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Today we have some new character posters for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as well as some tidbits of information from one of the writers, Alex Kurtzman, who discussed the movie in an interview with the LA Times.

The posters are colorful and not that great. Most shots of the characters featured in the promotional items have been seen before and they don’t appear in very high quality. They’d make great posters for kids who are fans of the movies though.

Check them out and see what you think:

The character renders look like they’re from the video game tie-in as opposed to the movie. I like the actual star in Starscream’s name logo, very creative.

In other news, Alex Kurtzman discussed the sequel with LA Times and started by talking about the main character, Sam, moving into the next stage of life and the challenges that accompany that.

“The first movie was about a boy and his car and finding his adulthood and freedom. Now Sam [Shia LaBeouf] is going to college and facing both leaving home and the challenge of a long-distance relationship with Mikaela [Megan Fox],”

That’s not what we care about. Fortunately he quickly moved on to the important stuff:

“It’s about the return of the Decepticons and particularly a character named ‘The Fallen’ who has a deeper history with Earth than any of the Autobots knew about. He blames humanity for his fall, so he has come back to exact revenge”

Well, that certainly sums up where the title of the film came from. In the interview, they also discussed the fan-favorite character of Soundwave and asked whether or not he’ll turn into the classic microcassette recorder or turn into some vehicle like the other bots. Kurtzman responded by saying he doesn’t transform into either and that he couldn’t reveal anymore. In closing, Kurtzman said this:

“It’s going to be the mother of all robot-on-robot violence”

That’s good news.

What do you think of the posters and what Kurtzman had to say?

If you haven’t seen the cool new Transformers 2 trailer that was attached to X-Men Origins: Wolverine this weekend, definitely check that out too.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens June 24 2009.

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Transformers 2 Movie | Summer Movie Preview: Look for blockbuster action and arty fare

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Media critic Tom Maurstad is busy reviewing new movies, so he's letting his alter egos handle the summer movie preview.

It's time for our annual look at summer movies. To provide a discussion about those whiz-bang-pow spectacles, we present an e-mail exchange between esteemed film critic T. Alfred Maurstad and pop-culture enthusiast Tommy Boy Maurstad.

Tommy Boy: Let me kick off this exchange because summer is my season. Summers in Texas are long and hot and summers in the theater are loud and flashy – and that's just the way I like them both. Movies in the winter, like the weather, turn cold and gray with everyone looking for their Oscar nomination. But in the summer, art takes a back seat to entertainment.

T. Alfred: You say that as if it's a good thing; the two don't have to be mutually exclusive, you know. And I reject your premise that the summer movie season is a celebration of flash and a dead zone of substance. If you'd stop updating your Facebook page or playing Call of Duty long enough to notice, you'd see that things are changing. Summer isn't just about boom-pow-crash, anymore. There are some good movies opening.

TB: Please. You say "good movies," and I reach for my remote control. You and certain Hollywood producers can try to rewrite reality, but it won't change. It takes more than a summer release date to be a summer movie. The new Terminator movie with Christian Bale, Terminator Salvation, is a summer movie. The new J.J. Abrams-directed Star Trek is a summer movie. A movie about Julia Child starring Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)? That is absolutely not a summer movie.

TA: You cautioning me about rewriting reality? That's rich. What about the way Hollywood has transformed summer into an ever-expanding season? Summer used to be three months – June, July and August. Now the first "summer" movie, Wolverine, has already opened and we're only to the first weekend in May with "summer" movies like Citizen Game (a futuristic horror-thriller centered on a deadly video game) and Whiteout (based on a graphic novel and starring Kate Beckinsale) scheduled to come out through September. We're approaching the point of year-round summer.

TB: From your keyboard to the Hollywood gods' iPhones. Summer movies are about spectacle-making, not about intricately detailed character-driven storytelling or award-winning actors finding an infinite variety of ways to convey the realization that life is hard. If I want that, I'll watch cable TV. What I want from my summer movies is to be wowed. I want the giant dorsal fin slicing through the ocean in Jaws; I want the White House blowing up in Independence Day. Show me something I haven't seen before or done so much bigger and better, I don't care that it has been done.

TA: I'll grant you that there's a strong, even primal desire for the kind of experience you're talking about, maybe even more so this summer with the economy still slumping. A trip to the movies for a two-hour escape may be as close as a lot of people come to a vacation this summer. It's just the mindlessness of so much of this summertime cinematic spectacle; I'm not so much wowed as wearied.

