@MrSucky101 WRONG Michael Bay had no intention of using the VW bug. He said it reminded him too much of Herbie the Love Bug. You can see the interview on the DVD of the first Transformer movie. I think it's ironic though, that, even though he didn't want Bumblebee to look like Herbie, he made him ACT like Herbie. He doesn't talk in the beginning, he plays love songs to get Sam & Mikela together. And makes him do all sorts of things that has nothing to do with being a Transformer.
He COULD have just said that it was VW's decision to keep their Beetle out of the movie, but nope. He had to go ahead and say the bug was stupid for a handful of reasons that don't make a lick of sense. He couldn't imagine a bug going 200 MPH? You're not supposed to imagine that these things are really giant robots! That's the point, Mikey!
I drive a crappy little Kia Spectra, and I've seen a TON of camaros since '07. So far only ONE actually drove faster than me. ;P *lol*
Here we have another moron that's ok with calling a giant robot that transforms into a cool-ass camaro a GAY NAME like "Bumblebee" I don't care that Michael bay didn't use the VW bug, but it is STUPID to call anyother giant robot "Bumblebee" it makes no god damn SENSE. This is crazy. Nobody likes the VW bug, but everybody likes calling this cool new Transformer a gay name. Since this movie had NOTHING to do with the old cartoon anyway, he had no busness using G1 names. "KAPOW"
@BustUpBots If Michael Bay wants cooler vehicles to be the Autobots that's fine, but he shouldn't have used the same names from G1 because his version has nothing to do with the original. Also, making Bumblebee a sports car makes him just like all the other Autobots, now there's nothing unique about him to make him stand out. I also think it's real funny that Bay didn't want the VW because it reminded him of Herbie the Love bug, but he was ok giving that Camaro-bot Herbie's personality.
They purposely made him a Camaro because a Volkswagon looks like a piece of shit. At least in the movie when he was shopping for the car they put the original yellow Volkswagon next to the Camaro
That's supposed to pay respect to the original Bumblebee? He blew it up. How fucking stupid. He shouldn't have lied about why he used a Camaro. And it's pretty dumb to call it Bumblebee. It's not a VW bug, so why give a muscle-car a gay insect name? Should have changed the name to something tougher. He used the name Bumblebee to draw the fans in. Michael Bay is an arrogant prick who can't direct movies without tits and explosions.
We know the reason for choosing the Camaro. But using names from Generation one makes no sense. His movies have nothing to do with the original cartoon. And a cool robot that changes into a cool Camaro deserves a better name.
Well, that, and even IF they wanted to make him a VW Bug, Legal issues would arise. VW didn't want to be associated with "War Toys." They tried it with Alternators, and it didn't work.
I've seriously HAD IT with people saying the same things. We KNOW about the legal issues surrounding the VW bug, and the fact that Michael Bay didn't like it in the first place because it reminds him of Herbie the Love bug. For once I want to here why fans of his movies are ok with calling a cool giant alien robot that turns into a Camaro, Bumblebee? Why? Theres no insects on Cybertron. Why is his friggin name Bumblebee? At least in g1, when he gets the VW bug disguise it kinda made SENSE.
the cartoon was so-so and the 2007 film was just two hours of things blowing up/bad acting/loud obnoxious score/jiggly camera work. The first film was horrible, the second looks terrible.
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What the F**k is wrong with Michael Bay theres nothing wrong with him he's not an asshole or anything u people say. He's just a director who directs awesome movies so screw all of u!!!!!
Not all of his movies are completely bad. But I do have something against ego-maniacs who takes a concept that has had a huge fan-base for over 20 years, and turns it into his own story. Fans of the original Transformers waited decades to see their favorite VolksWagon Auto-bot come to life, and instead, they got a Camaro-bot. Now fans have to wait another 20 years for a new director to re-make this film and clean this mess of a movie, up.
I'm not into cars, so I just found out there's a Dodge musclecar called the "Super Bee" and its been around for a while. The pics I seen on google images are sweet. Since Micheal Bay couldn't get the rights for the volkswagon, why couldn't he try to use the Super Bee? THAT would have made sense.
