They best summer popcorn flick of all time is coming to DVD on October 16th. Paramount has announced that the Transformers DVD is coming in 2 flavors on that date! Will wonders never cease? A studio releasing 2 versions… but on the SAME DATE so to give the customers a fair and equal choice! Grand!
The folks at DVDactive give these details on the 2 different versions of the Transformers DVD:
Disc 1:
— Feature film
— Commentary by Michael BayDisc 2:
— Our World
— The Story Sparks – Steven Spielberg discusses his love for the
franchise and early concept art for the film. Explores how the
writers adapted the cartoon into a live-action movie and why
Michael Bay is the perfect director for the film.
— Human Allies – A look at how the actors were selected and their
experiences on the set.
— I Fight Giant Robots – An exploration of the military training
that Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson underwent for their roles
and the various stunts that the actors were asked to perform.
— Battleground – A piece on the senior officials from the
Department of Defense and Air Force who consulted on the film
to give it authenticity and the key locations that the U.S.
government provided access to.— Their War
— Rise of the Robots – Explores the interaction between Hasbro
designers and Michael Bay to bring the toy line roaring to life.
— AUTOBOTS Roll Out – Michael Bay discusses working with Chevy and
its designers and the modifications that were made to the cars
seen in the film.
— DECEPTICONS Strike – The film’s military advisors discuss the
“toys” they allowed the production to borrow: F-22 Raptors,
Ospreys and A-10 Warthogs.
— Inside the AllSpark – ILM’s digital artists discuss the
challenges of bringing the TRANSFORMERS to life.— More Than Meets The Eye
— From Script to Sand: The SKORPONOK Desert Attack – An in-depth
look at the making of this particularly epic and challenging
scene from initial storyboarding through production and visual
effects.
— Concepts – Early sketch concepts of the robots.
— Trailers
I really appreciate the fact that they’re putting the two versions out at the same time… cause I would have gobbled up the single disc version if they didn’t put out the 2 disc set till 2008 sometime… then I would have had to buy it again. JOY!