TB: I've already mentioned Terminator Salvation – a prequel that's set in the future, how postmodern cool is that? – so I'll just rattle off some of the other summer movies I'm waiting for. I wasn't all that crazy about the first Transformers movie, but that doesn't mean I won't be there on opening day for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. That should be a pure eye-candy adrenaline rush. And my inner nerd can't wait to see the Harry Potter saga conclude with The Half-Blood Prince.

TA: Oof, that's another thing about summer that we hadn't mentioned – it's the season of sequels, although have you noticed? The numbers have disappeared from the new installments' titles. It's not "Transformers 2" or "Terminator 4." Hollywood has replaced numbers with colons, as if they don't want you to be reminded of how many of these they've made. Just the franchise name. Movies really have become brands.

TB: Yeah, isn't it great? In that spirit, I can't wait for J.J. Abrams' rebooting of maybe the greatest brand name in pop culture, Star Trek. Early buzz is through the roof. I can't wait.

TA: Uh-huh, may the force be with you or nanu-nanu or whatever it is you people say to each other. I'm looking forward to Chéri , the new Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons) movie that has a gloriously 50-year-old Michelle Pfeiffer taking up with a 19-year-old man-boy (Rupert Friend). And while Cameron Diaz is usually in your kind of summer movie, she's starring in My Sister's Keeper, based on Jodi Picoult's beautiful novel about a mother forced to make some terrible choices trying to save her daughter with cancer at the expense of her other daughter's sanity.

TB: Whoo-hoo, can't wait; nothing says summertime fun like cougars and cancer. I'm also both eager and anxious at the prospect of Quentin Tarantino's new movie, the World War II adventure, Inglourious Basterds, starring Brad Pitt. I hope it will be great; I'm afraid it will be awful. But I can't wait.

TA: Here's the funny thing: After all the pointing and counterpointing over summer movies, I know that the movie each of us is most looking forward to seeing is the same one, Public Enemies.

TB: Absolutely. That's the movie of my summer: Johnny Depp as public enemy No. 1 John Dillinger and Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who tracks him down. Machine guns blazing, all those fedoras and old cars flying – how can it not be great?

TA: And don't forget Michael Mann directing. The director who went from making Miami Vice on television to some of the most stunningly designed and brutally beautiful crime films ever made. You see? Art and entertainment can come together, even in the summer.

TB: Fine. This one time, you're right. Now bring on the spectacle.

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Transformers 2 Movie | Movie trailer roundup: Terminator Salvation, Transformers 2 footage and....G.I. Joe?

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The American blockbuster season is upon us and T4 and Transformers 2 are shaping up for a clash of the killer robot films. Who will win? Check out the latest footage, including the new G.I. Joe trailer (with French subtitles!). Go Joe!

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This is the final trailer release for Transformers 2: Revenge of the fallen and it looks as though Michael Bay is showing off more of the same in the sequel...similar doosmday plot, bigger robot destroyers, more Bumblebee awkwardness and more over-the-top action scenes to poke a stick at. Audiences will no doubt love it and it'll make over a billion dollars worldwide. Autobots roll out!

• Release date in Aussie cinemas: June 25th

Terminator: Salvation

McG's re-imagining of the Terminator series continues to look better and better with every piece of footage released. In particular, these new TV spots (6,7 and 8) - seem to indicate that audiences will get to see more of the early terminator models (the ones glimsed upon in T1 and T2). This already looks much better than the travesty that was Terminator 3.

And, with the rumours of Arnie making a cameo at the end of this film (via CG de-aging technology ala Benjamin Button), we're very excited for the next installment of the series.

• Release date in Aussie cinemas: June 4th

G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra

The second official trailer of popular 80s comic and TV toyline has been released. It looks as hokey as we imagined, especially when its directed by Stephen "Van Helsing" Summers. But with added French subtitles, fans of the material will probably find this a good way to spend a couple of hours in the cinema.

Interestingly enough, Aussie actor Sam Worthington was originally signed to start in this flick, until scheduling conflicts with James Cameron's Avatar made it too difficult to go ahead with. Lucky for him, he scored the co-lead in T4 instead - not a bad swap.

