"Transformers" to thrive in sequel-soaked summer

I got to go see "Shrek 3" with my family last night (I'm now 100000 (base 2) years old, w00t) and was soundly unimpressed. Bah. Not enough action, not enough character, not enough coherence, not enough snap to the jokes.

Already saw "Spider-Man 3", and enjoyed it, but I agree with Sam Raimi that the studio shouldn't have made him use Venom this time around. It was good, but would have been better with just Sandman and Goblin.

And the early reviews for "Pirates of the Carribbean 3" aren't being too kind, either.

Blockbuster trilogies are getting so predictable it's sad. 1=good, 2=great, 3=WTF happened. Remember "X-Men 3"? Sucked hard, and I'm not even sure it would have been better with Brian Singer on board. "Matrix 3" wasn't bad, but no one was overwhelmed, either.

Only two notable recent exceptions come to mind: "The Lord of the Rings", which was designed more like one movie than a trilogy anyway; and the "Star Wars" prequels, which only went from bad to worse to worst.

In a summer like this, we can only look forward to the new stuff. "Transformers" cometh in early July, and "Ratatouille" opens just one week before it. Transfans, it's now quite likely that people will remember "Transformers" as the only blockbuster of this summer that was worth watching.

If only I could get truly excited about "Stardust", but I already know what to expect from any summer movie that opens in August.

I agree except I enjoyed the Star Wars Prequels.

Transformers will be the blockbuster smash ever! Well thats what I think anywayz lol

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I hope TRANSFORMERS ia a good movie first and a blockbuster smash second.

I feel like i'm the only person who enjoyed Spiderman 3 which seemed to do pretty well opening week.

Transformers is gonna do great! It's trailers are far better than any trailer for any other movie this year. Everyone will want to see it!

Here, here! It's going to be the best EVER!!! It's got to, if they're going to be doing sequels of it.

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I think TRANSFORMERS should be the biggest hit for the simple reason it isn't a sequel, but people are so unpredictable.
We can have dozens of 'average' to 'poor' reviews for something like SPIDER-MAN 3 (for example), yet people will flock to see it regardless declaring they'll "make their own minds up". Fair enough: That's actually common sense.

But then we have TRANSFORMERS, with even some members of this board saying they'll read the reviews first before deciding to see it.

I just don't get it.

That's the hatred talking. They're so "hurt" by bumblebee being a camaro, flaming prime, the shards of megatron etc. I just think they're saying that just because Michael Bay "killed" they're G1 nostalgia. I still think most of them will go see TRANSFORMERS anyways.

But with Spiderman 3, you already had 2 critically acclaimed installments so people felt like they owed it to themselves to go see 3 regardless of the critics. TF is still relatively unknown.

In any event, I hope TFTM 07 kicks butt Grimlock style!

While I'm optimistic, there's some pretty stiff competition in the weeks following.

With Harry Potter opening the following weekend (I think), there is virtually no chance whatsoever that Transformers will be on top for its second weekend.

Maybe it will even make the top five for the year--but it's going to have to have some staying power through July and August if it's going to pull big numbers.

Originally Posted by Yet another WTH moment with a fellow collector seth: Man, I can't believe you buy reissues. ams: Well, I also have the G1 originals, and since the reissues are made by Takara, they're official... and sometimes significantly improved. seth: Don't you feel like it takes away from the authenticity of your collection? ams: Dude, you own three different unlicensed City Commander toys and a half dozen fake third-party Prime trailers. WTH?

YEAH ROCK THE TRANSFORMERS!!! FLOOD THE CINEMAS!!!v lol

I agree with you, after the first week, it's sad to say that transformers will be crashed by Harry Potter. Also from working at the movie theater and talking to the managers in my town, the studio for Harry Potter basically demanded we have at least five screens for their movie, meaning Transformers will probably lose it's screen time.