Transcendence (2014)

[Corner Camping Noob]

Have not heard too much about this one, but it looked interesting. Anyone see it?

http://www.amazon.com/Transcendence-...owViewpoints=1

[Addi-blu-ction]

It definitely looked interesting, but it didn't get the following I expected. So I stayed away from it. Will more than likely blind buy it later on.

[Chaotic]

I loved it. I love sci-fi. Im sad that it bombed so badly. I guess its back to the wacky characters for Depp.

[Leonidas King]

One of the biggest box office bombs in the history of 2014 films

[Addi-blu-ction]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

One of the biggest box office bombs in the history of 2014 films

It's only May

[twardyyy]

Yeah, I hate that it got a bad rep because I ended up liking it. It definitely wasn't the best movie of 2014, but it wasn't a complete crapfest either. What people fail to realize is that it's a science fiction movie. It's not supposed to be this movie based on real events or even something that could conceivably happen -- although it wouldn't surprise me if something like that did happen many, many years from now. It didn't disappoint me, mainly because I didn't have extraordinarily high expectations going into it. It was a good movie and it did it's job. It blended a solid storyline with drama and some action and it had you questioning things at the end, especially our future as a society and what it actually means to be "self-aware".

What I believe happened is that this movie was supposed to be one of the biggest hits of 2014 and it was built up as something it was never gonna be.

Point is.... I enjoyed it and I will be buying when it hits the street 3-4 months from now. And I'm just hoping that, somewhere around the world, they make a fancy steelbook so I can add it to my collection.

So, to the OP, would I recommend this for your viewing? Yes. Yes I would. It was a solid movie and it has a good all-around cast with Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy and Morgan Freeman. I can't say that it's for everybody, but it's a good movie to watch if you're a Sci-Fi fan.

[Thomas Guycott]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

I loved it. I love sci-fi. Im sad that it bombed so badly. I guess its back to the wacky characters for Depp.

From The Lone Ranger's performance, looks like people aren't interested in those either.

[Member-222782]

Transcendence bombed because it was marketed as a big Summer film and it turned out to be more of a low-key Fall drama - at least that's how it felt to me. I thought it was OK but I would've liked to see more of the aftermath, which I found to be the most interesting aspect of the film. The themes explored in the film were certainly thought-provoking and fascinating but ultimately I thought the film fell short. I'll be passing on the BD unless there's a DC.

[Rinzler]

I really enjoyed it and look forward to watching it again on Blu-ray.

[K i r a]

Was interested in watching this, but the terrible reviews from everyone I like will make me wait until it comes on Blu-ray to just check it out.

[Leonidas King]

Originally Posted by Addi-blu-ction

It's only May

It don't matter. It still counts

[nagysaudio]

This was a solid 1/10 movie for me.

[mikey horror]

Why don't we just call this what it is. A remake of The Lawnmower man.

[kiltymchaggis]

Originally Posted by mikey horror

Looks to me like its a remake of Lawnmower man.

That's exactly what I said when I saw the first trailer.

[2awesome4apossum]

You should definitely check it out. I went in totally uninterested in the premise (the trailers looked stupid IMO), but came out loving it. I can't understand how it got a 19% on RottenTomatoes, when a boring gigglefest like RoboCop was more than twice that.

I agree that it feels like a "fall drama." And I have no idea what WB was thinking, spending $100 million on this.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by 2awesome4apossum

I have no idea what WB was thinking, spending $100 million on this.

$25 million for catering, $25 million for Depp's salary (don't know why), $10 for special effects (mostly green screen rentals) and the rest for marketing. I'm exaggerating of course but after watching a bunch of making of featurettes over the years I'm numb over how much money Hollywood throws away. Take food, for instance. Why do you have to have catering to feed everyone? Everybody gets a paycheck - can't they buy their own food?

[xander]

This was a wildly terrible movie and deserved the critical drubbing and audience disinterest it got.

[mrr1]

Originally Posted by mikey horror

Why don't we just call this what it is. A remake of The Lawnmower man.

Indeed. And somehow they remade that crappy movie into an even worse one. That's a special kind of talent, right there.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by nagysaudio

This was a solid 1/10 movie for me.

Normally I would respond this way to a "nagy-post", but that was pretty damn funny!


A shame this movie did so poorly. I was(and still am I guess) looking forward to seeing this.

[2awesome4apossum]

Originally Posted by Farid

Chris Stuckmann's review on YouTube killed this film. Easy pass.

I looked it up, hoping for an interesting explanation on why everyone hated the movie. He wanted an action-adventure robot uprising that follows the storyline of The Terminator. Not sure why, but I definitely agree this story wasn't that.

Don't get me wrong, two of my favorite shows are Battlestar Galactica and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, so I love a good robot-uprising as much as anyone, but concept dramas can be a heck of a lot of fun if you immerse yourself in the debate.

(He was right about Morgan Freeman and Cillian Murphy, though. They really don't have much to do, and seemed to be there in name only.)

But if THAT's why everyone hates the movie, I think I finally understand the 19% on Rotten Tomatoes.