Shia LaBoef Says; 'Sorry'.

[Mike]

From Iwatchstuff.com

On Transformers:

"When I saw the second movie, I wasn't impressed with what we did. There were some really wild stunts in it, but the heart was gone.

We got lost. We tried to get bigger. It's what happens to sequels. It's like, how do you top the first one? You've got to go bigger. Mike went so big that it became too big, and I think you lost the anchor of the movie. ... You lost a bit of the relationships. Unless you have those relationships, then the movie doesn't matter. Then it's just a bunch of robots fighting each other."

On Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls

"I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished. You get to monkey-swinging and things like that and you can blame it on the writer and you can blame it on Steven [Spielberg, who directed]. But the actor's job is to make it come alive and make it work, and I couldn't do it. So that's my fault. Simple.

We [Harrison Ford and LaBeouf] had major discussions. He wasn't happy with it either. Look, the movie could have been updated. There was a reason it wasn't universally accepted.

I'll probably get a call [from Spielberg]. But he needs to hear this. I love him. I love Steven. I have a relationship with Steven that supersedes our business work. And believe me, I talk to him often enough to know that I'm not out of line. And I would never disrespect the man. I think he's a genius, and he's given me my whole life. He's done so much great work that there's no need for him to feel vulnerable about one film. But when you drop the ball you drop the ball."

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WOW! So can everybody stop pretending these were good films? For cryin' out loud, one of the actors says they were bad!

[mannypeters]

So says the guy who liked GI:Joe-Rise of Cobra. ;D

[Mike]

G.I. Joe? Nobody is mislead by That movie. Not the same thing at all.
I'm not talking about the folks who genuinely enjoyed Transformers 2 for what it was (which is how I enjoyed G.I. Joe), I'm talking about the folks who claim it was the best movie ever (which were comments I overheard while leaving the theatre).
I'm saying that it's refreshing ... See Moreto hear one of the actors from the movie call it what it was, which is '...just a bunch of robots fighting each other'.

And no, he didn't use the word 'crap' but I thought I'd use that word to paraphrase these ones;
(on Transformers 2)
-I wasn't impressed with what we did
-it became too big
-...lost the anchor of the movie
-...the movie doesn't matter
(On Indy 4)
-I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished
-(my job)...I couldn't do it
-(Harrison Ford) wasn't happy with it either
-There was a reason it wasn't universally accepted
-(About Spielberg) ...when you drop the ball you drop the ball

[Mike]

Also, I didn't say I 'liked it', I said I 'enjoyed it'. These are two extremely different things. I don't mind the folks who 'enjoyed it' but when they start comparing it to Dark Knight and Iron Man...well that is just begging for a discussion. There are many kinds of movies and G.I. Joe and Transformers belong in one category and Dark Knight and Iron Man belong in another.

Also, I don't ever expect to hear news of anybody from G.I. Joe to come out and say 'umm, you know, I don't think we did a good movie there...'. That will NEVER happen because nobody SAID it was a good movie. the only reason the Beef is saying this now is because he knows that some people have been short changed and led to believe that what is bad is good.

[mannypeters]

You said you "enjoyed" GI:JOE just recently, but your review after seeing it you had said it was a "good movie". Or are you misleading the public?

And like I said on Facebook: Opinion is subjective.

Shia answered questions—not compelled to issue some sort of confession out of guilt that he swindled anyone. Nobody is asking for a refund (for either GI:JOE or TF). Nobody was LED to believe anything, Mike. People can draw their own opinion. Unlike GI:JOE, people would have known what they were getting into with TF:2. If nobody truly liked TF:2 then it would have tanked at the box-office.

End of story.

That's how it works with business.

Just like Twilight. I don't get it, but somebody out there likes those fuckin' movies.

[Mike]

Oh, THAT's how business works. (slaps forehead) OK, thanks. I guess I've been doing it wrong this whole time. I was under the impression that you create or supply the best product you can in hopes that your market share will grow. I've been led to believe that you thrive on competition which makes your product stronger. I've been taught that you respect your customers and if your product falters you should apologize and hope that it doesn't affect your financial stability in the long run.
I wasn't aware that if you supply a sub par product and nobody notices, you should just keep your mouth shut and continue to cut corners.

I hope people like explosions on radio because I see a cash cow in the making for WMD.

[mannypeters]

It's no big secret: Hollywood (for the most part) wants to make movies that sell, best product be damned. It's like Trevor said: Michael Bay knows exactly the audience he is going for. Transformers has, for the most part, succeeded in that aspect... flaws and all.

Have you heard of Ewe Boll? The man exists purely to make shitty movies so he can exploit German tax laws—that's how some people work. He doesn't make money on ticket sales, he makes money on tax loopholes.

That's the reality of life in general.

I've been taught that you respect your customers and if your product falters you should apologize and hope that it doesn't affect your financial stability in the long run.

Repeat business is a sure sign of success as are large piles of money.