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Transformers (film series) | |
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Directed by | Michael Bay |
Written by | Screenplay: Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman Story: Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman John Rogers Ehren Kruger |
Produced by | Steven Spielberg (executive) Michael Bay (executive) Lorenzo di Bonaventura Ian Bryce Tom DeSanto Don Murphy |
Starring | Shia LaBeouf Megan Fox John Turturro Josh Duhamel Tyrese Gibson Voices: Peter Cullen Hugo Weaving Mark Ryan Charlie Adler Reno Wilson Frank Welker |
Cinematography | Mitchell Amundsen Ben Seresin |
Edited by | Paul Rubell Thomas A. Muldoon Glen Scantlebury Roger Barton Joel Negron |
Music by | Steve Jablonsky Hans Zimmer Linkin Park |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures DreamWorks SKG United International Pictures (2007-2011) |
Release date | 2007-present |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Transformers is an American film franchise produced by Steven Spielberg, directed by Michael Bay and based on the toys created by Hasbro and Takara Tomy. The series is distributed by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, and United International Pictures. The first film, Transformers, was released in 2007 and the second and latest film, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in 2009, with a third film announced for July 1, 2011.
Film series
Transformers (2007)
Transformers is the first film in the franchise. In Transformers, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) discovers that his new car is actually an alien robot (Mark Ryan) from the planet Cybertron. He and his crush Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox) find out upon meeting the Transforming warriors of Cybertron—the Autobots led by Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen), that the evil Decepticon leader Megatron (Hugo Weaving) is after the legendary AllSpark which is on Earth along with him. A battle takes place in Mission City between the Autobots and Decepticons. Megatron is defeated by Sam as he releases the AllSpark power into his chest. In the end credits, the Decepticon Starscream (Charlie Adler) is seen flying off into space, suggesting that the battle has just begun.[1] The film was released on July 3, 2007.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is the second film in the franchise. After the events in Transformers, Megatron is resurrected by the Constructicons and he attempts to obtain some symbols implanted by the AllSpark into Sam Witwicky's brain, while Sam intends to go to college and have a normal life. The film was released on June 24, 2009. It will be re-released in IMAX 3-D as a double feature with the previous film.
Transformers 3 (2011)
Transformers 3 is the working title for the third and final movie in the series, scheduled for release on July 1, 2011. The third film will be made in 3-D.
Cast and Characters
Humans
Characters: Human | Film | ||
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Transformers | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Transformers 3 | |
Sam Witwicky | Shia LaBeouf | ||
Mikaela Banes | Megan Fox | ||
Sam's new love interest" | Rosie Huntington-Whiteley | ||
William Lennox | Josh Duhamel | ||
Robert Epps | Tyrese Gibson | ||
Seymour "Reggie" Simmons | John Turturro | ||
Maggie Madsen | Rachael Taylor | ||
Glen Whitman | Anthony Anderson | ||
John Keller | Jon Voight | ||
Ron Witwicky | Kevin Dunn | ||
Judy Witwicky | Julie White | ||
Leo Spitz | Ramón Rodríguez | ||
Theodore Galloway | John Benjamin Hickey | ||
General Morshower | Glenn Morshower |
- Bernie Mac played Bobby Bolivia, a used car dealer who sells Bumblebee to Sam in Transformers.
- Peter Jacobson played as Mr. Hosney, a humorless teacher in Sam's High School in Transformers.
- Rainn Wilson played as Sam's astronomy teacher in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
- Matthew Marsden played the role of Graham, a NEST soldier in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
- John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey, Frances McDormand, Alan Tudyk, Kim Whitley, Tony Todd, Ray Park, and Ken Jeong will make supporting roles in Transformers 3.
Transformers
- Robin Atkin Downes, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Michael York voiced the Dynasty of Primes in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
- Mark Ryan revealed in his interview that he'll be voicing several new robots in third film.
