Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast
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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed the results of a recent market survey that states that the vehicles used to bring to life the Autobots in the live action
Transformers Movie were far more popular than their human costars, with 94% of those surveyed finding Bumblebee their favorite character.
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Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458446)
Posted by
Talous on November 14th, 2007 @ 9:52am CST
This is a surprise? Naturally the fans liked the transformers better than the regular cast.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458448)
Posted by
Redimus on November 14th, 2007 @ 9:53am CST
No shit Shirlock....
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458460)
Posted by
crazyfists on November 14th, 2007 @ 9:58am CST
yeah ill like to give a big "no duh" to whoever didn't know this already. in fact one of the things people disliked the most about the first movie was TOO MANY HUMANS and how there were HUMAN stories that didn't add anything to the movie. plus the lack of giant robots fighting. but seriously if you thought that there wasn't enough humans in the story, you have a job in hollywood because they're just as dumb as you. or at least a job writing articles that you already know the answer to about something everyone already knows.
90% of ducks go quack. where is my Pulitzer?
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458469)
Posted by
emeraldbeacon on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:04am CST
The writers of the article - and those who were interviewed for it - have horribly misconstrued the data in the study.
As taken from the article, Dino Bernacchi (associate director of marketing alliances and branded entertainment at GM) stated that 94% of people who were polled had an "Excellent or Good" reaction to the Bumblebee character, though Optimus was at a very respectable 91%, and both Sam & Mikaela were in the 80s (The other Autobots hovered around the high 60s).
The fact that so many people were so favorable to the Autobot cast *is* a good sign, and hopefully will direct the second film to have a less human angle to it - especially because Bee and Prime out-ranked the human cast in popularity. And considering his favorable rating, it's very likely that the Bee had the highest percentage of "favorite character" votes. But for Mr. Bernacchi to say that 94% of people chose Bumblebee as their FAVORITE character is, simply, erroneous.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458474)
Posted by
Breeze on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:07am CST
Well ain't that a big huge...
DUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458478)
Posted by
Cheetron on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:08am CST
I got tired of the human crap maybe 15 minutes into the movie. Too much crying and not enough giant fricking robots! I knew one guy who was so gung ho about this movie, greatest ever, until he saw it. And I quote " Where were the robots?!"
And of course everyone liked BB. He was just about the only one in it!
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458481)
Posted by
Wheeljack35 on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:10am CST
This is the way it should be
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458504)
Posted by
Psychout on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:22am CST
Megan Fox is still hotter than Barricade.
But only just.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458513)
Posted by
DISCHARGE on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:28am CST
Am I the only one who got tired of the giant transforming robots? I mean sheesh, he I am I paid good money to see
this movie. I'm sitting there trying to follow mom and pop's
gardening tips and learning a little about ebay
and these robot mayhem machines just kept ruining the plot.
I was a little disappointed Sam didn't have like a little
sister to tag along with him. What were they thinking.
I should write the script for TF2, then we could get all that
'robot' nonsense outta there.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458518)
Posted by
Megatron Wolf on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:31am CST
There shouldn't have been meatbags in the movie in the first place. The movie was called "Transformers" not GIJOE, not idiot kid and his car. Did they really think that the humans were going to be the "stars" of the movie?
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458535)
Posted by
tile_mcgillus on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:42am CST
WoW! Maybe the fans kind of knew what they were talking about. You don't NEED 100 extraneous human characters in the movie. The robots are what we want to see.
Once again movie executives wrong. Surprise!
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458542)
Posted by
SnipeShade on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:46am CST
lol. Another "duh" from me.
The movie is about TRANSFORMERS, not HUMANS. And everyone else before already said the meat of my opinion. ; )
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458544)
Posted by
Rijie on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:46am CST
Ummm, duh?
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458559)
Posted by
Insurgent on November 14th, 2007 @ 10:55am CST
Roots and the cars they turn into were more popular than the humans in a movie about robots that turn into cars?
What kind of mad mirror universe have I found myself in?
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458573)
Posted by
Energon on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:00am CST
Psychout wrote:Megan Fox is still hotter than Barricade.
But only just.
That is funny because I feel just the opposite. I think the humans should be replaced in the next movie. Barricade is cool. Fox is a poor actress.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458582)
Posted by
Archanubis on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:05am CST
I'd say "duh," but I'd just be parroting others.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458587)
Posted by
Psychout on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:07am CST
EnergonCube wrote:Psychout wrote:Megan Fox is still hotter than Barricade.
But only just.
That is funny because I feel just the opposite. I think the humans should be replaced in the next movie. Barricade is cool. Fox is a poor actress.
She acts?
And I thought she was only there for the T&A.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458588)
Posted by
muswp1 on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:08am CST
That's shocking, shocking that someone in hollywood figured out what fans have been saying since the film came out. Hopefully, Bay and Spielberg take the hint...
