I loved “Transformers”. My favorite part of the movie wasn’t even the movie, but this really great T-shirt that Bay sold during the production of the film, with the words, “Giant F–king Robots are Coming”. Let me tell you, that shirt was a great conversation starter. Sure, it labeled me as a total geek, but whatever, my love for giant effin’ robots has no time for your mockery. All that, to say this: In “Transformers 2″, there will be even MORE giant effin’ robots coming.
This brief excerpt from a Variety article on the special effects involved in “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” tells you all you need to know about the sequel:
“Michael took the production value up many, many notches,” he says. “Just the backgrounds alone are huge. It’s a combination of ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘Ben-Hur,’ in regards to fantastic backgrounds and the unbelievable sets we worked at around the world.”
Everyone involved in “Revenge of the Fallen” is keeping the details under wraps, but Farrar says there are some 60 robot characters, and they play in settings around the world. Some, like refineries at night, were chosen to boost the visual drama and show off the scale of the giant ‘bots.
What’s more, this time the Transformers will interact much more with the world around them. Farrar highlights “the splashes and the hits and the fighting on dirt or moving, banging into trees,” explaining, “Things splinter and break, they spit, they outgas, they sweat, they snort.”
Translation: More giant effin’ robots are coming!
