Quote: chipolata @ November 16 2010, 10:41 AM GMTThat's never stopped things doing well at the box office before. Nor stopped something getting sequels. See Transformers for further details.
Transformers 1 was ok. Better then Jumper and had a large fan base already so it was guaranteed a sequel.
Quote: Gavin @ November 16 2010, 10:45 AM GMTTransformers 1 was ok. Better then Jumper and had a large fan base already so it was guaranteed a sequel.
No, Jumper's better than Transformers 1. Transformers was awful product placement crap from Michael Bay, and had cringingly embarassing good robots with their street slang. The action sequences in all the Transformers films were pretty poor as well, since Bay insisted on getting the camera too close to the action so you could never see what was going on. Plus it was overlong. Although you're right about there being a moronic fanbase who went to see it on the basis they'd played with the toys as children.
Jumper was Citizen Cane compared to Transformers. And it looks like I was wrong about their not being a sequel, apparently one's in development.
Quote: chipolata @ November 16 2010, 10:50 AM GMTNo, Jumper's better than Transformers 1. Transformers was awful product placement crap from Michael Bay, and had cringingly embarassing good robots with their street slang. The action sequences in all the Transformers films were pretty poor as well, since Bay insisted on getting the camera too close to the action so you could never see what was going on. Plus it was overlong. Although you're right about there being a moronic fanbase who went to see it on the basis they'd played with the toys as children.
Jumper was Citizen Cane compared to Transformers. And it looks like I was wrong about their not being a sequel, apparently one's in development.
Micheal Bay can't direct his way out of a paper bag. But. It was still better then Jumper. Which didn't make sense, Anakin Skywalker is an awful actor. Samuel L was there just to pick up his cheque. Did they all die in the end? I forget.
Quote: Gavin @ November 16 2010, 11:00 AM GMTMicheal Bay can't direct his way out of a paper bag. But. It was still better then Jumper. Which didn't make sense, Anakin Skywalker is an awful actor. Samuel L was there just to pick up his cheque. Did they all die in the end? I forget.
I agree about Annakin Skywalker being awful. Although even a young Al Pacino couldn't have done much with the dire scripts of the new Star Wars films. And Samuel L Jackson faced in his performance. They didn't all die at the end, which is why I think it was a cop out since they were obviously setting up a sequel.
In fact I think we're disagreeing about two pretty empty-headed and not great films!
One of which had a 'hot girl' in.
That explains Gavin's passionate defence of it, amIright?
I liked the action of the first Transformers movie. The rest of it was shit. Except for Megan Fox. I would turn for her.
Quote: zooo @ November 16 2010, 11:06 AM GMTOne of which had a 'hot girl' in.
That explains Gavin's passionate defence of it, amIright?
Jumper had Rachel Bilson in. Who isn't bad. And less slutty than Transformers Girl.
Ew. I think she's gross.
(Although I'm sure may be perfectly nice in real life).
Quote: chipolata @ November 16 2010, 11:11 AM GMTJumper had Rachel Bilson in. Who isn't bad. And less slutty than Transformers Girl.
She's better. if she's who I think she is...
Megan Fox is amazing.
Blurgh. She looks like the archetypal bitchy, hard-faced girl from school who picked on everyone. 
Quote: zooo @ November 16 2010, 11:15 AM GMTBlurgh. She looks like the archetypal bitchy, hard-faced girl from school who picked on everyone.
Were you picked on at school, zoooo?
Judge people on their actions, not their appearance. Naughty Zooo. That's not very nice.
Pff. As soon as someone starts getting (recreational) plastic surgery on their face, you're allowed to judge them on ther appearance.
Quote: chipolata @ November 16 2010, 11:17 AM GMTWere you picked on at school, zoooo?
Maybe not directly, but I remember the bully! her name was Katie. She wasn't even AT my school, but still managed to pick on people.
Impressive!
I'm not a huge Megan Fox fan, but I would like to see her in Jennifer's Body, which I think was written by the same person who wrote Juno.
Looking at pictures on Google of Megan Fox, I now like her less. She's geet chavvy looking.