We Are All Bumblebee: Beijing Transformers fans gather to celebrate Revenge of the Fallen
Beijing Bumblebee gathering - click above for high-res image gallery
Less than one week before Transformers 2: Rise of the Fallen goes into wide release in China, fans of the morphing vehicle-turned-robot movie franchise took to the streets of Beijing in full Bumblebee regalia.
What looks to be a well-organized event was put on by website Autohome.com.cn, and it appears that they even managed to get General Motors' Chevrolet division in on the act, with a new Bumblebee-spec Camaro to lead the procession of like-painted fan cars.
We're not sure we'd go with the yellow-and-black stripes treatment on our own rides, but we remain impressed with both the dedication and the sheer variety of cars that have been given the 'Full Bumblebee,' including a couple of new Cruze sedans and a passel of Aveos, a Ford Focus, a Suzuki Swift and an SX4, a Citroen C4 – even a Mark II Volkswagen Golf. Check out the high-res photo gallery after the jump, and be sure to click on the link below for even more shots of the event. Thanks for the tip, Joe!
Gallery: Beijing Bumblebee Gathering
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[Source: Autohome.com.cn via Google Translate]
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Yaroukh 12:32PM (6/22/2009)
Reunion Of The Fallen
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C.W. 1:23PM (6/22/2009)
the 'never had a girlfriend' convention.
BigMcLargeHuge 12:39PM (6/22/2009)
And not a single Volkswagen Bumblebee-tle?
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why not the LS2LS7? 12:41PM (6/22/2009)
That's a pretty appealing paint job, on at least the first 3 cars. The Focus looks pretty good too. The Aveo's have too short a hood to look good with this paint job. And the Toyota guy failed to compensate for the curve of his hood so the stripes end funny.
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Yaroukh 12:52PM (6/22/2009)
Camaro is gorgeous with this paint-job.
Rest of them look like taxicabs. Funny stripes on the Toyota fit nicely the funny headlights. :)
jamie 1:17PM (6/22/2009)
Yaroukh
I agree. At first, I thought it was a photo of Manhattan with a sea of taxicabs floating by. :)
why not the LS2LS7? 1:33PM (6/22/2009)
Yeah, in other countries taxis aren't yellow, so people more likely to try on these special yellow paint jobs.
Yaroukh 2:53PM (6/22/2009)
in our country they are yellow too, so I couldn't help it :)
SSS 1:01PM (6/22/2009)
that is quite a waste of time...
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Level 1:07PM (6/22/2009)
thats pretty cool i guess for fans of the movie to do, and from the looks of the paint job of the Cruze Post the other day they it wasnt a maaco job lol...
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BigTeebo 1:16PM (6/22/2009)
Transformers: toys for kids and adults!
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sunny_lagga 4:22PM (6/22/2009)
+1 !
akin 1:27PM (6/22/2009)
welcome, global monoculture.
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Jeff Johnson 1:56PM (6/22/2009)
I *love* transformers... the original cartoon series, this stuff that Miachel Bay has done, is pretty much a rape of the whole Transformers world.
Go lookup on google images what the original bumblebee looked like -- looks NOTHING like the one in the movie, doesnt help the fact that the original was akin to a VW beetle.
Things could have been a lot better if the movie wasnt one huge commercial for GM too.
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Jsams4131 6:46PM (6/22/2009)
agreed. besides the nutty kinda of puppy love comedy which can be dismissed cuz it is a family movie for the most part...but yea it definately was a GM fest and looking back now that GM is in its situation now...it probably wasn't the greatest idea.
but of course movies like F&F 2 were only sponsored by certain cars manufacturers as well, but transformers is/was overkill. I want to see the movie, but another thing I want to be able to seeing the battle scenes and not be subjected to a subliminal blur of action.
EEL 5:33PM (6/22/2009)
I wonder how well these cars survive crash testing? [J/K]
;-p
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Glenn Quagmire 6:47PM (6/22/2009)
I cant wait for the movie.
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samihan 7:53PM (6/22/2009)
You guys missed the Toyota Reiz, and the SouEast Lancer.
Here's to feeling smug that I can name some cars AutoBlog cannot. whoot.
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Luce 11:04PM (6/22/2009)
That looks like fun! I love the variety of cars (and the one with the Hello Kitty seat cracks me up).
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