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Maybe I'm mistaken, but didn't the ships have energy weapons as well as hard point and missiles. It's been a while since they had a ship to ship battle.

Nope. All ships use artillery and missiles. Beam weaponry is one of the reasons why Mobile Armors are labeled as forbidden technology in the Post-Disaster timeline.

Why/how did Optimus leave Earth? In the last one wasn't he just standing there monologuing to himself in front of a sunset (just like the end of every TF film) with the Dinobots standing by him? Are the Dinobots still a thing? Wouldn't they be like, the most powerful Autobots to call on when you need help? Shouldn't they always call on them? Is Galvatron Megatron again? Did he only get labeled that by humans in the last film? Will Megatron, or Galvatron or whatever, and other Cons still do that floating pixel transformation thing from the last film? Why can't Bumblebee talk? Will he not make a peep other then stupid kiddy and radio noises in his supposed solo film? I know, far too many questions, and probably few answers if any for any of them, but still. I have such a hard time remembering what happened in what films, the sequels all blend together, and they've re-designed most of the bots several times over that it makes it really hard to grasp what events happened in what film. Was Chicago the second one? Was Hong Kong the last one? Which one had Devestator and his big balls that he had despite none of the vehicles that combine into him having any wrecking balls on them?

You must have left the theater early. Well, just to save you the trouble of watching the films again...

1. Optimus simply launched himself into outer space to confront the "creators". This is where the new film will pick up.

2. Judging by the teaser above, the Dinobots will still be a thing.

3. Given the direction of this film series, there is no "calling for help", as both Autobots and Decepticons are fair game to the humans.

4. The film will come up with some convoluted plot to explain how Galvatron reverts to Megatron.

5. Re: Transformium - Don't know, don't care.

6. Though he got his vocal processor fixed by the Allspark in the first film, it got busted again in the beginning of ROTF for unexplained reasons. Otherwise, the producers think making him communicate with his radio gives him a better character.

7. Chicago was in the third and fourth films.

8. Hong Kong was in the fourth film.

9. Devastator was in the second film.

Is that the official name of the sequel?

It's sounds like what The Asylum would call their version, starring Tara Reid...

Don't be surprised if Marlon Wayans decides to make a sequel to Fifty Shades of Black and call it Fifty Shades Blacker. Who watches this crap, anyway?

Meanwhile, in London...

And in Abu Dhabi...

"A+"

Shinkai's Your Name Film Submitted for Oscar Consideration

FYI, it's France that's remaking this film, not Hollywood.

After Avengers: Infinity War, a Rocket Raccoon and Groot Solo Movie?

Vin Diesel Teases Groot vs. Hulk in Avengers: Infinity War

Well, you get what you pay for.

PG 1/60 RX-0 Unicorn Gundam 03 Phenex

See, I think the first one was abysmal dreck, and each successive movie is incrementally better. Age of Extinction was the first one I wanted to see again, and dangerously close to being a good movie.

... is what DuelGundam2099 would say if he were still around.

I must be in that tiny minority of people who actually like the Transformers movies.

I liked the first one a lot and the third one had its moments, but ROTF and AOE are pure garbage.

For the longest time, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans was the first Gundam series to not have any beam weaponry. Well, last week's episode ended all that - with this.

HGIBO 1/144 Hashmal Mobile Armor

Train to Busan (부산행) proved that South Korea can make a better zombie flick than World War Z. Sure, its US$99 million worldwide box office gross is meager compared to Hollywood films, but it's become the highest-grossing Asian film in Hong Kong and most of Southeast Asia. It's received praise from film critics worldwide.

Official Site

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95% - "Train to Busan delivers a thrillingly unique -- and purely entertaining -- take on the zombie genre, with fully realized characters and plenty of social commentary to underscore the bursts of skillfully staged action."

And with a success like that, you know what that means: an English adaptation. Following a bidding war, French studio Gaumont has acquired the rights to produce an English-language remake of Train to Busan.

Train to Busan English-Language Remake Rights Go to Gaumont

A couple of new blasters.

Says who?

The last time we had a Fast & Furious thread, it was immediately locked down. As a result, we've had all F&F discussions on the Automotive Thread since Tokyo Drift. There's no reason why we need this thread.

Sorry, but all Fast & Furious discussions go to the Automotive Thread.

The film franchise that gives porn a bad name is back.

I was thinking about something in regards to nerf lines.

The new accustrike series is coming out/is out and the claim to fame is the new darts that promise better accuracy, at least at shorter ranges.

Then there is the rival lines, better accuracy, good range, but the blasters tend to be much bulkier, and the ball ammo has never proven super popular.

The Elite line is foam flinging fun with great ranges, some cool designs but horrid accuracy.

Why doesn't Nerf consider a "pro" line with more powerful blasters firing Steffen sized (half normal elite sized) darts? Looking at some of the insane power and precision that the artifact/steffen breaches provide and especially the accuracy and power of the Explorer blasters, it seems to make sense. Make a higher priced, more accuracy/power derived line that will attract the airsoft crowd. Make it clear that these blasters are not for kids and price them in the $100+ range like airsoft guns. The nerf aftermarket shows that there is a desire for this with people willing to pay well over $100 to make these awesome, more accurate, and cooler looking blasters based on everything out there.

They could then have either smaller magazines specifically for the pro line to limit cross use and automatically make it clear at nerf wars what people are using. Or, they could just offer two versions in different paint schemes and internals that still use the same sized magazine, but with the inner mag for the smaller, more accurate darts.

What do people think of that?

While it sounds like a good idea, Hasbro won't do it because they stand on their belief that Nerf is for kids and not the college students and adults that make majority of the demographic.