<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Optimus Prime]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Optimus Prime]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/optimus prime http://jalopnik.com/tag/optimus prime <![CDATA[A Mix-up at the Sci-Fi body shop]]> Don't you hate it when you bring your General Lee into the body shop and it comes out with a part off of Ecto 1? This happens all the time in Brandon Ortwein's imaginary life. Click through for more. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5757271&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Optimus Prime rises in China]]> China, home of all things astonishing, continues to build the world's tallest statues of Optimus Prime. This 36-foot-tall hulk was unveiled in Shenyang last week, constructed from 20 wrecked vehicles and weighing 11 tons. (Thanks urabus idranim) More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5748745&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Kid Drinks Gasoline To Be Like Optimus Prime]]> A 14-year-old Chinese boy has been admitted to the hospital with "gasoline dependance" after five years of downing the fuel in order to emulate his cartoon heroes and become a "valiant fighter" like "Optimus Prime." More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5319571&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hilariously Awesome Throwback T-Shirts: Chariots Retired]]> TeeFury just released for sale an unbelievably cool ultra-limited edition t-shirt titled, 'Chariots Retired,' portraying our favorite TV and movie cars from the 80's including K.I.T.T., Optimus Prime, the Ghostbuster's Ecto-1, Airwolf and more. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5308933&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Transformers 2 Clip Is Robogasmic, Megan Fox-y]]> Click to viewFor ShoWest, Michael Bay's dropped a healthy two-and-a-half minute load of footage from summer's upcoming smash-hit, Transformers 2. It features Megan Fox stripping, Bumblebee crying and Optimus Prime getting a kick-to-the-face by Devastator. Robogasm? Yes. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5217823&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Change Transformers Can Believe In]]> Tired of a seemingly corrupt and secretive Decepticon government, running up huge energon deficits and starting robot wars all over the place? Optimus Prime is the candidate you can believe in. Change, Into A Truck. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5160327&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen Hummer H3 Spotted Near Phoenix]]> A reader over at Tformers.com spotted this Hummer H3T sharing its flatbed trailer with Optimus Prime in vehicle mode. The H3T is painted in the same NEST colors as the Hummer HX concept spotted back in July, with NEST appearing to be some kind of mysterious quasi-governmental organization in Transformers 2. Click through for the full report. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5056933&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Oh Optimus, What Have They Done To You?]]> JList, purveyors of all things Japanese and crazy, is offering for sale an iPod dock in the shape of Optimus Prime towing Convoy. The trailer acts as the actual dock, while Optimus' job is apparently to transform and protect the all spark iPod. It's available in original colors, but it also comes in all-white, which is interesting since white is the symbolic color of death in Japan. Perhaps they're beating the dead horse of marketing and have decided to just run with it. It's available for $138 plus shipping if you happen to be an iPod fanboy and a Transformers dork (...Wert?). [JList] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399701&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Shia LaBeouf's Passenger During Alleged DUI-Related Accident Was Transformers 2 Co-Star Isabel Lucas]]> The name of the passenger in Shia LeBeouf's alleged DUI accident in LA this weekend wasn't initially released: Turns out it was Transformers 2 co-star and Aussie hottie Isabel Lucas. If you happen to be Shia "The Beef," and find yourself inexplicably famous after last summer's Transformers movie and this summer's horrible crap-fest Indiana Jones flick, you'd be aiming high on the lady ladder too. Oh Beef, you know Megan Fox is going to be all jealous now, stewing on the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. She'll probably throw herself at you, even though you never had a chance with Isabel. You sly, sly fox. [TFW2005] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399462&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[7-Foot Recycled Optimus Prime Sculpture Is A Junkyard Nightmare]]> This Optimus Prime sculpture should debatably be part of our Junkyard Finds series because this seven-foot monstrosity is constructed entirely of car parts. Unlike the original Optimus Prime, this sculpture lacks color and any Mack truck affiliation, but nevertheless, it's pretty spectacular. The best fact of all is that this 551-pound Optimus Prime is even for sale for a blistering $4,838.71 (likely plus shipping). And Optimus isn't the only Transformer receiving some artistic love. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=391619&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Optimus Prime Spotting Reaffirms Transformers 2 Filming]]> Who's that familiar truck spotted on a Los Angeles freeway? Oh! It must be Optimus Prime! This Optimus Prime spotting comes less than a week after we saw twin Barricades in Culver City, Calif., and it just continues to affirm that the sequel to the robogasm Transformers is, indeed, in the early filming stages. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=375371&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Homemade Optimus Prime Costume Also Deserves Props]]>
