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Transformers: Age of Extinction Nominated for 13th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards
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Comment by hunter4life
Jan 14, 2015
well, im not surprised.
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Comment by monstrinhotron
Jan 14, 2015
Some of the effects in AoE are mind blowing but i noticed a series of really odd errors in the first half of the film. Whenever cars are in the middle distance (as opposed to close up) they're empty. No drivers, no passengers. I assume these cars are CGI but it's a really strange oversight as it would have taken them no time at all to stick a virtual mannequin in the seats to make a silhouette against the ever present sunset on the farm.
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Comment by Rodimus Prime
Jan 14, 2015
I hope AoE sweeps at the Razzies just to throw it in all the haters' faces. 
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Yes, I m happy for it too, they should use this to lawsue Razzies, and teach a lesson to all those haters
Comment by BERSEKAEL
Jan 14, 2015
Rodimus Prime wrote:I hope AoE sweeps at the Razzies just to throw it in all the haters' faces.
Yes, I m happy for it too, they should use this to lawsue Razzies, and teach a lesson to all those haters
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Comment by Burn
Jan 15, 2015
The final nominations are out and Optimus Prime riding Grimlock is leading the charge as Transformers:Age of Extinction leads The 2015 Razzies Nomination list with SEVEN nominations.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Worst Picture
• Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
• Left Behind
• The Legend of Hercules
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
Worst Actor
• Kirk Cameron - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
• Nicolas Cage - Left Behind
• Kellan Lutz - The Legend of Hercules
• Seth MacFarlane - A Million Ways to Die in the West
• Adam Sandler - Blended
Worst Supporting Actor
• Mel Gibson - The Expendables 3
• Kelsey Grammer - The Expendables 3, Legends of Oz, Think Like a Man Too, Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Shaquille O'Neal - Blended
• Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Expendables 3
• Kiefer Sutherland - Pompeii
Worst Actress
• Drew Barrymore - Blended
• Cameron Diaz - The Other Woman and Sex Tape
• Melissa McCarthy - Tammy
• Charlize Theron - A Million Ways to Die in the West
• Gaia Weiss - The Legend of Hercules
Worst Supporting Actress
• Cameron Diaz - Annie
• Megan Fox - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Nicola Peltz - Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Susan Sarandon - Tammy
• Brigitte Ridenour (nee Cameron) - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
Worst Director
• Michael Bay - Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Darren Doane - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
• Renny Harlin - The Legend of Hercules
• Jonathan Liebesman - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Seth MacFarlane - A Million Ways to Die in the West
Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
• Annie
• Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?
• The Legend of Hercules
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
Worst Screen Combo
• Any Two Robots, Actors (Robotic Actors) - Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Kirk Cameron and His Ego - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
• Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel - Sex Tape
• Kellan Lutz and Either His Abs, His Pecs or His Glutes - The Legend of Hercules
• Seth MacFarlane and Charlize Theron - A Million Ways to Die in the West
Worst Screenplay
• Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
• Left Behind
• Sex Tape
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
Redeemer Award
• Ben Affleck - from Gigli to Argo and Gone Girl
• Jennifer Aniston - from four-time Razzie nominee to Cake
• Mike Myers - from The Love Guru to directing Supermensch
• Keanu Reeves - from six-time Razzie nominee to John Wick
• Kristen Stewart - from six-time Razzie winner for Twilight to Camp X-Ray
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Worst Picture
• Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
• Left Behind
• The Legend of Hercules
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
Worst Actor
• Kirk Cameron - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
• Nicolas Cage - Left Behind
• Kellan Lutz - The Legend of Hercules
• Seth MacFarlane - A Million Ways to Die in the West
• Adam Sandler - Blended
Worst Supporting Actor
• Mel Gibson - The Expendables 3
• Kelsey Grammer - The Expendables 3, Legends of Oz, Think Like a Man Too, Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Shaquille O'Neal - Blended
• Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Expendables 3
• Kiefer Sutherland - Pompeii
Worst Actress
• Drew Barrymore - Blended
• Cameron Diaz - The Other Woman and Sex Tape
• Melissa McCarthy - Tammy
• Charlize Theron - A Million Ways to Die in the West
• Gaia Weiss - The Legend of Hercules
Worst Supporting Actress
• Cameron Diaz - Annie
• Megan Fox - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Nicola Peltz - Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Susan Sarandon - Tammy
• Brigitte Ridenour (nee Cameron) - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
Worst Director
• Michael Bay - Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Darren Doane - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
• Renny Harlin - The Legend of Hercules
• Jonathan Liebesman - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Seth MacFarlane - A Million Ways to Die in the West
Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
• Annie
• Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?
