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Huge. You can talk about Transformers: Revenge of the Fall- en, Michael Bay's sequel to his 2007 fi lm Transformers, six ways to Sunday, and it still comes back to huge. "It's a big movie," says Industrial Light & Magic's (ILM's) Scott Farrar, who su- pervised the visual eff ects for the Dream- Works and Paramount presentation in association with Hasbro, as he had for Transformers. "Nobody shoots a movie like this anymore. e eff ects are huge. e locations are huge. e style of the project is huge. It's a big adventure that travels all over the world." As before, the plot centers on the evil Decepticon robots that want to rule the world, the Autobots that are determined to prevent them, and one unlikely hu- man, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf ), who holds the key to the Decepticons' success. And once again, Autobot leader Optimus Prime and the Autobot Bumblebee, Sam's Chevy Camero, protect the teen from the Decepticons, but this time they have more company. In Transformers, these two much-loved 'bots stood out among the 15 good and bad bone-crushing machines, all giant, mostly bipedal robots that transformed to and from a variety of vehicles. In Revenge of the Fallen, another 58 otherworldly robots in a universe of sizes and shapes join them. e robots are more emotional than before, they have more dialog, display more heavy-metal brutality, and interact with the environment more explicitly. Bumblebee cries, but it also rips a Decepticon robot apart. Jetfi re, an old Autobot new to the franchise, walks with a cane, hitches up his pants, carries a scene— and spits to show his disapproval. Optimus Prime crashes through a forest, breaking tree branches as it runs. ree studios created the digital eff ects. People cite a varying number of robots, depending on whether they count a 'bot You can Transformers: Revenge of the Fall- Michael Bay's sequel to his 2007 fi lm six ways to Sunday, and it still "It's a big movie," says Industrial Light & Magic's (ILM's) Scott Farrar, who su- pervised the visual eff ects for the Dream- Works and Paramount presentation in association with Hasbro, as he had for "Nobody shoots a movie like this anymore. e eff ects are huge. e locations are huge. e style of the project is huge. It's a big adventure that Revenge of the another 58 otherworldly robots in a universe of sizes and shapes join them. e robots are more emotional than before, they have more dialog, display more heavy-metal brutality, and interact with the environment more explicitly. Bumblebee cries, but it also rips a Decepticon robot apart. Jetfi re, an old Autobot new to the franchise, walks with a cane, hitches up his pants, carries a scene— and spits to show his disapproval. Optimus Prime crashes through a forest, breaking tree ree studios created the digital eff ects. People cite a varying number of robots, depending on whether they count a 'bot July 2009 20 ■ ■ ■ ■ CG Characters

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