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Nick Nunziata, founder and owner of Chud.com says: “I had a blast. A really entertaining flick. A summer movie that finally delivers.”
Chud’s Jeremy Smith reviews Transformers and has this to say… [ Read more ]:
Granted, “value” is a debased term in the middle of the summer movie season - especially this summer, which has thus far been a steady succession of high-profile disappointments. But Transformers is the event moviegoers have been waiting for. It’s got giant fucking robots doing huge fucking damage to a lot of fucking expensive hardware and property.
The Hollywood Reporter: Sci-fi action that is both smart and funny.
Transformers
Bottom Line: Sci-fi action that is both smart and funny.
By Kirk Honeycutt
Jun 29, 2007
This is noisy fun with characters and plot lines kept simple and flashes of comedy that hit home more often than not.
“Transformers” is a wet dream for fanboys, with vehicles that whiz and whir into alien robots, spectacular sci-fi stunt chases, glistening military hardware, overheated computer software and brainy, hot girls who love Popular Mechanics. It’s a Michael Bay movie based on a Hasbro line of toys that perfectly captures adolescent fascination with mechanical things you can take apart and put back together.… [ Read more ]
…He bites back
Bay bites back
The director of Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys II and now Transformers defends his art, writes Jim Schembri.
THE easiest way to start an argument among cinema lovers is to state categorically that Michael Bay is an artist.
Yes, that Michael Bay. The hack. The King of Crud. You know the titles: Bad Boys, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, Bad Boys II, The Rock. Big, empty-headed, action mush. Cinematic hamburger. McBlockbusters. How is that art?
Maybe it helps to think about it this way: the hallmark of any artist is to author a signature style.… [ Read more ]
Transformers: HBO First Look
HBO’s “First Look” features a 25 minute behind the scenes featurette on the making of Transformers.
Check the HBO schedule… [ Read more ].
"Transformers" director firing on all cylinders
NEW YORK — Director Michael Bay, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks might be hoping to transform the boxoffice when their “Transformers” movie opens Tuesday, but starring roles in the film for General Motors and eBay, an unprecedented takeover of eBay’s home page and Bay’s decision to direct spots for three tie-in partners might help transform the Hollywood promotions business as well.
GM has four of its vehicles — the Chevy Camaro, the Pontiac Solstice, the Hummer H2 and the GMC Topkick — playing four of “Transformers’ ” Autobot heroes: Bumblebee, Jazz, Ratchet and Ironhide.… [ Read more ]
Metal Machine Musings
He’s everything film critics hate about Hollywood but still delivers hit after hit. After redefining the action movie for the MTV generation, what would Michael Bay want with the world’s biggest toy franchise? DREW TURNEY was at the recent Transformers press conference in Sydney.
The room was full of movie reporters and everybody was talking about the franchise, the fanboys and the stunts and effects when the question nobody wanted to ask but everyone was thinking finally came up. Why do so many people hate Michael Bay?… [ Read more ]
The Rebirth of Optimus Prime: Behind the Scenes with Director Michael Bay
Nelson here…I mentioned this a couple days ago.
Click here to read the article.
Original link… [ Read more ].
Michael Bay rings NYSE opening bell
Michael and Hasbro rang the opening bell.
http://www.nyse.com/events/1182162037532.html
Watch the streaming video here.
Download the QuickTime video here… [ Read more ].
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“Transformers” via Satellite to 4,000 Viewers
Raleigh, NC and Hollywood, CA – L.A. Film Festival – June 25, 2007 – Microspace Communications Corporation (Microspace), the leading distributor of digital cinema via satellite, today announced that it will deliver the North American premiere of DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures’ release of “TRANSFORMERS” to the L.A. Film Festival on June 27, 2007.
The exclusive pre-release screening of “TRANSFORMERS” will represent the first time a motion picture has been delivered via satellite to the L.A. Film Festival. The distribution will be one of the largest film premieres in history and will be screened simultaneously to thousands of viewers.… [ Read more ]