Cuz Michael Bay is an egotistical asshole. He didn't want to use the Volkswagen beetle cuz it wasn't tough enough. He says it in an interview you can see it on the Transformers movie 2 disc set. So he made it a Camaro. Yeah, real logical right? a giant robot named Bumblebee from a planet that doesn't have insects, comes to earth and becomes...a muscle car Camaro.
Michael Bay Also did an idiotic last-minute name change on the tank. it's supposed to be Brawl, the Combaticon. Every version of the toy was shipped to toy stores as Brawl, in the video game, he's Brawl, but in the movie he's Devastator. What a dope. Now kids can't complete their toy collection cuz they can't find Devastator. Imagine if George Lucas changed Darth Vader's name to Hank at the last minute & screwed up his first line of action figures back in the 70s.
@NATED0Go33 - correct, Brawl would be a better name since in the G2 cartoons, his alternate form is a tank. Devastator is all of the combaticons put together.
I guess Michael Bay retained the name for the recall factor since the other G1 Transformers had also retained thier own names but had gotten a similar alternate form to their cartoon predecessors. Only Bumblebee (and by extension Sound Wave and Megatron) did not retain their old cartoon alternate forms.
The old cartoon was mostly crap, why mess up the few things that were good about it? We know Michael Bay couldn't get the rights to the volkswagon bug. No VW bug, no Bumblebee. Simple. Change the name to something tougher like "Stinger" or "Yellowjacket" & the fans wouldn't mind so much. MB was too lazy to re-write the story. BB was supposed to be an old VW then change to the modern version later. a Camaro is too cool a car to call it Bumblebee.
He's the weakest so, a Bug is more "him" Wheres the sense in giving a weak name like Bumblebee 2 a robot that turns into a Camaro? What guy buys a musclecar & calls it something gay like that? It's bad enuff movie's plot is about highly advanced robots looking 4 a pair of glasses sold on Ebay. Since Mike Bay couldnt get the rights 4 the Bug, he shoulda replaced Bumble-B all together & gave the Camaro a tougher name like Stinger or Yellowjacket. I HATED this movie & I want EVERYBODYs money back.
I have a black and yellow Van. I wouldn't call it an insect. You're going to tell me a volkswagon bug doesn't look like a bug unless the color scheme is just right? Hey whatever. George Luc-ASS ruined a great concept too, by turning the power of the Force into bacteria. So may the Midi-chlorians be with you.
You Honestly think it's a coincidence that the original car was a Volkswagon? And they called him Bumblebee because he was yellow? Originally all the transformers had 2 or more colorschemes. I Owned a yellow "CliffJumper" red "Bumblbee" Even though he was red, he was still "Bumblebee". Go ahead and Google it.
HEEEEERRRRRRBBBIIIIIEEEEEE!!!!
AutumnGracy 1 year ago 3
Volkswagen wouldn't let them use the beetle so they had no choice but to use something else
MrSucky101 1 year ago
@MrSucky101 WRONG Michael Bay had no intention of using the VW bug. He said it reminded him too much of Herbie the Love Bug. You can see the interview on the DVD of the first Transformer movie. I think it's ironic though, that, even though he didn't want Bumblebee to look like Herbie, he made him ACT like Herbie. He doesn't talk in the beginning, he plays love songs to get Sam & Mikela together. And makes him do all sorts of things that has nothing to do with being a Transformer.
MisterBIGM0UTH 1 year ago 3
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He COULD have just said that it was VW's decision to keep their Beetle out of the movie, but nope. He had to go ahead and say the bug was stupid for a handful of reasons that don't make a lick of sense. He couldn't imagine a bug going 200 MPH? You're not supposed to imagine that these things are really giant robots! That's the point, Mikey!
