Do you like Michael Bay?

[Josh500 1,602]

Somehow I can't stand this guy and his movies. Dunno why. Am I the only one here who feels that way?

Steven Spielberg recently worked with him on Transformers, and I think he praised M.B., so there's gotta be something good about him, but honestly I don't see it.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

I like the comedy elements of Bad Boys, but not the action.

I like almost everything of The Rock, save for that car chase.

I like Armageddon as a noisy, mindless piece of popcorn fluff.

[Henry B 49]

He's ****ing horrible.

[fommes 126]

Option 'no'.

I like the comedy elements of Bad Boys, but not the action.

Yes.

I like almost everything of The Rock, save for that car chase.

Yes.

I like Armageddon as a noisy, mindless piece of popcorn fluff.

Sorry, no.

He made one 'OK' (even exciting on occasion) movie, The Rock, but the rest is pretty horrible to watch...

[Josh500 1,602]

People here have any opinions on Transformers?

[Henry B 49]

It's ****ing horrible.

[QMM 4]

He is neither hot nor cold

Because he is lukewarm I spit him out

[ChrisAfonso 159]

His films are at least entertaining mostly. And I really liked "The Island", though the action in fhte city was "a bit" much.

[Sergeant 1,093]

I voted for the third option.

I hate the fact that his movies are so popular.They are sooo bad. So much money and effort wasted for nothing.

[Ollie 859]

His style is suited for the junk he produces and directs.

[Pieter Boelen 633]

I find Armageddon to be great entertainment. It has quite a lot of exiting stuff and gave me a lot of good laughs. It is even the source of one of my family's film joke classics ("Is this good or bad?"), along with others like "Nooooooooo" (Empire Strikes Back) and "I'm back!" (Independence Day). I am not really familiar with any of his other films.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

I like The Rock, but most of his other films aren't anything special. Armageddon is asinine, and Transformers was pretty ridiculous. Oh, and when he appeared as a guest judge on On the Lot this summer, he was a cocky asshole.

[Quintus 5,391]

Another day, another poll, another set of choices which do not apply to me.

"I like Michael Bay's movies. Purely for what they are: Sheer unpretentious entertainment. Perfect popcorn fare."

[Henry B 49]

Unpretentious?

[Quintus 5,391]

unpretentious

adjective

1. lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"

2. A Michael Bay film; "I much prefered Transformers to The Matrix Reloaded, since at least Bay's movie didn't attempt to punch above it's weight."

[Henry B 49]

Thanks. I had no idea what "unpretentious" meant.

[Quintus 5,391]

"Now you do."

*Grandpa - The Lost Boys.*

[John Crichton 4]

I think that gets my opinon across.

[Richard Penna 2,082]

I agree with TheGreatEye.

I thought The Rock, Armageddon and Transformers were good fun, but I haven't seen Pearl Harbor or either Bad Boys movie.

[Henry B 49]

"Now you do."

*Grandpa - The Lost Boys.*

Sigh.

[Ollie 859]

I think the recent South Park 3 part episode said what needed to be said about Michael Bay.

[John Crichton 4]

I think the recent South Park 3 part episode said what needed to be said about Michael Bay.

I'd forgotten about that! What a brilliant send-up.

[Quintus 5,391]

So the 'High Concept' genre is apparantly falling on deaf ears here. A bit of a shame, since brainless, yet unabashedly daft entertainment can more often than not be pretty damn satisfying. See: Top Gear.

In fact most of the car features on Top Gear actually look like they were shot by Michael Bay...

[Marian Schedenig 5,520]

Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer are the worst things that ever happened to movies.

[Quintus 5,391]

"Now you do."

*Grandpa - The Lost Boys.*

Sigh.

Yawn.

[Henry B 49]

So the 'High Concept' genre is apparantly falling on deaf ears here. A bit of a shame, since brainless, yet unabashedly daft entertainment can more often than not be pretty damn satisfying. See: Top Gear.

In fact most of the car features on Top Gear actually look like they were shot by Michael Bay...

