Official Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon Thread 38% RottenTomatoes NO SPOILERS

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38%

Average Rating:5.2/10

Reviews Counted:14
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 6

So far it has a 57%, down from 80% and 67% earlier today. Not many reviews so we'll see what happens.

We all know the Transformers movies aren't exactly "Critic Friendly" but some of those reviews are just pathetic. How do some of these reviewers pass as critics?

Anyway discuss what you think and if your going to the special screenings/midnight premieres. I know I will be at a special screening today at 9p.m.

Can't wait. :D

I'll wait and judge for myself...

I'm going to go see it tomorrow regardless. We all know nothing can compare to the 1986 cartoon, but it's better than nothing.

I'm going to go see it tomorrow regardless. We all know nothing can compare to the 1986 cartoon, but it's better than nothing.

WAJ

I thought the same before seeing Transformers 2. After almost walking out of the cinema, I now know better. :(

oh it'll drop

[spoiler] Two people kissing, confusion, explosion, explosion, explosion, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, kissing, Linkin Park [/spoiler] sammyjenkis898

I guarantee it drops to the 30s or 20s...

[spoiler] Two people kissing, confusion, explosion, explosion, explosion, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, kissing, Linkin Park [/spoiler] sammyjenkis898

This + 90 minutes worth of commercial for General Motors.

I guarantee it drops to the 30s or 20s...

amari24

It's at 37% (at least when I posted this)

[spoiler] Two people kissing, confusion, explosion, explosion, explosion, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, kissing, Linkin Park [/spoiler] sammyjenkis898

I never cared for such ratings by RT or IMDb. I watched many movies which were rated above 97% on RT, both by critics and audiences and didn't enjoy the. that's when I stopped folowing RT ratings.

It is obvious that the critics do not care for action. Not everyone wants character development and storytelling like the King's Speech. Some times people just want to watch stuff blow up. Watching movies is my hobby and I will see almost anything. But if you ask me if I'm more excited about Dark of the Moon in IMAX 3D or Larry Crowne, I will pick the loud action every time. GoldenElementXL

If the action scenes are creative, I believe critics would praise it.

when did rotten tomatoes become a thing people cared about? weezyfb

Ain't that the truth. If you need someone elses approval before you go and watch a film then that's just stupid.

[QUOTE="GoldenElementXL"]It is obvious that the critics do not care for action. Not everyone wants character development and storytelling like the King's Speech. Some times people just want to watch stuff blow up. Watching movies is my hobby and I will see almost anything. But if you ask me if I'm more excited about Dark of the Moon in IMAX 3D or Larry Crowne, I will pick the loud action every time. one_plum

If the action scenes are creative, I believe critics would praise it.

Its a Micheal Bay movie, its not about acting or deep storylines... its about CGI, effects and explosions. Sometimes I go to the movies just for that.

[spoiler] Two people kissing, confusion, explosion, explosion, explosion, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, kissing, Linkin Park [/spoiler] sammyjenkis898

since nobody seems to like 1 or 2 I will ignore this review as well. BOTH movies were off the chain awesome to me. I think people expect the "godfather" out of talking robots? not sure...Im sure 3 will be incredible even with a new leading lady.

since nobody seems to like 1 or 2 I will ignore this review as well. BOTH movies were off the chain awesome to me. I think people expect the "godfather" out of talking robots? not sure...Im sure 3 will be incredible even with a new leading lady.

VanDammFan

[spoiler] Two people kissing, confusion, explosion, explosion, explosion, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, kissing, Linkin Park [/spoiler] sammyjenkis898

The score has dropped but what do critics expect from this? An oscar performance from the robots?

The score has dropped but what do critics expect from this? An oscar performance from the robots?

Blazerdt47

It is obvious that the critics do not care for action. Not everyone wants character development and storytelling like the King's Speech. Some times people just want to watch stuff blow up. Watching movies is my hobby and I will see almost anything. But if you ask me if I'm more excited about Dark of the Moon in IMAX 3D or Larry Crowne, I will pick the loud action every time. GoldenElementXL

But more importantly, they had a good plot and characters, which made the action sequence matter. Action sequences in Transformers have no purpose at all.

[QUOTE="weezyfb"]when did rotten tomatoes become a thing people cared about? nickz_fpk

Ain't that the truth. If you need someone elses approval before you go and watch a film then that's just stupid.

I wouldn't mind it if they didn't bastardize Transformers. The movies just don't capture the same magic of the cartoons. MrGrimFandango

I grew up with the G1 series, my brother was raised with the Beast Wars/Beast Machines series, and my cousins were fans of the Armada storyline. There are probably kids who've just been introduced to the franchise for the first time with this version, and the Transformers: Prime series. For a franchise that's been out for almost 30 years, it's amazing that it has the lifespan that it has, be it good or bad.

Why does everyone use Rotten Tomatoes? It's a complete waste of time. Critics can't give a movie a C+ or a B, but rather a 0 (rotten tomato) or a 10 (nice tomato), It skews the ranking system insanely. Use yahoo movies instead. It puts together the top critics, with their exact score tallied in. For example, The Green Lantern got a cumulative "C" ranking, which if you've seen the film, is pretty spot on. RT gave it a 27% which is incredibly misleading.MetallicaKings

Why does everyone use Rotten Tomatoes? It's a complete waste of time. Critics can't give a movie a C+ or a B, but rather a 0 (rotten tomato) or a 10 (nice tomato), It skews the ranking system insanely. Use yahoo movies instead. It puts together the top critics, with their exact score tallied in. For example, The Green Lantern got a cumulative "C" ranking, which if you've seen the film, is pretty spot on. RT gave it a 27% which is incredibly misleading.MetallicaKings

[QUOTE="MetallicaKings"]Why does everyone use Rotten Tomatoes? It's a complete waste of time. Critics can't give a movie a C+ or a B, but rather a 0 (rotten tomato) or a 10 (nice tomato), It skews the ranking system insanely. Use yahoo movies instead. It puts together the top critics, with their exact score tallied in. For example, The Green Lantern got a cumulative "C" ranking, which if you've seen the film, is pretty spot on. RT gave it a 27% which is incredibly misleading.Samurai_Xavier

Yes, they either recommend it or they do not, then average that out...like I pretty much stated. But I have no idea what you are talking about SamuraiX, most, if not all ciritcs give a rating, either with 4 stars, or a grade.....MetallicaKings

Then I don't understand your complaint. They seperate the positive reviews from the negative ones, and average out the rating for each review.

Just because a film has a higher tomatometer doesn't mean it's the better film, it just means there are more positive reviews. Both of these films have almost the same amount of reviews, yet the film with the lower tomatometer has the higher average rating.

The score has dropped but what do critics expect from this? An oscar performance from the robots?

Blazerdt47

Sam dies 0__O

[spoiler] Just kidding :P [/spoiler]

UPDATE: It's now at 35%, based on 100 reviews.

[spoiler] Two people kissing, confusion, explosion, explosion, explosion, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, explosion, slow mo, slow mo, kissing, Linkin Park [/spoiler] sammyjenkis898

[QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]

The score has dropped but what do critics expect from this? An oscar performance from the robots?

majoras_wrath

It is obvious that the critics do not care for action. Not everyone wants character development and storytelling like the King's Speech. Some times people just want to watch stuff blow up. Watching movies is my hobby and I will see almost anything. But if you ask me if I'm more excited about Dark of the Moon in IMAX 3D or Larry Crowne, I will pick the loud action every time. GoldenElementXL

Did we really need this topic up again?