So..... Transformers....

Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Trekker4747, Jun 26, 2017.

  1. Hound of UIster

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    Well thanks to him, it's probably why we have the Titans Returns toyline.
     
  2. Nerys Myk

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    Saw the first one. Didn't like it, passed on the rest.. I've no nostalgic attachment to the property, not my generation.
     
  3. Star Wolf

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    It looked like they were introducing new toys to me. But then I am too old, so I am guessing the toys already existed
     
  4. LJones41

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    Perhaps this will finally mean the end of the movie franchise. Or not.
     
  5. Hound of UIster

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    Nope. It'll probably make bank in China.
     
  6. Ethros

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    Well aren't they already making a Bumblee spin off? So probably not
     
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  7. Dream

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    These movies are trash, nothing new.
     
  8. USS Firefly

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    I skip this movie, only the first Transformer was ok for a Michael Bay movie.
     
  9. psCargile

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    My son loves this shit, so I've seen them far too often. I've notice Bay doesn't usually use what came before in previous movies. The teleporting would have come in handy. And what about the human transformer tech? And didn't Bee first arrive on Earth in the first movie? How does Cybertron not pull the Earth into a new orbit? Didn't Cybertron already come to Earth last movie, or was that something else? So the All Spark was on Earth, which is Unicron, which is the enemy of Cybertron, that had a civil war about what again? And seriously, that's your maker Prime? Another transformer on Cybertron? Not something else, like an Engineer from LV 242, or something.

    I swear I've had dreams with better continuity.
     
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  10. Trekker4747

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    Yeah, I swear the second movie dealt with bringing Cyberton to Earth.

    The answer is that Bay doesn't have Object Permanence when it comes to his own movies.

    And if he's not going to care about the story or continuity of his movies then why should we care about anything that happens in them if what's going to happen is going to happen regardless of what's already happened?
     
  11. DonIago

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    Saw the first one hoping it would be good. In the end, hope was all I had.

    Every time a new one of these comes out I hope they'll get good reviews, and I'm inevitably disappointed. But at least I'm not experiencing them firsthand.
     
  12. Mark_Nguyen

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    Ever since Revenge of the Fallen, I found myself in San Diego for work, far away from family responsibilities, when a Transformers movie came out. Each time I found a couple hours to sneak away from the conference to see the movie. This year is no different and as much as I appreciated these films as pure popcorn flicks, all the reviews have me wanting to break the cycle. Sounds like I wouldn't be missing anything. Ah well, Spider-Man will be out, right? That'll be better, right?

    Mark
     
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  13. Trekker4747

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    Yep. Bleeding/drooling green anti-freeze/blood/saliva. It's sort of all as it's seen as blood when there's an injury and as saliva when Galvatron horks up a pile of junk like a cat throwing up a hairball. (Yes, really.)
     
  14. zakkrusz

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    I liked the first two, 3, 4, and 5, not so much. They're a decent way to kill a few hours on your local theater's budget day though.
     
  15. DonIago

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    So is reading a book. Or watching the original film. :p
     
  16. zakkrusz

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    I do those when it isn't Tuesday.
     
  17. Gaith

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    Transformers: Revenge of the Audience? In its third week of release, despite having a reported budget about identical to Age of Extinction ($217m), The Last Knight has grossed only 45% of its predecessor's total. In the US, it's the lowest-grossing by far, currently earning $126m less than, or 49% of, the next-lowest (Extinction again). Is Bay's reign of terror coming to an end at last?! :p
     
  18. MacLeod

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    That implies at some point they weren't trash.

    First one was a passable switch off your brain for a couple of hours flick

    Second one didn't even get to the barely passab;e stage

    The third one, was more watchable than the second one at least in parts

    As for the fourth, I haven't yet found the strength to watch it
     
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  19. Trekker4747

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    Yeah, looks like the movie is underperforming compared to the others. Good.
     
  20. USS Firefly

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    We can only hope that this will be his last movie :)