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=332592&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Optimus Prime Hit With $236,000 Insurance Premium]]> Saving the world from evil Decepticons isn't all it's cracked up to be. For one, the overheads are ridiculous. With gas set to hit $4.00 a gallon, Matrices of Leadership running a cool $6.5 million and less than understanding insurance agents, we're surprised they don't pack it all in for a lucrative reality TV show gig or just subcontract the work to Halliburton. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=276318&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Slate's Swansburg Pits 1986 Transformers Movie Versus 2007 Transformers Movie, Forgets About Generation One]]> I cannot believe I'm about to engage in a toolerific blogosphere tête-à-tête with John Swansburg on Transformers mythos — but whatever, I must defend an egregious display of fan-boy cultural blasphemy. Swansburg tries to provide a compare and contrast on the 1986 Transformers movie and the 2007 Transformers movie debuting today. The problem is Swany has totally missed the point here and is making the cinematic error of basically correlating apples to Decepticons. The new movie was never meant to be any kind of a replacement, re-do, remake or re-anything of the 1986 movie. Rather, it's an attempt... More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=274785&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Jalopnik Transformers Movie Quasi-Review: An Ameribot Revolution!]]> Last night Ben Wojdyla and I made our way over to Birmingham to take in a sneak preview showing of the new Transformers movie. This review is split into two parts — one that's safe and spoiler-free (starting here above the fold) and then the nitty-gritty of the film (at the bottom of the area in italics below the fold). Peruse the part below the fold at your own risk and may the maker have mercy on your non-robotic soul. Oh and the pictures, there's some LA preview pics in there and some pics the General gave us of some of the designers — oh, that first one's Brian Smith, he put the stripes on Bumblebee, and yes, that's the light-up Autobot t-shirt. — Ed. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=273051&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Vote For Brian Lam, Our Little Gadget Bitch]]> This is Brian Lam. Brian runs our little site obsessed with gadgets. Brian's usually a good guy, but today he's pissed one of us off a little. Can anyone guess why he may have pissed off one of us? If you can't figure out why, then you obviously haven't been reading us enough. But we won't hold any grudges against Brian. Oh, wait — is there some sort of nerd popularity contest poll going on over at Business 2.0 today where you can vote whether or not Brian matters? We wouldn't want to influence that in any way now would we? Hmm — well — just to show we're good sports — we ask you guys to head on over and help Brian out by giving him "100" after you're done looking at him playing with toys below. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=268300&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Movie Update: MTV Shows Over A Minute Of New Hot Robot Action!]]> More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=265666&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Movie Update: Fifty Hot Screen Shots Of Movie Action!]]> Despite the whole "Optimus Prime with lips" thing, we've got to say we're still pretty excited about the upcoming live-action movie. Of course, maybe that's only because we were able to snag these fifty some-odd PR shots from Paramount Pictures. Enjoy the ensuing robogasm. [Please note, we cannot be in any way held liable for those of you having a robogasm and any other -gasm simultaneously due to the hot robot action spliced in with the hot Megan Fox action. Just sayin'...] – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=258289&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Movie Update: Michael Bay Forum Reports Optimus Prime WILL Have Lips]]> It looks like there's now a definitive answer on the question of "will he or won't he" when it comes to giving Prime the lips that whatever robotic god never wanted him to have over the past however many years he's been around. TFW2005's pointed us to their scoop on everyone's favorite Autobot leader via Nelson over on the Shoot For The Edit forum. He's saying:
"The photo of OP in the LA Times [above] should tell you what the final decision is on the mouth/faceplate/battle mask is."
Guess that means there's still potential for Michael Bay to create some kind of Optimus on Megan Fox makeout session as part of his desire to push the boundaries of unnecessary love stories in an action movie. The part though that's killing us is that the site Admin who tossed it out there is asking for us to "quit the whining." Yes, well — one of us will quite the whining when his boss decides not to so liberally toss around my childhood memories like an empty energon cube. Just sayin'... – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=258017&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Movie Update: Optimus Prime, It's You — It's Really You!]]> In case you can't tell from the splice below, the Lam-man and the Chenster from Gizmodo have the first hands-on with the Optimus Prime toy from the new live-action Transformers movie. I think I just had a robogasm over this here long-nose semi. We've got a taste of the gallery below, but head over to our gadget-obsessed friends to check out the hands-on. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=256520&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Movie Update: Optimus Prime Will NOT Have Lips — So Sayeth Michael Bay!]]> The Bay speaks, and here's what he has to say about our little video we obtained of Autobot king trucker Optimus Prime speaking with the lips:
"The unreleased ad (Prime speaks) that was posted on youtube was a test that European were making with the ads. The clip where OP was "speaking," lets just say that it wasn't OP or Cullen speaking. It was something the European studios added on their own. In fact, it was a test shot."
