Transformer 2 autobot6/13/2023 ![]() ![]() It's practically a rite of passage, proof that the work is hip and young and of-the-moment. In fact, critics are expected to hate these movies. Audiences will pay to see these movies no matter what critics like me write about them. This is pure sensation, nothing but flashy colors, fast movement, and loud noises thrown at viewers in the hopes of putting them into a glassy-eyed, vegetative trance for a couple hours. This isn't filmmaking with any pretense of art. A movie like this isn't meant to be dissected, analyzed, or (heaven forbid) even thought about in the slightest. They say that movies like this are critic-proof, and apparently that's true. Were there really people who saw Revenge of the Fallen and liked it enough to pay for another viewing? There must have been, but I just can't fathom it. Usually, this sort of performance is reserved for movies that people are excited to see multiple times in the theater. ![]() Like the infernal machine that it is, Transformersjust kept going, week after week, growing bigger and bigger, until it was (domestically) the highest-grossing picture of the year. How does something like this happen? I expect this type of big stupid summer action movie to have a huge opening weekend, and then sink like a rock in the following weeks as the toxic word of mouth spreads. Nonetheless, the film still raked in money hand over fist. I'm talking about general audiences, the people who were big fans of the last Transformers movie and eagerly handed over their money to see the sequel. I don't just mean among critics or my own snooty film snob friends, either. The movie has grossed over $800 million at the worldwide box office, and yet I don't know a single person who actually liked it. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen presents a real conundrum. ![]()
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