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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 27, 2014 11:36:57 GMT -5
Strangely enough, people get super excited for these movies:
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Post by impulse on Jun 27, 2014 14:02:30 GMT -5
To speak very slightly in Michael Bay's defense, he did adapt some cutting-edge technology for the last Transformers movie before the one. I think he and James Cameron in Avatar were the only two to use the specific 3D tech and techniques, and that last hour, in a bubble and ignoring the rest of the movie, was stunning to watch and absolutely gorgeous. Having said that... I shouldn't have to ignore the other 90 minutes of movie to take the cool looking part completely out of context to extract a modicum of enjoyment out of it.
Also, they are GIGANTIC FREAKING ROBOTS THAT BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF EACH OTHER! HOW DO YOU MESS THAT UP?!?!?!?!
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 27, 2014 14:21:01 GMT -5
Strangely enough, people get super excited for these movies: Someone in there must be holding a sign that reads, "Will hold up sign for money."
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Post by MatthewP on Jun 27, 2014 14:37:05 GMT -5
As much as I hate his movies (Armageddon is my single most hated movie), I have to give Michael Bay credit for not taking himself or his movies overly seriously. I saw a quote of his where he said: "I make movies for teenage boys. Oh dear, what a crime." If he has that attitude, I say good for him, let him make his money.
Just don't make me watch one of his movies (except for The Rock - I do enjoy that one).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 14:53:52 GMT -5
Strangely enough, people get super excited for these movies: Someone in there must be holding a sign that reads, "Will hold up sign for money." From the looks of things, probably not a single person in that crowd has sufficient brain power to read what any of the signs say.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jun 27, 2014 14:55:26 GMT -5
I'm not sure what people want from Transformers. As impulse said (though different context,I'm sure ) "they're gigantic robots that beat the crap out of each other". Isn't that enough? What do you watch a comedy for? A laugh. If you get nothing else but that then it delivered. If you go to x-rated theater looking for a romantic love scene then perhaps you're asking too much from one movie. While the first movie was cool too see them come to life, it's like Halo, they're pretty much just visual improvements after that. Not that is a bad thing, it's just what it is.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jun 27, 2014 15:05:07 GMT -5
Strangely enough, people get super excited for these movies: "No one ever went broke underestimating the American public" H.L. Mencken
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jun 27, 2014 15:08:11 GMT -5
"You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys from Japan that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a full-length animated cartoon about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen." --Orson Welles on playing Unicron
"The irony of [Welles] playing a planet-sized eating machine wasn't lost on anyone." --Michael McConnohie(Transformer's voice-actor)
As amusing as I find this...there is something sad and pathetic about a genius like Welles not being able to escape the lure of middle-brow pop-culture slumming for a paycheck.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 17:12:42 GMT -5
I'm not sure why everyone is shitting on Michael Bay. He makes more money in one day than many of us will make in one lifetime. I say it loud and proud...I like his big robot movies. I AM SO THERE AT THE CINEMA TONIGHT!
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 27, 2014 17:22:57 GMT -5
I'm not sure why everyone is shitting on Michael Bay. He makes more money in one day than many of us will make in one lifetime. I hope you're being ironic.
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Post by Crimebuster on Jun 27, 2014 17:33:49 GMT -5
I'm not sure why everyone is shitting on Michael Bay. I'm going to go way out on a limb and guess that it's because his movies suck. Just a hunch.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 27, 2014 17:59:16 GMT -5
I'm not sure why everyone is shitting on Michael Bay. Because he's a lousy director and his movies suck. He makes more money in one day than many of us will make in one lifetime. Which is a matter of complete indifference to any thinking person.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 18:00:09 GMT -5
I'm not sure why everyone is shitting on Michael Bay. I'm going to go way out on a limb and guess that it's because his movies suck. Just a hunch. His movies are what they are...spectacular escapist popcorn fare with great special effects. He would have done a great job with Sentinels in X-Men. If I want to see a mind blowing thespian performance I'll go see a drama.
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 27, 2014 18:05:08 GMT -5
I'm going to go way out on a limb and guess that it's because his movies suck. Just a hunch. His movies are what they are...spectacular escapist popcorn fare with great special effects. He would have done a great job with Sentinels in X-Men. If I want to see a mind blowing thespian performance I'll go see a drama. You can have both spectacular action as well as a compelling, intelligent plot. The recent movie, Edge of Tomorrow, shows that it's completely possible to do both.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 18:12:51 GMT -5
I'm not sure why everyone is shitting on Michael Bay. Because he's a lousy director and his movies suck. In your opinion of course...but if his movies can make over $1 billion worldwide, clearly, there are hundreds of millions who don't agree.
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