• The Legend of Hercules
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
Worst Screen Combo
• Any Two Robots, Actors (Robotic Actors) - Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Kirk Cameron and His Ego - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
• Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel - Sex Tape
• Kellan Lutz and Either His Abs, His Pecs or His Glutes - The Legend of Hercules
• Seth MacFarlane and Charlize Theron - A Million Ways to Die in the West
Worst Screenplay
• Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
• Left Behind
• Sex Tape
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
Redeemer Award
• Ben Affleck - from Gigli to Argo and Gone Girl
• Jennifer Aniston - from four-time Razzie nominee to Cake
• Mike Myers - from The Love Guru to directing Supermensch
• Keanu Reeves - from six-time Razzie nominee to John Wick
• Kristen Stewart - from six-time Razzie winner for Twilight to Camp X-Ray
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Comment by MagnusLabel
Jan 15, 2015
Nailed it.
Better film directors and screenwriters are required for the future of TF movies.
Better film directors and screenwriters are required for the future of TF movies.
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Comment by Optimizzy
Jan 15, 2015
uh...TMNT wasnt that bad. I mean...really? A Razzie? Was it just because it was produced by Michael Bay? I call bullsh*t on that.
Just like the Academy Awards, Razzies are about what movie is popular...to hate.
I guess they figured all the nerds were still angry about Ninja Turtles.
Just like the Academy Awards, Razzies are about what movie is popular...to hate.
I guess they figured all the nerds were still angry about Ninja Turtles.
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Comment by RhA
Jan 15, 2015
I'm happy that 'Left Behind' was not ignored. The moment the muslim-guy kicked the, ah, small person out of the plane was pure gold.
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Comment by Randomhero
Jan 15, 2015
Oh thank god this is news. 
The people behind the razzies fully admit they don't even watch the movies they nominate and elect. They go my imdb, rotten tomatoes and the box office. Giant waste of time
The people behind the razzies fully admit they don't even watch the movies they nominate and elect. They go my imdb, rotten tomatoes and the box office. Giant waste of time
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And yet you reply.
Comment by RhA
Jan 15, 2015
Randomhero wrote:Oh thank god this is news.
The people behind the razzies fully admit they don't even watch the movies they nominate and elect. They go my imdb, rotten tomatoes and the box office. Giant waste of time
And yet you reply.
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Didn't they already do that movie?
Comment by Optimizzy
Jan 15, 2015
RhA wrote:I'm happy that 'Left Behind' was not ignored. The moment the muslim-guy kicked the, ah, small person out of the plane was pure gold.
Didn't they already do that movie?
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Yeah. It's a remake by the same writer. This version has Nicolas Cage for some reason.
Comment by RhA
Jan 15, 2015
Optimizzy wrote:RhA wrote:I'm happy that 'Left Behind' was not ignored. The moment the muslim-guy kicked the, ah, small person out of the plane was pure gold.
Didn't they already do that movie?
Yeah. It's a remake by the same writer. This version has Nicolas Cage for some reason.
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Comment by Shockwave7
Jan 15, 2015
And rightly so....
I gave them a chance with the first movie, was on the fence with the second, never watched the 3rd one, and only rented the 4th one because I won a free Redbox ticket from McDonald's Monopoly thing.
They need to lock Bay up in a rubber room with a crayon and a coloring book, and turn the reins of making Transformers movies over to someone besides that circus clown dunderhead. His 'directing' seems like he just tapes the camera to a tetherball and bats it around for a while.
I gave them a chance with the first movie, was on the fence with the second, never watched the 3rd one, and only rented the 4th one because I won a free Redbox ticket from McDonald's Monopoly thing.
They need to lock Bay up in a rubber room with a crayon and a coloring book, and turn the reins of making Transformers movies over to someone besides that circus clown dunderhead. His 'directing' seems like he just tapes the camera to a tetherball and bats it around for a while.
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Exactly, as soon as people saw what the turtles looked like they got their panties in a wad. I'm starting to think that's why movies like Transformers and Ninja Turtles get so much hate when movies like The Avengers don't. It's all about character design, if they update the way they look some people consider it an act of war.
