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[Solo]

Holy shit. Second biggest single day ever. With these kind of massive first weekend numbers and the lukewarm at best WOM, what are we predicting for a second weekend drop? 75%?

 

[UltimaPooh]

I hope Public Enemies cleans up next week.

 

[MisterHero]

For me, it's a straight dollar->trash ratio.

If two movies both suck, the one that wasted more money sucks more.

a decent system, but I do not think the Transformers/effects dollars were wasted. AT ALL

still there are many ways Dragonball/Street Fighter sucked way more than an average movie (even Transformers is above that mark in its own specialness), and you can't blame the allotted budget

I haven't seen Dragon Ball or The Legend of Chun-Li but if they can maintain continuity they're already miles ahead of Transformers 2

because continuity of a shit story is of greater priority than a more entertaining movie

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Holy shit. Second biggest single day ever. With these kind of massive first weekend numbers and the lukewarm at best WOM, what are we predicting for a second weekend drop? 75%?

July 4th weekend? I put it at 50%, maybe.

 

[Marty Chinn]

People kept sayng they wanted the Transformers to have more screentime from the first one, and we sorta got that in this movie, but I always assumed they wanted them to be the focus of the characters and everything. Kinda like the animated movie in a sense with the humans on the side. What we got was a bunch of empty shells fighting each other with no character to them. Is that what they really wanted insteead of the main characters being the Transformers? There was no character to most of them. Heck establish characters sometimes got no more than just one line in the movie. The Transfomers, at least the Autobots, may actually have had less dialog. I really missed how they all interacted from the first movie and would rather have less Transformers in the movie if it meant they would actually speak and have personalities to themselves.

 

[TrAcEr_x90]

So i was planning on seeing the imax showing, but damn, with all the bad reviews and seeing the price of 15 dollars a ticket. Ive changed my mind, i think im just going to see the regular version on a big screen, but not the imax.

 

[Sanjuro]

Holy shit. Second biggest single day ever. With these kind of massive first weekend numbers and the lukewarm at best WOM, what are we predicting for a second weekend drop? 75%?

I don't see anything affecting it next weekend. Bruno hopefully has the same Borat spark to it and regardless Harry Potter will kill it. I see it roughly making the same amount as the first film, $340.

 

[UltimaPooh]

So i was planning on seeing the imax showing, but damn, with all the bad reviews and seeing the price of 15 dollars a ticket. Ive changed my mind, i think im just going to see the regular version on a big screen, but not the imax.

This is what I did. You won't regret it.

 

[Dirtbag]

Standards have dropped. Yes, it's just a 'fun, summer action movie', but there is no reason why these films can't be good. This has no substance at all, it's pulp, movie junk food. I think being a summer blockbuster and not utterly brain dead don't have to be mutually exclusive.

^^^^^AGREED!

doesn't a big opening mean that a lot of people went to see it and probably enjoyed it?

It means that alot of people went to see it. That's what it means.
There is no way to draw any other conclusion from a big opening. Lots of people also went to see the Star Wars prequels, but we all know that story.

 

[Solo]

July 4th weekend? I put it at 50%, maybe.

Oh yeah. I forgot about you Americans having the long weekend. Must be nice. Up in Canada we get freaking Wednesday off (July 1) :/

Still though, it should be a hefty drop.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

That's amazingly fortunate.

Okay. If you say so. No need to talk semantics I suppose.

 

[dankir]

So i was planning on seeing the imax showing, but damn, with all the bad reviews and seeing the price of 15 dollars a ticket. Ive changed my mind, i think im just going to see the regular version on a big screen, but not the imax.

the IMAX scenes were pretty damn impressive but the quality of the IMAX shots are much higher than the standard film ones, and during a crazy battle sequence is becomes pretty apparent.

It's worth it for those few scenes alone, too bad the other parts of the film were so meh.

 

[MisterHero]

There is no way to draw any other conclusion from a big opening. Lots of people also went to see the Star Wars prequels, but we all know that story.

Transformers isn't claiming to be a pinnacle of movie making. However, I do feel sorry for people who go see it expecting to be dissapointed even knowing the direction of the first movie and come out dissapointed.

