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News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:04 pm

Sometimes living in a world where things can be un-released is a good thing. IGNs review is out, not that it counts for much. Hope those that want to enjoy the movie, do

https://www.ign.com/articles/transforme ... C4wLjAuMA..

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:52 pm

https://gizmodo.com/transformers-one-is ... 2000487959

A different, more upbeat review than the ign one.

News Credits: 34 · by **Glyph** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 3:12 pm

Most reviews I've seen have been broadly positive & RT (for what it's worth) currently has it at 88%. Fans who've seen it seem to be very positive.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:35 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:Sometimes living in a world where things can be un-released is a good thing. IGNs review is out, not that it counts for much. Hope those that want to enjoy the movie, do

https://www.ign.com/articles/transforme ... C4wLjAuMA..

IGN has woke'd/corrupted themselves into irrelevancy. Like most gaming journos.
If I want to see a review, I'd go with the public instead of the paid shills.

Regardless, I'll avoid any and all reviews before I'll go see the movie. I don't want any spoilers nor preconceived notions when I'll first see it.

News Credits: 34 · by **Glyph** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:38 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:IGN has woke'd/corrupted themselves into irrelevancy. Like most gaming journos.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:40 pm

Glyph wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:IGN has woke'd/corrupted themselves into irrelevancy. Like most gaming journos.

The only reason to post that is if you work at IGN. :lol:

News Credits: 34 · by **Glyph** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:45 pm

I don't give two hoots about IGN.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:58 pm

Glyph wrote:I don't give two hoots about IGN.

So why are you :roll:

?

If you have the bare minimum of information, you know how IGN instigated a smear campaign against Black Myth Wukong and Stellar Blade, while giving "high praise" to Star Wars Outlaws, Concord, and Dustborn.

It's not just IGN. Some are pure "agenda" like Kotaku, but for most big gaming/movie sites, they act this way to not lose their privileged access. This principle is as old as the industry.

Independent reviewers is where it's at... That is, if they didn't had free tickets to Disneyland. :ic$:

Eh, no one are immune to corruption. So that's why looking for multiple reviews from multiple sources is the best way to proceed. Or just TlDr and see the overall scores from the PUBLIC at Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic.

News Credits: 34 · by **Glyph** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 5:21 pm

I was gonna just leave it but...

Re multiple sources - that's why I posted the RT rating so far, to note that IGN seemed to be in the minority on this.

The 8-|

is for someone still using "woke" as a pejorative in this Year Of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty Four. :PEACE:

(Also, Asmongold's your example? FFS.)

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 5:43 pm

Glyph wrote:The is for someone still using "woke" as a pejorative in this Year Of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty Four.

Understandable.
Especially because the damn term keep shape-shifting as time goes. Turns out here's a brand of "woke" even to the Right wing!

This makes me want to go to sleep. I-)

News Credits: 4862 · by **william-james88** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 7:42 pm

The embargo has lifted on Transformers One, which is very early and a great sign of confidence in the film. Several critics have posted their opinions online and Rotten Tomatoes is aggregating them on their website. IGN seems to be the most negative in a sea of positive reviews. The score sits at 89% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing with 36 reviews.

You can check them out here: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_one

Also, there is a fan screening this Saturday across the US and Canada, so check your local theatre to see if there are still tickets available.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 9:06 pm

Crap. THat's not a good sign. If the critics like it, that usually means the fans and general public won't.

News Credits: 4862 · by **william-james88** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:21 pm

First-Aid wrote:Crap. THat's not a good sign. If the critics like it, that usually means the fans and general public won't.

No, the bumblebee film had both critics and general public on the same page in liking it. And both general public and critics hated TLK

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 12:23 am

william-james88 wrote:
First-Aid wrote:Crap. THat's not a good sign. If the critics like it, that usually means the fans and general public won't.

No, the bumblebee film had both critics and general public on the same page in liking it. And both general public and critics hated TLK

Two incidents that are the exceptions. Pacific Rim? Any of the other Transformers movies? Most Marvel movies? (Critics loved The Eternals, but fans bombed it) Battle Angel Alita? Sorry, vast majority of critics have no damned idea what the general public likes. I'll be HAPPY if this succeeds because it means more TF movies sans humanus, but I just have a bad feeling.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 1:16 am

First-Aid wrote:I'll be HAPPY if this succeeds because it means more TF movies sans humanus, but I just have a bad feeling.

I have tried staying away from all spoilers except the 2 trailers, and to me it looks like the story will be rushed. That usually means thin or nonexistent character development.

