Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Blu-ray (2 Disc, Big Screen edition) $5.00 at Walmart B&M

Don't forget Toy Story 2 - though that's more like the Godfather and Terminator franchises, people argue which of the two are better. The Toy Story franchise managed to pull off a respectable 3rd movie, something again not done very often (and at least they put it to bed, and did a very good job of doing it). Unfortunately we just watched Lion King 2 and 1 1/2.

I found this and Star Trek months ago thrown in a $5 clearance bin. I picked up both of them, but of course haven't watched either. I'm pretty sure it's a huge YMMV, as all the other Wal-marts that I've seen still have them at $19.99, and I'm pretty sure even the Wal-mart I picked it up at, after a few months, took them out of the $5 bin. The only reason I picked up the 2nd one was because I really liked the 3rd. I thought it might even be the best of the 3 films, mostly due to the slower action, so it wasn't all confusing and you could keep up with it. The first movie's action was too fast and it was hard to keep up with what was going on. I figured since I already had the first one, and will eventually get the 3rd, it was worth $5 to complete the collection.

I remember a post talking about a $5 blu-ray rack at wal-mart but my store still doesn't have that. Only a $5 DVD rack. You're saying this is on the regular shelf with a tag marked $5 or was it marked something else and rang up at $5?

Quote from empiretc : Agreed! The first movie is always the best. Few exceptions: Young Guns the Godfather

What about Batman Begins and Dark Night?

I think the reason people think sequels are worse is because of the heightened expectations they place on the films. My explanation is with Dark Knight. People enjoyed Batman Begins but not that many had the attitude of "this is the greatest Batman film ever" which meant they didn't build up quite the hype for Dark Knight. But then Dark Knight blew us away with how well the Joker's part was written and how good that movie was. Now I fear Dark Knight Rises may let us down a little bit because people are going to expect it to outdo Dark Knight when that will be quite a difficult task.

I think it also matters if a movie was intended to have sequels (Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Twilight). Many people really liked the Matrix but hated the sequels. Similar to Pirates of the Caribbean. were either of these movies written with the intention to continue? Sometimes a sequel is only made because of industry pressure to make money rather than the writer/directer actually having a more in-depth story in mind.

Quote from freduke : I went to pick up star trek for $5 but they didn't have it, I did see this transformers for $5 at my store tho, didn't pick it up, but now I'm tempted to go back >_>

HAHAHAHA classic slickdeal syndrome. It's not a good deal unless others are jealous which makes you actually want to get it now

Quote from RUsum1 : What about Batman Begins and Dark Night?

Dark Knight would have been better if it ended after the first hour and been called something completely different. It was a decent Ninja movie.

Quote from RUsum1 : Sometimes a sequel is only made because of industry pressure to make money rather than the writer/directer actually having a more in-depth story in mind.

and that is how we got Batman Begins and Dark Knight

Quote from empiretc : Dark Knight would have been better if it ended after the first hour and been called something completely different. It was a decent Ninja movie.

You couldn't be further off on that one. That entire movie was good. Joker's script was written brilliantly and Heath Ledger pulled it off perfectly. You truly feared Joker. The perfect blend of humor and deviance. If you were to have the same script but remove the Batman characters and just used people in the same roles, it still would have been an excellent movie and that's another reason why it was so good. If Batman was just some guy named Carl and Joker was a guy names Steve but the movie was exactly the same, it still would have worked.

Quote from RUsum1 : Sometimes a sequel is only made because of industry pressure to make money...

Quote from empiretc : and that is how we got Batman Begins and Dark Knight

Those weren't sequels, they were a reinvention similar to what they're doing with Spider-man right now. Tim Burton had his iteration and Christopher Nolan wanted to do the movie in a darker manner. The first two Burton versions were alright, but the second two seemed kind of corny. They were too comical.

Quote from hightop32 : what about terminator? T2 was AWESOME

I was thinking the same thing too. T2 was and still is the best of the series

Quote from RUsum1 : You couldn't be further off on that one. That entire movie was good. Joker's script was written brilliantly and Heath Ledger pulled it off perfectly. You truly feared Joker. The perfect blend of humor and deviance. If you were to have the same script but remove the Batman characters and just used people in the same roles, it still would have been an excellent movie and that's another reason why it was so good. If Batman was just some guy named Carl and Joker was a guy names Steve but the movie was exactly the same, it still would have worked. Those weren't sequels, they were a reinvention similar to what they're doing with Spider-man right now. Tim Burton had his iteration and Christopher Nolan wanted to do the movie in a darker manner. The first two Burton versions were alright, but the second two seemed kind of corny. They were too comical.

