Transformers: The Movie (1986)

[CrypticMirror]

As a balance to terrible characterization (WT...? "Next time you get lost, you will stop and ask for directions! Swear to it, or the pain will continue!"), I really liked the Transformers: Prime characterization for Arcee. Her characterization flowed organically from her past, and could've been given to any other 'bot.

She had no characterisation in that beyond Cliffjumper is DEAD!!!!! The closest she came to being interesting was the three seconds where it looked like she might get thrown out of the Autobots for trying to stage a murder attempt as a prisoner escape, but since TFP's Optimus would later go onto to threaten to flat out torture a prisoner for information obviously nothing came of that. Transformers titles for the post 9/11 generation has sucked just as badly as everything else for the post 9/11 generation.

[Madner Kami]

Golden Prime? Wouldn't his name be Bumble Prime?

Now I kind of want to hop into a Tardis and change him into a giant female robot named Amazon Prime.

*snickers*

[CharlesPhipps]

Now I'm imagining replacing Ultra-Magnus with Iron Hide (and have him not die immediately) and Hot Rod with Bumblebee.

[Rocketboy1313]

Golden Prime? Wouldn't his name be Bumble Prime?

Well Optimus' name was Orion Pax.

I am unsure as to how the naming conventions are supposed to work, but Pyro Prime would have been better that Rodimus.

[Rocketboy1313]

Now I'm imagining replacing Ultra-Magnus with Iron Hide (and have him not die immediately) and Hot Rod with Bumblebee.

Have the movie be about Iron Hide and have him turn into Ultra Magnus during the climax.

[CharlesPhipps]

No, it should be Dog Latin.

"You are PYRONICUS PRIME."

Have the movie be about Iron Hide and have him turn into Ultra Magnus during the climax.

Then it wouldn't be a weird fusion of Star Wars and the Fantastic Four.

[Rocketboy1313]

No, it should be Dog Latin.

"You are PYRONICUS PRIME."

Have the movie be about Iron Hide and have him turn into Ultra Magnus during the climax.

Then it wouldn't be a weird fusion of Star Wars and the Fantastic Four.

"Green light it," said Feige.
"Sir?"
"You heard me," said Feige.
"But?"
"I know what I'm about."

[AlucardNoir]

Transformers titles for the post 9/11 generation has sucked just as badly as everything else for the post 9/11 generation.

I'm sorry, WHAT!? ... what do you mean Transformers past 9/11 has succked!? The Unicron trilogy happened after 9/11!

[CrypticMirror]

Transformers titles for the post 9/11 generation has sucked just as badly as everything else for the post 9/11 generation.

I'm sorry, WHAT!? ... what do you mean Transformers past 9/11 has succked!? The Unicron trilogy happened after 9/11!

I stand by my glib and ill thought out assertion!

[Darth Wedgius]

As a balance to terrible characterization (WT...? "Next time you get lost, you will stop and ask for directions! Swear to it, or the pain will continue!"), I really liked the Transformers: Prime characterization for Arcee. Her characterization flowed organically from her past, and could've been given to any other 'bot.

She had no characterisation in that beyond Cliffjumper is DEAD!!!!! The closest she came to being interesting was the three seconds where it looked like she might get thrown out of the Autobots for trying to stage a murder attempt as a prisoner escape, but since TFP's Optimus would later go onto to threaten to flat out torture a prisoner for information obviously nothing came of that. Transformers titles for the post 9/11 generation has sucked just as badly as everything else for the post 9/11 generation.

Well, there was her big-sister-ish relationship with Jack, her experience opening up a bit, which she relayed to Miko, the early hints that she was basically Optimus's second in command, and her temper. But it might be that none of those count.