Comment by Evil_the_Nub
Jan 15, 2015
Optimizzy wrote:uh...TMNT wasnt that bad. I mean...really? A Razzie? Was it just because it was produced by Michael Bay? I call bullsh*t on that.
Just like the Academy Awards, Razzies are about what movie is popular...to hate.
I guess they figured all the nerds were still angry about Ninja Turtles.
Exactly, as soon as people saw what the turtles looked like they got their panties in a wad. I'm starting to think that's why movies like Transformers and Ninja Turtles get so much hate when movies like The Avengers don't. It's all about character design, if they update the way they look some people consider it an act of war.
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It has less to do with character design and more to do with a well-rounded & coherent plot, effective characterization, and Bay's penchant for explosions for explosions sake.
There's a reason this is a usable emoticon:
Comment by megatronus
Jan 15, 2015
Evil_the_Nub wrote:Optimizzy wrote:uh...TMNT wasnt that bad. I mean...really? A Razzie? Was it just because it was produced by Michael Bay? I call bullsh*t on that.
Just like the Academy Awards, Razzies are about what movie is popular...to hate.
I guess they figured all the nerds were still angry about Ninja Turtles.
Exactly, as soon as people saw what the turtles looked like they got their panties in a wad. I'm starting to think that's why movies like Transformers and Ninja Turtles get so much hate when movies like The Avengers don't. It's all about character design, if they update the way they look some people consider it an act of war.
It has less to do with character design and more to do with a well-rounded & coherent plot, effective characterization, and Bay's penchant for explosions for explosions sake.
There's a reason this is a usable emoticon:
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That pretty much sums why there's so much hate against the movies, if they were well made far less people would complain about the designs, for example, MTMTE redesigned many characters (I didn't recognize Red Alert when I first saw him) and everyone loves that series to the point some toys are actually made with Alex Milne's designs. And they are glorious.
Still, some took it to the extreme, like Skids' unnecesary gold tooth and Galvatron and AOE Optimus' imposible-to-transform designs, those I can't defend.
Comment by MaverickPrime
Jan 15, 2015
megatronus wrote:It has less to do with character design and more to do with a well-rounded & coherent plot, effective characterization, and Bay's penchant for explosions for explosions sake.
There's a reason this is a usable emoticon:
That pretty much sums why there's so much hate against the movies, if they were well made far less people would complain about the designs, for example, MTMTE redesigned many characters (I didn't recognize Red Alert when I first saw him) and everyone loves that series to the point some toys are actually made with Alex Milne's designs. And they are glorious.
Still, some took it to the extreme, like Skids' unnecesary gold tooth and Galvatron and AOE Optimus' imposible-to-transform designs, those I can't defend.
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Comment by rpetras
Jan 15, 2015
Ninja Turtles was AWFUL!
So much worse than any of the TF movies.
(Well, OK, maybe not TF2, that was crap on a stick.)
I came home and watched the original TMNT live action movie just to floss my brain from the awfulness.
But TF4 was pretty far from Shakespeare and deserves razzie nominations, but at the core they are still entertaining, mindless popcorn flicks.
So much worse than any of the TF movies.
(Well, OK, maybe not TF2, that was crap on a stick.)
I came home and watched the original TMNT live action movie just to floss my brain from the awfulness.
But TF4 was pretty far from Shakespeare and deserves razzie nominations, but at the core they are still entertaining, mindless popcorn flicks.
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Yeah? I tried watching the old Turtles movies and just switched them off. Did not age well, IMO.
Comment by RhA
Jan 15, 2015
rpetras wrote:Ninja Turtles was AWFUL!
So much worse than any of the TF movies.
(Well, OK, maybe not TF2, that was crap on a stick.)
I came home and watched the original TMNT live action movie just to floss my brain from the awfulness.
But TF4 was pretty far from Shakespeare and deserves razzie nominations, but at the core they are still entertaining, mindless popcorn flicks.
Yeah? I tried watching the old Turtles movies and just switched them off. Did not age well, IMO.
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Comment by Burn
Jan 15, 2015
I preferred TMNT over TF4.
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Comment by chivesbot20
Jan 18, 2015
Tmnt was a great movie to me. And I am a big tmnt fan. What upsets me is that the obvious resaon it was chosen was because the major minds behind the movie have a bad reputation in the action buisness.