I don't find Bay films "unabashedly daft." They're the opposite: horrible, mindless action films that parade as dramas.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

Top Gear is actually a lot more clever and satisfying them most Michael Bay films.

[ChuckM 1]

I can't vote for any of the options. He is a pretty good director, but not quite as good as option 1 makes him sound. I love some of his stuff, such as Transformers, but some of his other stuff, such as the bad boys movies, aren't all that great.

[Quintus 5,391]

So the 'High Concept' genre is apparantly falling on deaf ears here. A bit of a shame, since brainless, yet unabashedly daft entertainment can more often than not be pretty damn satisfying. See: Top Gear.

In fact most of the car features on Top Gear actually look like they were shot by Michael Bay...

I don't find Bay films "unabashedly daft."

Yes, I figured your opinion out a bit further up the page, funnily enough.

Top Gear is actually a lot more clever and satisfying them most Michael Bay films.

Or at least it likes to think it is. But actually, I'm happy to go along with that, being a Top Gear fan.

But don't kid yourself - Top Gear and Michael Bay's movies are aimed at exactly the same demographic.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

However Top Gear does not take itself as seriously.

Armageddon opened at Cannes for goodness sake!

[Richard Penna 2,082]

Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer are the worst things that ever happened to movies.

Bruckheimer is the one obsessed with big explosions and an MV score (you'll find both in every movie he produces), 'people pleasers', and does some really cheesy interviews.

I don't think Bay is remotely as bad.

[Quintus 5,391]

However Top Gear does not take itself as seriously.

Armageddon opened at Cannes for goodness sake!

Since when has Cannes been about some sort of artistic integrity? Not for bloody decades!

I'd say that Michael Bay's movies take themselves about as seriously as any episode of Top Gear ie; as serious as Nicholas Cage saving Las Vegas or Jeremy Clarkson attempting to 'outmanoeuvre' a tank - Not bloody likely!

I actually sound like a Bay fan here, fighting his corner like this. But I'm not. I'm just cutting through all the snobby bollocks, that's all

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

I'm sorry I just do not agree.

Pearl Harbour definatly took itself seriously.

[Quintus 5,391]

I certainly agree on that one.

In fact it's interesting that that movie was Bay's biggest misfire. He's clearly not as stupid as he looks though - he followed it with Bad boys 2. Familiar territory, as it were.

Having said that, with Pearl Harbour Bay was only trying to mimic Titanic's winning formula. As 'serious' as that film was.

It's bums on seats, not Schindlers List.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

That film is rancid, and only 10% as funny as the first one.

[Quintus 5,391]

I wouldn't know, I've seen neither.

[Red 73]

Option 3. He makes stupid, shallow, and just plain bad movies. His best is The Rock, and even that isn't that good.

What makes it worse is his giant ego, which he is not entitled to have.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

Yes, he seems to think he's god's gift to film making.

Actually most of his tricks have been done before, and far better by Tony Scott.

[Henry B 49]

"[on Transformers] Well, it's just, you know, listen, it's like...I didn't want to make the boxy characters, you know? Think about it, 30 feet in the air in the real world, just boxes, you know and it'd just look more fake, you know? And by adding more doo-dads, you know, stuff on the...stuff. Stuff on the robots, more car parts, and...you know you can just make it look more real."

[Quintus 5,391]

Yes, he seems to think he's god's gift to film making.

Actually most of his tricks have been done before, and far better by Tony Scott.

Who is massively less talented than his older siberling. Not that that is relevant here of course.

"[on Transformers] Well, it's just, you know, listen, it's like...I didn't want to make the boxy characters, you know? Think about it, 30 feet in the air in the real world, just boxes, you know and it'd just look more fake, you know? And by adding more doo-dads, you know, stuff on the...stuff. Stuff on the robots, more car parts, and...you know you can just make it look more real."

DAMN YOU MICHAEL BAY!!!

TGE, who prefers Bay's pictures to Tony Scott's. The director's obvious ego means nothing to me.

[Red 73]

TGE, who prefers Bay's pictures to Tony Scott's. The director's obvious ego means nothing to me.

