Shinji103 wrote:I was talking about the mood of the original series. The old fans of the original Transformers might be put off by a higher age rating because they were probably looking forward to a more loyal retelling of the original Transformers. A darker mood, or even slight gore as hinted by the trailer, might put off fans of the old series, as we all know that there are people who like to stick with tradition.
So far that hasn't been the case. Most of the complaints going around are for the designs, not around the fact the Decepticons are actually killing people (which they were technically trying to do in G1 but was never depicted due to the target age). Besides, from what I've seen on the trailer, the worst that can happen is Transformers getting a PG-13 rating, and even then that would be light compared to most movies out there.
And as far as "mood" goes, people go for the darker atmosphere. Why do you think the original Transformers Movie is such a cult classic?
I think his point was more about sticking with tradition than it was about being able to discern the Autobots from the Decepticons.
I know what he meant, but then the original Decepticons weren't that far from the original Autobots either.
Also, one line in that trailer that just sounded kinda stupid: "Step out of the vehicle or we will kill you." It just sounds stupid and awkward, since what they would actually say is "Step out of the vehicle or we will open fire" or something closer to those lines. Not a big thing, but it just sounds stupid. Like hearing Heero telling Relena "I'll destroy you" in the Cartoon Network edits of Gundam Wing. Just bleh.
I actually thought it made sense to say "kill", considering Blackout pretty much flew into a US Air Force base unannounced and most likely not generating the right IFF (which would scare more than one air traffic controller), although I also admit it does sound a little awkward.