Shia LaBeouf knows TRANSFORMERS 2 was crap; promises a better TRANSFORMERS 3
Shia LaBeouf knows TRANSFORMERS 2 was crap; promises a better TRANSFORMERS 3
May 14
Shia LaBeouf ain’t scared of nothin’. He got Nintendo fanboys’ jocks in a knot when he basically called the Wii antithetical to gaming itself, and now he’s looking to knock Transformers 2 fanboys down a peg by pointing out how shit it was. Well, not in so many words, but listen to the bloke chat at a recent Cannes interview (ostensibly about Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps):
When I saw the second movie, I wasn’t impressed with what we did…There were some really wild stunts in it, but the heart was gone…we got lost. We tried to get bigger…Mike went so big that it became too big, and I think you lost the anchor of the movie…You lost a bit of the relationships. Unless you have those relationships, then the movie doesn’t matter. Then it’s just a bunch of robots fighting each other.
Everyone was stunned by the film's sheer awfulness.
Turns out Shia’s a smart bloke, and seems to understand a thing or two about the art / business he’s involved in. I agree 100% with his statements; I thought Transformers was a weak enough film to begin with, but I have newfound respect for it after watching the emotionless trainwreck that was Revenge Of The Fallen. There’s hope for non-fanboys, though, for Transformers 3:
There’s going to be a lot of death, human death. This time, they’re targeting humans…It’s going to be the craziest action movie ever made, or we failed.
Nothing like a bit of death to make a film meaningful, hey?
In other news, Alan Tudyk (the naked guy on drugs from the original Death At A Funeral; also the guy from “Firefly” who randomly dies near the end of Serenity… er, spoilers) has joined the ever-expanding cast of Transformers 3. Perhaps Michael Bay is planning to kill off John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, and Alan Tudyk shortly after introducing them. That would account for the “human death” toll Shia mentions above. Otherwise, why would you bother introducing half a dozen new characters in the third chapter of a trilogy? That’s what the second chapter’s for. How many new characters were there in Return Of The Jedi? Like, Jabba the Hutt. But he died. Admiral Ackbar, I guess … what was I talking about again?
A typical scene from Transformers 2
While we’re on this topic, a topic I’d rather not grace too often, Transformers 3 is set to shoot at the Kennedy Space Centre, which will probably add some authenticity to the film. Then again, I’m getting sick of all this location-hopping crap — keep it local, like in Transformers 1, please.
In case it isn’t already etched into your diary in blood with a circle around it and a countdown leading up to it, Transformers 3: Ridiculous Subtitle TBA is due on the 1st of July 2011.
Haha love the end comment of the subtitle.
Transformers 1 was a good flick. It was everything “this” type of film needed, boobs explosions and a poor attempt of a storyline. And we like these movies, everyone does and we leave it at that.
Transformers 2 was a poor effort and im hoping Transformers 3 is made reasonably well for the sake of Bad Boys 3. PLEASE can it be a succes so that Jerry Bruckheimer can get everyone back together with a decent budget.
To be honest id rather sacrifice the Prince of Persia trilogy (im yet to see it, only saying) for one last Bad Boys flick. But with a new Pirates trilogy and depending on how POP goes a new trilogy for that its looking bleak.
Why is Jerry doing National Treasure 3 and I HOPE no G-Force 2 when he can be rounding the boys back for one last flick…
Im sorry i went off track a bit, you know what ive started im gonna end it:
Dream/ Reality Filmography
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 2011)
Transformers 3 (July 2011)
Bad Boys 3 (2012)
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2012)
Untitled Pirates 5 (2013)
*sigh*
You know the one demographic that can be relied upon to not like these types of movies? People who are paid to see movies on a regular basis and talk about them — i.e. critics. For the moment I adopt that role and so I guess I must be exempted from this “everyone” you speak of.
As for POP — it's too early to judge. If POP's better than Pirates, I'd much rather more POP than Pirates. One thing's for sure — I'd be happy for Bad Boys 3 to get buried in the dust and forgotten forever. Also National Treasure 3. And … god I hope you haven't tempted fate with your G-Force 2 remark :P
You dont like “leave your brain at the door” movies? cmon i mean they make up for a portion of the movies that come out and an even larger of Hollywoods bank.
Your nearly there…you have a smaller loss factor(paying a buck to see a movie) then the majority of us, then you come on here an review:P…start speaking to Howdy about pay haha.