I drive a crappy little Kia Spectra, and I've seen a TON of camaros since '07. So far only ONE actually drove faster than me. ;P *lol*
Bobzeaux 1 month ago
and bumblebee actually hits the beetle with his door, to say "fuck being that piece of shit" KAPOW
BustUpBots 2 years ago
Here we have another moron that's ok with calling a giant robot that transforms into a cool-ass camaro a GAY NAME like "Bumblebee" I don't care that Michael bay didn't use the VW bug, but it is STUPID to call anyother giant robot "Bumblebee" it makes no god damn SENSE. This is crazy. Nobody likes the VW bug, but everybody likes calling this cool new Transformer a gay name. Since this movie had NOTHING to do with the old cartoon anyway, he had no busness using G1 names. "KAPOW"
NATED0Go33 2 years ago 4
@BustUpBots If Michael Bay wants cooler vehicles to be the Autobots that's fine, but he shouldn't have used the same names from G1 because his version has nothing to do with the original. Also, making Bumblebee a sports car makes him just like all the other Autobots, now there's nothing unique about him to make him stand out. I also think it's real funny that Bay didn't want the VW because it reminded him of Herbie the Love bug, but he was ok giving that Camaro-bot Herbie's personality.
MisterBIGM0UTH 1 year ago 4
They purposely made him a Camaro because a Volkswagon looks like a piece of shit. At least in the movie when he was shopping for the car they put the original yellow Volkswagon next to the Camaro
crazeycraig 2 years ago
That's supposed to pay respect to the original Bumblebee? He blew it up. How fucking stupid. He shouldn't have lied about why he used a Camaro. And it's pretty dumb to call it Bumblebee. It's not a VW bug, so why give a muscle-car a gay insect name? Should have changed the name to something tougher. He used the name Bumblebee to draw the fans in. Michael Bay is an arrogant prick who can't direct movies without tits and explosions.
Revenge0fTheNerd 2 years ago 3
We know the reason for choosing the Camaro. But using names from Generation one makes no sense. His movies have nothing to do with the original cartoon. And a cool robot that changes into a cool Camaro deserves a better name.
NATED0Go33 2 years ago 3
Well, that, and even IF they wanted to make him a VW Bug, Legal issues would arise. VW didn't want to be associated with "War Toys." They tried it with Alternators, and it didn't work.
WhiteDragonDude24 2 years ago
I've seriously HAD IT with people saying the same things. We KNOW about the legal issues surrounding the VW bug, and the fact that Michael Bay didn't like it in the first place because it reminds him of Herbie the Love bug. For once I want to here why fans of his movies are ok with calling a cool giant alien robot that turns into a Camaro, Bumblebee? Why? Theres no insects on Cybertron. Why is his friggin name Bumblebee? At least in g1, when he gets the VW bug disguise it kinda made SENSE.
NATED0Go33 2 years ago 3
the cartoon was so-so and the 2007 film was just two hours of things blowing up/bad acting/loud obnoxious score/jiggly camera work. The first film was horrible, the second looks terrible.
LiberalDemocrat83 2 years ago
did you know that in one of the transfomer series they called bubmble bee "rumbel bee"...
AznXclusiv 2 years ago
Some funny stuff here!
MDthornton83 2 years ago
FUCK FUCK
starscreamguy 2 years ago
bugbugbug rofl!
TheRandomOne0 3 years ago 5
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What the F**k is wrong with Michael Bay theres nothing wrong with him he's not an asshole or anything u people say. He's just a director who directs awesome movies so screw all of u!!!!!
StarscreamForever22 3 years ago
Not all of his movies are completely bad. But I do have something against ego-maniacs who takes a concept that has had a huge fan-base for over 20 years, and turns it into his own story. Fans of the original Transformers waited decades to see their favorite VolksWagon Auto-bot come to life, and instead, they got a Camaro-bot. Now fans have to wait another 20 years for a new director to re-make this film and clean this mess of a movie, up.
MisterBIGM0UTH 3 years ago 7
I'm not into cars, so I just found out there's a Dodge musclecar called the "Super Bee" and its been around for a while. The pics I seen on google images are sweet. Since Micheal Bay couldn't get the rights for the volkswagon, why couldn't he try to use the Super Bee? THAT would have made sense.
NATED0Go33 3 years ago 5
Cuz Michael Bay is an egotistical asshole. He didn't want to use the Volkswagen beetle cuz it wasn't tough enough. He says it in an interview you can see it on the Transformers movie 2 disc set. So he made it a Camaro. Yeah, real logical right? a giant robot named Bumblebee from a planet that doesn't have insects, comes to earth and becomes...a muscle car Camaro.