• Release date in Aussie cinemas: August 6th

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Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies Hi - Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a variety of new preorders and more new arrivals:

NEW PREORDERS

TRANSFORMERS MOVIE II - PREVIEW FIGURES Hasbro has just given us the go-ahead to list several movie 'preview' figures. We will have the full wave 1 movie selection in stock and ready to ship on May 30th, so be sure to check back then for many more items. Preview figures currently listed are Deluxe Bumblebee and Soundwave, Leader Optimus Prime, and Bumblebee role-play Helmet & Blaster - take a look here: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=1913&company=3

FANSPROJECT SUPERION APPENDAGE ADD-ON KIT This awesome new add-on kit gives your Superion the fists and feet he deserves. The coolest feature of these add-ons is that they also turn into Fast pack, armor and radar disc for the figures in jet mode. This set is priced at $44.99 - take a look here: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=FPJ10005&mode=retail

HOT TOYS RESIDENT EVIL / BIOHAZARD 5 FIGURES Another awesome pair of figures from Hot Toys. Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar each come with a wide variety of weapons, cloth uniforms, and tons of detail. Preorders are currently listed at $169.99, pricing may drop slightly in the future depending on distribution methods on these figures. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=588&company=148&category=1952

MARVEL LEGENDS 2009 TWO-PACKS WAVE 1 SET This exclusive set of Marvel 2-packs features Iron Man/Female SHIELD Agent (Maria Hill), Kree Warrior/Skrull Warrior, and Nick Fury (w/optional head)/Hand Ninja. We have the preorders listed at $10 off MSRP at $79.99 - take a look here: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS17068&mode=retail

TF CLASSICS TAW-01, 01S, 01B GOD SWORDS A company called Perfect Effect has designed some very cool giant swords compatible with TF Classics Prime, Magnus and Nemesis. Each sword can also be converted from gigantic sword, to a more regular sized sword with extra pieces used as a shield and wings. The swords are $69.99 each: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=943&company=752

X-MEN ORIGINS WOLVERINE HOT TOYS MOVIE MASTERPIECE FIGURE We don't have an image of this figure yet, but its safe to say that Hot Toys will exactly capture the likeness of Wolverine from the new movie. Preorders have been set at $169.99 - pricing may come down later. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HOT10215&mode=retail

MAN-THING 18.5" COMIQUETTE The latest to join Sideshow's line of Marvel collectibles is the monstrous Man-Thing Comiquette. Each piece is individually painted and hand-finished, each with its own unique quality and detail that is the trademark of a handcrafted Sideshow Collectibles Comiquette. Complete with LED light-up eyes and towering over 18 inches high - Preorders have been listed $30 under MSRP at $469.99 http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=SSC10724&mode=retail

TERMINATOR REPLICA LEATHER JACKETS Using all original surviving resource material, Arnold's jacket has been re-created exactly as it was worn on screen. The jacket features police grade leather with zip-out cold weather, custom printed lining and sew-in label celebrating the 25th anniversary. It also incorporates all the safety features of today's motorcycle jackets to ensure realism and protection. Preorders for sizes Medium to XXL have been listed at $249.99 here: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2009&category=5631

GX-47 ENERGA Z - MAZINGER Z PROTOTYPE SOUL OF CHOGOKIN FIGURE EnergerZ the prototype model for MazingerZ makes its grand appearance in the all new anime series, "Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!". In this all new Chogokin, EnergerZ's signature motorcycle pilot seat on head and slope back (cape/ramp via which the motorcycle climbs to the head) are recreated in precise detail. Entirely new tooling and design from GX-7E. Preorders have been listed at $63.99 http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TOY10337&mode=retail

QUEENS BLADE REVOLTECH FRAULEIN REINA This is the first figure in a new Queens Blade based line of Revoltech figures. Reina looks fantastic and is priced at $36.99 - take a look here: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=KAI10220&mode=retail

BOWEN MARVEL STATUES Three new versions of Hulk have listed as well as a new Angel Statue - take a look at the new figures below, Bowen continues to do great work:

13" RETRO GREY HULK STATUE http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=BWD10184&mode=retail

15.5" MAESTRO HULK STATUE http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=BWD10185&mode=retail

17.5" PLANET HULK STATUE http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=BWD10186&mode=retail

12.5" ANGEL IN RED COSTUME STATUE http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=BWD10183&mode=retail

