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NEWS: Transformers One Film Hits #2 in U.S. Box Office in Opening Weekend




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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 4:25 pm Reply with quote
I hope the box office picks up.
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Cryten



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 24, 2024 1:29 am Reply with quote
Its sad to think that Michael Bays Explosions and super hot cat walk models instead of actors held far more general appeal then the two movies I liked after the first. Bumblebee and this one.
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Southkaio



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 24, 2024 2:33 am Reply with quote
The movie already got positive critical reception. Enough to warrant sequels.
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 24, 2024 6:56 am Reply with quote
Cryten wrote:
Its sad to think that Michael Bays Explosions and super hot cat walk models instead of actors held far more general appeal then the two movies I liked after the first. Bumblebee and this one.


Everyone is doing the post-mortem on what critics and audiences have called a very good movie (I saw it and thought it was great). The problems stem from the brand itself pumping out a lot of subpar efforts on film and television (we're only a year removed from Rise of the Beasts and less than six months removed from Earthspark), the general issue with switching from live-action to animation, a very confusing continuity thanks to the last two films not wanting to disconnect from the Bayverse completely, and a first trailer that made the movie look more immature than it was.

It is a shame because it's a good film that doesn't ask you to have seen a bunch of other movies first. But given the oversaturation of the brand, I kind of get why the box office was so soft.
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Evan Wu



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 24, 2024 3:13 pm Reply with quote
Southkaio wrote:
The movie already got positive critical reception. Enough to warrant sequels.


Sequels are greenlit when a movie is profitable, not if critics like them.
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