I'd have to sift through some faves myself, but anything with any of you pointing out magic beans, and/or describing what a magic bean is. I know that info is on this site already, but for purposes of the video, and anyone who might dive right into a podcast before checking the rest of the site first.

All I can really say about this movie is that I salute the VFX artists who created everything, but you really couldn't pay me to watch this movie a second time. I've actually only seen half of it, and I've heard the DIF for it. (which was great, as always)

Also, I'm a Cusack fan, and I couldn't have cared less about his character in this.

So, yeah. Didn't like the movie. VFX were badass.

Eddie -  I'd really appreciate that, my friend. Thanks so much. re: FCP

If you *can* pass me some work that would be awesome.

Thanks for the AVID tip, also.

I really appreciate all the support.

Best at After Effects. Passable at Avid, with a couple hours of brushing up. (was my first edit experience, and learned it like the back of my hand), and I'm sure I could handle FCP, if I watched some videos, or had it available for a couple hours.

Otherwise, I'm familiar with a few other vfx apps, (some 3D, but mostly 2D), and I honestly love this stuff. I'm more comfortable in terms of 2D work, for now, but I want to learn everything I can. Different apps, methods, everything.

Sooo, if it makes a difference, the house with the room I might rent is 4 miles from USC, which I'm hearing isn't the best area, but the friend who's lived there for about 5 years, swears it's not that bad.

I'm not picky, really. I just wanna move to LA, not live in my car, work, and not get shot.

Good tip, and thanks. yeah I've been applying to everything and anything that I know I can do. The only thing i can't do yet (cuz I have no access) is Final Cut, but I could learn it easily. I've thought about boning up on FCP tutorials so I can at least say that I'm familiar with it. Other than that...fingers crossed.

re: Twig24 - yeah I get what you mean. Would be interesting if they explained that a bit, and having Shia's character be the one to ask, rather than just Optimus spitting it out, would've been a good device to have that exposition. "uh..so...guys?....why a car?..."

I think that's just one of those things (i.e. magic beans) that you have to kinda go with, though.  It wouldn't be necessary to the plot to know that & could have come off totally cheesy had they tried to explain it, but yeah i would ask if I were in that situation ; )

The only thing that bothered me (Trans 1) was that the map was embedded into the glasses. I just didn't like that method of the map being on something physical. I could have seen maybe the map was scanned into Sam's g.father's brain  (like on Chuck, or Flight of the Navigator) and then he goes nuts and writes it all down in a notebook, or carves it out onto a stone or something, and have THAT be where the map ends up.

the only thing that bothered me about Trans 2 was.....Trans 2 XD

See, Trey? =P

For the record, guys, I only saw it once, and didn't even finish, at that, because omfg the "script"... wasn't.

I got about to the scene where Bay made some poor vfx peeps spend 3 months doing that 3 second close-up (you know the one...) & that was it.
Shia ftw and shiny awesome CG ftw. (and yeah I get it, Megan Fox is hot and greasy looking) but....yeah.  Listening to the commentary actually kept me up way late because i couldn't stop laughing. XD

Hats off to the brilliant artists that are probably alcoholics by now after rendering countless frames of transforming robots, but If/when they make a Transformers 3: , please, for the love of whatever god you believe in, please let someone actually write an actual script. (and please don't let it be Transfomers 3...D)

/end rant

Thanks for another awesome commentary.

Ok here's my first thought. Trey: Personally, I listen to all of these without watching the movies at the same time. Most of the movies I have seen, and some I've not seen, but I listen anyway. Why? 1- I like listening to you all talk about movies, and interact with each other with your various points of view. 2- If I've not seen a movie, hearing you guys talk about it helps me decide if I want to see it, in some cases. If you think it's really good, I'll check it out. If you think it sucks, I might check it out to see if I agree with you. Either way it's fun to hear you talk about it.  3- In the case that one of you you actually worked on one of the movies you're discussing, it's that much more fascinating to hear your thoughts on that making-of process. For example, The Abyss is one of my favorite films & getting that extra insight from Trey, who was on-set, makes it that much better. Your commentaries are always good; that part is just an added bonus.
-My next bit of feedback is coming soon.. ; )