Glad he finally cleared that up. Oh yeah, we've also got some new screen shots from the movie to show you — enjoy. We know we will, because tonight will be the first night in a long while we can finally sleep soundly knowing Bay hasn't fubar-ed at least this one tiny part of our most cherished memories of childhood. – Ray Wert More »
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=252276&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Toys For Tots: Bumblebee And Optimus Prime Show Their Stuff At ToyFair]]>
The Transformers loving kids over at our favorite hangout for all things robots in disguise is live from New York City's Javits Center, home this week to the annual ToyFair show. This year it would seem it should be renamed something like "BotFair" or "TransFair" or something similar as the big news appears to be something we've been covering over here for quite a bit now, the upcoming Transformers live-action movie. The kiddies at TFW2005 have put together some galleries of what's cooking over on 11th Avenue. And in addition to what appears to be some amazing shots of the Camaro concept-transforming Autobot known as Bumblebee and his big boss truck, Optimus Prime, we've also now got Hasbro's official pictures of the toys — all ready in a gallery below to sate your fan-boy cravings. And if you've even got to ask why we're so excited, just take a stroll down the memory lane of our past posts here. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=236263&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This Is Our Country, This Is Our Autobot: Transformers Trailer Hits The Web, Features Camaro Concept]]>
Although we've heard the General was late to the game of connecting its products to the new Transformers movie, as you can see from the above screen cap we've taken of the trailer from the live-action Transformers movie, they've certainly popped right in faster than a headmaster's crappy little action figure head. The movie will have the Camaro concept car playing an integral role in — oh for Primus' sake, just read this if you haven't been following — there's more important things to be telling you. Because although the US trailer site's not yet live — the UK site is, so hop over across the pond to get a piece of the robot goodness before your friends who aren't reading us see it later this afternoon. Also, feel free to peruse the screen caps we've pulled from the trailer's transforming goodness below. [UPDATE: Apparently Macs with Intel Inside (TM) are outta luck on the full-screen version for now. Watch the tiny Bumblebee-sized one on the site, and then come back over here to gawk at the screen caps.] – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=223137&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Exclusive Transformers Update! Michael Bay Is Leaking Robot CGI All Over The Interwebs]]> We received a couple more pics this AM from one of our own embedded "Deep Throat" tipsters in the land of Michael Bay. And this here tipster got us some gems — how about that Bumblebee blaster above, eh? We've got four of the larger-than-life CGI and prettily-painted pics of the Camaro-y Bumblebee, the diesel-y Optimus Prime and of course, the — err — metallic crap-y Megatron in the gallery below. [Hat tip to faithful reader and Studebaker owner Mike!] – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=219039&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Live-Action Movie Update: Jazz Is Driving Excitement And Ratchet's Hummer Gets A Robot Mode]]> Well, it's been a while since we last updated folks on what the interwebs have been abuzz with — Transformers movie leakage. We're more than happy to give you folks an update courtesy of the nice young fan-boys over at TFW2005 — who've come up with some great sketches of two Autobots — Jazz and Ratchet. We've sneak-peeked Jazz above, and showed off how even if Pontiac's not driving excitement so much anymore, he's still showing off that Pontiac arrowhead logo, front-and-center. Pontiac had better hope Mr. Jazz makes it through the movie alive, or else there's going to be much talk (at least here there will be) of how it'll be serving as an analogy for the brand. Also, we've got Hummer-licious Ratchet below the jump and a screen-cap of a scene from the new film picked up from the folks at AintItCoolNews. Hit the jump for the fun. Remember, if you want to keep up to date — there's always our Transformers tag and to keep up visually, there's always the Transformers gallery. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=218940&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Live Action Movie Exclusive! Optimus Prime And Starscream Are So Cybertron, They Don't Even Know It]]> Before landing on Earth to delight us with their lovely auto- and machina-riffic disguises, and while still on the planet of Cybertron, the Transformers have some other type of alternate form. That's because, you know, Cybertron may have a lot of things, but we're guessing they probably don't have any Steve Saleen Mustang's or Camaro's. Instead, they'll have what one tipster is calling a "protoform" — the form they have before they get to Earth. It'll be techie — it'll be metallic — and it'll be interesting looking. Unfortunately, in order to make them for little Earth fan-boys, there's a decent amount of lead time involved, and now we've got the first look at the prototype "protoform" toys and packaging of two big names in the big bot universe — Optimus Prime and Starscream. Full gallery via the link below (beware, there be potential spoilers). – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=209862&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Movie Exclusive! First Five Pages Of Transformers Script!]]