With 7 weeks to go, what do you expect of the TF5 Movie?

[griffin]

I'm still a bit in two minds about this one so far.
It has potential, with Hopkins, historical flashback scenes, and the return of Lennox... but past experience has shown that Bay has a one-track vision for each scene so that they aren't easily stitched together into a movie... spoiling consistency or coherency, especially in the characters, both robot and human (big names like Malkovic, and returning characters like Epps).
I guess we just have to wait and see if the "writers room" of mapping out the future of Transformers, makes any difference on the individual movie, and the short-sighted "scene by scene" vision of Michael Bay.

[Deonasis]

Bayhem!
Explosions
Slow running from explosions
Late afternoon shots
Cheap deaths
Some dubious humour
Ample product placement
Great action sequences
Pacing issues
Awesome sound
Contradictions just like this below..

I am aware what i will be viewing. Still excited for it.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Don't care either way. I'll still go and watch it and enjoy the experience
I'll enjoy reading all of the bitching and moaning about it afterwards too. I may even roll my eyes a few times to boot.

yeah this sums up my answer perfectly

+2
Though I reckon I'll get sick of the bitching pretty quick

Hahaha... this needed to be a poll selection. Cause I agree

I think Griffin needs to add it - there are a lot of us

I've been bitching and rolling my eyes since 2007.

Yes, we know you have

[GoktimusPrime]

Mate, a lot of people have been whinging since 1987, which was the year that we also started seeing a decline in G1 (as evidenced by the cancellation of the US G1 cartoon series). But I remember that was the year when I first started seeing people quit Transformers and offloading their collections. Which was good for people like me who could pick up G1 figures for cheap. Mmm... $5 loose complete in box Gnaw and Soundwave... - and in following years a lot of people just gave toys away for free. Mmm... free loose complete in box Sixshot... Too bad the G1 Acquisition Thread (or the internet) didn't exist at the time I was pickin' these figures up.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Mate, a lot of people have been whinging since 1987 ,p

I thought bitching for a decade was bad but if people have been bitching for 30 years they need a new damn hobby

[Ralph Wiggum]

Sooo...are we allowed to say what we didn't like about the movie? Or is it only worthy of praise and glory?

[M-bot]

Sooo...are we allowed to say what we didn't like about the movie? Or is it only worthy of praise and glory?

There will be opportunity to dissect it at length after it comes out... should be fun to watch!

[GoktimusPrime]

There is no other hobby - there is ONLY Transformers! Transformers izzz llllliiiiiifffee!

Ralph: I think people can say whatever they want. I think that the key thing to being a good reviewer all lies in how your present or justify your opinion, although there is greater onus if your opinion sways against the general consensus.
e.g. a person may come along and say that IDW's G1 is complete and utter garbage - that's perfectly fine, but as the majority of fans think that it's really good and you are presenting a view that flies against the consensus, then you are obligated to defend that view.

But there's no such thing as a right or wrong opinion, unless that opinion is based on inaccurate facts
e.g.
"I think that The Empire Strikes Back is the best Star Wars movie." - most people agree with this so you can quickly state this without needing to go into detail to explain yourself.
"I think that The Empire Strikes Back is the worst Star Wars movie." - okay, you're entitled to that opinion, but as many people would disagree with you you'd better be prepared to back yourself up.
"I think that watching the Empire Strikes Back causes autism." - this is just plain wrong.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Sooo...are we allowed to say what we didn't like about the movie? Or is it only worthy of praise and glory?

How the hell should I know? It hasn't come out yet

BTW: I'm not saying people can't complain about TF movies from years ago - I already conceded defeat in that regard and admitted I seem to be in the minority

There is no other hobby - there is ONLY Transformers! Transformers izzz llllliiiiiifffee!

Ralph: I think people can say whatever they want. I think that the key thing to being a good reviewer all lies in how your present or justify your opinion, although there is greater onus if your opinion sways against the general consensus.
e.g. a person may come along and say that IDW's G1 is complete and utter garbage - that's perfectly fine, but as the majority of fans think that it's really good and you are presenting a view that flies against the consensus, then you are obligated to defend that view.

But there's no such thing as a right or wrong opinion, unless that opinion is based on inaccurate facts
e.g.
"I think that The Empire Strikes Back is the best Star Wars movie." - most people agree with this so you can quickly state this without needing to go into detail to explain yourself.
"I think that The Empire Strikes Back is the worst Star Wars movie." - okay, you're entitled to that opinion, but as many people would disagree with you you'd better be prepared to back yourself up.
"I think that watching the Empire Strikes Back causes autism." - this is just plain wrong.

Well said

[klystron]

I'm not expecting much. Especially after the last one.
But of course I'll still go see it, coz... Transformers.