While Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will probably end up being the number one movie at the box office when the dust settles on this weekend’s movie receipts, early reviews of the film suggest that this could be one of the worst comic book/action figure/sci-fi adaptations of all time. Michael Bay has received sharp criticism for his work on the film over the first two installments, and judging from some of the rather pointed comments made about this entry into the Transformers’ universe, it could very well be warranted.

Noted film critic Roger Ebert, in giving the film one star, pulled no punches, stating in part of his review that the film, “is a horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments.”  Ouch!  

Ebert went a bit further, hammering away at the actual robots themselves by saying, “They are dumb as a rock. They share the film with human characters who are much more interesting, and that is very faint praise indeed.”

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Land of the Lost is taking a beating from many critics and the early box office numbers are disappointing. Early box office estimates for Friday, June 5 are putting the Land of the Lost in the seven to eight million range for opening day. These estimates place Land of the Lost in third place behind Up and The Hangover.

Based on the disappointing Friday numbers, most forecasts are predicting a twenty to twenty-five million dollar box office for Land of the Lost over the Friday to Sunday opening weekend time frame. While this might not seem bad for most movies, it isn’t good for a movie with an estimated $100 million budget.

I was among the moviegoers that contributed to Land of the Lost’s Friday box office total. The screening I attended was packed, even though it wasn’t sold out. While I can’t rave about the movie as being the next Star Trek, I was entertained, and most of the rest of the audience seemed to be entertained as well.

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