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 1:17 am

Got my ticket to see it early on Saturday the 14th.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 6:29 am

First-Aid wrote:Crap. THat's not a good sign. If the critics like it, that usually means the fans and general public won't.

Not necessarily.

Often, both officials and public opinions align. That's the proof of a PERFECT movie.

Still, the public opinion weight more IMO.
Especially when the critics love a movie but the public doesn't. Even more so when the publics reviews gets deleted in order to protect the movie.

Disney pay a lot of "protection money". But other companies didn't, like the ones who made the Borderland movie. :POPCORN:

by **PhotonWaveZero** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 7:18 am

I have my skepticism, but all of my fellow Transformers fans are going to it tomorrow night.

It just gives me Nickelodeon and illumination imbecile humor vibes. Apparently the trailer showcases 90% of them in sequence which is why it comes off as a complete joke.

I'm not feeling the art style whatsoever, that 2D animated clip that came out in the past few days is way more indicative of what I'd like to see, as well as high Moon studios Fall of Cybertron and war for Cybertron, but as a Transformers property, I am obligated to give it a chance.

I hope it's good, I really do, however, I have to say that as a Transformers movie, it's supposed to convince me to buy the toys, and there's not a single character design I'd want to have a toy of. As a movie, it might be great, as a toy commercial, eh...

News Credits: 4862 · by **william-james88** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:44 am

PhotonWaveZero wrote:as a Transformers movie, it's supposed to convince me to buy the toys,.

No, not to you and not this time. The target demographic for the toy portion is kids.

Also, i’m a bit puzzled now, were the bay films meant to be toy commercials? They felt more like excuses for other types of product placement (like cars and beer)

I thought the toy commercials were more what the TV shows are.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 10:29 am

william-james88 wrote:
PhotonWaveZero wrote:as a Transformers movie, it's supposed to convince me to buy the toys,.

No, not to you and not this time. The target demographic for the toy portion is kids.

Also, i’m a bit puzzled now, were the bay films meant to be toy commercials? They felt more like excuses for other types of product placement (like cars and beer)

...and Megan Fox's abs....

News Credits: 4862 · by **william-james88** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 1:22 pm

Roundup of Reivews for Transformers One, looks crazy promising.

by **cloudballoon** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 3:24 pm

william-james88 wrote:
PhotonWaveZero wrote:as a Transformers movie, it's supposed to convince me to buy the toys,.

No, not to you and not this time. The target demographic for the toy portion is kids.

Also, i’m a bit puzzled now, were the bay films meant to be toy commercials? They felt more like excuses for other types of product placement (like cars and beer)

I thought the toy commercials were more what the TV shows are.

Well, yes & no? I think it's not so simple for a franchise. Paramount is there to make money on the Box Office and VOD/Streamling money, Hasbro's in it for the licensing and toys sales. But the creative aspect is mostly in Paramount's hands and Hasbro probably have very little impact/input of the designs. And due to the toy development cycle vs. movie's CG production changes, we have mainline toys that comes out at the same time as the movie's theatrical release that can look very different to each other.

What I HATE since ROTB is that Hasbro coming out with "Studio Series" of movie figures that still doesn't look like the screen version. It's just the mainline fighting with the SS version for thesame spending money. It's stupid.

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 3:28 pm

cloudballoon wrote:What I HATE since ROTB is that Hasbro coming out with "Studio Series" of movie figures that still doesn't look like the screen version. It's just the mainline fighting with the SS version for thesame spending money. It's stupid.

The Bumblebee movie Studio Series toys for Bee, Dropkick, and Shatter were like that too.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 5:09 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
cloudballoon wrote:What I HATE since ROTB is that Hasbro coming out with "Studio Series" of movie figures that still doesn't look like the screen version. It's just the mainline fighting with the SS version for thesame spending money. It's stupid.
The Bumblebee movie Studio Series toys for Bee, Dropkick, and Shatter were like that too.

I know SS is focused more on scale (with the exclusion of Devastator) so getting a triple changer with the SS level of detailing into a deluxe mold just wasn't going to happen I don't think, at least not on the budget they wanted.

News Credits: 4862 · by **william-james88** » Sat Sep 14, 2024 8:12 am

Sabrblade wrote:
cloudballoon wrote:What I HATE since ROTB is that Hasbro coming out with "Studio Series" of movie figures that still doesn't look like the screen version. It's just the mainline fighting with the SS version for thesame spending money. It's stupid.
The Bumblebee movie Studio Series toys for Bee, Dropkick, and Shatter were like that too.

The first round of them, yeah. But the second Dropkick and Shatter releases used more accurate designs