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Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:49 pm

I stumbled upon a story about <a href="http://kotaku.com/gaming/hd-era/michael-bay-slams-microsoft-over-hd+dvd-calls-blu+ray-superior-329967.php" target=new>Michael Bay</a> and his discontent for HD-DVD. He addressed a fan concerning why Transformers is an HD-DVD exclusive. He states in his reply that not only is Blu-Ray far superior, but that Microsoft is using HD-DVD as a ploy to confuse consumers with multiple formats on the market until they can perfect a digital download system.

The whole thing sounds rather odd and very conspiracy theory like. Maybe this is one of those rumors Bay said he was going to leak out. What? This has nothing to do with Transformers 2? Nevermind then. :grin:

Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:00 pm

hollywood or whatever made him change his mind.
now HD-DVD is far superior.

News Credits: 668 · Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:35 pm

Sometimes I don't know about that man. I'd swear he's Manic Depressive or something.

One minute he's up and positive, the next he's down and negative, and it flips back and forth like a light switch.

Before the second movie comes out, he'll be a supporter of HD-DVD again.

I liked TransFormers, and a couple of his other films.
I think in general, he's an okay guy (as long as you don't talk shop or work with him).

But overall, one flew over the cuckoo's nest and just kept goin'.

News Credits: 972 · Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:44 pm

Autobot032 wrote:Sometimes I don't know about that man. I'd swear he's Manic Depressive or something.

He is an attention whore. He has to come out and say something stupidly retarded every now and again to get his fix.

In Australia we call that "doing a Mundine".

Wonder how long this post will stay up at <a href="http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5874#post5874%3CBR%3E">Shootfortheedit.com</a>

News Credits: 668 · Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:48 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:Sometimes I don't know about that man. I'd swear he's Manic Depressive or something.

He is an attention whore.

Or that too.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:11 pm

Autobot032 wrote:
i_amtrunks wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:Sometimes I don't know about that man. I'd swear he's Manic Depressive or something.

He is an attention whore.

Or that too.

He could just be an idiot.

Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:19 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:Sometimes I don't know about that man. I'd swear he's Manic Depressive or something.

He is an attention whore. He has to come out and say something stupidly retarded every now and again to get his fix.

In Australia we call that "doing a Mundine".

Wonder how long this post will stay up at <a href="http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5874#post5874%3CBR%3E">Shootfortheedit.com</a>

The post has been up for a little while. The link I got the story from had a link back to shootforthereedit.com where they got the original quote.

I do wonder about Bay sometimes. He totally hated the idea of doing a "kids movie" based on a toy and claimed he knew little about the series. Now he is a self proclaimed "huge fan" with the license to do whatever he wants to Transformers as far as the movie universe is concerned. I also wonder if he means a "huge fan" of the source material or "huge fan" of his own work?

News Credits: 3 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:52 am

Swerve wrote:
i_amtrunks wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:Sometimes I don't know about that man. I'd swear he's Manic Depressive or something.

He is an attention whore. He has to come out and say something stupidly retarded every now and again to get his fix.

In Australia we call that "doing a Mundine".

Wonder how long this post will stay up at <a href="http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5874#post5874%3CBR%3E">Shootfortheedit.com</a>

The post has been up for a little while. The link I got the story from had a link back to shootforthereedit.com where they got the original quote.

I do wonder about Bay sometimes. He totally hated the idea of doing a "kids movie" based on a toy and claimed he knew little about the series. Now he is a self proclaimed "huge fan" with the license to do whatever he wants to Transformers as far as the movie universe is concerned. I also wonder if he means a "huge fan" of the source material or "huge fan" of his own work?

He's a huge fan of cash :lol:

No really, Can't they scrap discs altogether and just sell the movies on memory cards?
Or would that be too easy?

News Credits: 49 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:54 am

Just proves that Microsoft wants Hollywoodoutof the picture, and that Bay is bat-shit insane.

News Credits: 1014 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:01 am

Seeing as a limited number of people have Blu Ray, like the NFL Network, I dont see the big deal. HD DVD may not be as nice (Really I couldn't tell the difference) but at least you got it in a decent quality format.

