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kevinwag 3:49PM (3/14/2007)
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Jazz a Porcshe?
Movie looks good!
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Rob 3:51PM (3/14/2007)
Why was my comment deleted?
Anyway, this movie is going to suck, it's going to be one big GM advertisment. The only way I'll see it is if GM pays me to sit through their advertising for a few hours.
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Tim UF 4:03PM (3/14/2007)
Johnny B.... airforce one has a refuelling port, it can be refulled in the air.
it doesn't to my knowledge have the capability to refuel other planes in flight (as the gallery photo clearly shows a plane with a retractable refuelling boom).
Another of the pictures also appears to be an engine from the air force one MOCKUP thats only got about a 3ft diameter intake fan....
747-400's come with 94inch fans on the pratt/whitney sourced engines. that means Yao Ming (90inches tall) could stand upright in one of those fan intakes.
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Austin M 4:30PM (3/14/2007)
That Topkick looks so awesome.
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Scott 4:38PM (3/14/2007)
I loved Transformers as a kid, but I'm really not loving the GM-whoring with this movie. I hated it in the Matrix sequels and I hate it here. Sure most of America won't care, but those who know cars are going to get ill looking at that much GM shilling for 1.5-2 hrs, no matter how great the movie.
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Darien Allen 4:40PM (3/14/2007)
MikeUF Air Force One doesn't have an ejection pod either, yet that didn't stop them from putting one on it in Escape from NY... what's your point?
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mainfr4me 4:47PM (3/14/2007)
I agree, Jazz was always a Porsche, and I think specifically a 911. Bumblebee was traditionally a VW Beetle because he was the smallest of the Autobots. Prime, I can take a small ammount of change, so I can deal with this. But also, didn't they all crash into Earth and get woken up in a volcano later on? Personally, I can take some change, but the primary parts of the story, especially when it comes to the original generation story I grew up with, it makes me look at this film and want to hurl. Michael Bay, why do you have to take a good story, bring up the fans hopes, and then dash them by ripping the story apart like this? WHY?!?!?! This all goes back to the third X-Men movie with Ratner: http://www.applegeeks.com/lite/index.php?aglitecomic=2006-06-07
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MikeUF 4:52PM (3/14/2007)
Actually last I heard the Air Force will neither confirm or deny that it has an ejection pod though it is widely speculated it does, and I was pointing out what I feel is a highly visible technical error on one of the photos. Merely made an observation which was then refuted and then backed up
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James 5:16PM (3/14/2007)
It has an ejection pod of sorts, it is a called a parachute. Jump, go ahead and jump. Might as well JUMP.
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ssgtakeo 6:13PM (3/14/2007)
Johnny, he means no version of "Air Force One" has ever had a refueling boom as the picture clearly shows. From the looks of it, it's a cheesily repainted KC-135E.
I agree, it's a travesty and completely failing in keeping with the original spirit of the show to make Prime anything but a flat-front rig.
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cuahetemoc 8:24PM (3/14/2007)
GM products? Man, the Autobots are doomed if the Decepticons are Toyotas.
"Where's Bumblebee?"
"Oh..yeah... he ran out of gas and his driveshaft broke... sorry Optimus."
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