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"Bruno" Straddles Mirrored Tank For Hollywood Premiere
Like him or not, Sacha Baron Cohen knows how to create a critical mass of media attention. The latest example? At the Hollywood premier of Brüno, he showed up straddling this mirror-covered tank with a phalanx of military-clad models. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Ash78: Tom Green meets Jackass, but with better editing and a bigger budget. I had an appreciation for Ali G, but after... 6 Responses | Other threads
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transformers 2
Chinese Fan-Boys Tart Up Random Cars To Show Bumblebee Love
The Chinese love the new Camaro, especially dressed up as Bumblebee from Transformers 2, evidenced by their unapologetic pledge to rally stripe any yellow car they can including our favorite, the Volkswagen Santana-maro one of many Bumblebee-flavored 'maro wannabes.
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Comment by .357: If you're old enough to own your own car, and paint it like a Transformer, chances are you either: A) Someone... 9 Responses | Other threads
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transformers
Live in Austin, Dallas, Houston, KC, OKC, NOLA, SanAntonio or St.Louis? Want Transformers 2 tickets?
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transformers
Transformers 2: Megan Fox Makes Wheelie Her Little Bitch
After watching this minute-and-a-half clip from Transformers 2 of Megan Fox being her bad-ass self taking on a little scrap metal droid named "Wheelie," we're beginning to believe "Wheelie" is another name for "Jar-Jar." [via cinematoday]
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By Ray WertComment by optional flavor: I think I'm one of the 0.01% that doesn't think Megan Fox is anything all that special, you could find... 22 Responses | Other threads
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transformers
Aprilia Races RSV 1000 R With Transformers Livery, First Sign Of Human Enslavement?
The Aprilia RSV 1000 R raced under Transformers 2 livery at Road America this weekend. An indication of another Aprilia product placement or the first step in a robotic war to enslave humanity? More »
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By Wes SilerComment by leavethegun-takethecannoli: Aprilias are nice- but I'll take an MV Agusta any day of the week. I also don't want it dropping or... 5 Responses | Other threads
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movie cars
Save Ferris: Buy Cameron's House, With Garage, For $2.3 Million
Remember the house Ferris Bueller's buddy Cameron lived in? The one with the awesome, yet precipitously-placed garage housing the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California in Ferris Bueller's Day Off? Buy it now for just $2.3 million. More »
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By Ray WertComment by lilwillie heart clicks GM: Ya but then I would live in Illinois, and I can't do that because I would then have to call... 13 Responses | Other threads
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LOLCars
Foursome Of Movie Cars Creates Novelty Car Dork Convention
Owning one of these cars makes you a novelty car aficionado. Getting all of them together means you and all your friends are tremendous dorks. [Photobucket]
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By Ben WojdylaComment by robot-shmobot: I'm disappointed that the Ghostbuster mobile is NOT an official replica. Ghost Busting Fail. 16 Responses | Other threads
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celebrities
According to Top Gear's sources, Brad Pitt will play king-of-cool Steve McQueen in upcoming biopic.
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nice price or crack pipe
Death Race 2000 Tribute '68 Beetle For $10,000!
The 1975 cinéma vérité masterpiece, Death Race 2000, was prime drive-in fodder. Now Nice Price or Crack Pipe brings, to a driveway near you, a tribute to that exemplar of schlock movie history. More »
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By GraverobberComment by Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: The prefect LeMons vehicle. Too bad that you'll have to sell off $9,500 worth of awesome to get it... 6 Responses | Other threads
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movie cars
Nicolas Cage Stunt Driver To Crash Ferrari F430 Into Jalopnik NY HQ Tomorrow
Just found this outside the Jalopnik New York HQ. Looks like Nicolas Cage wasn't too happy with yesterday's Sorcerer's Apprentice Ferrari F430 crash coverage. Our guess is he's coming seeking either revenge or a re-shoot.
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By Ray WertComment by MarywithanM: Never been to NYC. About how far is "the nearest legal spot? 5 Responses | Other threads
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movie cars
Cutlass: A Short Film About A Special Oldsmobile
Cutlass is a cute short film written/directed by Kate Hudson, featuring both Chevy Chase and Kurt Russell. The official selection at the non-Subaru Tribeca Film Festival is about parenting, negotiating techniques and an Oldsmobile. [YouTube]
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Comment by Murilee Martin: No teenager in 1979 would have pined for a Malaise Cutlass. Trans Am or Eldorado, maybe. 8 Responses | Other threads
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transformers
Wheelie say find friends today... as an adorable little Big Wheels™ truck! [EBay]
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movie cars
Cars 2 Hick Truck Gets Voice Today
Being big fans of the first movie, we got excited when told "Larry the Cable Guy" is in voice studios today recording his part in the "Cars 2" movie for Pixar. Is that weird? [Twitter]
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By Ray WertComment by Ash78: I don't like that guy's schtick or persona in real life, but Mater is definitely a great character. Although I am... 7 Responses | Other threads
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watchmen
Anyone Else See Lee Iacocca Die This Weekend ...In Watchmen?
