Transformers Movie Test Screenings Receive High Scores
Friday, April 27th, 2007 8:55AM CDT
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According to Bay there were 2 screenings of the new movie, which was seen by 850 people. He says that the scores they received were the highest of his career. Those scores were even better than Armageddon, which had an average score of 92!
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Posted by Leonardo on April 27th, 2007 @ 9:02am CDT
That's not to say I think this is lies. After all, if it had received bad scores, he might not have posted at all.
Posted by Noisemaze on April 27th, 2007 @ 9:06am CDT
Posted by Skowl on April 27th, 2007 @ 9:11am CDT
Leonardo wrote:I'd prefer an account from someone impartial.
That's not to say I think this is lies. After all, if it had received bad scores, he might not have posted at all.
Sounds promising, but still... this is coming from the guy who... you know.... made the movie.
Let's hear one of those 850 people say what they thought, but of course, they are all most likely nuder some sort of gag-order.
Posted by keebler elfbot on April 27th, 2007 @ 9:26am CDT
Posted by Stormrider on April 27th, 2007 @ 9:46am CDT
According to Bay there were 2 screenings of the new movie, which was seen by 850 people. He says that the scores they received were the highest of his career. Those scores were even better than Armageddon, which had an average score of 92!
Armageddon got a 92 out of a 100? Oh please...
Posted by Kayevcee on April 27th, 2007 @ 9:52am CDT
-Nick
Posted by Kimmer on April 27th, 2007 @ 10:51am CDT
Stormrider wrote:According to Bay there were 2 screenings of the new movie, which was seen by 850 people. He says that the scores they received were the highest of his career. Those scores were even better than Armageddon, which had an average score of 92!
Armageddon got a 92 out of a 100? Oh please...
yeah my thoughts exactly. any ounce of credibility just went out the window.
Posted by Sunstar on April 27th, 2007 @ 11:15am CDT
I am used to the look of the chars by now. But I don't love the look.
I liked armageddon though, but I do like bruce willace and a couple of the other actors. I did not think armageddon was spectacular or anything. I am sort of facinated with asteroid meets planet thing.
Posted by Liege Evilmus on April 27th, 2007 @ 11:28am CDT
This isn't Japan though so we do loose out on flyers telling us whats good and bad though.
However, when it all comes down to it, it will be our own opinions that count for ourselves.
Here's hoping for the best.
Posted by zoso504 on April 27th, 2007 @ 12:08pm CDT
Posted by Dr. GM1983 on April 27th, 2007 @ 1:05pm CDT
The score card was pretty much based on a 1-10, with 10 being the best of course. Hope that sheds some light on that subject.
Posted by trailbreaker on April 27th, 2007 @ 2:19pm CDT
Posted by AbsumZer0 on April 27th, 2007 @ 3:27pm CDT
zoso504 wrote:Aren't test screenings composed of random audience members? So isn't this the most impartial results we can get? I'm not sure how these things work, so someone clue me in if these are just Bay's friends or some people that showed up in response to an e-mail.
No and yes. They're random insomuch as they tend to be people with a lot of time on their hands willing to watch a test screening, sometimes earning a few bucks in the process. If you've ever been called-up on jury duty you know that a most people find a way to excuse themselves so what you get is a room composed primarily of housewives, retired folks, unemployed people, and a few people in legal/police professions who know they're never going to be selected anyway. It's basicallly the same with random screenings except in the case of pg-13 films they get a lot of teens 'hanging at the mall' rather than old people. And, of course, when you're screening high-profile films months before release it isn't as if most are going to be hearing about it for the first time, so they bring their preconceived opinions in with them.
Posted by First-Aid on April 27th, 2007 @ 3:45pm CDT
Posted by AbsumZer0 on April 27th, 2007 @ 4:25pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:This really is a make or break movie for him...and honestly I don't know if anyone in Hollywood does better car chases than him.