WORLD OF MMA CHAMPIONS SERIES 4 Sets and singles are available for the fourth set of fighters from MMA - the set is $89.99 and includes one each of: Cung Le, Dan Henderson, Fedor Emelianenko, Gina Carano, Matt Serra, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=mma+04

TERMINATOR: SALVATION KNIFE REPLICAS Each knife measures 8" in overall length with a 3.6" 440 stainless steel blade. The handle features black G10 overlays and a leather lanyard wrap. Complete wih rigid nylon fiber sheath and a metal collector's box. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=1838&category=5623

NEW GOEMON MOVIE MASTERPIECE FIGURES - CHACA & SAIZO Two more characters from the upcoming Goemon movie have just been listed at $149.99 each. Take a look at Chaca and Saizo as well as the previously listed Goemon below: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=1988&category=5597

STAR WARS 1/4 SCALE PREMIUM FORMAT COUNT DOOKU The Count Dooku Premium Format figure captures every detail of the corrupted former Jedi, standing confidently with his uniquely curved lightsaber drawn. Each piece is individually painted and finished to exacting standards, each with its own unique quality and detail that is the trademark of a handcrafted Sideshow Collectibles Premium Format Figure. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=SSC10725&mode=retail

TRANSFORMERS EXCLUSIVE ULTRA CLASS DARKWIND & COUNTDOWN A couple nice new exclusive repaints have been listed at $49.99 each - take a look at them here: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS17085&mode=retail

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STAR WARS EXCLUSIVE DISTURBANCE AT LARS HOMESTEAD BOX SET This cool playset features the Moisture Farm and 4 characters - take a look here: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS17087&mode=retail

HOT TOYS TRUETYPE 1/6 SCALE CAUCASIAN NARROW SHOULDERS FIGURE This updated body style is apparently the version used in the new Hot Toys Joker Deluxe figure. Preorders are only $29.99 per figure so its great for customizing - take a look here: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HOT10212&mode=retail

MICHAEL JACKSON - "BAD" VINYL FIGURE Another cool Michael Jackson figure back from the days when he was on top of the world - this vinyl figure is $67.99 and stands over 6" tall http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=YAM10423&mode=retail

FRANK CHO'S JUNGLE GIRL - DIAMOND EYE EDITION Sculpted and Painted by Tom and Joy Snyder, based on Frank Cho's cover from JUNGLE GIRL SEASON ONE #1! The Jungle Girl Statue is one of Dynamite's most ambitious projects! Based on the cover art to the premiere issue of Dynamite's series, Frank Cho himself has meticulously art directed the piece, and he hasn't let any detail escape his artistic eye. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=DYF10014&mode=retail

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STAR TREK MOVIE TOYS The new Playmates figures for the upcoming Star Trek movie are starting to arrive. In stock now are the Enterprise, Bridge, 3.75" figures, and 12" figures. Other items will be arriving soon - take a look here: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=1843&company=80

ROLLOUT COMMAND TRAILER In stock now at $109.99 - this set of regular and nemesis trailers fits perfectly on classics prime. Each trailer opens up in a fairly intricate fashion and also includes a 6 wheeled roller. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=BSTT10004&mode=retail

MASTERPIECE STARSCREAM - G1 COLORS In stock now at the reduced price of $79.99 - this is one of the greatest versions of Starscream out there, be sure to pick one up if you don't have it in your collection yet. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK10812&mode=retail

ENCORE IRONHIDE & RATCHET PRICE DROP We were able to take advantage of clearance pricing on these and have dropped our price to just $21.99 each for Ironhide & Ratchet - We have a variety of other deals on the Encore menu as well, take a look here: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=1357

GREEN LANTERN BATTERY PROP It's what fans of Green Lantern have wanted for years - Green Lantern's Power Battery cast in metal! Comes with a "one-size-fits-most" (size 10) metal Green Lantern ring that lights up the lantern for 30 seconds when the ring is pressed against the face of the lantern. A resin stand is also included to display the Green Lantern ring when it's not in use. In stock now at $309.99 http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=dcc10591&mode=retail

STAR TREK RETRO BRIDGE SET Maintaining all the features of the original release, transport your eight-inch retro cloth figures with the turn of a dial, or explore the galaxy with interchangeable view screens! Featuring the classic fold-up design - in stock now at $49.99 http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=DMC11009&mode=retail

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Transformers 2 Movie | Moviemakers banking on blockbuster season

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies Hollywood is not waiting until July 4 to get into the heat of summer movie season, with six major releases set to hit the screen this month.