If you saw Watchmen this weekend, you saw Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca gunned down in Ozymandias' lobby in an alt-universe 1985. It wasn't the only automotive tip-o-the-hat. In actuality, the entire movie's about cars. More » -
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Chevy To Drop Marketing Of Transformers 2
GM will not support the release of Transformers 2 with a Transformers-like barrage of commercials. Why? Just call it Revenge Of The Carpocalypse. More »
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terminator salvation
Terminator 4: Skynet Research Autonomous Mass Transit Bot
Terminator Salvation is scheduled for May 21st premier, but the viral marketing is already gearing up, with a "Skynet Research" website now online where you'll find this: the Skynet Research Autonomous Mass Transit Bot. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Graverobber: DANGER WILL ROBINSON. . . DANGER WILL ROBINSON: 4 Responses | Other threads
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movie cars
The Tech Behind Movie Car Chases
Have you ever wondered how they got those incredible driving shots in movies like Transformers 2, Fast & Furious or Dark Knight? Thanks to Redline TV and host, Tanner Foust, we'll get an inside look. More »
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Comment by Ash78: I never thought I'd be so interested in a single overhead cam. 4 Responses | Other threads
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movie cars
The Visual Effects Oscar Is Just A Way To Reward Cinematic Vehicular Awesomeness
Last night's Academy Awards show had this video ahead of the award for "Best Visual Effects." They really need to just change this category to "Best Vehicular Awesomeness." Watch and see for yourself.
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By Ray WertComment by engineerd: I, for one, am against the gratuitous killing of innocent vehicles for entertainment purposes. 9 Responses | Other threads
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transformers 2
Transformers 2 Teaser Trailer: Now In Higher Quality!
The first version of this Transformers 2 trailer had the illegally-shot-in-a-movie-theater quality, but now we have the official Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen teaser trailer in all its Decepticon-loving glory. More »
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Comment by engineerd: Michael Bay has missed the mark completely on this. People aren't going to go see a Transformers sequel for... 7 Responses | Other threads
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transformers 2
Transformers 2: Second Trailer Leaks To Web
We saw the first Transformers 2 trailer during the Super Bowl. Today, the second trailer, all 2:15 of it, premieres in theaters. Luckily, it's also made it online. We have the full robogasm below. More »
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By Ray WertComment by TurboWeasel: OK, so I'm not that familiar with transformers. It seems like the movie will have flaming things falling from the... 21 Responses | Other threads
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transformers 2
How To Build Bumblebee
Chevy plans to reveal the official "Bumblebee II" Camaro from Transformers 2 here at the Chicago Auto Show. To celebrate the new-look, they've brought his robot mode. Here's a gallery of how they built it. More »
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By Ray WertComment by The Auto Insider: Step #1: Get big ass dude to hold up head. Step #2: Get old ass guy that looks like a washed... 4 Responses | Other threads
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super bowl ad watch
G.I. Joe Super Bowl Trailer Features Bentley Continental
Even though we remember the G.I. Joe of our childhood featuring more tanks than Bentleys, we think we’re OK with the white Continental in the new Super Bowl trailer. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by discontinuuity is once again meme-free: With all these retro kids show movies coming out, when do you think they'll start cashing in on my childhood... 5 Responses | Other threads
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terminator 4
Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look
The tech-loving guys at Wired have a whole slew of spoiler-filled images from the new Terminator 4 movie, Terminator: Salvation. Most interesting to us was the first up-close look at the "Terminator motorcycle" below. More »
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By Ray WertComment by Deartháir - Now with more Unemployment™!: Where... do you sit... exactly? That looks uncomfortable. Ray, didn't you say, 4 wheels good, 2 wheels bad? Did you have... 9 Responses | Other threads
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transformers 2
2011 Chevy Spark: A Redneck Robot?
A new Activision website for the Transformers movie sequel video game features shots of robot modes for the Chevy Spark (Beat) and Trax. Frankly, they both look like hicks. A larger, higher-quality shot below. More »
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By Ray WertComment by pauljones: Um...I don't know what the happened there, but trying this again: Today, we salute you, Mr. WannaGangsterPosingExtragalacticTransfor...! (Mr. WannaGangsterPosingExtragalacticTransfor...!) And your retarded look... 8 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Lysergic Frenchmen Perform Intricate Dance Of Fender-Crunching Euro-Steel: Trafic!
Here we have one of the most weirdly choreographed car-crash scenes in cinematic history, taken from 1971 Jacques Tati film, Trafic.
