All,
Just to let you know, the new Camaro in the Transformers movie (actually, it is a new camaro body on a modified 2005 or 2006 GTO ) looks absolutely phenomenal. Everyone in the audience gasped when the car changed from the second gen Camaro to the Fifth. It looks breathtaking, and they show it a great deal. I was one of the guys on this site who was not 100% sure about the design at first, but when the fifth gen Camaro is zipping around, it can make a believer out of you in about half a second.
As an aside, even the second generation Camaro - in a beaten up, faded, rusty condition - looks great. It is jacked up in the back, has mag wheels, and what looked like a 502 in it. When they show that immaculate big block power plant (kind of out of place in the rusty car, but not a situation I haven't seen in real life), my heart skipped a beat. I am giddy that the second-gen version of Bumblebee kicks the crap out of a Saleen Mustang in a fight.
I own a first gen, but I left the theater wanting two more Camaros badly.
The movie is not something I would describe as a great "film", but it is a pretty awesome "movie". Plot is relatively thin, for example, but somehow you don't really care. It was probably the most visually impressive movie that I have ever seen, and it is like a two hour long GM commercial! The Camaro is by far the most developed and lovable transformer in the movie, and GM really scored a win (a masterstroke) with the placement.
As an aside, for any guys like myself who played with the toys as a kid, they really do the Optimus Prime character well. He has the original voice (Peter Cullen), and same John Wayne attitude, as opposed to the effeminate, wire-fighting schlubs that modern movies keep trying to pass off as heroes.
In the end, this movie is literally about a boy and his Camaro, first and foremost. You guys should see it.
Just to let you know, the new Camaro in the Transformers movie (actually, it is a new camaro body on a modified 2005 or 2006 GTO ) looks absolutely phenomenal. Everyone in the audience gasped when the car changed from the second gen Camaro to the Fifth. It looks breathtaking, and they show it a great deal. I was one of the guys on this site who was not 100% sure about the design at first, but when the fifth gen Camaro is zipping around, it can make a believer out of you in about half a second.
As an aside, even the second generation Camaro - in a beaten up, faded, rusty condition - looks great. It is jacked up in the back, has mag wheels, and what looked like a 502 in it. When they show that immaculate big block power plant (kind of out of place in the rusty car, but not a situation I haven't seen in real life), my heart skipped a beat. I am giddy that the second-gen version of Bumblebee kicks the crap out of a Saleen Mustang in a fight.
I own a first gen, but I left the theater wanting two more Camaros badly.
The movie is not something I would describe as a great "film", but it is a pretty awesome "movie". Plot is relatively thin, for example, but somehow you don't really care. It was probably the most visually impressive movie that I have ever seen, and it is like a two hour long GM commercial! The Camaro is by far the most developed and lovable transformer in the movie, and GM really scored a win (a masterstroke) with the placement.
As an aside, for any guys like myself who played with the toys as a kid, they really do the Optimus Prime character well. He has the original voice (Peter Cullen), and same John Wayne attitude, as opposed to the effeminate, wire-fighting schlubs that modern movies keep trying to pass off as heroes.
In the end, this movie is literally about a boy and his Camaro, first and foremost. You guys should see it.