Times-News movie critic Lane Blevins says one of those May features, the reboot of the legendary science fic tion series “Star Trek,” could be a major money-maker for the industry’s biggest period. But he thinks the new adventures of Kirk and Spock won’t be the number one movie of the summer.

“ ‘Transformers 2’ is going to be hard to beat,” said Blevins of the sequel to the 2007 movie based on the Hasbro toy line that made $319 million worldwide.

“In a time where the economy is the way it is, movie companies are going for sure bets, remakes, reboots. And you’ve got to spend money to make money, and they’re spending a lot of money to make this one.”

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is scheduled for a June 24 release.

The search for blockbusters began this weekend with the debut of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” with Tony-award winning actor Hugh Jackman reprising his role as the indestructible comic book mutant.

“Star Trek” comes next on May 7, followed by the sequel to “The Da Vinci Code” called “Angels and Demons” on May 15 with Tom Hanks.

A possible cameo from former “Ter- minator” and current California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could be coming in “Terminator: Salvation” on May 21. Warner Brothers Pictures is keeping mum on whether the former star is in the new installment of the franchise that made Schwarzenegger a household name in the 1980s with his “I’ll be back” catchphrase.

The month closes out with another sequel, “Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian,” on May 22 and the next Disney/Pixar animation feature “Up” on May 29.

That’s the same day one of Blevins’ sleeper picks for Summer 2009 comes out: “Drag Me to Hell.”

“There is a lot of buzz behind this horror movie, and that is unlike some summers past where there hasn’t been that really scary feature to point at,” said Blevins of the feature directed by Sam Raimi, who directed “Spider-Man.”

The other pick Blevins has for box office success is “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the latest in the series from the successful J.K Rowling novels that will conclude in two more years with “The Deathly Hallows,” the final book in the series that is being split into two movies by Warner Brothers.

“The audience and fan base is built in. They moved this movie from December of last year so it could open this summer. I hope it is worth the wait,” Blevins said.

Other notable movies Blevins says should pack movie houses during the period include:

• “Land of the Lost,” opening June 5. Funnyman Will Ferrell brings the Sid and Marty Krofft live action hit from Saturday mornings in the 1970s to the screen.

• “Year One,” opening June 19. Featuring a screenplay written by writers from the hit TV show “The Office,” this comedy set in the world’s primitive phase stars Jack Black and Michael Cera.

• “Public Enemies,” opening July 1. Johnny Depp stars as America’s first public enemy number one, John Dillinger, in this mob drama.

• “Bruno,” opening July 10. Sacha Baron Cohen’s follow-up to his Golden Globe-winning role as “Borat.” Similar to that performance, Cohen stars as an Austrian TV host who puts his interview guests in uncomfortable situations.

• “Funny People,” opening July 31. Adam Sandler has a neardeath experience in this laugher spawned by current comedy genius Judd Apatow, who wrote “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up.”

• “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra,” opens Aug. 7. Paramount is going for the retro fan set with this feature, hoping baby boomers who played with the action figures in the ’60s and those who watched the syndicated cartoon in the ’80s will flock to theaters to see it on the big screen.

An economy stuck in a recession has no negative effect on the movie industry, according to figures provided by Exhibitors Relations, a Los Angeles firm that tracks box office figures.

In the first four months of 2009, movie ticket sales are up 14 percent over last year, with moviegoers spending $2.9 billion in the first quarter, including the best January and February sales on record.

“Even in these down times, people are still going to movies. It’s the cheapest form of entertainment out there. The idea that you can get escapism for $8 to $10 is still a great deal,” said company spokesman Jeff Bock.

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District 9 Trailer Kicks G.I. Joe Trailer’s Ass. Today in Film Bloggery 05/01/09

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies The reactions to the new G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra trailer are, as expected, pretty negative. But it’s almost as if bloggers had their write-ups pre-written, because the thing is not that bad. Maybe I just have low expectations and so therefore wasn’t expecting much to begin with, but considering all the crap that movie blogs get excited about on a regular basis, I’m dubious. Those criticizing this trailer so harshly are obviously just going along with the fashion of trashing on this movie. I’m not saying it looks good, but I might actually prefer to see this than, say, the new Transformers sequel.