There's always the Generations 1 movie if they want to feel better about authenticity and a properly structured film

 

[Solo]

Sequels always open huge because people loved the original, and the hype. The test for a sequel is always the second weekend. Spider-Man 3 had the biggest opening weekend ever (at the time). Is that because it was amazing? No. Its because 2 was incredible, and people were hyped to see if S-M3 could be even better.

 

[Fallout-NL]

Uh, when it comes to "I like this movie"/"I hate this movie", yes, all opinions are equal.

But hey, keep on pretending otherwise.

Fuck no, they're not.

 

[Dirtbag]

Transformers isn't claiming to be a pinnacle of movie making. However, I do feel sorry for people who go see it expecting to be dissapointed even knowing the direction of the first movie and come out dissapointed.

There's always the Generations 1 movie if they want to feel better about authenticity and a properly structured film

I thought the first Transformers was a much better movie and thought this was glorified robot porn with one of the worst screenplays since Terminator 4.. which also happened to shit all over my summer. I'm just so tired of watching brain-dead movie after brain-dead movie, and I'm starting to get really irritated with the sheeple that applaud this crap and lower the quality of what is acceptable. This was a monster truck rally, not a movie. It's unfortunate most of you have the same tastes of a 10 year old CHILD. YEAH, I went there.

This movie was trash. BELIEVE.

Dirtbag out!

 

[TrAcEr_x90]

the IMAX scenes were pretty damn impressive but the quality of the IMAX shots are much higher than the standard film ones, and during a crazy battle sequence is becomes pretty apparent.

It's worth it for those few scenes alone, too bad the other parts of the film were so meh.

seriously? for 15 bucks? maybe ill have to bite.

 

[kaching]

Lots of people also went to see the Star Wars prequels, but we all know that story.

The story that a buttload of people still went to see each successive sequel, despite all the complaining about how bad each previous movie was. That story?

 

[Dirtbag]

The story that a buttload of people still went to see each successive sequel, despite all the complaining about how bad each previous movie was. That story?

Nostalgia + Marketing + Explosions + Lazer swords

 

[thetechkid]

I thought the first Transformers was a much better movie and thought this was glorified robot porn with one of the worst screenplays since Terminator 4.. which also happened to shit all over my summer. I'm just so tired of watching brain-dead movie after brain-dead movie, and I'm starting to get really irritated with the sheeple that applaud this crap and lower the quality of what is acceptable. This was a monster truck rally, not a movie. It's unfortunate most of you have the same tastes of a 10 year old CHILD. YEAH, I went there.

This movie was trash. BELIEVE.

Dirtbag out!

Your opinion's quality is the same of that of a 10 year old, YEAH, I went there.

 

[Dirtbag]

ZING!

 

[XiaNaphryz]

I thought the first Transformers was a much better movie and thought this was glorified robot porn with one of the worst screenplays since Terminator 4.. which also happened to shit all over my summer. I'm just so tired of watching brain-dead movie after brain-dead movie, and I'm starting to get really irritated with the sheeple that applaud this crap and lower the quality of what is acceptable. This was a monster truck rally, not a movie. It's unfortunate most of you have the same tastes of a 10 year old CHILD. YEAH, I went there.

This movie was trash. BELIEVE.

Dirtbag out!

Though to be fair, that comic can apply to most posts in here. :lol

 

[UltimaPooh]

because continuity of a shit story is of greater priority than a more entertaining movie

Actually yeah, cause I'll believe the shitty movie more.

 

[Dirtbag]

Wow. Un fucking believable.

I'd roll my eyes, but I sprained them during Jetstream's screentime.
Or maybe it was during the Ghetto Twins or whatever you call those two depections..... or one of the 30 slow-motion screams and smokey sunsets. Who knows

 

[shintoki]

Actually, The monster truck rally is a pretty good metaphor for this movie :lol

 

[MisterHero]

I thought the first Transformers was a much better movie and thought this was glorified robot porn with one of the worst screenplays since Terminator 4.. which also happened to shit all over my summer. I'm just so tired of watching brain-dead movie after brain-dead movie, and I'm starting to get really irritated with the sheeple that applaud this crap and lower the quality of what is acceptable. This was a monster truck rally, not a movie. It's unfortunate most of you have the same tastes of a 10 year old CHILD. YEAH, I went there.

This movie was trash. BELIEVE.