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Comment by Joshman Gesamtstrecke: Those people are all so calm after the zany crash sequence. 3 Responses | Other threads
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chevy volt
GM Requested Paramount Include Chevy Volt In Transformers Sequel "At Last Minute"
Roberto Orci, head writer of Transformers 2 claimed in a web chat on fan-site TFW2005 that the Chevy Volt was not in the original script, but rather was foisted upon them at the last minute. More »
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By Ray WertComment by Number_Six: This kind of stunt didn't really work for TVR in "Swordfish", did it? 5 Responses | Other threads
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fast and furious
Fast And Furious Trailer Reveals More Grand National Abuse
Who needs Fast and Furious plot details? Especially with this high-energy trailer for the fourth film in the series reminding us the plot is just there to get us from one explosion to another. More »
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Comment by lilwillie heart clicks GM: I still remember going to the first movie. When it let out every ricer was in the parking lot revving... 12 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street bonus edition
Un Homme Et Une Femme Mustang Found Down On The Santa Monica Street
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Remember the Lelouch film excerpts we saw yesterday? More »
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Comment by JCWhitless: C'est une voiture attrayante. A étonné que le jour de Caddyshack et de Groundhogs montre. Doivent être quelques grands ventilateurs... 4 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Un Homme Et Une Femme... Et HOONAGE!
Once again, Parisian tipster Franzouse has found us some vehicular madness from French cinema. Here we've got a couple of examples of the work of Claude Lelouch.
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Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Herbie The Love Bug Replica For $20,000?
79% of our readers thought that $25,000 was a hubba-fied price for 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z, but maybe that's because 80s nostalgia hasn't taken a firm enough hold of our culture yet. That's why we're going with a car everyone appreciates: Herbie The Love Bug! Unlike what you'd experience with your $21,750 General Lee Replicas, you won't keep running across other Herbies out there, because the world Herbie-to-General-Lee ratio is about 1:150 these days. This '63 Beetle has had an obsessively thorough restoration, and the price shows it: $20,000. Cool car, but 20 grand worth of cool? You decide! More »
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Comment by lilwillie heart clicks GM: My wife wants a convertible bug in the worst way. I don't know what that has to do with the... 13 Responses | Other threads
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star trek
Young Captain Kirk Crashes Vintage Corvette Off Cliff In Star Trek Trailer
It looks like someone's snagged a bootleg of the trailer for the upcoming Star Trek movie off the front of the James Bond flick Quantum of Solace. While Wert may have been focused on the Ford Edge, we noticed the trailer showing a young Captain Kirk driving a C2 Corvette convertible off a cliff in an effort to evade a masked flying motorcycle lawman of some sort. The ever-defiant Kirk bails just as the Vette slides off the edge, saving himself while killing the car. The trailer goes on to show off all the well-known characters from the Trekiverse along with what appear to be a host of new baddies, the ship, and explosions. Come on, let it out — you know that closet Trekkie nerd just let out a silent whimper of excitement. We know, and it's OK, we did it too.
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By Ben WojdylaComment by FormerlyPreferredCustomer: Wasn't Kirk from Iowa? Are there lots of cliffs in Iowa? Wait. Wikipedia says "Riverside, Iowa." Google Maps says not a lot... 13 Responses | Other threads
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james bond
Bond Bad Guy Car Of Choice: Ford Edge Is The New Explorer, Escalade Or Suburban
We just saw Quantum of Solace this weekend. While most might get all googly-eyed at the Aston Martin DBS, gushing over it's sleek sexiness even after it's taken into a wall of a quarry, we took something else away from the new Bond flick. We noticed a Black Ford Edge (with odd hydrogen power stickering) playing the role of the basic bad-guy vehicle of choice rather than a Huge-UV. It's a strange change for us to have to wrap our minds around. More »
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By Ray WertComment by sandwich_pants: Not just any Edge..uhs, but ones with hydrogen badges! Maybe criminal organizations are running black market carbon offset credits... 4 Responses | Other threads
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terminator 4
New Terminator 4 Video Reveals Motorcycle-Based Terminators, Four-Wheeled Harvester
Our sister site strung out on science fiction has unearthed this featurette from the ashes of a post-apocalypse Los Angeles. The three-minute-plus video contains a number of spoilers from the upcoming McG-directed movie set before the events of the first three Terminator movies (sort of — I mean, if you ignore that whole "in the past" part of all three movies). Most exciting is the apparent inclusion of shots of motorcycle and four-wheeled human-killing bots. io9's full report after the jump. More »
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By Ray WertComment by Number_Six: So Wayne Enterprises creates SkyNet and when it all goes awry, Bruce Wayne assumes a new secret identity under the... 4 Responses | Other threads
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found on craigslist
Searching For A Grim Minnesota Murder Movie Car? Simple Plan Volvo Amazon For Sale!
