Macleod Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) Yikes. Not to my taste... How did they score Johansson and Hemsworth for this?? Flop incoming? (September??) to be followed by the inevitable "serious" reboot more in the tone of the original 1986 animated movie. I'll keep my Nelson Shin/Vince DiCola/Orson Welles Unicron joint, thanks! Edited April 18 by Macleod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Starphanluke Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 4 minutes ago, Macleod said: Yikes. Not to my taste... How did they score Johansson and Hemsworth for this?? Flop incoming? (September??) to be followed by the inevitable "serious" reboot more in the tone of the original 1986 animated movie. I'll keep my Nelson Shin/Vince DiCola/Orson Welles Unicron joint, thanks! Go rewatch the 1986 movie and tell me again how “serious” it is. A few robots dying in a 5 minute stretch is surrounding by constant jokes, quips, and one-liners. We’ve had 7 self-serious Transformers movie. I think this is a refreshing change of pace. I think this out-grossed Bumblebee and RotB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) I would've been more willing to dismiss this as just a trifle that's not aimed at me if it wasn't now intruding on my baby's turf with its release date move Edited April 18 by AniNate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil19 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 This looks REALLY bad. Forget about anything regarding the plot, tone, whatever - it just looks incredibly cheap. Netflix CG animated show, NOT a theatrical release. Skip. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedorito Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Yeah scheduling this the same weekend as The Wild Robot is kinda shitty. Especially since TWR looks a whole lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WittyUsername Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) This looks like a big budget version of the Nickelodeon show that’s currently airing, right down to making to Optimus and Megatron’s personalities. Also, yeah, scheduling this the same week as The Wild Robot seems like a dick move. Edited April 18 by WittyUsername 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoxOfficeBucks Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 This shit is real bad. PERIOD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebSurfer Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Eh, I'm sure this will turn out fine. Based on early reactions and everything. I'm just disappointed with the release date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cooldude97 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 this is going to flop, if it was a little more mature looking like a Pixar or spider-verse movie then at least it could bring in a teen and young adult crowd, the fact that it's made for a very young audience but releasing just when schools are opening back up is a very stupid decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebSurfer Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 6 hours ago, cooldude97 said: this is going to flop, if it was a little more mature looking like a Pixar or spider-verse movie then at least it could bring in a teen and young adult crowd, the fact that it's made for a very young audience but releasing just when schools are opening back up is a very stupid decision Nah, I could see this doing TMNT mutant mayhem numbers. Just wish the release date wasn’t what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyDargon Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) The 1986 movie was dead serious by 1986 animation standards. Emphasis on DEAD. I'm sorry if it doesn't live up to the standards of Nolan's Oppenheimer but it felt "mature" to actually watch as a kid. I very much doubt this movie will have the balls to do what it did. Edited April 21 by MightyDargon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I was a little surprised at the crude language in the trailer I saw. This still looks like garbage though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 (edited) On 4/21/2024 at 1:10 AM, MightyDargon said: The 1986 movie was dead serious by 1986 animation standards. Emphasis on DEAD. I'm sorry if it doesn't live up to the standards of Nolan's Oppenheimer but it felt "mature" to actually watch as a kid. I very much doubt this movie will have the balls to do what it did. It was also boring as sin as a kid too. Edited May 28 by AJG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AniNate Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Hmm, apparently they're still embargoed from doing any detailed writeups on it, but I guess I wouldn't rule out a Pixar veteran producing something good out of this. Hopefully two (maybe three) decent animated movies can coexist through October-November Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starphanluke Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 https://x.com/deadline/status/1800272634929963101?s=46 Obviously testing isn’t an exact science, but Deadline hears it is testing “through the roof.” Reactions at Annecy certainly support that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 On 4/18/2024 at 10:46 AM, WittyUsername said: This looks like a big budget version of the Nickelodeon show that’s currently airing, right down to making to Optimus and Megatron’s personalities. Also, yeah, scheduling this the same week as The Wild Robot seems like a dick move. From the quality of the animation I have seen, you should omit the words big budget. This is clearly aimed on the hard core Transformers fanbase, They will turnout, no one else will. And as for the rumored enthrusiatic reception , how often do we hear about a film having a great reception at some geek gathering or convention, and then it goes on to do poorly at the box office. I just do not see this breaking out and finding a GA audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebSurfer Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 34 minutes ago, dudalb said: From the quality of the animation I have seen, you should omit the words big budget. This is clearly aimed on the hard core Transformers fanbase, They will turnout, no one else will. And as for the rumored enthrusiatic reception , how often do we hear about a film having a great reception at some geek gathering or convention, and then it goes on to do poorly at the box office. I just do not see this breaking out and finding a GA audience. There was TMNT mutant mayhem, which went through the same processes as this film; like, premiering at Annecy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...