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BO Wkd 0616-1817 - Queen is dethroned, all hail McQueen, ScarJo roughed up
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How do you do, fellow elderly?
Let us come together for our daily reflections upon the millennials. Can you believe they thought Alien was a big franchise?
Kenzodielocke
Banned
This thread is full of people who get wet when Star Wars.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I guess this new Transformers movie features two very important historical figures in it playing somewhat important roles:
and
One of which has secretly been in every movie in the series the whole time.
Merlin
Unicron
One of which has secretly been in every movie in the series the whole time.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
If it happens, it will be in early September. I'd like it to be some sort of prediction competition, which involves me coming up with some sort of (hopefully) non-arbitrary set of rules and a cash prise of some sort.
LordOfLore
Banned
Yep,
doing a Prime thing where Earth is Unicron.
Does anyone know if Cars 3 opens later in some EU countries? Apparently we here in Sweden won't get it for a while.
I saw Baby Driver today, insane movie which I fucking loved.
Movie Gaf brehs. I'm confused. Before it I got a trailer for Annabelle 2.
First of all why are they doing a sequel to this and more importantly holy shit is the "Conjuring Universe" a thing?
The next chapter in the Conjuring universe was the quote that popped up in the trailer I think.
What a time to be alive.
German Gaf reporting in. As always we get new Pixar movies in September. It opens September 28th here. Fucking bullshit.
Movie Gaf brehs. I'm confused. Before it I got a trailer for Annabelle 2.
First of all why are they doing a sequel to this and more importantly holy shit is the "Conjuring Universe" a thing?
The next chapter in the Conjuring universe was the quote that popped up in the trailer I think.
What a time to be alive.
German Gaf reporting in. As always we get new Pixar movies in September. It opens September 28th here. Fucking bullshit.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
I hate that "universe" is the term used for all of these franchises now, and I blame each and every one of you that insisted on calling The Dark Knight trilogy part of the "Nolanverse"
I hear you. The Conjuring Universe. I was like bruh you ain't got shit. Get outta here.
Part of the trailer even gave it away if
You've seen Prime and don't unwillingly drool.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
It sucks man. Baby Driver is like late July and Apes in August :/
Bobby Roberts
Banned
It's probably way more plausible to blame that sort of nomenclature on Whedon, whose properties spawned both the "Buffyverse" and the "Whedonverse" as terms that were rapidly picked up and spread, and then morphed to fit other fictional creations as necessary.
I dont' think the suffix -verse was INVENTED there, but it was certainly popularized there.
LordOfLore
Banned
Hated when it happened to Wreck-It Ralph. Think it was something crazy like 6 months later here.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
Shit, if we're going down this rabbit hole, I think the actual first coinage of a "universe" would be the Star Wars Expanded Universe, no?
I'm totally willing to redact my previous statement and instead blame the Star Wars EU for our current predicament.
I was 15 when I saw the first Transformers in the second run theater. I went with two friends (one of them had seen it before). The two of us that hadn't seen it hated it and the ride home was the third friend (who loved it) berating us for not liking it.
I never saw another one.
I never saw another one.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
That wouldn't be the same because it's not taking the suffix and using it to create a snappy portmanteau out of it as a means to describe/differentiate the fiction from other fictions.
The Marvel Universe, the DC Universe - it's a slight difference, but definitely a difference as compared to The Whedonverse or the Nolanverse.
It's part of a larger phenomena accelerated by the internet where using pre-existing terminology for a thing is abandoned for the sake of using new, freshly created terminology to more humorously/creatively describe the exact same thing.
Basically - utility is swapped out for branding.
It's why everyone thinks everything is a reboot to some degree. Because people started using "reboot" instead of remake, and then started applying the term to things it didn't fit, and then started affixing descriptors to the ill-fitting term in order to MAKE it fit.
It's how you get direct sequels described as 'soft-reboots' instead of just... sequels.
(semantics is fuckin' somethin, ain't it?)
GabeTheGrouch76
Member
Late response, but thanks for the explanation. Just to make sure I'm doing it correctly...