Oh yeah? Well there were a bunch of REAL TRANSFORMERS FANS that says you're wrong and the first movie didn't have enough giant robot battles. I loved the first movie as well but they were obviously trying to satisfy their "big robot battle" fans this time around. Big deal.

T4's screenplay is much worse because it is meant to take itself seriously. RotF does not. Bumblebee even uses sound bites from better movies. By the way, how does he lose his voice again? WHO THE HELL CARES, I like Bumblebee that way.

Actually yeah, cause I'll believe the shitty movie more

Talk about misguided preferences. WOW

 

[Snaku]

Actually, The monster truck rally is a pretty good metaphor for this movie :lol

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!

 

[UltimaPooh]

Talk about misguided preferences. WOW

Well... having continuity helps with my suspension of disbelief. Sure both movies have stuff happening in them that will never happen, btu they have rules that they apply.

In Transformers 2 they broke the rule of having robots that make up a giant robot, make that robot, while fighting hundreds of feet away in a battle with the autobots.

Really? They couldn't just put more pure forms in that scene instead of more of the constructicons?

Oh yeah? Well there were a bunch of REAL TRANSFORMERS FANS that says you're wrong and the first movie didn't have enough giant robot battles. I loved the first movie as well but they were obviously trying to satisfy their "big robot battle" fans this time around. Big deal.

How did they do that? Please explain to me. Cause what I saw was

Spoiler

Devastator (coolest thing in the film) getting owned by a human missle/laser thing instead of actual fighting other robots. Instead he just destroys a pyrmid, which he couldn't even finish and has Mudflap and Skidz punch his eye out.

 

[Dirtbag]

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!

When you're right you're right...

"Be there, OR BE QUEER!" :lol :lol

 

[Kibbles]

At least this was nowhere near as bad as Knowing. Knowing is a giant piece of shit and really did feel like a waste of my life.

 

[UltimaPooh]

Anyone who went into this movie expecting anything beyond mecha porn is an idiot.

If the movie even had anything close to Mech Porn, it would have been better, but it didn't.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Were you expecting this movie to be Gone With the Wind with robots, Dirtbag?

Actually I would pay good money to see that movie.

 

[MisterHero]

Anyone who went into this movie expecting anything beyond mecha porn is an idiot.

If anything the Pretender scene proved that mecha porn would be disturbing

 

[kaching]

Nostalgia + Marketing + Explosions + Lazer swords

Makes you wonder why Transformers doesn't have lazer swords.

Speaking of marketing, that's all the original cartoon was.

 

[Dirtbag]

Makes you wonder why Transformers doesn't have lazer swords.

Speaking of marketing, that's all the original cartoon was.

Actually there were a few lazer swords.
Optimus has some, and another dude had one.

 

[neoism]

The movie was soo disappointing the cg was so bad it took me out of the movie several times.. it was like the matrix to matrix reloaded.

they should of focused on fewer robots and made the effects look decent. it would've made the movie at least a little more enjoyable.. there was so many problems with this movie. ugh. From story to characters ... there were so many wtf moments.

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Dude your fucking standards are too high, this movie has fucking amazing CGI, WTF, do you have Jesus Christ's eye balls or something.
Reading most everyone's thoughts on the movie, I can agree with most of them, I did like the first one a little better. Still don't understand why anyone would read reviews on a movie like this! Its about ROBOTS FROM OUTER SPACE! If your expecting an Oscar winning story than :lol to you! I enjoyed it, because I knew what it was. A movie with great CGI, gorgeous women( GODDAMN Megan Fox is hot, sorry gaf), and a shitty story, just like the first one! Not sure what you people expected it's Micheal Bay for Gods sake!

 

[Expendable.]

At least this was nowhere near as bad as Knowing. Knowing is a giant piece of shit and really did feel like a waste of my life.

No, Knowing actually had some interesting ideas in it, especially toward the end. Revenge of the Fallen was made for the lowest of the low, mentally challenged population.

 

[Souldriver]

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!

That video shows everything that is wrong with this world.





I still laughed though.

 

[Chiggs]

Dude your fucking standards are too fucking high, this movie have fucking amazing CGI, WTF, do you have Jesus Christ's eye balls or something.

...

 

[shintoki]

Were you expecting this movie to be Gone With the Wind with robots, Dirtbag?

