Optimus Prime reactions....

You know, as I go over some posts from a few months back on my other blog, when they first starting releasing the flurry of Transformers pictures, I remember thinking that Optimus Prime would look weird with lips. They had that horrible looking “test shot”, and the “not-Peter Cullen” voice going on.

Having seen the film a couple of times, I have to say it really ended up working really well with the facial features on the robots. It was done in an incredibly realistic way, and not once did I think to myself it would have looked better with Optimus’ face shield up instead. It’s so lifelike and well-done by the animators at ILM, that I’m actually glad they did it the way they did.

It’s going to be interesting to see how, and if, they tweak it in the inevitable sequel….

Transformers Lights Up the Holiday Box-Office!

I'm glad to see the returns for Transformers are turning out very well....near expectations for many of the predictions. 

The one thing I'd like to have seen is what it would have pulled down if it had released on a Friday instead of a Tuesday (and even Monday night!).

For the 3-day weekend, Transformers racked up an estimated $67.6 million....Honestly, I would have liked to have seen it crack $70 million, but add that total to the $85 million or so it made up until Friday, and you've got some good numbers.

Also, the ratings are holding up surprisingly well.  It still has a solid A- on the Yahoo! ratings, which is not a common feat.  The last time I remember a movie pulling that off was X2: X-Men United....I'm sure there have been others, but off the top of my head I can't think of any blockbusters that scored that high.

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