It means a lot to me, because I think one can only better themselves when they realize they are not the best. Bay could sit down and watch his movies, realize what he's done, and takes steps to improve himself. But alas, he seems content on continuing to make bad movies and patting himself on the back for it.

"I make movies for teenage boys. Oh dear, what a crime."

~ Michael Bay

[Koray Savas 2,095]

The options are too specific, so I won't vote, but I like Michael Bay.

He is a great action director, and yes, some of his movies can be really really bad, but they still entertain. That's why I go to a Michael Bay movie, to be entertained.

The Rock was fantastic, Bad Boys I and II were great. and I liked The Island. Armageddon is aweful and is his worst movie IMO, and Pearl Harbor was pretty bad too. Transformers, despite it's first half being extremely annoying and stupid and ridiculous and over-the-top, had a great entertaining finish. Expect it to pick up the Oscar for special effects.

So overall, I guess I like him. Yes, his movies are bad when looked at an artistic point of view, but all of you are being to critical. Enjoy the movie for what it is, don't analyze it, because that way you are just wanting to hate it for the pure sake that it is Michael Bay. There's a reason why all his movies are released in the Summer, because they are BLOCKBUSTERS! No one's trying to win Best Picture with Transformers here.

If you want a director to complain about, turn to Brett Ratner, he thinks he's the best director ever. I can't stand that stupid smirk that's always on his face.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

Bay makes films almost exclusively aimed at teenagers.

But i am 30 years old.

End of story.

[Ollie 859]

If he made good popcorn flicks I wouldn't complain.

[Red 73]

If you want a director to complain about, turn to Brett Ratner, he thinks he's the best director ever. I can't stand that stupid smirk that's always on his face.

I will agree with you there. That means needs a serious ego-deflation.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

To me, most of his films aren't even that good as popcorn entertainment. Films like Jaws, Jurassic Park, and Raiders are good popcorn films.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,765]

They tried to make Pearl Harbor another Titanic but they had absolutely no understanding of what made Cameron's film so great and so appealing. Somebody hit the wrong buttons on the xerox on that one.

[Josh500 1,602]

The options are too specific, so I won't vote, but I like Michael Bay.

It always astounds me that some people can be so "intentionally obtuse." I don't mean to offend you, but (as I said once before) you don't have to agree word-for-word with what I said in my options in order to vote!!!!! This is a specific question: Do you like Michael Bay? There are three options, and they come down to these:

1. Yes.

2. So-so.

3. No.

To make it more interesting, I embellished the answers a little, that's all!!!

[Dole 11]

I remember seeing Roger Ebert on The Tonight Show a few years back when Pearl Harbor came out. He pretty much summed up my feeelings when he said that "by the time the attack came, I was rooting for the Japanese."

And then there's that song from Team America: World Police: "I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark when he made Pearl Harbor....Why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies?..."

[Morlock 9]

Transformers, despite it's first half being extremely annoying and stupid and ridiculous and over-the-top, had a great entertaining finish.

The first half was the only watchabel part of the movie. It was just as dumb as I thought it would be, but it was more diverting. The second half was so boring.

So overall, I guess I like him. Yes, his movies are bad when looked at an artistic point of view, but all of you are being to critical. Enjoy the movie for what it is, don't analyze it, because that way you are just wanting to hate it for the pure sake that it is Michael Bay.

Excuse me, there are enough good movies out there, ones that can survive an ounce of thought, not to have to waste time with brainless stupid crap like Transformers.

If you want a director to complain about, turn to Brett Ratner, he thinks he's the best director ever. I can't stand that stupid smirk that's always on his face.

I will agree with you there. That means needs a serious ego-deflation.

But he has made decent movies here and there. Red Dragon was terrific.

Michael Bay is the Michael Bay of cinema. He consistantly make bad movie that people love. I am reminded of someone I ran into at the movie theater a while back. He'd asked me if I'd seen The Island. I told him no, I don't like Michael Bay. And this is what he told me: "You know how, in general, Michael Bay directs the best action ever? Here, he does everything else well, too. Really makes you think, almost as much as The Butterfly Effect."