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458592)
Posted by
General Magnus on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:10am CST
Captain Obvious to da rescue!
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458661)
Posted by
Starscreams bad comedy on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:41am CST
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458662)
Posted by
Hard Hacker on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:42am CST
WOW GUYS I AM SURPISED
No really, what.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458680)
Posted by
Justicity on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:50am CST
I would say no shit Shirlock, but I was beaten to it by Redimus, so I shall coin a new phrase:
No Energon waste-deposit Prime...
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458690)
Posted by
crazyfists on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:54am CST
can i change my answer? i want more humans and more side story lines that added nothing to the movie. i only watch the movie for the humans trying to break code and stop hackers over the fact this was a movie based on a tv show/comic based on a toy. too much giant robots if you as me. no, everytime i see a black gm truck i don't think of iron hide - i think of john turturro.
fuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458695)
Posted by
Ultra Magnus on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:55am CST
I certainly didn't think that Megan Fox was Bad, by ANY stretch of the imagination. I thought she was great for the role she was cast. Maybe some more evidence of her mechanical genius would have been great. Maybe making her Blonde and naming her Carly would have helped. But I think he did what was asked of her just fine. Shia was AMAZING in his role. I'm beginning to REALLY like his acting, nuff said.
What everyone seems to forget is that this movie is called TRANSFORMERS, and it's supposed to be about ALIEN ROBOTS. I understand everything about digital effects being Time Consuming and costly and whatnot, but world doesn't know transformers because of the human characters. The Franchise at large doesn't continually re-invent Spike and Sparkplug. They focus on the Cultural Icons Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Starscream, Megatron, Soundwave, and the like. There was plenty of robot action, I guess, but the interaction and character development of the robots was SEVERELY lacking. All in all, Bay did a GREAT job with this movie, but I don't think he has enough respect for the truly Epic scale of the Transformers Lore. I want to see ARMIES of Cybertronians fighting an ages-long war on a death-strewn mechanical landscape. The Plot devices of the Glasses and even the Allspark were rendered completely Sterile in the end, because the Decepticons got to the Allspark first, and then Sam DESTROYED it! How are the Cybertronians going to get Energy? Why did Optimus get thoroughly BEATEN half to death by a newly thawed Megatron? Where was his Badass Gun? He's supposed to be a master marksman! No talk of the Matrix. Too much emphasis on Humor and the Human Element. Unceremoniously Killed Jazz. But the movie has done Phenomenally well in a big way. The Numbers show that they can really throw some serious money at this movie series. Bay wants to get bigger and badder. He's got a couple more movies left to really do the Transformers some big time justice on the Movie screen.
I have faith.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458701)
Posted by
Briggs on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:57am CST
I think the movie did pretty well, no matter what any of you think. And I think that's all that matters.
Bay wins! TF2!
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458703)
Posted by
crazyfists on November 14th, 2007 @ 11:57am CST
DISCHARGE wrote:Am I the only one who got tired of the giant transforming robots? I mean sheesh, he I am I paid good money to see
this movie. I'm sitting there trying to follow mom and pop's
gardening tips and learning a little about ebay
and these robot mayhem machines just kept ruining the plot.
I was a little disappointed Sam didn't have like a little
sister to tag along with him. What were they thinking.
I should write the script for TF2, then we could get all that
'robot' nonsense outta there.
i almost discharged my iced tea all over my tea board after reading this. i nearly forgot about the garden! god what an amazing garden it was. i wanted to make my own. and what about the non-humans like the dog. i think the dog should have its own spin off tv show.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458746)
Posted by
Black Bumblebee on November 14th, 2007 @ 12:19pm CST
Duh
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458761)
Posted by
Raven Guard on November 14th, 2007 @ 12:28pm CST
wait so people went to see Transformers for the robots and NOT the girl genius hacker and her plucky token sidekick who could have been cut from the movie because they were totally useless and unimportant? *sarcasm*
To the person who mentioned the CGI cost,they should have made the movie like they made FF the sprits within.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458766)
Posted by
Counterpunch on November 14th, 2007 @ 12:33pm CST
I'm glad to see you all have ripped apart this idiotic statement prior to my arrival.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458810)
Posted by
Sherade on November 14th, 2007 @ 1:33pm CST
It was called
Transformers for a reason, after all.
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Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458846)
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Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458864)
Posted by
Highbeam on November 14th, 2007 @ 2:25pm CST
Dun dun DUUUHHHHHHH...*rolls eyes* They just now realized this?
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458952)
Posted by
Nemesis Cyberplex on November 14th, 2007 @ 3:37pm CST
Astrotrain87 wrote:wait so people went to see Transformers for the robots and NOT the girl genius hacker and her plucky token sidekick who could have been cut from the movie because they were totally useless and unimportant? *sarcasm*
To the person who mentioned the CGI cost,they should have made the movie like they made FF the sprits within.