And if District 9, which does indeed look amazing via its new trailer, is actually “this year’s Cloverfield, then I might also prefer to see G.I. Joe than that, too. Of course, if we go by trailers alone and not presumptions, the little-known-about District 9, which appears to be a faux-documentary sci-fi flick, completely wins the fight over our summer moviegoing dollars. And I’m certainly not alone in seeing the Peter Jackson-produced movie as the champion today. Let’s compare the responses to each trailer, from the usual suspects:

• Alex Billington of First Showing thinks G.I. Joe looks even worse than X-Men Origins: Wolverine:
  

  this is the epitome of big dumb action movies. Normally I can sit back and enjoy this kind of crap on ocassion, but this time this just looks so bad, that I’m not sure I’ll even be able to enjoy it at all. Try again next time, Stephen Sommers.

• He has much greater interest in District 9:
  

  Now this is the trailer I know I’ve been waiting to see forever!…Let’s just say that you need to watch this trailer, as it’ll surprise a lot of you, since no one knows what to expect. Could this be the next Cloverfield?

• Mark Graham at Vulture feels the trailer for G.I. Joe “disappoints on a few levels:”
  

  Not only is there no glimpse of Joseph Gordon-Levitt in his heavily anticipated performance as the Cobra Commander, but it sounds to us like Sienna Miller just might have decided to speak in her normal British voice instead of the exaggerated Russian accent that we’ve come to expect from the Baroness. Oh, the horror!

• And while he’s the one who makes the comparison to Cloverfield, he believes District 9 “could end up being one of the sleeper hits of the summer.”
  

  it’s not that we think you’ll need to ingest a full bottle of Dramamine…What we’re referring to is the fact that this film not only combines documentary-style filmmaking with an outrageously awesome sci-fi premise, but also that it was stealthily produced on a relatively low budget.

• Mark at I Watch Stuff makes some negative comparisons between G.I. Joe and some other disappointments:
  

  Classic Stephen Sommers. No substance, all poorly computer-generated lack of style.

  Where are all the ridiculous vehicles and weapons? Pretty much all I saw was a modified Hummer and the underwater city from The Phantom Menace. They’re missing the whole point of G.I. Joe. It’s not about jumping around in Halo suits

• His comparisons for District 9 are more positive:
  

  makes it seem like it’s a mixture of the extra-terrestrial-coexistence film/TV drama Alien Nation, a little Independence Day, and apartheid, but also likely better than all of those things. Particularly apartheid.

• Devin Faraci at CHUD is so in love with the G.I. Joe trailer that he seems to be joking. But he’s apparently not:
  

  It’s like this new trailer for Paramount’s GI Joe was cut just for me. They open with a shot of Cobra’s evil underwater headquarters. I LOVE THIS. And it turns out that Cobra’s evil weapon is some kind of green super-rust? I AM IN.

  I’m not even kidding.

• He seems much more geniune about the District 9 trailer:
  

  District 9 looks terrific. That said, if I was working on the V reboot series I’d be a little worried. And if I was Gale Ann Hurd, I’d stop talking up a remake of Alien Nation. It looks like Blomkamp may have slam dunked this.

• John at The Movie Blog seems to want to say he likes the trailer for G.I. Joe, but he just can’t, probably because of the trendiness to be negative, and so he comes up with a whole list of reasons why he thinks it will “suck balls:”
  

  Let me set the record straight right off the bat. I am not a G.I. Joe hater at all. I am hoping this movie rocks…And no matter how much I hope, how much I cheer, G.I. Joe will (in my opinion) suck a great and powerful suck of epic proportions. And dear heavens I hope I’m wrong… but I don’t think I am.

• Meanwhile, at the same site, Rodney doesn’t expect much from District 9 either. From a comment he writes on his own post:
  

  this feels a lot like a really done fan film to me, and though it might be a good premise (which I think the documentary style interviews are a good fit for) I am just not seeing anything that makes me WANT to see this.

  My interest is purely from a “Why is PJ all up about this guy” point of view. If I tripped over this on my own, not knowing his PR history, I likely woudln’t have even talked about it.

