X-Men Origins: WolverineProduction Budget: $150 million
USA Gross: $176,5 million
Worlwide Gross: $356,1 million
Positive Reviews: 37%
Consensus: "Though Hugh Jackman gives his all, he can't help
X-Men Origins: Wolverine overcome a cliche-ridden script and familiar narrative."
Star TrekP.B.: $140 million
USA G.: $233,9 million
W. G.: $352,6 million
P. R.: 95%Consensus: "Star Trek reignites a classic franchise with action, humor, a strong story, and brilliant visuals, and will please traditional Trekkies and new fans alike."
Angels & DemonsP.B.: $150 million
USA G.: $124,8 million
W. G.: $441,2 million
P. R.: 37%
Consensus: "Angels and Demons is a fast-paced thrill ride, and an improvement on the last Dan Brown adaptation, but the storyline too often wavers between implausible and ridiculous, and does not translate effectively to the big screen."
Terminator SalvationP. B.: $200 million
USA G.: $115,8 million
W. G.: $280,6 million
P. R.: 33%
Consensus: "With storytelling as robotic as the film's iconic villains,
Terminator Salvation offers plenty of great effects but lacks the heart of the original films."
Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianP. B.: $150 million
USA G.: $147,2 million
W. G.: $323,1 million
P. R.: 44%
Consensus: "Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian is busy enough to keep the kids interested but the slapstick goes overboard and the special effects (however well executed) throw the production into mania. "
UpP. B.: $175 million
USA G.: $198,8 million
W. G.: $210,8 million
P. R.: 97%
Consensus: " Another masterful work of art from Pixar,
Up is an exciting, hilarious, and heartfelt adventure impeccably crafted and told with wit and depth."
Land of the LostP. B.: $100 million
USA G.: 38,5 million
W. G.: $41,7 million
P. R.: 28%
Consensus: "Only loosely based on the original TV series,
Land of the Lost is decidedly less kid-friendly and feels more like a series of inconsistent sketches than a cohesive adventure
comedy."
The HangoverP. B.: $35 million
USA G.: $120,8 million
W. G.: $132,7 million
P. R.: 78%
Consensus: "With a clever script and hilarious interplay among the cast,
The Hangover nails just the right tone of raunchy humor, and the non-stop laughs overshadow any flaw."
Imagine ThatP. B.: $55 million
USA G.: $7,5 million
W. G.: ---
P. R.: 44%
Consensus: "Despite a promising turn by newcomer Yara Shahidi,
Imagine That is another pedestrian family comedy that squanders Eddie Murphy's comedic talents."
The Taking of Pelham 123P. B.: $100 million
USA G.: $30,1
W. G.: $32,5 million
P. R.: 50%
Consensus: "Despite a strong cast,
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 suffers under the excesses of Tony Scott's frantic direction, and fails to measure up to the 1974 original."
The ProposalP.B.: $30-$40 million
USA G.: --- (previsão de $50 milhões)
W. G.: ---
P. R.: 38%
Consensus: "Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds exhibit plenty of chemistry, but they're let down by
The Proposal’s devotion to formula.
"
Year One
P.B.: $75 million
USA G.: --- (previsão de $95 milhões)
W. G.: ---
P. R.: 20%
Consensus: "
Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page."
Transformers: Revenge of the FallenP. B.: $200 million
USA G.: --- (previsão de $350 milhões)
W. G.: ---
P. R.: 46% (até ao fim de semana da estreia, ainda há-de variar muito.)
Consensus: Ainda não existe consenso portanto deixo aqui algumas das críticas já existentes.
"Despite its few faults, this is this summer’s biggest ticket and ties with Star Trek for the best summer blockbuster of 2009."
"Big, loud and definitely not clever, it's a giant, lumbering idiot of a movie that, were it not for all the explosions, would send the most devoted action fans to sleep." -
Daily Mirror [UK]
"In terms of explosions, firepower and sheer shrill, all-action, popcorn entertainment it is hard to see how this big'n'bold sequel can be topped this year." -
Sunday Mirror [UK]
"Practically a remake of the first movie!" -
SciFi Movie Page"Director Michael Bay has always had a passion for big, noisy spectacles and Revenge Of The Fallen is a bravura display of his ability to mastermind global destruction. What it lacks is the human touch, decent dialogue, novelty and restraint." -
Daily Express"With machines that are impressively more lifelike, and characters that are more and more like machines, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen takes the franchise to a vastly superior level of artificial intelligence." -
Variety"My advice is to switch off your brainpower, get in touch with your inner juvenile self and go with the flow for this feast for the senses, orchestrated by the undoubted maestro of the genre Michael Bay." -
Boxoffice MagazineA lista de filmes está feita pela ordem de estreia americana daí que, conforme se desce, as bilheteiras sejam relativamente baixas em comparação com o anterior. O mesmo se verifica nas bilheteiras mundiais, pois muitos dos filmes ainda não estrearam em vários territórios.
O worlwide gross representa a bilheteira americana mais o resto dos territórios onde o filme já estreou.
Não fosse o
Star Trek e o
Up e apenas existiriam êxitos parciais na bilheteira americana.
Filmes como
Angels & Demons e
Terminator Salvation seriam considerados fracassos, não fosse pela performance fora dos EUA. O
Angels & Demons foi o primeiro filme do ano a atingir $400 milhões mundialmente.
Bem feito para o Will Ferrell que acha que andar aos berros num filme é sinónimo de piada. E por isso a sua comédia de $100 milhões (
Land of the Lost) está a ser um grande fracasso. Tem futuro ao lado da Cristina Ferreira.
O Eddie Murphy vai de muito mau (
Meet Dave) a mau (
Imagine That) e, com receitas destas, qualquer dia só serve para dar voz ao Donkey no
Shrek...
Espero agora para ver o
Transformers. Quando vi o 1º trailer pensei exactamente o que é dito na crítica do
SciFi Movie Page, exactamente igual ao primeiro filme com robots diferentes. E claro, sendo do Michael Bay, pode-se contar com explosões por todos os lados, de dezenas de ângulos diferentes!
