The robots ruled again!
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Showing posts with label Transformers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Transformers. Show all posts
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Review - The Dark of the Moon
The thing about the Transformers is that there are a lot of fans of the 80's cartoons. The first Transformers movie was not too bad, quite enjoyable and nice. Unfortunately for us, the second one was not good at all.
Yup, Michael Bay's gone and screwed up the Transformers franchise with Revenge of the Fallen. The robots were relegated to secondary characters and some weren't even named. They could be destroyed by human weapons. Even Optimus Prime needed Even Stevens to save him. WTF right??
So with the third one, I had hoped that Bay would've made a Transformers movie where the robots were the focus, instead of the humans. Against all odds of course. But The Dark of the Moon had gone back the way of the first movie. More focus on the robots, although the human elements were still aplenty.
There were about 9 Autobots and apart from Optimus, each robot had about 2 lines each on average. Still better than RofF.
At least no robots needed a human to save them or revive them. But now, the robots actually die by human hands. Sigh...
Anyway, I did enjoy this movie. A lot better than RotF. The new girl, Rose Huntington-Whiteley, was a nice replacement for Megan Fox, even though Fox's character was no damsel in distress and could hold her own like Shia LaBeouf's character. At least this new girl and Sam had chemistry and she did a good job considering this is her debut.
I do like the space bridge storylines and the fact that the Autobots were betrayed by one of their own. Other than that, not much left to be said. Unless of course, you were not originally a fan of the original Transformers. Then The Dark of the Moon is a very good summer flick...
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Box Office
Dark of the Moon is #1, not surprisingly... but underperformed against Revenge of the Fallen...
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/transformers-shape-up-with-years-best-weekend-ap
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Shia LaBeouf – Stop Talking Before You Get Into Trouble – Too Late
Sometimes he just doesn’t know when to stop talking.
For years, Hollywood bad boy Shia has had a problem with cops, booze, women, co-stars, gay slurs, moonshine, and directors – and now he has opened up to Details Magazine, and somebody should have stopped him.
His latest flick, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” is out and the initial response is positive – even as others feel the franchise has become a bit stale and unbelievable.
And once again the young action hero finds himself in hot water after running his mouth.
But let’s start at the beginning.
A few years ago, Shia made news for entering a Walgreens drugstore sloppy drunk at 3:00 in the morning and trying to buy cigarettes. He was arrested.
Next was a car accident that badly mangled his hand and fingers that caused a delay in the filming schedule. The injury was ultimately written into the script so filming could continue.
Then it was a well-publicized incident at a Brite Spot Family Restaurant after a fan wanted to take his picture and he said “no”. It ended with Shia on the sidewalk in handcuffs.
A few weeks ago he told MTV,
"I'm not coming back to do another one. I don't think director Michael Bay will either. It's still a hot property, I think, especially coming out of the third one. So I imagine they'll reboot it at some point with someone else."
After completing the third sequel, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”, LaBeouf is distancing himself from the popular series.
LaBeouf dumped on her acting abilities and staying power in a male dominated Hollywood and ruffling a few feathers by saying,
"Megan developed this Spice Girl strength, this woman-empowerment stuff that made her feel awkward about her involvement with Michael. He films women in a way that appeals to a 16-year-old sexuality. It’s summer. It’s Michael’s style. And I think Megan Fox never got comfortable with it. This is a girl who was taken from complete obscurity and placed in a sex-driven role in front of the whole world and told she was the sexiest woman in America. And she had a hard time accepting it.”
Ouch. You would think by these statements the two most definitely DO NOT get along.
But you would be wrong.
When asked by a Details editor about the possibility of him hooking up with Fox he said,
“Look, you’re on the set for six months, with someone who’s rooting to be attracted to you, and you’re rooting to be attracted to them. I never understood the separation of work and life in that situation. But the time I spent with Megan was our own thing, and I think you can see the chemistry onscreen.”
The problem?
At the time Shia was on set filming “Transformers”, Fox was dating Brian Austin Green.
Awkward? You bet.
When asked about the possible conflict of interest Shia responded,
“I don’t know, man. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I Don’t know…. It was what it was.”
After a lukewarm reception for his performance in “Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull” with superstar Harrison Ford, Shia admits he was not up to par during filming and also criticized the film in the press.
Harrison Ford remembers it a bit differently saying,
"I think I told him he was a f##king idiot. As an actor, I think it's my obligation to support the film without making a complete ass of myself. Shia is ambitious, attentive, and talented—and he's learning how to deal with a situation which is very unique and difficult."
And he seems to be learning well.
In fact, he has just completed filming his latest movie “The Wettest Country in the World” a crime-drama centered on a family of Depression-era bootleggers in the American South and due in theaters next year.
We also hear there may be another chance for LaBeouf to get it right in a new “Indiana Jones”, and we’re sure there will be a “Wall Street” sequel in a year or two.
This is what we like to see – a Hollywood action hero who acts like one in real life and doesn’t take nothing from nobody.
Go Shia!
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Ferrera
America Ferrera, the star of Ugly Betty, has gotten married...Today, will be watching Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon at Pavilion... crazy... tickets have sold out since Monday...