Optimus picks up Bumblebee and puts him over his shoulders,

Bumblebee kicks and screams and tries to deny the ever looming future of what awaits him when Optimus has him on the bedroom. This part is done in partial slow mo

Optimus reaches the top of the stairs, the camera starts to do a 180 pan around to the front side. Optimus looks into the camera, winks and says "This shit about to get real"


12 hours later

Bumblebee wakes up alone in the room, Joyous about the gifts the past brought him and what future gifts may come his way now



The movie is hailed as the greatest epic ever told, Ebert comes before Bay and begs for his forgiveness, Obama appoints him to Grand Commander of the United States Mobile Suit Combining Force, Kojima uses his plot for the next MGS Game, Kubrick rises from his grave to shake hands with the greatest director since himself, Bay funds Denis Dyrck and manages to releases Too Human Too and Gaf must admit defeat, and Japan finally makes hot robot women you can pilot and have sex with from the tech in Bay's movie.

 

[MisterHero]

No, Knowing actually had some interesting ideas in it, especially toward the end. Revenge of the Fallen was made for the lowest of the low, mentally challenged population.

Nicolas Cage is awesome but Transformers is awesomer

 

[Expendable.]

Jesus Doesn't Even Like Transformers 2: http://is.gd/1dqqY

 

[sonicmj1]

Oh yeah? Well there were a bunch of REAL TRANSFORMERS FANS that says you're wrong and the first movie didn't have enough giant robot battles. I loved the first movie as well but they were obviously trying to satisfy their "big robot battle" fans this time around. Big deal.

the same tastes of a 10 year old CHILD.

It sounds to me like they're saying he's right.

 

[Dirtbag]

Some of the RottenTomatoes reviews are absolutely hilarous

The only part of Fallen more boring than when things are exploding is when things aren't exploding.

:lol

If you ever wondered what a movie would look like geared toward the underdeveloped brain of a gestating zygote...then Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is the insipid illustration you've been waiting for.

:lol :lol

This film is a poster child for the idea that more does not always equal more.

^^Spot on

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a Big Dumb Object: an action blockbuster so loud, ugly and exhausting that criticism seems beside the point.

Ouch

You like 'splosions and special effects? Hey, you got 'em. But for anyone over the age of 12, this hardly makes up for lead-footed plotting or the fact these metal machines can't even stay consistent within their own mythology.

Never in the field of blockbuster movies has so much been spent on so little.

Awesome. That's a deep cut.

This celluloid abortion should be buried in a vault and shown to film students as an example of big Hollywood at its worst.

:lol

if you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination.

SO AWESOME

 

[MisterHero]

It sounds to me like they're saying he's right.

I was implying the same thing by italicizing it as a superficial sign of importance, because there is some truth to it. I wouldn't say it like an actual insult though.

various reviews

I hold the same opinon of movie reviewers I do of videogame reviewers, that they are full of it most of the time.

If GAF wants to maintain the validity of reviews then GAF will have to surrender to the fact that Star Trek >>> The Dark Knight

 

[Dirtbag]

This movie is the equivalent of the Dallas Cowboys or the Patriots.
You either watch them play because you love them, or how much you hate them and want to see them fail. No matter the reason, you are both losers.

 

[artist]

if you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination.

SO AWESOME

Linkin Park music = male choir singing the music of hell?

WTF

Ebert = Tasteless Douche.

 

[Dirtbag]

Linkin Park music = male choir singing the music of hell?

WTF

Ebert = Tasteless Douche.

Linkin Park was invented in a lab by music execs.
The soundtrack in Transformers was pretty goofy though. Some of the slow stuff was sooooo corny.

 

[Blablurn]

just came back from the cinema. i enjoyed it. as most of you already said, it's an awesome ride. and some people really complained about the CG? holy shit! really? ok...

maybe it was a little bit too long but i can handle that. i'm not really huge into the whole transformers "thing" but i might see it again. some other friend wanted to see it and i'll probably join them.

and...

Spoiler

i loved the cloverfield reference! fuck yeah, cloverfield was aweome!

 

[Souldriver]

Linkin Park music = male choir singing the music of hell?

WTF

Ebert = Tasteless Douche.

lol

Butt hurt?