> We've seen the entire thing and just to prove it to you — here's the first five pages of what sources tell us is the actual script of the new live-action Transformers movie, named "Prime Directive" in the pre-production. This script is from February, and although we spent a very late night last week running through it — we don't want to ruin anything for you — but be warned, there be spoilers ahead. We also wanted to remind you many Bothans died to bring you these four pages plus the one above, but one who didn't was Matt Hickey, who we now tip our hats to. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=199846&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Transformers Movie Update! Mommy, Bumblebee And Optimus Prime Are Scary Looking!]]>
So seriously — we'd have never been Transformers fans if this we'd learned about 'Robots in Disguise" from pictures and toys of what you see above and below the jump. Above we've got what's purported to be a full body shot of Autobot bad-ass n' brave leader, Optimus Prime (courtesy of our friends at TFormers.com). And below the jump we've got a full-on facial of what used to be the lovable and huggable Bumblebee — a 'bot who now looks like he'd scare the shit out of us as young'uns (courtesy of our friends at the movie blog). But maybe it's just us. What do y'all think? [Hat tip to tr!] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=198032&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Exclusive Transformers Movie Update: Optimus Prime And Starscream Robot Modes Are Teh Suck — And The Pictures Prove It!]]> Our Transformers main man, Hue Hughes, gave us the lowdown on some pictures found over on one of the biggest Transformers fan-sites, TFW2005.com. The pictures are none other than robot-modes of Autobot main man himself and sporting the long-nosed semi look, Optimus Prime. And if that isn't enough to get your fan-boy love juices flowing, they've also got first-looks at Decepticon bad-boys Starscream, Blackout and Scorponok. Take a look through the photo gallery below and then click the jump for our two cents. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=195409&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Exclusive Live-Action Transformers Update: Megatron Must Be Stopped, And Prime's The Robot To Do It]]> So there you have it — Megatron in all of his what appears to be frozen glory. We've also got another shot of the Camaro-rockin' Bumblebee fully transformed, as well as another picture of Prime as a long-nosed Semi and finally what looks to be "Team Autobot" — the Black GMC TopKick (Ironhide), the modified H2 (Ratchet) and the Camaro concept (Bumblebee) all surrounding a ready-to-roll-out long-nosed Semi (Optimus Prime). Looks like a fanboy circle-jerk to us! But wait-wait, there's more — click the jump to find out the names of all the Autobots and Decepticons appearing in the movie from an online chat with the producers held this AM. [Hat tip as always to our boy Hue Hughes!] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=195336&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE Transformers Update! Optimus Prime CG Partial Reveal!]]> So our boy Hue Hughes totally has the inside line on all things Transformers — and he's snagged us some shots purported to be CG tests of the main man himself, Optimus Prime. In addition, there's also a pic of our Camaro buddy Bumblebee, and his brawny brother Brawl. Click through the jump to check out the pics in all their gallery glory. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=194773&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE TRANSFORMER PICS: Ratchet And A Tease Of An Optimus Prime Leg Send Fanboys Into Fetal Position]]> What happens when a YouTube video surfaces with a slide-show of three quick pics of Autobot leader Optimus Prime in truck form, what looks like a leg and potentially Ratchet in vehicle form? Each and every webmaster of each and every Transformer fan site on the web collectively loses control over their sphincter muscles and pubococcygeus muscles and simultaneously release fecal matter and semen into their husky-sized shorts. Sounds graphic? Well, we just wanted to know what we're dealing with over here. All the pics after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=192390&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Now Here it Is, Your Jalopnik Moment of Zen: Optimus Prime Is Jewish?]]> Related: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=190824&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Transformers Movie Update! Optimus Prime Is In The Picture; The Army's Acting Up]]>
Our friends over at Double Viking threw this fanboy pant-wetting tip our way — there's been a picture snagged of what is reported to be Optimus Prime from the new live-action "Transformers" movie. We don't know yet whether this is true, but we do know in our search for the facts we did find the great video put together by the boys and girls of Holloman Air Force Base — the set for many of the scenes of next year's big summer bockbuster. The coolest part is how excited the airmen are about the film. Check that out below the jump. Remember, to keep up with all of the amazing fan-boy action, just continue to check out our Transformers mini-site or drop the RSS into your fave reader. More »
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