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Response to RussellCooz
I understand your point. I too am in my mid 30s and loved transformers as a child. The cartoon, the toys and yes wished for a live action film. But I must say, I was utterly disappointed by this boring excuse for a transformers movie. I literally fell asleep during an action sequence, it bored me that much and I don't even fall asleep at classical concerts.
The fact that this garbage was the highest grossing movie this year depresses the heck out of me and makes me worry even more about the sad state of humanity and our future.
Defense for Transformers
How can movie critics be so unaware of what makes a movie successful? It is not only plots and big-name talent. In most cases involving the often poo-pooed action/adventure movie genre, it has to do with effects, and target marketing. In the case of Transformers, of course the main merchandising market is kids. But as for the moviegoers, I'll put money on the majority being young adults from the ages of 25 to 35. I myself am 33 years old, with a brother 3 years my junior. We are both intelligent college graduates with families of our own, and we both have very fond memories of coming home from elementary school to watch the Transformers cartoon. Christmas and birthdays brought the anticipation of receiving a new Transformers toy as a gift. Back then, both of us wished for a Transformers live action film, but the special effects didn't exist at the time (and that Masters of the Universe farse with Dolph Lundgren as He-Man was just pathetic). The last two Transformers movies do indeed provide an escape for people my age...an escape back to our childhood, before the stresses of adulthood took hold. My age group is suffering more than any in this economic climate caused by the mistakes, corruption, and greed exhibited by many from our parents' and grandparents' generations. Since it seems most movie critics that bash these movies are from my parents' generation, I guess The Fresh Prince was right back in the day...parents just don't understand.
glad you found escape, just wish it had been higher quality escape...
The meaning of the top 10 so far
Maybe it's too obvious or cliché, but I personally think it can never be emphasized or repeated too much: At least half of the top 10 are family-friendly movies you can take your kids to. And yet Hollywood still keeps pumping out adult-only fare ad nauseam.
absolutely, family films always dominate the box office even though they're generally ignored come awards time. The nice thing I've seen during the course of my career is that family films have improved dramatically, most likely because computer-animation has become both cutting edge and family friendly...
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