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Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film

Transformers News: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film

Monday, May 14th, 2007 8:28AM CDT

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A test screening of the final version of the Transformers Movie has been held and the verdict is in – it tested very high; the highest of all of Michael Bay’s films in fact. Slashfilm.comhas the results as well as some interesting tidbits about the ending by Tom DeSanto. Click here to read the article.

The movie is due out in the American theaters on July 4th.
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Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (120787)
Posted by Leonardo on May 14th, 2007 @ 8:34am CDT
Didn't Bay say that Armageddon's test screening[s] received a 92, and that the Transformers screening beat even that?

I didn't like Armageddon, so I guess the scores are meaningless to me.

Anyway, there's not a lot of info in this article, though I am intrigued as to what this "real emotional storyline" is.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (120793)
Posted by Psychout on May 14th, 2007 @ 8:43am CDT
Megan Fox makes me 'Emotional'. And there is even that chance of it beign a good film!
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (120798)
Posted by --B-- on May 14th, 2007 @ 8:51am CDT
The emotional bit is a rumor, that could be a spoiler, so I won't write it.

I tried to do that write it in a different color so you could highlight it, but I don't know how. If someone PM's me I will tell them and they can do it.

A co-worker of mine read a leaked script, and that's what it says, but you never know.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (120799)
Posted by Calenatarion on May 14th, 2007 @ 8:52am CDT
If you read the last piece of text, you can see that Tom Desanto says that the film will be just over 2 hours. Another 'small' mistake on Mr. Labouef's side I guess...
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (120824)
Posted by Spoffy2 on May 14th, 2007 @ 9:13am CDT
I'm not trying to be negative or be a nay-sayer, but these test screenings are really only part of the PR machine leading to the film's release. Of course the producers and Mr.Bay are going to tell the media the film tested very highly. I can't see them telling the press that it tested poorly less than two months before a release. They control alot of the flow of information leading up to the film's release and they want everyone to think it's the best film ever much less on the the best that Mr.Bay has done.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (120853)
Posted by skywarp-2 on May 14th, 2007 @ 9:29am CDT
Spoffy2 wrote:I'm not trying to be negative or be a nay-sayer, but these test screenings are really only part of the PR machine leading to the film's release. Of course the producers and Mr.Bay are going to tell the media the film tested very highly. I can't see them telling the press that it tested poorly less than two months before a release. They control alot of the flow of information leading up to the film's release and they want everyone to think it's the best film ever much less on the the best that Mr.Bay has done.


I agree it certainly is part of the PR machine that most movies go through, i don't feel any animosity for it though, because everyone does it, I don't feel like they are trying to con me into watching it..the movie ticket amounts will be enough evidence as to if Michael bay, under steven spielberg's direction has changed the way he does movies..if not for the better...we will see, i for one am excited and not because of this article, or the bots forms themselves, but for what this movie is Giant robots duking it out on the big screen..
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (120878)
Posted by Sunstar on May 14th, 2007 @ 10:03am CDT
I want to root for tf, not humans...
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (120891)
Posted by Sentinel Maximus on May 14th, 2007 @ 10:29am CDT
Ah the media propaganda machine is hard at work.

They won't fool me. We'll see when the movie comes out.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (120924)
Posted by Booda on May 14th, 2007 @ 11:32am CDT
Calenatarion wrote:If you read the last piece of text, you can see that Tom Desanto says that the film will be just over 2 hours. Another 'small' mistake on Mr. Labouef's side I guess...

Actually, it says "just about two [hours]," not just over two. Of course, depending on how you round off numbers, it could actually mean 2:45.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121005)
Posted by Collector Maximus on May 14th, 2007 @ 1:13pm CDT
really not much info. I hope the movie is at least 2 hours.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121014)
Posted by Bouncy X on May 14th, 2007 @ 1:17pm CDT
well most if not all of bay's movies have been around 2hrs and sometimes more so i'm sure this will be at the very least 1h45 but probably closer to 2 from that "just about" comment desanto made
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121061)
Posted by Roboto750 on May 14th, 2007 @ 1:50pm CDT
Even if it is just part of the PR campaign for the TF movie, I'm still glad to hear it! I'm looking forward to the movie. Spider-Man 3 left me in the dust, hopefully this film won't do the same.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121097)
Posted by dj_funk_gut on May 14th, 2007 @ 2:39pm CDT
well if the movie sucked they wouldn't release info saying it rated high .. or someone would have proved that statement wrong. So i feel it's people being nay sayers because they can't get pass the robots not looking like g1 So they'll constantly hate.. shit on and degrade any and everything just to satistify they're opinion. and it seems to be a mob mentality about it to.*sigh*
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121103)
Posted by devil prime on May 14th, 2007 @ 2:41pm CDT
woot this will be an awesome movie i can't wait!
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121349)
Posted by D-340 on May 14th, 2007 @ 5:51pm CDT
dj_funk_gut wrote:well if the movie sucked they wouldn't release info saying it rated high .. or someone would have proved that statement wrong. So i feel it's people being nay sayers because they can't get pass the robots not looking like g1 So they'll constantly hate.. shit on and degrade any and everything just to satistify they're opinion. and it seems to be a mob mentality about it to.*sigh*


QFT. I'm in wait and see mode myself, but a crap load of die hard fans could go see it, love it, and the nay sayers would still spout out "It's PR, the movies gonna suck". Obviously, if it's testing high, the PR machine will go to work, not if it's low.