Autobots
Characters: Autobots | Film | ||
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Transformers | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Transformers 3 | |
Optimus Prime | Peter Cullen | ||
Bumblebee | Mark Ryan | (No voice actor) | ? |
Jazz | Darius McCrary | ||
Ironhide | Jess Harnell | ||
Ratchet | Robert Foxworth | ||
Skids | Tom Kenny | ||
Mudflap | Reno Wilson | ||
Sideswipe | André Sogliuzzo | ||
Arcee | Grey DeLisle | ? | |
Chromia | (No voice actress) | ? | |
Elita One | Grey DeLisle | ? | |
Jolt | (No voice actor) | ? | |
Jetfire | Mark Ryan | ||
Silverbolt | James Avery |
Decepticons
Characters: Decepticons | Film | ||
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Transformers | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Transformers 3 | |
The Fallen | Tony Todd | ||
Megatron | Hugo Weaving | ||
Starscream | Charlie Adler | ? | |
Blackout | (No voice actor) | ||
Scorponok | (No voice actor) | ||
Frenzy | Reno Wilson | (Head cameo) | |
Barricade | Jess Harnell | ? | |
Brawl | (No voice actor) | ||
Bonecrusher | Jim Wood | ||
Demolishor | Calvin Wimmer | ||
Sideways | (No voice actor) | ||
Wheelie | Tom Kenny | ? | |
Soundwave | Frank Welker | ? | |
Ravage | Frank Welker (Vocal effects) | ||
Reedman | Frank Welker (Vocal effects) | ||
Alice | Isabel Lucas | ||
Rampage | Kevin Michael Richardson | ||
Long Haul | (No voice actor) | ||
Scrapmetal | (No voice actor) | ||
Mixmaster | (No voice actor) | ||
Doctor Scalpel | John Di Crosta | ? | |
Grindor | Frank Welker (vocal effects) | ||
Scrapper | (No voice actor) | ||
Insecticons | (No voice actor) | ||
Devastator | Frank Welker (Vocal effects) | ||
Shockwave | ? |
Reception
Reviews of the first film were positive. Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 57% of critics gave the film positive write-ups, based on 206 reviews, with a 68% rating from selected "notable" critics. At the website Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 61, based on 35 reviews. IGN's Todd Gilchrist called it Michael Bay's best film, and "one of the few instances where it's OK to enjoy something for being smart and dumb at the same time, mostly because it's undeniably also a whole lot of fun". The Advertiser's Sean Fewster found the visual effects so seamless that "you may come to believe the studio somehow engineered artificial intelligence". The Denver Posts Lisa Kennedy praised the depiction of the robots as having "a believably rendered scale and intimacy", and ABC presenter Margaret Pomeranz was surprised "that a complete newcomer to the Transformers phenomenon like myself became involved in the fate of these mega-machines". Ain't It Cool News' Drew McWeeny felt most of the cast grounded the story, and that "it has a real sense of wonder, one of the things that’s missing from so much of the big CGI lightshows released these days". Author Peter David found it ludicrous fun, and said that "[Bay] manages to hold on to his audience's suspension of disbelief long enough for us to segue into some truly spectacular battle scenes".[citation needed]
The sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen received negative to mixed reviews, based on 223 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an average 20% overall approval rating. The film had a similar reaction among the 34 critics in Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critic", which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television and radio programs, where it received a 18% approval rating. In contrast to the views of critics, audiences appear to have responded better, with exit surveys estimating that 91% of moviegoers consider it to be as good, or better, than the 2007 film. CinemaScore polls reported that on a scale of A+ to F, the average grade cinemagoers gave the film was "B+". According to the Washington Post, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is Bay's worst-reviewed film, faring even lower than Pearl Harbor. Ray Bennett of the Hollywood Reporter commented in his review that "for the uninitiated, it's loud, tedious, and at 147 minutes, way too long."[citation needed] The film was also nominated for seven Razzie awards, winning the awards for Worst Picture, Worst Director and Worst Screenplay.
Both films have grossed total over $1.5 billion, but as of September 23, 2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has grossed $836,297,228 totaling with 2007's Transformers making reaching the $1.544 billion mark for both films.
Box office performance
Film | Release date | Box office revenue | Box office ranking | Budget | Reference | |||
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United States | Foreign | Worldwide | All time domestic | All time worldwide | ||||
Transformers | July 3, 2007 | $319,246,193 | $390,463,587 | $709,709,780 | #21 #103(A) |
#33 | $150,000,000 | [2] |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | June 24, 2009 | $402,111,870 | $434,185,358 | $836,297,228 | #9 #65(A) |
#20 | $200,000,000 | [3] |
Total | $721,358,063 | $823,321,524 | $1,544,679,587 | $350,000,000 | ||||
List indicator(s)
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Critical reaction
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | Yahoo! Movies | |
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Overall | Cream of the Crop | |||
Transformers | 56% (209 reviews)[4] | 68% (38 reviews)[5] | 61% (35 reviews)[6] | B- (13 reviews)[7] |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 20% (227 reviews)[8] | 17% (36 reviews)[9] | 35% (32 reviews)[10] | C- (14 reviews)[11] |
References
- ^ It is also a proven fact that Michael Bay went to Syracuse University to find noises from the transportation buses and the side of the Carrier Dome to use to make the Transformer noises.http://www.michaelbay.com/facts/syr.htm/
- ^ "Transformers (2007)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc.
- ^ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc.
- ^ "Transformers". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ "Transformers (Cream of the Crop)". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. 2009-11-27.
- ^ "Transformers". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. 2009-11-29.
- ^ "Transformers". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo!. 2009-11-29.
- ^ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Cream of the Crop)". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo!. 2009-11-29.
External links
- Transformers Movie Official site
- Transformers film series at AllMovie