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Shia LaBeouf – I’m Done, No More Transformer Movies For Me - Video
Shia LaBeouf feels that way about the Transformers franchise.
After three starring roles he says he has had enough.
He told MTV,
"I'm not coming back to do another one. I don't think director Michael Bay will either. It's still a hot property, I think, especially coming out of the third one. So I imagine they'll reboot it at some point with someone else."
After completing the third sequel, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”, LaBeouf is distancing himself from the popular series.
But he thinks “Dark of the Moon”, where the Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets, is the best of all the films.
Shia was very vocal about the second sequel "Revenge of the Fallen" saying,
"When I saw the second movie, I wasn't impressed with what we did. There were some really wild stunts in it, but the heart was gone."
Ouch. Not good when your big star doesn’t like the way things turned out. And to add insult to injury superhot Megan Fox will not be in this latest sequel which LaBeouf seems to think is a good thing.
"Megan developed this Spice Girl strength, this woman-empowerment stuff that made her feel awkward about her involvement with Michael. He films women in a way that appeals to a 16-year-old sexuality. It’s summer. It’s Michael’s style. And I think Megan Fox never got comfortable with it. This is a girl who was taken from complete obscurity and placed in a sex-driven role in front of the whole world and told she was the sexiest woman in America. And she had a hard time accepting it.”
But don’t feel bad for LaBeouf – he is doing plenty well for himself these days.
The actor has had a string of smash hits since his awkward teen years on the television show “Even Stevens” including roles in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Battle of Shaker Heights, I, Robot, Disturbia, Eagle Eye, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Between his role in Indiana Jones and Wall Street he has been able to inject himself into two of the largest movie concepts of all time – and there is plenty of room for sequels for both of those franchises.
Shia also just completed work alongside Gary Oldman and Tom Hardy in “The Wettest County in the World” - a crime-drama centered on a family of Depression-era bootleggers in the American South.
“Wettest” is due to hit theaters sometime in 2012.
And on top of all that, there is rumor that a new “Indiana Jones” is in the works. Shia could take on the legacy of that franchise and milk it for the next twenty years if he wanted to.
So all is good, and the Transformers probably need to come to end anyway.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Trailer - Dark of the Moon
During the Super Bowl, a bunch of trailers were shown... this is the trailer for Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon... sans Megan Fox (not that it mattered anyway)... let's hope it's not a stinker like Revenge of the Fallen...
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Anticipated
Upcoming movies that are hotly anticipated...
Thor (May 6)
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 20)
Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom won't be appearing in the fourth installment...
Penelope Cruz has been added to the cast...
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 1)
Megan Fox won't be running around in skimpy outfits anymore... Rose Huntington-Whiteley is her replacement and judging from the photo, they are not looking to make her into a sexpot... we'll see...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (July 15)
Cowboys & Aliens (July 29)
Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol (December 16)
Bear in mind that these dates are US release dates... dunno when Malaysia is gonna get them... but if they are blockbuster movies, then we'd get em at the same time too...
Friday, June 11, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Movie News
Megan Fox won't be in the third Transformers movie... some say it's her decision to not be in it, while others say she was dropped coz of the fighting she did back then with the director... who knows right?But judging from the second movie, I guess it's a good thing she dropped coz if the third is going the same way the second was... then it'd suck just like the second one...
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovies.accesshollywood.com/updated-megan-fox-dropped-from-transformers-3
In other news, 'Heroes' (and NBC) is being sued for copyright infringement... seems the fourth season's theme of the carnival is very much a 'copy-paste' from this:
Read the story here --> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100520/ten-entertainment-us-heroes-db3f2d5.html
Btw, Heroes have been definitely canceled... no fifth season to properly end the show... :(
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Razzies
The Golden Raspberry Awards AKA The Razzies are the anti-Oscars... they 'reward' the worst achievements of the year... and they always award the worst the night before the Oscars award the best...
Sandra Bullock, an Oscar nominee for The Blind Side, 'won' the Razzie for Worst Actress for her work in All About Steve.
And she showed up to the award show to pick it up! I love how humble she is... I want her to win the Oscar tonight and set a record for winning both worst and best achievements in the same year! :)
Another actress who showed up to claim her award was Halle Berry in 2005. She 'won' for Catwoman and the year before she won the Oscar for Monster's Ball.Full story -->
Meanwhile, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen AKA Transformers 2 'won' Worst Picture of 2009! I couldn't agree more. :)
The full list of Razzie 'winners' --> http://razzies.com/history/09winners.asp
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
US Top 10
10) THE BLIND SIDE - $184,387,000
9) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - $196,573,705
8) Monsters Vs. Aliens - $198,351,526
7) AVATAR - $212,268,000
6) Star Trek - $257,730,019
5) The Hangover - $277,322,503
4) The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $280,924,000
3) UP - $293,004,164
2) HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE - $301,959,197
The only one I haven't seen is The Hangover... would probably do so this weekend...
Of the 10, or 9, I'd say my favorite would be Up, followed by Star Trek, Avatar and The Blind Side. The least favorite would be Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I hope they won't make a third one. Come on people! It's called Transformers, not Sam Witwicky's Movie with Big Robots. Get a clue and focus back on the robots please...
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