I was never really scared of the Joker. To me he was a fool that had a mental disorder and a lot of other fools to do his dirty work. I was more confused at why he got anything done other then get himself killed.

Quote from RUsum1 : You couldn't be further off on that one. Those weren't sequels, they were a reinvention similar to what they're doing with Spider-man right now.

Hence why it should be called something different instead of destroying a classic. What are they going to destroy next?

Quote from Mobius One : I was never really scared of the Joker. To me he was a fool that had a mental disorder and a lot of other fools to do his dirty work. I was more confused at why he got anything done other then get himself killed.

without a doubt, Joker made rupaul proud in DK.

Just picked up one of each... Thanks OP

BTW, the shelf tag for Transformers did say something higher, but it scanned at $5.

RotF sucked. Nay sucks. Bay screwed the pooch hard core with this one. Half the story is pointless, the other half is lame and you can't even take solace in awesome fights and things blowing up because the moron decided to shoot the entire move 3 inches from everything. Can't tell Autobot from Decepticon in 9/10ths of the fight/action scenes. The human villain may as well have been a poor afterthought. Useless to the story.

Quote from Mobius One : I was never really scared of the Joker. To me he was a fool that had a mental disorder and a lot of other fools to do his dirty work. I was more confused at why he got anything done other then get himself killed.

The Joker isn't supposed to be scary in a conventional way. He is one of the *master* villain's and favorite foe's for exactly the things you see him as. His madness and complete snap from reality and the world he resides in is what leads to a terrifying lack of logic. He is a COMPLETE wild card. There is never a motive or reason for what he does, there isn't even a victim type.

That's pretty farking scary. A psychopathic sociopath with no connection or attachment to anyone or anything attacks at random for no discernible reason with no real goal and no method to his madness. His own life comes secondary to the game, so this is a villain with no weaknesses. Can't predict him, can't elevate your bargaining position by manipulating something/someone close to him and he doesn't want anything, so the option of caving in to his demands is off the table.


I think the Joker is one of humanities most supreme villan concoctions. He is about a half step north of the devil on the evil front, you know he is going to slaughter ERRRRRYBODY up in there, babies, grandmothers, cancer stricken puppies, but it's ridiculously hard to turn away and when he loses/dies it's a bit of a let down because you got soooooooooooooooo close to a reason or rhyme and his defeat snatched that away from you. He infects you with the "Daqfuq is this? Dafuq he do that for? Dafuq was the point of that crap, why didn't he just kill him? " then leaves you hanging. Brilliant character.

Whomever wrote the Ledger Joker was a master, stellar work keeping the absurdity of the character realistic enough to allow the viewer to suspend disbelief.


Off topic babbling FTW!!

transformers 2 wasnt THAT bad. I still love the fact they're bringing these old shows/comics to life. 3 was better than the second, but the first was the best. i hope i can find this deal.

my store doesn't even have this movie. Only a two pack of 1&2 and then the third one for sale on its own. Darn the luck.

edit: Is this movie guaranteed to be $5 in the store?

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Order it online for $20 [walmart.com] with free ship to store, then return it to store once you're there and then purchase it in store for $5???

Quote from tdhchris : This is a slickest deal I have gotten in a long time.

Quote from freduke : I went to pick up star trek for $5 but they didn't have it, I did see this transformers for $5 at my store tho, didn't pick it up, but now I'm tempted to go back >_>

Quote from BlackCatt : Just picked up one of each... Thanks OP BTW, the shelf tag for Transformers did say something higher, but it scanned at $5.

It looks like only three other people got this and the rest of the comments are related to how much people hated the movie. Has anyone gone to the store and found this copy but it rang up at $19.99? I guess I really have nothing to lose by trying to do a return and re-buy to get the lower price.

just got both star trek and transformers 2. Price for transformers 2 is $19.99 on the shelf but it scan $5.00

I searched two of my local Walmart's for these. No luck.