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Post by supermeerkat on Dec 9, 2010 6:14:10 GMT -4
There's a new Transformers movie in the making, and it involves Apollo 11: trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/High art it aint, and technically correct in it's depiction of Apollo it almost certainly won't be, but I'm still intrigued enough to want to see the depiction of Apollo 11 / lunar conditions on the big screen.
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Post by Glom on Dec 17, 2010 17:27:49 GMT -4
Why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies?
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Post by Jason on Dec 17, 2010 19:10:32 GMT -4
After the last Transformers movie, which was a total mess, I wonder that too.
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Post by LunarOrbit on Dec 17, 2010 21:16:15 GMT -4
I'm trying to think of a Michael Bay movie that I like, but I'm drawing a blank.
I've seen "The Rock", but I can't stand Nicholas Cage. "Armageddon" was horrible. "Pearl Harbor" took what could have been a good historical drama and turned it into... a Michael Bay movie. And I didn't like either of the Transformers movies (but I never liked them as a kid either, so I can't really blame it entirely on Michael Bay).
But obviously a lot of people disagree with me because ticket sales don't lie.
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Post by LunarOrbit on Dec 17, 2010 21:20:38 GMT -4
I'm still intrigued enough to want to see the depiction of Apollo 11 / lunar conditions on the big screen. I admit I will probably go see Transformers 3 in the theater only for the Apollo bit. I don't expect any historical accuracy, but I gotta take whatever "Apollo on the big screen" I can get because it doesn't happen very often. And I do think that the spacecraft CGI looks pretty darn good in that trailer.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Dec 17, 2010 22:53:47 GMT -4
I'm trying to think of a Michael Bay movie that I like, but I'm drawing a blank. I've seen "The Rock", but I can't stand Nicholas Cage. "Armageddon" was horrible. "Pearl Harbor" took what could have been a good historical drama and turned it into... a Michael Bay movie. And I didn't like either of the Transformers movies (but I never liked them as a kid either, so I can't really blame it entirely on Michael Bay). But obviously a lot of people disagree with me because ticket sales don't lie. There are only 2 movies I have ever turned off and never bothered watching the end of. Inglorious Bastards, and Transformers 2.
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Post by Data Cable on Dec 18, 2010 2:42:03 GMT -4
Why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies? But obviously a lot of people disagree with me because ticket sales don't lie. Asked and answered. I admit I will probably go see Transformers 3 in the theater only for the Apollo bit. Note that this is technically a teaser, for which footage was specifically shot, as opposed to a trailer, which is cut together from footage at least originally intended for the film itself. It's possible the Apollo plot element may only be referred to and not actually seen, though footage from the first BayFormers teaser (Mars rover stomped on by a Cybertronian, IIRC) was eventually shoehorned into the theatrical release.
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Post by gillianren on Dec 18, 2010 4:17:49 GMT -4
I've seen "The Rock", but I can't stand Nicholas Cage. "Armageddon" was horrible. "Pearl Harbor" took what could have been a good historical drama and turned it into... a Michael Bay movie. And I didn't like either of the Transformers movies (but I never liked them as a kid either, so I can't really blame it entirely on Michael Bay). I find Nicolas Cage uneven. He was good in Leaving Las Vegas, and Werner Herzog did marvelous things with him in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, but somehow, I can't take him seriously as an actor ever again. I think it's the bees. Armageddon, I saw because my cousin's kid has apparently never been in a good movie I could watch instead. Transformers was the Academy's annual "Only For You, Academy" movie a few years ago. (I try to watch as many nominees before the ceremony as I can manage; it was up for special effects.) For the second one, I said, "Fool me once, Academy," and skipped it. And I do think that the spacecraft CGI looks pretty darn good in that trailer. Really? I saw the teaser on the big screen (before Deathly Hallows, possibly?), and I was unimpressed.
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Post by graham2001 on Dec 18, 2010 9:58:29 GMT -4
I just watched the opening of that trailer, I didn't know Apollo 11 was a J-Mission... And I didn't know it landed anywhere near the Luna 2 impact site (Check out the scene at 01:14) This is almost as bad as the episode of 'Dark Skies' that had the Ranger 6 photos being suppressed because there was an alien spacecraft in them
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Post by LunarOrbit on Dec 19, 2010 14:34:59 GMT -4
Note that this is technically a teaser, for which footage was specifically shot, as opposed to a trailer, which is cut together from footage at least originally intended for the film itself. It's possible the Apollo plot element may only be referred to and not actually seen, though footage from the first BayFormers teaser (Mars rover stomped on by a Cybertronian, IIRC) was eventually shoehorned into the theatrical release. I agree that often what appears in a teaser trailer doesn't appear in the movie, but in this case they went to a lot of effort and expense to create spacecraft and astronauts walking on the moon. It seems like a lot of work for just a teaser trailer.
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Post by LunarOrbit on Dec 19, 2010 14:50:25 GMT -4
I find Nicolas Cage uneven. He was good in Leaving Las Vegas, and Werner Herzog did marvelous things with him in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, but somehow, I can't take him seriously as an actor ever again. I think it's the bees. I think some of his serious roles have been good. I enjoyed Matchstick Men and Lord of War. I can't express just how grateful I am that he didn't get to play Superman. I'm easily impressed by shiny objects.
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Post by Ginnie on Dec 19, 2010 14:59:36 GMT -4
Funny, with all the CGI today, that the dust still billowed when the astronauts foot hit the ground.
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Post by gillianren on Dec 19, 2010 17:02:19 GMT -4
I think some of his serious roles have been good. I enjoyed Matchstick Men and Lord of War. Lord of War was quite good. I haven't seen Matchstick Men, but a friend of mine with minor social anxiety was infuriated by the ending. Not that I'm over-thrilled with the guy who did. Clearly! I just didn't think it was all that shiny. Of course, I was also busy lamenting Steven Spielberg's involvement.
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Post by Jason on Dec 21, 2010 12:25:32 GMT -4
Transformers was the Academy's annual "Only For You, Academy" movie a few years ago. (I try to watch as many nominees before the ceremony as I can manage; it was up for special effects.) For the second one, I said, "Fool me once, Academy," and skipped it. IMO, the Academy Awards generally reward good film-making, not good movies.
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Post by Glom on Dec 21, 2010 18:23:57 GMT -4
Transformers was the Academy's annual "Only For You, Academy" movie a few years ago. (I try to watch as many nominees before the ceremony as I can manage; it was up for special effects.) For the second one, I said, "Fool me once, Academy," and skipped it. IMO, the Academy Awards generally reward good film-making, not good movies. Hence the accolades for 2001.
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