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Transformers ROTF Trashed By Critics
Transformers Live Action Movie Blog —
... Today Bigger, louder, longer and more metallic is definitely not better. Where the first movie was a happy surprise, a comedy with engaging characters and spectacular action-filled escapades, the sequel lacks wit, charm, subtlety, restraint, humanity and clever dialogue. It has loads of spectacle but no soul. Though there are more special effects and new ways for machines to turn into 'bots, the story seems as if it's about to end at least three times. Entertainment Weekly (B) Revenge of the Fallen has a number of dead spots, ...
Does Megan Fox's Disappointing Toga Foreshadow Something Bad?
Moejackson - Bastardly News & Gossip —
... The sequence serves no real purpose beyond dazzle for dazzle’s sake, but when you’re watching it, that’s purpose enough. (Entertainment Weekly) ...
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PopWatch —
... , and Owen Gleiberman says Revenge of the Fallen is "sort of like the super-size, metal-on-metal version of an old nuclear-mutant monster battle." We're into the top 50 now: ...
Box Office Preview: 'Transformers 2' will be huge this weekend...but just how big?
Hollywood Insider —
... the film fares over the five-day, Wednesday-through-Sunday period is going to be determined by its core fans' repeat business, the impact of their word of mouth, and how broad the film plays (which, if you take my 3-year-old son's rabid interest in the giant robots, is incredibly wide). One thing is for sure: Fused metal will be the star of the multiplex this weekend, and it's bound to take theaters by storm. The following predictions are for the usual three-day frame, by the way. 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -- $72.5 million Two years ago, Harry Potter and the ...
Roger Ebert really (really) hates the new 'Transformers' movie
PopWatch —
... , doesn't it just mean we're in for even more huge, excessive action movies? Plus, there are those who disagree with Ebert's judgment, including EW's own Owen Gleiberman , whose "inner 10-year-old" nodded in approval of the super-size, metal-on-metal action. What do you think? Have you seen Transformers 2? Do you think Ebert's right, or is he way off the mark? ...
Box Office Preview: 'Ice Age 3' and 'Transformers 2' wage holiday weekend war
Hollywood Insider —
... and this Fourth of July frame won't be any different. But with the actual Independence Day holiday falling on a Saturday -- a virtual dead day at the movies -- the gains won't be as great as some might prefer. Still, with the review-proof crowd pleasers Ice Age 3 and Transformers 2 squaring off -- and the Johnny Depp-Christian Bale period piece Public Enemies looking to carve out a special piece of the pie for grown-up moviegoers -- the battle will be pitched as ever. 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -- $49 million In just eight days, Michael Bay's ...
Box Office Preview: Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Bruno' eyes a big weekend win
Hollywood Insider —
... : $22 million While its opening weekend didn't live up to those of its predecessors, Ice Age 3 was still a hit with the younger set and their parents. And, no, it didn't beat out Transformers 2 last weekend, but that should all change this frame. With nothing in its way, expect its sophomore session to drop in the 45 percent range with help from all those 3-D showings. 3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen : $19 million While we won't dwell on what it says about our society that Transformers 2 is the second fastest movie ever to hit the $300 million milestone (behind ...
Bruno tops the Box Office w/ 14.2 mil on Friday
Oh No They Didn't! —
... movie, which consumed $8.7 million on Friday while evolving past the $100 million mark. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen dropped 58% in its third week for a gross of $7.6 million. While that steep of a drop would spell trouble for most movies, Transformers has already tallied $323 million in the U.S. (not to mention more than $330 million overseas), so we doubt Paramount is shedding any tears. ...
Box Office Report: 'Bruno' ist No. 1 with $30.4 mil
Hollywood Insider —
... was No. 2 with $28.5 million, dropping only 32 percent from last weekend. The animated family film has made $120.6 million in two weeks. Third place went to the robots, as Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen smashed up $24.2 million in its third weekend, bringing its total to $339.2 million. Transformers 3 will be here before you know it. ...
