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Maybe Bumblebee, the character, just isn't very popular?
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Jan 1, 2019 13:18
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After 5 very successful movies, it is abundantly clear that Michael Bay killed the Transformers franchise, and any hope it has of finding an audience.
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Jan 1, 2019 13:20
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Maybe Paramount killed it by trying to hype aspects of Bumblebee that most people, especially those already bored of Bay movies, never cared about. "You might not like The Last Knight, but don't worry because in this movie Optimus and Soundwave are box-shaped".
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Jan 1, 2019 13:25
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General Dog posted:It might just be that they shouldn't have released it to such a crowded field. This has to be a significant factor, and that it opened during Christmas. It still hasn't even been shown in Norway because there's no room for it between the other stuff from Hollywood and the Christmas movies they want to re-run over here.
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Jan 1, 2019 13:32
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They probably thought Aquaman was going to be a flop.
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Jan 1, 2019 13:34
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A picture of a smug/smiling Michael Bay with the caption "Miss Me Yet?"
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Jan 1, 2019 14:02
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With the cutesy iron giant approach failing we all know the inevitable is coming... In 2020...Ryan Reynolds is.. a drunken, surly bumblebee!
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Jan 1, 2019 14:11
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Turns out that the parts that nerds complained endlessly about were those same parts that actually made them think or feel something. Also, It’s tough to believe that they went with Bumblebee as a title. That’s an awful title for any movie let alone a fuckin space invasion robot combat movie. Like here’s our new movie, in which an E.T. - an extraterrestrial person - is abandoned on Earth and tries to survive while pursued by government agents. We call it... Butterscotch Buttercup.
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Jan 1, 2019 16:07
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Darth TNT posted:Maybe Bumblebee, the character, just isn't very popular? The MSJ posted:Maybe Paramount killed it by trying to hype aspects of Bumblebee that most people, especially those already bored of Bay movies, never cared about. "You might not like The Last Knight, but don't worry because in this movie Optimus and Soundwave are box-shaped". Maybe fandom is a mental disorder held by a very online minority, and the vast majority of people just go to movies arbitrarily?
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Jan 1, 2019 16:17
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K. Waste posted:Maybe fandom is a mental disorder held by a very online minority, and the vast majority of people just go to movies arbitrarily? Fandom is a mental disease for sure.
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Jan 1, 2019 16:23
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Gatts posted:Fandom is a mental disease for sure. Agreed! 'sup Gatts.
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Jan 1, 2019 17:40
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Milkfred E. Moore posted:A picture of a smug/smiling Michael Bay with the caption "Miss Me Yet?" 
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Jan 1, 2019 21:07
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Michael Bay is truly the gift that never ends.
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Jan 1, 2019 23:14
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Rhyno posted:Agreed! 'Sup Bro. Have a happy new year. I need him and Snyder on a movie stat.
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Jan 1, 2019 23:25
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Gatts posted:'Sup Bro. Have a happy new year. What did the movie critics ever do to you that you'd wish such a fate upon them?
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Jan 1, 2019 23:53
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Darth TNT posted:What did the movie critics ever do to you that you'd wish such a fate upon them? Michael Bay and Zack Snyder direct a Christopher Nolan film with John Williams composing and Roger Deakins Cinematography...... ...a Mr. Bean epic guest starring Keeping Up Appearances' Mrs. Hyacinth Bucket. Gatts fucked around with this message at 00:08 on Jan 2, 2019 |
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Jan 2, 2019 00:06
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Darth TNT posted:What did the movie critics ever do to you that you'd wish such a fate upon them? Giving bad reviews to movies like Hook, Ravenous, and Venom?
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Jan 2, 2019 00:08
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You are doing God's work.
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Jan 2, 2019 01:08
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Transformers was always a nihilistic Reagan-born exercise in fetishistic violence and regressive politics dressed in the trappings of american idealism, which Bay understood perfectly. Bumblebee trying to pretend that there's some sort of pure, spielbergian, soft-focus pathos hidden in the racist cartoon designed hawk rebranded overstock toys from japan to children was strong enough horseshit for audiences to smell.
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Jan 2, 2019 03:07
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Is it not okay to like two different approaches to the material? The Bay movies are pretty good, and Bumblebee is also pretty good.
