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Old 07-14-2009, 08:06 PM   #1
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Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?

Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?
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Old 07-14-2009, 08:08 PM   #2
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Re: Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?

more like the Camaro owes it's popularity because of movie Bumblebee
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Old 07-14-2009, 08:08 PM   #3
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Re: Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?

I think it's the other way around.
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Old 07-14-2009, 08:29 PM   #4
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Re: Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?

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more like the Camaro owes it's popularity because of movie Bumblebee

Yes, but would Movie BB have such a prominent role in both films were his alt. mode something more conventional?
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Old 07-14-2009, 08:34 PM   #5
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Re: Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?

Yes. Yes it/he does.
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Old 07-14-2009, 08:35 PM   #6
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Re: Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?

No, I suspect many who watch and enjoy the films don't even know what kind of car he is.
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Old 07-14-2009, 08:39 PM   #7
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Re: Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?

Michael Bay set up Bumblebee to be the big marketable character.

He could have transformed into a boat and had the same popularity.

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Old 07-14-2009, 09:32 PM   #8
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Re: Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?

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Michael Bay set up Bumblebee to be the big marketable character.

He could have transformed into a boat and had the same popularity.

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Heh, a boat being chased around the city by an evil cop car, sparks flying everywhere as it scrapes along the road. Or would it drive around on a boat trailer without a car in front of it?

I kinda want to see what that would look like, if only for the comedic value

Anyways, the personality of BB in the movieverse is not quite like BB from Animated or G1.

They could have made the car red and called him Cliffjumper, or kept him yellow and called him Hotshot (or coloured blue, to keep in line with Cybertron) or they could have made him some new no-name character.

He could have been a different car, different colour, or different name. What made that character so popular was the personality they wrote for him, and the way they displayed him in the movies.
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Old 07-14-2009, 10:09 PM   #9
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Re: Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?

One of the reasons I got back into TFs is b/c he is a Camaro.
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Old 07-14-2009, 10:13 PM   #10
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Re: Does Movie Bumblebee owe his massive popularity to the new Chevy Camaro?

My wife who did not care for Transformers really got into the film because he was a Camaro. She loves the car. We are looking at purchasing one but the wait could be awhile from what the dealer told us.
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