While you might not be able to afford Jerry Lundegaard's Olds Ciera, Fargo wasn't the only downward-spiral Minnesota crime movie made in the 90s! That's right, the '66 Volvo 122S wagon driven by Bill Paxton's character in A Simple Plan is up for sale on Craigslist! It's not running, so it's more of a Project Movie Car Hell machine than a daily driver, but: fame! More »
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movie cars
Frank Zappa, Automotive Stylist: The Penismobile!
Maybe you've seen Frank Zappa's excellent 200 Motels a thousand times by now- in which case you're probably unable to form a coherent sentence- but this sequence involving Flo & Eddie (non-Mothers Of Invention freaks might know them better as the guys who brought us 'Happy Together') behind the wheel of the Penismobile was left on the cutting room floor for some reason. We think more cars should have eyelashes on their blinky headlights.
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Love The Beast Trailer Details Eric Bana's Touching Love Affair With His Ford Falcon
Although Eric Bana only publicly mentioned he was working on a documentary about his '74 Ford Falcon for the first time at the Bathurst 1000 race this past weekend, we've got an exclusive first look at the trailer for the movie, titled "Love The Beast," set to appear in Aussie theaters in February, 2009. We've known about Eric Bana's love affair with his '74 Ford Falcon ever since news hit that the Aussie actor had taken the Falcon head-first into a tree during last year's Targa Tasmania rally. Now he's enlisted some A-list auto celebs and one not-so-A-list auto celeb to help tell his car-loving tale. More »
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By Ray WertComment by Chris in KY: That looks awesome and yay for Band of Horses on the soundtrack. 4 Responses | Other threads
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transporter 3
New Transporter 3 Trailer Offers Up Tasty Audi A8 Footage
We've already told you that Transporter 3 is headed for theaters at the end of November. Today a new trailer's been released that opens up a little more on the plot and provides some solid stunt-driving action. Back again is the Audi A8 with Jason Statham behind the wheel not performing a number of the stunts we see. Among them are a two-wheeled drive between a couple of tractor-trailers, ramping onto a moving train and a swan dive off a bridge. Considering the action can take place no further than 75 feet from the car, we expect the latest iteration of the franchise to bring the chase scene magic yet again. [Filmofilia]
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By Ben WojdylaComment by FishingCrue: The magic of the first iteration was that it was believable -- driving on top of trains, not so much. 3 Responses | Other threads
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movie cars
Manic James Bond Fan Pays $350,000 For Wrecked Aston Martin DBS
If you'll remember, back in April a stunt driver for the latest James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, lost control of a brand spankin' new Aston Martin DBS, plunging it into Italy's Lake Garda. According to Daniel Craig, the actor playing 007, a rabid fan has snapped up the remnants of that car for a cool £200,000 — about $350,000 in 'merican play money. Keep in mind a DBS off the showroom floor runs about $200 grand, so that's a whopping pile of change to claim the rights to a wrecked and waterlogged automobile which won't even show up on the silver screen. We've seen fit to toss in the video of the leftovers, just to rub salt in the wound. [Luxist]
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By Ben WojdylaComment by powermatic: If we ever needed a sign of the disparity between the haves and have-nots, this is it. Sure wouldn't want... 1 Responses | Other threads
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quantum of solace
Aston Martins Look Lame In New James Bond-Flavored Coke Zero Commercial
With everyone looking forward to the new James Bond movie, Quantum Of Solace, there isn't a brand out there that doesn't want a slice of juicy cross-promotion. We can't imagine Bond to be the type that would prefer a sugar-free cola over a normal Coke, but that doesn't matter right now. We're just let down by how cheesy the CG Aston Martins look in this otherwise cool, stylized opening-credits-like ad. [via CarDomain]
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By Mark ArnoldComment by adamaoc: they have diffrenet sweeteners... one is more sweet and one is more bitter... they where going to do away with... 2 Responses | Other threads
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transformers revenge of the fallen
"Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" Trailer Will Force Us To See Star Trek
Despite our desire to never again see a Start Trek movie that doesn't star Ricardo Montalbán, it looks like we'll be going to see the new J.J. Abrams vision for the franchise when it hits theaters next May as Aint It Cool News is reporting the full trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will be hitched to it. But, we're also hearing we should expect the teaser trailer for next summer's blockbuster that's the sequel to last summer's blockbuster and is also the prequel for the blockbuster summer movie of 2011 sometime before the end of this year — most likely in November over the Thanksgiving weekend. [Aint It Cool News]
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By Ray WertComment by UDMan: Wert, Wert, Wert..... We must be from different generations, because Star Trek is Iconic to me, while Transformers are in... 3 Responses | Other threads
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