TF4 Age of Extinction Movie - best and worst of 2014

[griffin]

As the expression goes, quantity doesn't equal quality, and Transformers 4 has certainly lived up to that.

The fourth Transformers movie, thanks to a marketing/advertising budget that was bigger than the cost of making it, ended up being the biggest earning movie in the world for 2014 (http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-age-of-extinction-becomes-the-highest-grossing-movie-of-2014-181742/) with almost US$1.1 Billion (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2014&p=.htm).

But it has also ended up earning itself nine Razzie (http://www.movieweb.com/razzies-2015-the-interview-movie-kirk-cameron) (Golden Raspberry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Awards)) nominations, in seven of the nine categories (two categories have two TF4 nominations).

A more important measure of "quality" are the more positive award ceremonies like BAFTA and the Oscars, and Paramount have already been harassing the Film Industry to consider voting for AOE for this years Oscars (http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-age-of-extinction-for-your-consideration-sheet-181639/) (using a promo photo that doesn't even include any Transformers :rolleyes: ).
The Oscars this year is on February 22nd... but we should know before then (on January 15th) if anything Transformers related has even been nominated, to even have a chance.
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[Megatran]

This was guaranteed to happen. In show bizz, being nominated for the Razzies isn't half as bad as not getting a mention anywhere.


But it has also ended up earning itself nine Razzie (http://www.movieweb.com/razzies-2015-the-interview-movie-kirk-cameron) (Golden Raspberry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Awards)) nominations, in seven of the nine categories (two categories have two TF4 nominations).
:eek::eek::eek:

[SkyWarp91]

Michael Bay or whoever took them now be selling those razzies and making even more $$$

[griffin]

On the eve of the Academy Awards comes the Golden Raspberries, and this years have just been announced (http://www.razzies.com/history/2015/2015-supporting-actor.html)... and Transformers won two of its nine nominations - Worst Director (Michael Bay), and Worst Supporting Actor (Kelsey Grammar - for several movies in 2014).

[M-bot]

On the eve of the Academy Awards comes the Golden Raspberries, and this years have just been announced (http://www.razzies.com/history/2015/2015-supporting-actor.html)... and Transformers won two of its nine nominations - Worst Director (Michael Bay), and Worst Supporting Actor (Kelsey Grammar - for several movies in 2014).

Richly deserved.

[DELTAprime]

Can't believe it didn't win everything it was nominated for. AOE was the worst film I saw last year by far. :eek:

[griffin]

I don't think it is the worst film compared to all other films... but it is the most disappointing for what it is hyped up to be, and for its budget. (which I think is really the main point of the Razzies - focusing on the movies that the general public know about, because they could award actual crappy "garage" movies that most people have never heard of... but then no one would bother to tune into the Razzies or want to comment on the "Award winners" if they are unfamiliar with them)

[Bladestorm]

The thing is - ANY publicity is good publicity. People will give it a look just to see how bad it REALLY is and some of those people WILL enjoy it.

Honestly, the guy who played Shane should have won worst supporting actor... worlds worse than Grammar. And that other guy (gosh can't even remember his characters name he was so atrocious)- TJ Miller's character - not far behind - the only thing that saved him was Lockdown's grenade!

AoE had the potential to be an interesting shift in the story telling of Transformers on the big screen but I really feel the writers/story let it down (and the way Bay did(n't) use Hong Kong and China to maximum or logical potential made it even worse). Hong Kong is the one country in the world where super fast expensive elite sports cars are common and the Autobots actually would be able to "blend in" (aside from Optimus)!

It wasn't the worst film I saw but it certainly didn't live up to the hype or expectation. Visually on the big screen it was great to watch, especially in IMax - visually on par with Apes and better than GotG (CGI really let that one down) but as much as I disliked GotG it had a superior storyline to AoE. Apes beats out both hands down.