The Mask to Son of the Mask: $83M
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I think that they are being liberal with the advance screenings, but release date is still next Wednesday.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
Sony's been going pretty nuts with early screenings for the last month. There's been at least 10 in Seattle since mid-May.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
*checks the Transformers release date*
It would appear I was 16. So there's that, I guess?
I saw Revenge of the Fallen on my first date with my girlfriend. Somehow the relationship survived that - though they do say from adversity comes strength.
It would appear I was 16. So there's that, I guess?
I saw Revenge of the Fallen on my first date with my girlfriend. Somehow the relationship survived that - though they do say from adversity comes strength.
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
I was 4 !
Transformers: The Movie. Also, after rewatching it recently: it's really not very good. The soundtrack is though.
Annabelle made money, thus a sequel.
The quality speaks for itself. Movie is amazing. Fun from start to finish. Everything just comes together and works. Now the interesting part is whether this will finally be a hit for Wright or a flop like usual.
GabeTheGrouch76
Member
Betting on the latter given the release date. Which in fairness, isn't really Wright's fault than it is Sony's. The former August release date it previously held had less / weaker competition. Releasing it against Transformers --which despite consistently scathing reviews and declining domestic grosses, is still a overseas juggernaut-- is shipping it off to be buried.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I went to see Transformers: The Movie in theaters for my 7th birthday party since it opened within days.
I was 27, a month away from 28, when I saw the first Bayformers movie.
I was 27, a month away from 28, when I saw the first Bayformers movie.
BronsonLee
Member
Baby Driver will be the best car movie currently in theaters
Martinski43
Member
And i was 21 in 2007 when the first Transformers hit. Sometimes i do feel old. :/
Got a good laugh out of this.
This is where you discover that the Conjuring series (1, 2, and Annabelle) is the highest grossing horror series ever worldwide.
Annabelle made over $250M on a $6.5M budget.
Mortimer Brewster
Member
You're not old, considering I'm not old and I saw Transformers the Movie in 86.
Preach brother, I was 6 when I saw Transformers: The Movie and 27 when I saw Bayformers. Also still not old, so you 90's brats saying you feel old about a 10 year old film should wait until at least you can get nostalgic about something with a 30th anniversary.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
The Last Knight's marketing has been bizarre. At least AOE's hook was "Mark Wahlberg, no Shia, and Dinobots".
5 will have King Arthur and Nazi's, the most well-trodden areas in cinema history.
5 will have King Arthur and Nazi's, the most well-trodden areas in cinema history.
Seems like they're banking on Evil Prime
On a related note, I rewatched Dark of the Moon today, and man, that shit was fucking terrible.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Love it. And funny since there was a Mr. Bean discussion at work today.
I haven't seen DotM since opening weekend but remember mostly enjoying it. I remember that Bay had to slow down his editing and speed to accommodate shooting in 3D, so you could mostly tell what the hell was going on.
And the sequence of Bumblebee transforming around Shia is still ace.
Dark of the Moon has some cool shots, but it was still pretty bad overall.
Optimus is so overpowered, that they had to have him get tangled up in some cables for half of the film to allow the other autobots and humans some time to attempt to do things for themselves. Of course, they can't.
The Autobots are like the Justice League. Superman can solo almost everything, so every crossover goes to great lengths to explain why Superman doesn't just solo everything.
Optimus is so overpowered, that they had to have him get tangled up in some cables for half of the film to allow the other autobots and humans some time to attempt to do things for themselves. Of course, they can't.
The Autobots are like the Justice League. Superman can solo almost everything, so every crossover goes to great lengths to explain why Superman doesn't just solo everything.
What are we talking about? How old we were when Transformers came out?
I was 25. Bobby was already older than all of you complaining about being old are right now. Ghaleon was probably getting his senior citizen's discount in 2007
Hey! That was a low blow.
2012
I've never seen one of Bay's Transformers movies and don't plan to.
NealMcCauley
Member
DotM gets some belated props for making the bad guy's stronghold a Trump Tower penthouse.