If you mean someone who doesn't cut to another ridiculously placed camera angle every few seconds so that the viewer has no frame of reference as to what the hell is going on and doesn't have cars blowing-up left and right after denting their fenders, I can think of a few.
I do agree with you as to how popular it's likely to be with the teens though. I don't think much of Fifty-Cent either but that doesn't stop kids from walking around imitating him with the pants around their knees.
Posted by Zeedust on April 27th, 2007 @ 4:37pm CDT
Like I said before, Bay was typecast pretty well for this... They picked a guy who loves blowing stuff up and wrecking cars to make sure we don't get stuck with a movie that talks too much. The result may not be art, but I'm pretty sure it'll be entertainment.
Posted by Collector Maximus on April 27th, 2007 @ 6:45pm CDT
After the first general release showings of this movie I think this website is going to explode, literally!
I wonder if Michael Bay has a higher than normal level of anxiety about how well this film is gonna do?
Posted by D-340 on April 27th, 2007 @ 10:18pm CDT
Collector Maximus wrote:So the people in this screening may not have known Jack squat about Transformers...I can't wait to hear Transformers fans reactions.
So do I. Maybe we'll get a proper fan reaction prior to Botcon. But with this and Seibs preview of the movie, I'm pretty stoked. At least it'll end up doing well, financially.
Posted by Faceful of Kitchen on April 28th, 2007 @ 4:41am CDT
in other words, it means nothing. i'm not saying the movie won't do well, which i'm sure it will for at least the first weekend or two whether it deserves to or not, but preview scores mean absolutely nothing in regards to the actual quality of the movie.
Posted by Bender Prime on April 28th, 2007 @ 9:11pm CDT
Faceful of Kitchen wrote: in other words, it means nothing.
Rubbish. Why do you think they do these screenings in the first place?
If it meant nothing do you really think studios would bother?
It's a positive sign.
Posted by Shadowman on April 28th, 2007 @ 11:30pm CDT
Apparently, humans are able to look past superficial design elements. Because that doesn't matter.
So 850 like the movie. A bit of a generalization, but not as much as saying "I hate this movie, and this guy agrees, so it will fail."
And as for being popular for a couple weeks: As Burn said, Harry Potter 5 comes out a couple weeks later. That little British dude brings in money. He's more popular than Robin Hood and King Arthur COMBINED.
Posted by Faceful of Kitchen on April 30th, 2007 @ 2:59am CDT
Bender Prime wrote:Faceful of Kitchen wrote: in other words, it means nothing.
Rubbish. Why do you think they do these screenings in the first place?
If it meant nothing do you really think studios would bother?
It's a positive sign.
so that hollywood executives can cover their asses. if a movie tests low, especially if it's one they're skeptical about, they can use that as an excuse to tamper with it to make it more "marketable" (unless of course the director got final cut, thank god that was the case with 12 monkeys). if a movie tests high, they deem it proof that they have made a fine film. but very well, i will slightly refine my statement: it means next to nothing.
seriously, so many movies have gotten scores that in no way represent public opinion of the movie once it's released that it's not really something you should pay much attention to. it's like the polls you always see leading up to elections: how often do they actually match the result? there are so many variables that can skew the test audience's opinion that these things amount to very little of value.
Posted by Anonymous on April 30th, 2007 @ 4:08am CDT
Leonardo wrote:I'd prefer an account from someone impartial.
That's not to say I think this is lies. After all, if it had received bad scores, he might not have posted at all.
True right.
But a 92 for Armageddon? That says something about the people he picks to see his trahy films.
YES...I typed that.
But I will still go to see the TF movie...Damn you, logic! Why aren't you working?!
Posted by Leonardo on April 30th, 2007 @ 4:23am CDT
Posted by Gierling on April 30th, 2007 @ 5:59pm CDT
Seriously, it was a movie that had a gatling gun equipped moon-buggy hopping a canyon with rockets on an asteroid.
Thats entertainment people!
Seriously, amusing escapist action should be synonymous with what we want from Transformers.