At the end of the day though AoE IS a movie about big robots blowing stuff up with amazing cars and the odd hot chick so it's going to sell regardless of what language you speak.

[Megatron]

The thing is - ANY publicity is good publicity. People will give it a look just to see how bad it REALLY is and some of those people WILL enjoy it.

Honestly, the guy who played Shane should have won worst supporting actor... worlds worse than Grammar. And that other guy (gosh can't even remember his characters name he was so atrocious)- TJ Miller's character - not far behind - the only thing that saved him was Lockdown's grenade!

AoE had the potential to be an interesting shift in the story telling of Transformers on the big screen but I really feel the writers/story let it down (and the way Bay did(n't) use Hong Kong and China to maximum or logical potential made it even worse). Hong Kong is the one country in the world where super fast expensive elite sports cars are common and the Autobots actually would be able to "blend in" (aside from Optimus)!

It wasn't the worst film I saw but it certainly didn't live up to the hype or expectation. Visually on the big screen it was great to watch, especially in IMax - visually on par with Apes and better than GotG (CGI really let that one down) but as much as I disliked GotG it had a superior storyline to AoE. Apes beats out both hands down.
At the end of the day though AoE IS a movie about big robots blowing stuff up with amazing cars and the odd hot chick so it's going to sell regardless of what language you speak.

I have to absolutely agree with this. Why did Grammar receive a Razzie for worst supporting actor...? I thought he did a great job in AOE. If anyone should have received that award it should have been Jack Reynor for sure.

The Apes movie FTW.

[griffin]

The Razzies page notes Grammar won for four different films during 2014, not just his role in Transformers... so I guess it all accumulated to be voted worse than one-role actors who did worse.


But then, the Razzies aren't meant to be taken seriously anyway... they are there for entertainment value, and watercooler/twitter conversation later.

[SharkyMcShark]

Honestly at the time that I saw it I'd say it was the worst film I've ever been asked to pay money to see.

Since then I had the misfortune of being tricked into seeing Let's Be Cops.

[Paulbot]

It may not have won any Oscars, but Transformers did get a (not negative) shout out in the ceremony's opening song performed by Neil Patrick Harris. Something along the lines of "watching Transformers that transform".

[MayzaPrime]

I enjoyed AoE... But that was mainly because of the build up. I won a tonne of competitions, got to meet Mark Wahlberg (he sat in front of me in the cinema) at an advanced screening of footage. I got free tickets to see an advanced screening of AoE at Imax as well as winning tickets for the premium cinemas in Canberra (the next day again an advanced screening :D)

[entourage7]

I actually thought the 1st 70mins of A.O.E. were pretty good, it was different compared to the 1st 3 movies, then of course it headed south.Yes there are people out in the world who hate the movies for many reasons, but for me I like them. I get to see toys and cartoons from the 80's on the big screen. They transform, talk and Peter Cullen is there as well as our favourites. (Even if they aren't looking like there G1 selves, I can live with this as we are in the 2015's era). We get our own franchise, like the Trekkies, the Wars, the Furious. Yeah the script can be shit, but hey, it keeps the brand going, hopefully for another 30 years. In saying this, new director and writer will improve the movie verse. Love the toy's, keep em coming Hasbro & Takara.

[Omega Metro]

I actually thought the 1st 70mins of A.O.E. were pretty good, it was different compared to the 1st 3 movies, then of course it headed south.Yes there are people out in the world who hate the movies for many reasons, but for me I like them. I get to see toys and cartoons from the 80's on the big screen. They transform, talk and Peter Cullen is there as well as our favourites. (Even if they aren't looking like there G1 selves, I can live with this as we are in the 2015's era). We get our own franchise, like the Trekkies, the Wars, the Furious. Yeah the script can be shit, but hey, it keeps the brand going, hopefully for another 30 years. In saying this, new director and writer will improve the movie verse. Love the toy's, keep em coming Hasbro & Takara.

Agree. I've never had a problem with the movies. Love them!