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Dark Half Undine

Dude seriously who doesn't love Armageddon? I mean it had some of the greatest action melodrama ever.

And Bad Boys! Bad Boys rocks!

UnsilentMajorty

Michael Bay has a distinct style that mimics music videos -- where he got his start.

However, actual action scenes he are often very convoluted and down-right confusing because he insists on the MTV-style of cut-cut-cut and falsely shaking the camera to give the scene a kinetic energy that doesn't really exist.

John Woo and other Asian directors (Won Khar Wong; Tsui Hark) are masters at actual slow-motion "Death as Ballet" style action sequences and even Michael Bay admits this is where he gets a lot of his inspiration from.

goodbreakingbad

Yeah, I knew about his start in videos and his inspiration behind his trademark technique, I still think he's really great at it though.

jthorton17

Those aren't very impressive titles to be honest. He is pretty much a cut and draw action director, but those aren't great action movies. I really liked the Rock and I thought that Pearl Harbor had some nice epic battle sequences in it, but bad boys was needless pyrotechnics and blanks and Armageddon was just a poorly executed premise all around.

goodbreakingbad

I am not a huge fan of the Bad Boy movies....but I did like Armageddon a lot...contrived storyline, but I still liked it, lol.

Dark Half Undine

Hey pickles I'm coming to give you support because it seems like you and I are the only ones who have appreciated on the appreciation thread.

I actually like his insane style because it makes me feel more a part of the blowing up.

What I do like about Michael Bay is that he doesn't rely heavily on CGI a lot of his action is just filmed he really blows up those cars or crashes that helicopter. That's a style of filming that is not very popular these days, it is old school.

goodbreakingbad

Awww, wow, thank you so much...I was starting to feel kinda awkard in here, although it is the appreciation thread, lol. I really appreciate it, I hope you stop by more often.

And I could not agree more, I have always admired Bay for not relying on CGI for most of his shots, he really goes out there and literally blows things up, which is crazy, awesome, lol. And you can tell he's such a perfectionist at it.

ETA: You can just call me, Anji.

jthorton17

Don't get me wrong, Michael Bay is a great action director, no doubt about it. I just think that he hasn't chosen the best movies. He needs an epic action movie to really leave an impression, what Armageddon should have been...

goodbreakingbad

Yeah, I still loved that movie as contrived as the storyline was, I love it.

Dark Half Undine

I do agree that someone needs to give Michael Bay a blow away script. I really liked the Island though, especially for what Ewan and Scarlett did with it...I love Ewan I'm horribly biased.

I would love if someone gave him like a great script for something like...well damn I can't think of anything now but you know. Something cool. With more Ewan.

jthorton17

I actually thought that Steven Speilberg had signed on to direct the Transformers film...is this going to be a collabarative work?

goodbreakingbad

I agree about the script, and it better be something totally original, where he can just do incredible odds with it.

It might be collaboration...at IMDB, it has Bay down as Director...

jthorton17

Ahh Speilberg will be the exec. Producer on this flic, but I'm sure that he will add his insight to the directing. Michael Bay would be wise to take advice from a legend like Speilberg.
http://xbox.about.com/b/a/107662.htm

goodbreakingbad

Omg, that is awesome a Spielberg/Bay collaboration!