MisterBIGM0UTH 3 years ago 7
Michael Bay Also did an idiotic last-minute name change on the tank. it's supposed to be Brawl, the Combaticon. Every version of the toy was shipped to toy stores as Brawl, in the video game, he's Brawl, but in the movie he's Devastator. What a dope. Now kids can't complete their toy collection cuz they can't find Devastator. Imagine if George Lucas changed Darth Vader's name to Hank at the last minute & screwed up his first line of action figures back in the 70s.
NATED0Go33 3 years ago 8
@NATED0Go33 - correct, Brawl would be a better name since in the G2 cartoons, his alternate form is a tank. Devastator is all of the combaticons put together.
I guess Michael Bay retained the name for the recall factor since the other G1 Transformers had also retained thier own names but had gotten a similar alternate form to their cartoon predecessors. Only Bumblebee (and by extension Sound Wave and Megatron) did not retain their old cartoon alternate forms.
Tiercel5 4 months ago
my personal opinion...
MICHAL BAY GET A LIFE.
this "movie" is better than his, because bumblebee is cuter as a volkswagen beetle.
oh, and consider his name.
tfbumblebeeluver 3 years ago 5
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Well, see, I know that BB was supposed to be a bug, but the movie producers couldn't get Volkwagon's permission.
Honestly, I mean, they kept him a smaller car, so I didnt get too worked up about it.
If they made BB a monster truck, THEN there would be room for complaints.
KyraWolf 3 years ago
imagine that bb a monster truck
ultramagnus2020 3 years ago 5
The old cartoon was mostly crap, why mess up the few things that were good about it? We know Michael Bay couldn't get the rights to the volkswagon bug. No VW bug, no Bumblebee. Simple. Change the name to something tougher like "Stinger" or "Yellowjacket" & the fans wouldn't mind so much. MB was too lazy to re-write the story. BB was supposed to be an old VW then change to the modern version later. a Camaro is too cool a car to call it Bumblebee.
NATED0Go33 3 years ago 6
I personally enjoy when Bumblebee screams when getting attacked. Priceless.
graphixgrl27 4 years ago 7
I agree!
lordfuckface 3 years ago 5
This shit is funny as hell!!!
1:04 "...just shoot'em, man. I got'em. I got'em. What the hell you want?!"
theAVman 4 years ago 6
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i like both bumblebees but this video is retarded
exviper16 4 years ago
The movie was worse.
NateDog033 4 years ago
The movie was good. He just shouldn't have used G1 characters. He mindlessly ruined them. Especially Bumble-Gar.
Thyunda 3 years ago
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bumblebee looks much better as a camaro than a weak ass Bug.
MethodicBullet 4 years ago
He's the weakest so, a Bug is more "him" Wheres the sense in giving a weak name like Bumblebee 2 a robot that turns into a Camaro? What guy buys a musclecar & calls it something gay like that? It's bad enuff movie's plot is about highly advanced robots looking 4 a pair of glasses sold on Ebay. Since Mike Bay couldnt get the rights 4 the Bug, he shoulda replaced Bumble-B all together & gave the Camaro a tougher name like Stinger or Yellowjacket. I HATED this movie & I want EVERYBODYs money back.
NateDog033 4 years ago 8
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the name bumblebee refers to his color scheme, he could technically be anything... as long as he's yellow and black.
Swifttheslacker 3 years ago
Yeah sure. And the Force is now bacteria in a Jedi's bloodstream. May the Midi-chlorians be with you.
NateDog033 3 years ago 16
I have a black and yellow Van. I wouldn't call it an insect. You're going to tell me a volkswagon bug doesn't look like a bug unless the color scheme is just right? Hey whatever. George Luc-ASS ruined a great concept too, by turning the power of the Force into bacteria. So may the Midi-chlorians be with you.
NateDog033 3 years ago 8
You Honestly think it's a coincidence that the original car was a Volkswagon? And they called him Bumblebee because he was yellow? Originally all the transformers had 2 or more colorschemes. I Owned a yellow "CliffJumper" red "Bumblbee" Even though he was red, he was still "Bumblebee". Go ahead and Google it.
MisterBIGM0UTH 3 years ago 17