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Trailer Breakdown: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Teaser

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By Total Film published 16 February 2009

Bayhem explodes across the screen. Again.

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Zut Alors!

Zut Alors!

Paris gets it in ze neck as Bay decides to homage, er, himself with a nod to Armageddon as part of 'bots arriving on Earth. Starscream's Decepticon back-up, anyone?

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Page 1 of 14
Crash Landing

Crash Landing

Now Egypt's pyramids get the arriving robo-treatment. Bet the government's glad it's mostly digital work.

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Page 2 of 14
Sea-going... going... Gone!

Sea-going... going... Gone!

"Dear Navy, please may I borrow your bestest ships 'n' planes 'n shit and show them in a really good light? Love, ur pal, Mike."

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Page 3 of 14
Deep Sixed

Deep Sixed

We'll give him this, though - that's a haunting shot of planes, 'copters and a broken aircraft carrier sinking into the murky depths. Another self-homage! (Pearl Harbor).

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Page 4 of 14
Home Invasion

Home Invasion

Bay just can't help smashing his robotty bastards through unsuspecting homes, can he?

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Page 5 of 14
The Chase Is On

The Chase Is On

After the still-unidentified (but possibly Barricade) apartment-crashing 'bot transforms and speeds away, we see his pursuer - Arcee?

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Page 6 of 14
Dig That!

Dig That!

A Constructicon - looks like Scavenger or Demolisher- makes an appearance.

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Page 7 of 14
Daddy Issues

Daddy Issues

"You don't stop, you don't hide, you run... You hear what I'm saying?" Sam (Shia Labeouf) gets to be heroic as his dad - getting a real taste of the robo-action this time - panics.

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Page 8 of 14
Fly In The Ointment

Fly In The Ointment

Nice close-up shot of Sam tearing the head off a fly. Beautifully composed, actually. Bay goes Bunuel, anyone?

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Page 9 of 14
Bumblebee's Back

Bumblebee's Back

A slightly altered Bumblebee (well, he did get pretty beaten up in the first film) explodes across the Witwicky lawn and saves pop.

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Page 10 of 14
Fallen Idol?

Fallen Idol?

What looks like Mister The Fallen making his grand entrance.

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Page 11 of 14
Demolition Slam

Demolition Slam

Demolisher vs the army. Guess who wins?

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Page 12 of 14
Devastation!

Devastation!

If that's just Demolisher alone taking on Optimus, Devastator must be bleedin' ginormous. Maybe too ginormous...

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Page 13 of 14
Decept-icon

Decept-icon

Aaaand your final shot is of the Decepticon logo, looking shattered and icy.

Verdict: Typical Bay - overloaded with big, noisy, clanging action. While it recycles an awful lot from the Superbowl spot, it includes enough new stuff to keep the excitement levels high...

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Page 14 of 14
Total Film

The Total Film team are made up of the finest minds in all of film journalism. They are: Editor Jane Crowther, Deputy Editor Matt Maytum, Reviews Ed Matthew Leyland, News Editor Jordan Farley, and Online Editor Emily Murray. Expect exclusive news, reviews, features, and more from the team behind the smarter movie magazine. 

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