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Death Threats Towards Michael Bay

Posted by Raymond T. Jun 20, 2007 at 7:23pm CDT 29,366 views
The sadder side of the Transformers fanbase has come to light in a short comment Transformers Movie director Michael Bay gave to Starpulse News Blog. According to Bay in that article, he has received death threats from "fans" while working on the movie.

"I did get a lot of flak from fans on the internet. They'd be like, 'Michael Bay wrecked my childhood. Michael Bay, you suck. We're gonna protest this at your office.' Some did - they protested at my old office, apparently. But it was the death threats that really freaked me out".

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Re: Death Threats Towards Michael Bay (view post)
Comment by AfterImage Jun 20, 2007
Guess he'd best go End of Evangelion on 'em in the next movie: print the messages on some screens just before Unicron turns everyone to Tang...even though that would make a second sequal kinda' hard
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Comment by Roboto750 Jun 20, 2007
We've heard this before, and I don't really know how to take it. First, I find it hard to believe that anyone could be that ignorant to do something like this. Second, if they did, they deserve to be banned from every convention and/or TF-related function for life (oh, and a good punch in the nose, couldn't hurt 8) )!

Even if the movie bombs, this is uncalled for. It's not funny and it makes the fan community look like a bunch of jackasses. No wonder Bay didn't listen to the fans. True, he did a little, but we still may have gotten more!
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Comment by Jaw Crusher Jun 20, 2007
These people are a stain. Granted, the TF fanbase has seen its share of irate opinions lately, but this is f***ing overboard. I may want to vomit looking at "Transformers Animated" Optimus, but I REALLY don't think it's something worth risking imprisonment and/or possible capital punishment over.
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Comment by Mr. Kemp Jun 20, 2007
This is honestly pathetic. I understand if you don't like what he did; for a while, I was suspicious too. However, the reasonable course of action is to not watch the movie. You don't go and threaten the man's life! This is a stinking movie about a toy franchise! These idiots need to grow up.
Re: Death Threats Towards Michael Bay (view post)
Comment by nogrene Jun 20, 2007
what a bunch of losers.
Michael Bay did a fantastic job on the movie. People were cheering and applauding at the sneak previews and early screenings.
The changes he made were necessary and the designs of the robots kick as$.

Truth be told - if you really let these losers have their way and get what they want in a Transformers movie - the movie would probably suck.
Re: Death Threats Towards Michael Bay (view post)
Comment by Asderiphel Jun 20, 2007
Passionate or not, dedicated or not, nobody has the right to threaten a man's life and livelihood over something this trivial.

We should actually start a public apology thread. Bay may be a jerk some (if not all) of the time, but he's handled the fandom and the material decently well to the best of my knowledge, and as a group we could at least be gracious enough to apologize for the life-leeching losers that would stoop to such degrading behavior.
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Comment by Mr. Kemp Jun 20, 2007
That's a pretty good idea, Asderiphel.
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Comment by Ultra Prime Jun 20, 2007
That is truly pathetic. Is this how we as a fanbase want to be seen? It's hard to believe that there those among us that are so immature as to volley death threats at someone who is genuinely trying to make a kick @$$ live action TF movie. If someone doesn't like the movie then don't go see it. Don't but the toys or merchandise. Don't support the movie. But to make death threats towards Bay? Whoever is making the death threats should be shot and is a waste of space!
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Comment by Roboto750 Jun 20, 2007
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