The Transformers 2
Robots in the Box Office: Transformers 2 grosses over 200 million
There was nothing subtle about the robots in disguise, as the second Transformers movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, collected a whopping 201 million dollars domestically in its first 5 days at the box office. This year’s first “mega” summer blockbuster surprised most critics, considering that most of the feedback for the movie had been downright harsh before its premiere on Wednesday. Critics have since held their opinions for fear of large-foot-in-mouth syndrome.
Michael Bay, director of both Transformers movies, was deep under fire for making a sequel that was deemed “unnecessary.” But Bay insisted that the movie was “all about the fans, and not about pleasing the critics.” Whether Ebert and Roeper are raising their thumbs, Dreamworks’ Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen had made history by becoming the second biggest opening in box office history, falling short by only 2 million to Warner Bros. The Dark Knight.
Spoiler Warning: Not only was the movie embedded with robot-fighting sequences (no training was needed, I assure you) and jaw-dropping explosives that only Michael Bay can bring to a film, but the movie’s overall plot and “follow” factor was beyond commendable. Traveling to the desert to find the Ancient Primes in a race against time, and literally the world, is definitely a storyline that surpassed the first Transformers movie—which is an absolute must for a sequel.
Shia LaBeouf’s character had transitioned smoothly into the second movie, giving him the “you-pulled-through-and-didn’t-screw-up-the-sequel” award; an award that Christian Bale did not receive for The Dark Knight. But the X-factor award goes to the hilarious exchange between John Turturro and newcomer Ramon Rodriguez. With LaBeouf having to worry about the demise of the human race, it was up to these two to pull off the hysterical scenes that every great action-packed film needs.
Even though the movie’s formula has guaranteed its overall success, the ending of Transformers 2 is in serious need of a re-write.
Okay, so I was on board with Transformers on Earth before the Common Era, and I was willing to look away when the Autobots group revived a Smithsonian transformer, but the ending was intolerable to say the least; Two resurrections, one blown-up destroyer machine, and a dead super-villain? It seems that the writers didn’t know where to put the climax and instead just put as many as they could fit in a 2-hour movie. And the one climax that actually seemed “climatic”—when Optimus Prime destroys its evil ancestor—was done at the blink of an eye.
Nonetheless, the movie still managed to raise the bar that much higher for a third movie. Michael Bay has been reported saying that he wouldn’t mind directing a third installment, but Transformers fans may need to wait a while for its release. In the meantime, summer moviegoers can check out the next highly anticipated blockbusters, Public Enemies, premiering July 1st, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which premieres July 15th.
There was nothing subtle about the robots in disguise, as the second Transformers movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, collected a whopping 201 million dollars domestically in its first 5 days at the box office. This year’s first “mega” summer blockbuster surprised most critics, considering that most of the feedback for the movie had been downright harsh before its premiere on Wednesday. Critics have since held their opinions for fear of large-foot-in-mouth syndrome.
Michael Bay, director of both Transformers movies, was deep under fire for making a sequel that was deemed “unnecessary.” But Bay insisted that the movie was “all about the fans, and not about pleasing the critics.” Whether Ebert and Roeper are raising their thumbs, Dreamworks’ Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen had made history by becoming the second biggest opening in box office history, falling short by only 2 million to Warner Bros. The Dark Knight.
Spoiler Warning: Not only was the movie embedded with robot-fighting sequences (no training was needed, I assure you) and jaw-dropping explosives that only Michael Bay can bring to a film, but the movie’s overall plot and “follow” factor was beyond commendable. Traveling to the desert to find the Ancient Primes in a race against time, and literally the world, is definitely a storyline that surpassed the first Transformers movie—which is an absolute must for a sequel.
Shia LaBeouf’s character had transitioned smoothly into the second movie, giving him the “you-pulled-through-and-didn’t-screw-up-the-sequel” award; an award that Christian Bale did not receive for The Dark Knight. But the X-factor award goes to the hilarious exchange between John Turturro and newcomer Ramon Rodriguez. With LaBeouf having to worry about the demise of the human race, it was up to these two to pull off the hysterical scenes that every great action-packed film needs.
Even though the movie’s formula has guaranteed its overall success, the ending of Transformers 2 is in serious need of a re-write.
Okay, so I was on board with Transformers on Earth before the Common Era, and I was willing to look away when the Autobots group revived a Smithsonian transformer, but the ending was intolerable to say the least; Two resurrections, one blown-up destroyer machine, and a dead super-villain? It seems that the writers didn’t know where to put the climax and instead just put as many as they could fit in a 2-hour movie. And the one climax that actually seemed “climatic”—when Optimus Prime destroys its evil ancestor—was done at the blink of an eye.
Nonetheless, the movie still managed to raise the bar that much higher for a third movie. Michael Bay has been reported saying that he wouldn’t mind directing a third installment, but Transformers fans may need to wait a while for its release. In the meantime, summer moviegoers can check out the next highly anticipated blockbusters, Public Enemies, premiering July 1st, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which premieres July 15th.
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