As for POP Vs Pirates, Pirates is guaranteed a new trilogy (Both sequels in the top 10 highest grossing of all time) and im worried about the marketing for this film… every time i see Jake Gyllenhaal in a poster i cringe. He looks like a gay model(no offence to those out there) with a dead face expression and posing as if its Calvin Klein armor his wearing…
And now as for Bad Boys 3…cmon Bad Boys 2 is one of, if not the greatest action film of this generation…and i even recall last year sometime Captain Howdy agreeing (on slashfilm) that bad boys 2's car chase seen is top notch.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/05/16/shia-labeou…
I have a funny feeling this article will be the follow up to your transformers article…that kid sure has balls
Oh wow at least he's honest, hey?
I don't want to smack-talk your favourite film or anything, but the third Pirates movie really didn't do anything for me. It was too big and too long for its own good, and they desperately needed to trim down on some elements. Which is why On Stranger Tides is promising — they've slashed the budget and forced the film to focus on the main characters. As for a new trilogy, not sure if it's guaranteed: they'll probably decide after the film's released whether or not to roll on 2 more.
Even if I don't technically pay full-price for a movie ticket there's still time involved, and as much as I love movies my time is precious. As for “brain at the door” movies I'm going to quote myself from my Star Trek review:
“A lot of people tell me that to enjoy movies like Transformers and GI Joe, all I have to do is switch my brain off. I don’t know about you, but I am physically incapable of consciously facilitating the cessation of activity in my cerebellum, and I think if you did manage that, you’d slip into what’s known in medical circles as a coma.”
I love thinking during a movie, and it's not hard for a film to get me thinking. Transformers is ostensibly science fiction — there are so many things they could do to make it interesting or thought-provoking, but instead they turn the focus onto stupid characters and mindless robot fights. So unless they crank out some real ideas or real themes, I'm not going to get excited about dull little films like Transformers.
I don't want to smack-talk your favourite film or anything, but the third Pirates movie really didn't do anything for me. It was too big and too long for its own good, and they desperately needed to trim down on some elements. Which is why On Stranger Tides is promising — they've slashed the budget and forced the film to focus on the main characters. As for a new trilogy, not sure if it's guaranteed: they'll probably decide after the film's released whether or not to roll on 2 more.
Even if I don't technically pay full-price for a movie ticket there's still time involved, and as much as I love movies my time is precious. As for “brain at the door” movies I'm going to quote myself from my Star Trek review:
“A lot of people tell me that to enjoy movies like Transformers and GI Joe, all I have to do is switch my brain off. I don’t know about you, but I am physically incapable of consciously facilitating the cessation of activity in my cerebellum, and I think if you did manage that, you’d slip into what’s known in medical circles as a coma.”
I love thinking during a movie, and it's not hard for a film to get me thinking. Transformers is ostensibly science fiction — there are so many things they could do to make it interesting or thought-provoking, but instead they turn the focus onto stupid characters and mindless robot fights. So unless they crank out some real ideas or real themes, I'm not going to get excited about dull little films like Transformers.
None taken the third is the worst in the series and no where near my favourite movie. Ill easily jump on the band wagon to point out the flaws. Dead mans chest takes my favourite spot ;-)
As for your enjoyment thats all up to you its personal preference and no one can change that.
For me to enjoy a film its got to be entertaining (hence the category its placed in: entertainment) and for me, a big hollywood blockbusters can provide this…at the same time a centrelink provided(welfare for those americans) just scraping through budget can do the same. A film dosent need to be nominated for an oscar or being exceptionally well written for it to be enjoyable.
A horror film is to scare you, a thriller to make you think…just like lollies are to satisfy our sweet sences while lemons are to satisfy our sour sences.
Everything is made for a reason, to give the consumer(the movie going population) variety in their choices… people may not like coke, thats why supermarkets stacks pepsi
Oh and you never know that $836,297,228 Transformers 2 made might of gone towards funding one of your future favourite films
Its good, Michael Bay seems to cast actors who turn againts him…as i always say dont bite the hand that feeds you and hell did feed megan fox her career
Oh phew I couldn't remember if it was Dead Man's Chest or At World's End that you preferred. I quite like DMC actually.
And … yeah, I can't disagree with you. There's variety for people with different tastes. Even if one flavour is favoured over all the others, and has become offensively silly and repititious, it's still there to serve people. I just wish that instead of getting, say, 20 blockbusters a year, we got 15, with the other five being more experimental or something.