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Post #384445

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Kurgan
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Transformers: Reformatted (2007) - Blu-ray & DVD (Released)
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Date created
1-Nov-2009, 2:45 AM

Kevinicus said:

For those wondering what I changed, here is my complete list of edits (I think):

 

Opening/Base Attack Scene:
    *Trimmed conversation on helicopter
    *Removed conversation between Lennox and his wife
    *Removed threat to kill Blackout's crew if they didn't step out and his utterance of "My God"
    *Trimmed Epps looking up at Blackout some
    *Rearranged footage so that Blackout is shot with grenade PRIOR to Epps escaping.
    *Trimmed Blackout turning arround some before ejecting Scorponok

School Scene:
    *Removed intro by teacher & Sam emptying his bag
    *Removed spitball bit
    *Removed lines during flashback, "The ice is freezing faster than it's metling," and, "Don't worry lads, we'll get there."
    *Removed "Sexton" line and class' reaction
    *Removed shot of Sam's Dad in his car

Dealership Scene:
    *Removed clown's line about his makeup melting
    *Removed line from Bolivia wanting to show Sam his favorite car away from BB

Pentagon Scene:
    *Removed SecDef looking at those in attendance and all comments made there

Witwicky House:
    *Removed Sam going to his room, checking the mirror, ebay, etc.
    *Removed bit about Mojo and his bling.

Desert Scene:
    *Completely removed scene with Lennox and company talking about what happened, the binoculars and Skorponok spying.

Park Scene & Drive Home: 
    *Removed a few of Brent's lines to his friends and his worrying about his wheels being grinded.
    *Removed 2nd half of Sam and Mikaela's talk in the car where she comes off as a total ditz not knowing who he is.

Analyst Scene:
    *Completely remove scene of analysts theorizing about Iran and China.

Air Force One Scene:
    *Cut President's Ding Dong lines.
    *Remove a lot of analysts lines (i.e. "Are you running a diagnostic?" "Should I be?", etc.  Only what was needed remains)
    *Remove several repetetive lines from military personal after signal is detected.
    *Trim Frenzy's escape to the car

Bumblebee signal scene:
    *Cut Sam's call to police and his talk about the neighborhood watch
    *Cut Bumblebee driving circles around Sam and Sam throwing his keys

Pentagon Scene:
    *Completely cut scene where Maggie talks about DNA based computers etc. with SecDef and military

Desert Attack:
    *Completely removed Indian telemarketer and credit card gag.
    *Removed Epps lines "Man, If you could see this ****." and "Bring It"
    *Removed "Bring the Rain" line.
    *Rearranged and trimmed much of the footage so that the action flows better.

Maggie Stealing Signal/Glenn Scene:
    *Cut other analyts lines.
    *Trimmed Maggie removing memory card
    *Cut Maggie getting out of 2nd taxi
    *Cut Glenn playing games with his cousin
    *Cut Maggie asking if Glenn wants to see something classified and Glenn wanting to "work his magic"
    *Cut Glenn's grandmother's interruption.

Bumblebee Chases Sam/Barricade Scene:
    *Trim footage of news
    *Cut out audio of Sam saying "Good Morning Mojo," and "It's too early.." to allow for it to be later in the day.
    *Trim some frames from Sam flipping on his bike.
    *Cut Sam telling Barricade that he's had the worst day - removes uneccessary delay by Barricade
    *Trim Sam's delay in running away
    *Cut Sam's line about dreaming
    *Cut line in car about ditching the Monster - Sam hits the steering wheel and the car starts (Note: Unfortunately I wasn't able to fix the continuity error with the tire spinning, but that's is Bay's error, not mine.)
    *Mirrored the scene of Bumblebee flipping Barricade into a building and them fighting on the ground to make the action flow in the same direction (pretty amateur mistake by Bay & co. here).  Later shot of Barricade is mirrored as well.
    *Trimmed some frames after Sam kicks Frenzy's head.

Autobot Arrival:
    *Removed girl's tooth fairy line.
    *Removed Jazz's first line, "What's crackin' little bitches?"
    *Removed Sam's echo of Prime's "ebay."
    *Removed line during flashback sequence, "The ice is cracking." (DUH!!)

Interrogation Room:
    *Cut entire scene with Donuts and Glenn freaking out.
   
Military Airplane:
    *Cut a few lines at beginning of discussion of Skorponok

Sam's House:
    *Cut first news report Sam's parents are watching
    *Cut entire backyard scene (Sam's talk with his dad, "my bad," and the bit with Mojo.)
    *Cut Mikaela's efforts to help Sam search his room.
    *Cut S7 escorting everyone to the vehicles

Sector 7 vehicle sequence:
    *Cut Sam's martians line
    *Cut Mikeala going on about Sam never sacraficing anything in his perfect little life.
    *Trimmed the chase of Optimus to remove continuity error of Prime's footprints magically vanishing.

Pentagon:
    *Cut conference call and comment about the defining the Presidency.

Hoover Dam/Sectory 7:
    *Cut most of Frenzy's fall.  Spliced a small piece of footage in during Prime's speech at the Observatory.
    *Cut SecDef talking to Lennox
    *Cut SecDef having a hissy fit about the military not knowing about Sectory 7 etc.
    *Cut shot of Barricade after Starscream calls the Decepticons to mobilize
    *Cut Maggie asking what kind of energy the cube had
    *Cut Wolvering/Freddy Joke and Simmons asking for a phone, etc.
    *Cut Maggie correcting Simmons about Finland and the SecDef's comments
    *Cut some of Maggie's reactions to cellphone bot
   
Attack on S7:
    *Cut shot of Barricade with other Decepticons
    *Cut one shot of Frenzy messing with computers
    *Cut SecDef line about the Rangers not losing
    *Cut Sam asking how BB is doing (good call Reave)
    *Cut Lennox reference to "Mission City" - This fixes the error with it being called LA in the sequel
    *Cut shot of Bumblebee and others leaving dam area, Sam asking how the cube is in the backseat and some guys spraying Megs.

Final Battles:
    *Cut some of Frenzy fight and the Airforce receiving the message from Glenn
    *Cut more shots of Barricade
    *Rearrange footage of Optimus and Bonecrusher transformations
    *Cut out boy saying, "Cool Mom!"
    *Cut F22's mobilizing and Glenn saying that they're being sent to the city.
    *Cut wide shot of city
    *Cut Lennox/Epps argument about airstrike, "That's Alien!"
    *Cut and rearranged scene of robots created by the Allspark so that it's only Dewbot that's created, no XBOX or SUV.
    *Cut shot of Mikeala driving out of alley and "I'll drive, you shoot" line.

I think that's it...

Cool! Tell me again why Barricade was removed?