Um...I thought they wanted Transformers to be a sucessful movie franchise...why would they want to model it after a movie that wasn't?
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458953)
Posted by
i_amtrunks on November 14th, 2007 @ 3:37pm CST
Don't tell me people liked the giant fighting robots more than the annoying squeaking squishies? No Way!
Hasbro will be happy that people liked Bumblebee most, he has been the focus of their advertising and toys. Not like any other bot or con had a chance though, Bumblebee was the only one to get any decent amount of screen time.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458965)
Posted by
Raven Guard on November 14th, 2007 @ 3:43pm CST
Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:Astrotrain87 wrote:wait so people went to see Transformers for the robots and NOT the girl genius hacker and her plucky token sidekick who could have been cut from the movie because they were totally useless and unimportant? *sarcasm*
To the person who mentioned the CGI cost,they should have made the movie like they made FF the sprits within.
Um...I thought they wanted Transformers to be a sucessful movie franchise...why would they want to model it after a movie that wasn't?
I meant they could use the same type of animation sure FFTSW sucked but the graphics were cool
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458981)
Posted by
Stormrider on November 14th, 2007 @ 3:52pm CST
Megatron_Wolf wrote:There shouldn't have been meatbags in the movie in the first place. The movie was called "Transformers" not GIJOE, not idiot kid and his car. Did they really think that the humans were going to be the "stars" of the movie?
Absolutely right. I think Hollywood went in the wrong direction trying and make Shia and Megan Fox into the stars of the movie. They did this not only through the script writing but also through the publicity.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458995)
Posted by
omegaprimussupermode on November 14th, 2007 @ 3:58pm CST
hopefully this will help them decide less humans and more bots for tf2. and no characters that tansform into robots and die the next 10 minutes of the mvie like bonecrusher and brawl
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (458998)
Posted by
omegaprimussupermode on November 14th, 2007 @ 3:58pm CST
hopefully this will help them decide less humans and more bots for tf2. and no characters that tansform into robots and die the next 10 minutes of the mvie like bonecrusher and brawl
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459011)
Posted by
MaikeruSama on November 14th, 2007 @ 4:04pm CST
Yeah i wish humans were only use for the crossfire type this and no main human roles just transformers... Its a BIG DUH! oh yeah Shai and Megan are big stars oh yeah well the cars were more liked then you!!! HAHAH. The real stars were cgi....... OPTIMUS,MEGATRON(not so much) ect
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459014)
Posted by
Liege Evilmus on November 14th, 2007 @ 4:05pm CST
Well, that may be but Ifor one watch Transformers for the humans!!!
I hate robot heavy episodes, and don't get me started when they start doing otherthings besides talk about feelings and teamwork...
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459029)
Posted by
Toyotus Superion on November 14th, 2007 @ 4:16pm CST
And this is worth of an article? How is this news? thats like saying people like Darth Vader in Star Wars.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459066)
Posted by
Damolisher on November 14th, 2007 @ 4:42pm CST
Must be a slow bloody news day if this is what the papers are reporting. What next? Science determines that you stop breathing when you die?
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459152)
Posted by
dragons on November 14th, 2007 @ 5:33pm CST
humph sounds to me poeple who write these articals are not fans of transformes series they write stuff that the ordainy transformers fans know or they just need something to fill up the paper, or magazines full of articals since they cant think of anything else to new add in the news section just to make money
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459213)
Posted by
Zeds on November 14th, 2007 @ 6:01pm CST
Well d'uh! The human cast didn't even have action figures made for them which IMHO was a mistake. No real extra exposure outside the movie.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459237)
Posted by
Judge Deliberata on November 14th, 2007 @ 6:13pm CST
Suddenly...
DULL SURPRISE!!!!
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459267)
Posted by
Autobot Snake Eyes on November 14th, 2007 @ 6:27pm CST
Duh no matter autobot or decepticon of course youre gonna like the robots more(except for ratchet he sucks except when he says sam wants to"mate" with the human!).
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459283)
Posted by
Damolisher on November 14th, 2007 @ 6:34pm CST
Zeds wrote:Well d'uh! The human cast didn't even have action figures made for them which IMHO was a mistake. No real extra exposure outside the movie.
What the hell do toys have to do with this? The humans aren't unpopular because they didn't get toys.
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459433)
Posted by
Blozor on November 14th, 2007 @ 7:55pm CST
Ha ha ha! Bay kinda misjudged that one, didn't he?
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459475)
Posted by
First-Aid on November 14th, 2007 @ 8:33pm CST
...anxiosly waiting for megan Fox's inevitible Playboy spread...
Re: Hollywood Reporter Survey Says "Transformers" Vehicles More Popular Than Human Cast (459491)
Posted by
Deadpool. on November 14th, 2007 @ 8:48pm CST
It's called "TRANSFORMERS".
Obviously people watch the movie to see the TFs, not the humans....