• John Scott Lewinski at Screen Rant warns that the G.I. Joe trailer may cause “CGI fatigue:”
  

  the tone so far looks to venture a little too far into camp. The action comes off way over the top, while the CGI skirmishes look not too far removed from the “one per half-hour” frame rate of the original animated series. The great war between the defenders of freedom and international terrorism is just looking a little childish in these trailers — in an era when we’re fighitng the real thing every day.

• In his headline for the District 9 trailer, though, Screen Rant’s Rob Keyes says it “looks amazing.” More from his reaction:
  

  While we haven’t seen much news on the upcoming film, Screen Rant reported at the beginning of April what the movie is all about and it sounded very interesting to say the least. Now, we finally have the official trailer for District 9 and it’s really damn cool.

• Neil Miller at Film School Rejects sees G.I. Joe as being a potential guilty pleasure:
  

  this film has potential to be some good old fashioned fun for the 12-year old inside all of us. It certainly appears to be aimed at a younger audience (even younger than say, Transformers 2), so take that into consideration…let it be known that I am personally still giving this flick the benefit of the doubt based on the cool factor I’m seeing in the first two trailers.

• But again, he’s much more excited about District 9:
  

  The effects in the trailer look quite good, and while it may not be as flashy as a Star Trek or Transformers it may still be the most intelligent and thought provoking science fiction film of the year. Well, second most anyway… go see Moon!

• Ryan Adams at Awards Daily has a good defense for why he’s actually excited for G.I. Joe:
  

  I can honestly say I like the way cinematographer Mitchell Amundsen shoots action flicks. Transporter 2, Transformers, Wanted. No matter what you think of these movies plotwise, shotwise they gleam with a wet sexy gloss.

• He has a much simpler, yet possibly more excited, reaction to the District 9 spot:
  

  Yikes, gorgeous production design. This is shaping up to be a platinum year for sci-fi.

• Erik Davis at Cinematical is, like me, dubious of other bloggers’ reactions to G.I. Joe:
  

  A lot of these web guys make me laugh; some of them think Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is Epic OMG FTW Awesome, but then crap on G.I. Joe by calling it silly, lame and a waste of time. Truthfully, it’s apples and oranges to me — they’re both big-budgeted boxes of popcorn entertainment that don’t promise to be anything more than “Wow, that looked pretty cool.”

• Unfortunately, he hasn’t yet written anything on the District 9 trailer.

Now it’s your turn to compare the two. First up is G.I. Joe, followed by the trailer for District 9:

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Did Hans Zimmer Help With The Transformers 2 Score?

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It’s already established that Steve Jablonksy is scoring the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, as he did with the first film. He gets the title ”Original Music” all to himself in the credits, which is kind of surprising considering the size of film this is undoubtedly going to be (following suit from the first).

However he’s clearly not going to be going at it entirely on his own…

Jablonsky is actually part of famous film composer Hans Zimmer’s (The Dark Knight, The Simpsons Movie and the two Pirates sequels, amongst many others) team Media Ventures, and the two of them work together all the time. So quite logically it seems that Jablonsky is getting a helping hand from Zimmer with keeping the music production side of things on track. Here’s what Jablonsky had to say recently:

“…I am [still] the composer on this film. It has all gotten rather complicated. The film is BIG, and now that we’ve got Linkin Park involved, Hans has kind of been helping me keep the production on track, because I’m so focused on writing the score at the moment.”

Jablonsky mentions Linkin Park as they are reportedly working on a new song with him for Revenge of the Fallen - if you remember, a version of their song “What I’ve Done” was used in the credits of the first movie. Just to expand on his overall thoughts of the score, here’s what Jablonsky added:

“In a nutshell, Michael Bay sent the new Linkin Park song over to my studio. Hans and I had a listen, and we both thought it was really cool, and it might be interesting to try incorporating some of those elements into the score. So we got the guys from the band down to the studio and talked about how to do that. They’re all really cool guys and really excited about adding some of their sounds to the score.”

Of the things which the first Transformers did right, the score was one of them. The score to Michael Bay’s movies are usually reflect the movies themselves - they are loud, brash, in-your-face and the furthest thing away from subtle as you could imagine (see Armageddon, The Rock and Pearl Harbor as prime examples of this). But for some reason that wasn’t so with Transformers, or at least not to the same degree.

I don’t think the score to the sequel will differ drastically from the first movie, so at least we’re pretty much guaranteed that something will be good about it…

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will be released on June 24th.

Source: FirstShowing.net

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