These PS3 owners are ridiculous.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:05 am

What a complete and utter tool. Keep making giant robot movies and stop flapping your mouth about things that you obviously have no idea about.

The bottom line is that Bay wants to reap as much as he can from a movie that was probably his best work. I don't blame him for that--I blame him for being a whiney baby in regards to how the studio, who owns the project, handled the home market distribution.

Word.

News Credits: 23 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:16 am

Don't know why everyone keeps on slammin him. He sounds just like any other opinionated TF poster.

Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:17 am

What Michael Bay doesn't realize is that Microsoft is a member of the backing group for HD-DVD and that the HD-DVD standard uses Microsoft's Hdi system of interactive content. Therefore Microsoft makes royalties off of everything released on HD-DVD. On the other hand, Microsoft isn't a member of the Blu-ray Disc Association and Blu-ray uses Sun's competing Java system for it's interactive content, so Microsoft makes nothing.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:18 am

All I can say is ........ Ok.....?

I'm one of those people who finally broke down and bought a DVD player. Not a fancy one, but a DVD/VCR thing because I like to watch the older movies I've already bought and not turn around and go spend tons of money to re-buy them on a format that is apparently on it's way out.

News Credits: 1014 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:21 am

Ariannus wrote:What Michael Bay doesn't realize is that Microsoft is a member of the backing group for HD-DVD and that the HD-DVD standard uses Microsoft's Hdi system of interactive content. Therefore Microsoft makes royalties off of everything released on HD-DVD. On the other hand, Microsoft isn't a member of the Blu-ray Disc Association and Blu-ray uses Sun's competing Java system for it's interactive content, so Microsoft makes nothing.

Yeah, thats about right.

Its like "Hi, Im a MAC","And Im a PC". Kinda.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:30 am

Maybe he made the mistake of buying a PS3 and wants to get some use out of it (besides watching the game he was playing freeze up before he could get to a save point. :p ). lol

Seriously, it's hard to figure out the mind of Bay sometimes. I wish I could say he's pissed because they're excluding Blue-Ray crowd, but that's too clichea.

Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:33 am

Cheetron wrote:I'm one of those people who finally broke down and bought a DVD player.

Huh? You just bought a DVD player recently? Were you living in a cave? My grandmother has had a DVD player for years!

News Credits: 6 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:40 am

Strike three to Sony!

Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:45 am

Blu-Ray... superior? HAHAHAHAHA!

I needed that kind of joke this morning. Anyone who thinks Blu-Ray s superior obviously doesn't remember the last few format war spearheaded by Sony *cough* (betamax) (minidisc) *cough*

News Credits: 7 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:03 pm

Blu-ray is far superior. More space per disc, more backing from hollywood, more backing from the electronics industry and a format that has been clearly winning and would have won by early 2008 if Microsoft hadn't paid off Paramount and Dreamworks.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:34 pm

It's official, Michael Bay is against HD-DVD. That is until tomorrow when he will say maybe they aren't so bad after all.

Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:35 pm

Digital Downloads will somewhat suck if Microsoft is aiming at the computer for that, but if they release a system that does it all like the 360 with HD and Standard and stuff like that, then that will be interesting.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:37 pm

TheStarScreamer wrote:Blu-Ray... superior? HAHAHAHAHA!

I needed that kind of joke this morning. Anyone who thinks Blu-Ray s superior obviously doesn't remember the last few format war spearheaded by Sony *cough* (betamax) (minidisc) *cough*

And you forgot the recently useless (except for it's own system) format of UMD. Goodness what other format is Sony gonna throw out next?

BigBot wrote:Blu-ray is far superior. More space per disc, more backing from hollywood, more backing from the electronics industry and a format that has been clearly winning and would have won by early 2008 if Microsoft hadn't paid off Paramount and Dreamworks.

You seem to forget that Paramount purchased majority holdings of DreamWorks. They are the same company. Sony's not hurting from this--they own tons of movie studios and they've got a lucrative deal with Disney for ALL of the Magic Kingdom's films coming out on the BluRay.

I just want them all to hurry up and lose so that I go purchase the system of the winner and not have to wait on the format wars to be over. This has happened before, and frankly, it will happen again. Nintendo vs. Sega, Coke vs. Pepsi, just to name a couple...

Word.