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A lot of us are led to believe that when it comes to choosing which movies to watch, the Chinese are fond of copying their American counterparts. However, after looking at the current top five movies at the Chinese box office, we think maybe the Chinese aren't getting the best of the West (or East):

Really, Chinese netizens? REALLY? Apparently some Chinese are incredibly upset at the Transformers 2 movie, not because it was a two-and-a-half hour waste of time with an egregiously obscene budget for barely a semblance of a plot, but because the beginning scenes are "an insult to China."

We're betting it'll be one of the silliest, and thus funnest, dumb action movies since Terminator Salvation, and we look forward to spend hours making jokes at its expense for weeks to come. Before that though, we figure we'd give you a reminder on the details.

     

The Chinese are going crazy about the Camaro Bumblebee autobot from the movie Transformers. When the Bumblebee-esque 2010 Camaro SS came to town to celebrate the opening of Transformers 2, everyone wreaked havoc.

What does Shanghai have in store for you this week? You can chill out at the Shanghaiist Happy Hour on Tuesday, watch Optimus Prime and Megan Fox battle for your attention on Wednesday, prove your smarts at Thursday's quiz night, then end the week listening to Spanish jazz.

Chinasmack and CNReviews (and us!) are organizing a movie night to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (dun dun dun) especially for all blog readers around Shanghai. While normal ticket prices are around 80 to 100RMB, Fauna of Chinasmack has managed to negotiate it down to 65 RMB including free small popcorn and drink.