That said, sounds good. I'll see for myself, cuz I don't base my views on reviews alone, but this sounds really good.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121370)
Posted by Ericus Prime on May 14th, 2007 @ 6:15pm CDT
I second everything that's been said so far, the PR, the fans, everything!
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121412)
Posted by Thanatos Prime on May 14th, 2007 @ 7:00pm CDT
Why are people so surprised? I seem to recall that a certain Steven Speilberg had his hands in the creation of this movie....
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121451)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on May 14th, 2007 @ 7:41pm CDT
I've seen alot of his movies, that doesn't say much :)

I hope this movie(design flaws aside) does kick ass though and I pray all our bitching makes for an even better TF2
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121493)
Posted by Mr.RobotoAutoMan on May 14th, 2007 @ 8:41pm CDT
it should be like pirates of the carribeans 3 at least 180min long.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121570)
Posted by Autobot032 on May 14th, 2007 @ 9:31pm CDT
Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:it should be like pirates of the carribeans 3 at least 180min long.


Err....180 minutes is a long long running time.
That's exactly 3 hours.

120 is 2, and 150 is 2.5 hours. I could do 2.5, but 3? No.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121641)
Posted by lockepsb on May 14th, 2007 @ 10:37pm CDT
probably highest tested cause he's worried that the true transfans aren't going to be pleased w/ his movie.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121645)
Posted by lockepsb on May 14th, 2007 @ 10:40pm CDT
I can see it being 2 hours and 10-15 minutes long... that's about what all the Star Wars movies ran... except for the extremely long Revenge of the Sith.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121694)
Posted by Anonymous on May 14th, 2007 @ 11:59pm CDT
Sunstar wrote:I want to root for tf, not humans...


Thank you.

I want robo-carnage, not some sappy Armageddon clone.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121738)
Posted by Leonardo on May 15th, 2007 @ 2:06am CDT
Without the humans as the middle-man between audience and Transformer, though, this film would be dire.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (121753)
Posted by D-340 on May 15th, 2007 @ 2:44am CDT
Leonardo wrote:Without the humans as the middle-man between audience and Transformer, though, this film would be dire.


I agree 100%. If there's no human interaction, why have it earth in the first place?
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (122004)
Posted by Roboto750 on May 15th, 2007 @ 8:10am CDT
D-340 wrote:
Leonardo wrote:Without the humans as the middle-man between audience and Transformer, though, this film would be dire.


I agree 100%. If there's no human interaction, why have it earth in the first place?


That has to be one of the best points I've heard yet! ;)^
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (125623)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 17th, 2007 @ 11:45pm CDT
Test screening don't always predict how a movie will do in theaters. Wierd Al's UHF had the highest test screening for any movie in Orion pictures history. It opened in the summer of '86 which is considered one of the most profitable in movie history. UHF couldn't compete with movies like Leathal Weapon 2 and bombed. It is regarded as a good comedy though.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (125629)
Posted by Roboto750 on May 17th, 2007 @ 11:55pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Test screening don't always predict how a movie will do in theaters. Wierd Al's UHF had the highest test screening for any movie in Orion pictures history. It opened in the summer of '86 which is considered one of the most profitable in movie history. UHF couldn't compete with movies like Leathal Weapon 2 and bombed. It is regarded as a good comedy though.


I love UHF! One of my all-time favorite movies!

Hey, it was out in 1986.... any good animated movies come out that year? :-?
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (125632)
Posted by Autobot032 on May 17th, 2007 @ 11:57pm CDT
Roboto750 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Test screening don't always predict how a movie will do in theaters. Wierd Al's UHF had the highest test screening for any movie in Orion pictures history. It opened in the summer of '86 which is considered one of the most profitable in movie history. UHF couldn't compete with movies like Leathal Weapon 2 and bombed. It is regarded as a good comedy though.


I love UHF! One of my all-time favorite movies!

Hey, it was out in 1986.... any good animated movies come out that year? :-?


No.
Re: Transformers Movie - Highest Tested Michael Bay Film (125798)
Posted by Leonardo on May 18th, 2007 @ 3:41am CDT
Autobot032 wrote:
Roboto750 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Test screening don't always predict how a movie will do in theaters. Wierd Al's UHF had the highest test screening for any movie in Orion pictures history. It opened in the summer of '86 which is considered one of the most profitable in movie history. UHF couldn't compete with movies like Leathal Weapon 2 and bombed. It is regarded as a good comedy though.


I love UHF! One of my all-time favorite movies!

Hey, it was out in 1986.... any good animated movies come out that year? :-?


No.


:lol:

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