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Jan 2, 2019 03:12
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Babysitter Super Sleuth posted:Transformers was always a nihilistic Reagan-born exercise in fetishistic violence and regressive politics dressed in the trappings of american idealism, which Bay understood perfectly. Bumblebee trying to pretend that there's some sort of pure, spielbergian, soft-focus pathos hidden in the racist cartoon designed hawk rebranded overstock toys from japan to children was strong enough horseshit for audiences to smell. You're not wrong except I think it's more likely that bumblebee just wasn't a popular enough character to get people to come out to see another transformers movie. When I was a kid nobody ever cared nearly as much about the "kid friendly" characters like him and hot rod and cheetor as the marketing would lead you to expect.
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Jan 2, 2019 20:11
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The “befriend the humans” character in the original cartoon was Hound anyway.
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Jan 2, 2019 20:43
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If the movie was called Megatron, had no humans, and had megs stomping the poo poo out of autobots for 75min it would have made 100milion opening weekend
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Jan 2, 2019 20:59
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Bumblebee gets released in China on January 4th - lets hope it flops there, too.
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Jan 2, 2019 21:17
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Slutitution posted:Bumblebee gets released in China on January 4th - lets hope it flops there, too. Aquaman received an extension until Chinese New Year in February, so it is possible. Bay is not as likely to return as the last few times, so who is going to direct the next movies?
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Jan 2, 2019 23:06
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I'm horrified beyond words.
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Jan 2, 2019 23:39
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Me too, a disturbing lack of "brewskies" in that photo
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Jan 4, 2019 01:17
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Saw Bumblebee. It's Terrific! (Y'know, like Citizen Kane)
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Jan 4, 2019 23:36
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Maybe Hailee Steinfeld is just box office poison That would be a bummer but it seems the evidence is there
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Jan 5, 2019 05:04
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Blood Boils posted:Me too, a disturbing lack of "brewskies" in that photo His hands aren't in frame, he could be holding twelve brewskis or more
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Jan 5, 2019 05:05
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I Before E posted:Maybe Hailee Steinfeld is just box office poison Have her movies did badly before this?
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Jan 5, 2019 05:16
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The MSJ posted:Have her movies did badly before this? I know Edge Of Seventeen, which I loved, did very poorly
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Jan 5, 2019 06:31
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I Before E posted:Maybe Hailee Steinfeld is just box office poison she's the next Taylor Kitsch. remember him? star of Battleship and John Carter? Gambit in the worst X-Men movie? Part of the second season of True Detective? Savages? The Covenant? Snakes on a Plane? the villain in American Assassin? god what a tragic career.
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Jan 5, 2019 07:58
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DC Murderverse posted:she's the next Taylor Kitsch. remember him? star of Battleship and John Carter? Gambit in the worst X-Men movie? Part of the second season of True Detective? Savages? The Covenant? Snakes on a Plane? the villain in American Assassin? She did spider Gwen in the spiderverse movie which seems to be doing well at least.
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Jan 5, 2019 16:36
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Animated prequel, Optimus movie, and..... Beast Wars? https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hints-at-a-potential-beast-wars-movie-from-bumblebee-producer-lorenzo-di-bonaventura/42712/
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Jan 6, 2019 03:21
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I Before E posted:Maybe Hailee Steinfeld is just box office poison True Grit is the Coens' biggest box office success to date I Before E posted:I know Edge Of Seventeen, which I loved, did very poorly I don't think it ever got a nationwide release, or if it did it was very limited.
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Jan 6, 2019 03:28
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The MSJ posted:Animated prequel, Optimus movie, and..... Beast Wars? Beast Wars? I can't think of anything I want less, and I'm sure that'd be another Mortal Engines.
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Jan 6, 2019 03:49
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Beast Wars is the only series in the entire franchise that has a story that isnt putrid dogshit.
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Jan 6, 2019 05:49
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Beast wars was an extremely goofy, childish, toyetic show with cg that aged like milk But it was really good and Dinobot's death is still some top tier childhood cartoon moments
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Jan 6, 2019 06:16
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As long as they bring back the voice actor for Megatron yesssssssssss. 
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