njb902 wrote:People just need to put things in perspective, this is just a movie.
It is, and it's for entertainment purposes. And they entertain me. Other movies entertain me more sure, but these ones do their job well enough.
njb902 wrote:People just need to put things in perspective, this is just a movie.
Burn wrote:njb902 wrote:People just need to put things in perspective, this is just a movie.
It is, and it's for entertainment purposes. And they entertain me. Other movies entertain me more sure, but these ones do their job well enough.
vegetacron wrote:"Yeah, i mean f*ck man...I need to think about them f*ckin kids...It about the f*ckin kids man! The kids! So we got, we got Mark Walberg and hes all like 'We need to re-design this sh*t man! For the f*ckin kids! The KIDS!"
I dunno. Its not like he really can do any worse...can he? Could he drive away all of those new fans with an even worse story and interpretation? I'll make'm a deal, if he can drop the price down on retail transfomers coming out, i'll love his movie.
I think thats a fair deal.
Capt.Failure wrote:Not that you're going to let facts cloud your bias.
Burn wrote::lol:
Sorry, but that's hilarious. Where exactly did I say that Bay was a good director?
I just said I'd rather watch Bay's TF movies over Nolan's Batman trilogy.
Want me to elaborate? Nolan's Batman trilogy was boring. The only redeeming factor in all three movies was Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker. He was absolutely brilliant. Everything else? Boring.
Again, MY opinion. It's not open for debate whether I'm right or wrong. That is just how I feel.
Is Bay a good director? Well he's a better director than anyone in this fandom. And I personally feel that he was, and is, the right person for the job. Giant **** robots beating the crap out of each other ... that's gonna require some big explosions and lots of action scenes which the man is known for. It's his "thing".
But what amazes me about how every time I speak up in defense of the movies, there's at least ten other people out there quick to jump on me about it, not one of you people EVER bring up the writers.
You're all so quick to blame Bay. He's not the one who wrote the story. He was given a manuscript and said "here, work your magic on it".
You want to blame Bay for the movies being bad? Hey go for it, but don't forget to blame the writers as well.
AutoBorst wrote:As always, Bay sounds like an arrogant tool. I think he actually fears someone making a better TF movie, not one that's worse. I really don't see how they can get any worse. Yeah, 120 million people saw your movie but that's because people easily confuse big explosions for good film making that's why it has a score of 36% on RT.
Autobot032 wrote:AutoBorst wrote:As always, Bay sounds like an arrogant tool. I think he actually fears someone making a better TF movie, not one that's worse. I really don't see how they can get any worse. Yeah, 120 million people saw your movie but that's because people easily confuse big explosions for good film making that's why it has a score of 36% on RT.
Oh, whoa whoa. There ARE directors that are much worse than Bay.
Uwe Boll, that's a given.
However, there are plenty of movies that come and go in theaters that are just terrible and the directors behind them aren't helping matters.
Bay does know how to make money. All of his films, while critical messes, have generally been box office hits. I think one or two was a loss, but nothing major. The man is a multibillion director. It's not because he'll just direct anything, it's because he knows how to work with visuals, which is very important for a director.
There ARE directors who are much worse than he is.
Autobot032 wrote:Bay does know how to make money. All of his films, while critical messes, have generally been box office hits. I think one or two was a loss, but nothing major. The man is a multibillion director. It's not because he'll just direct anything, it's because he knows how to work with visuals, which is very important for a director.
There ARE directors who are much worse than he is.
Burn wrote:Art is subject to ones personal opinion.
Burn wrote:But what amazes me about how every time I speak up in defense of the movies, there's at least ten other people out there quick to jump on me about it, not one of you people EVER bring up the writers.
D-340 wrote:Burn wrote:But what amazes me about how every time I speak up in defense of the movies, there's at least ten other people out there quick to jump on me about it, not one of you people EVER bring up the writers.
Ever watch the special features on any of the movies? I have, Bay was in the drivers seat of these "movies", not the writers. Do I disagree with you on the action elements he does, no. What I do disagree with is the rest of the schlock in these "movies"
And to whoever is STILL uses the that it's just toys, there's fiction behind it. Just like comics. Those can be good(Batman, X-Men, Iron Man), so can Transformers. Quit deluding yourself, if you wanna settle for schlock, settle for it. But know, you don't have to, you choose to.
D-340 wrote:Quit deluding yourself, if you wanna settle for schlock, settle for it. But know, you don't have to, you choose to.
RhA wrote:[That post right above me]
Burn wrote:Turns out when those stone tablets hit the Earth they set off a massive fireball which engulfed the planet and wiped out the dinosaurs.
Except the Bayosaurus. It thrived on the explosions and the cries of dinosaur fanboys.
RhA wrote:D-340 wrote:Quit deluding yourself, if you wanna settle for schlock, settle for it. But know, you don't have to, you choose to.
God tears open the skies! The clouds part and thunder strikes down at the soil below him. He speaks: MORTAL FOOLS! QUIT DELUDING YOURSELVES! I HAVE WITH ME, WRITTEN ON STONE SLABS WHAT THIS MORTAL WORLD MUST DEEM 'SCHLOCK' AND WHAT NOT!'
The people tremble in fear. Questions are faintly being uttered in the crowd. Have we been wrong all this time? Could we, in all of our foolishness, denied ourselves paradise by accepting schlock into our lives? Oh harsh reality! Have we been blind?
God thunders on: 'FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SETTLED FOR SCHLOCK- IT WAS YOUR CHOICE! YET, FEAR IS NOT THE ONLY PATH, THERE IS HOPE FOR YOU! BREAK FREE OF THE SCHLOCK! KNOW THAT IT IS A CHOICE. ONE THAT YOU CAN MAKE AGAIN!'
The skies close up again, the stone tablets fall to the earth and the crowds gather around them, now knowing what is truth and what is schlock. We had been saved!
Capt.Failure wrote:RhA wrote:D-340 wrote:Quit deluding yourself, if you wanna settle for schlock, settle for it. But know, you don't have to, you choose to.
God tears open the skies! The clouds part and thunder strikes down at the soil below him. He speaks: MORTAL FOOLS! QUIT DELUDING YOURSELVES! I HAVE WITH ME, WRITTEN ON STONE SLABS WHAT THIS MORTAL WORLD MUST DEEM 'SCHLOCK' AND WHAT NOT!'
The people tremble in fear. Questions are faintly being uttered in the crowd. Have we been wrong all this time? Could we, in all of our foolishness, denied ourselves paradise by accepting schlock into our lives? Oh harsh reality! Have we been blind?
God thunders on: 'FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SETTLED FOR SCHLOCK- IT WAS YOUR CHOICE! YET, FEAR IS NOT THE ONLY PATH, THERE IS HOPE FOR YOU! BREAK FREE OF THE SCHLOCK! KNOW THAT IT IS A CHOICE. ONE THAT YOU CAN MAKE AGAIN!'
The skies close up again, the stone tablets fall to the earth and the crowds gather around them, now knowing what is truth and what is schlock. We had been saved!
I love you.
Return to Transformers Live Action Film Forum
Registered users: Bing [Bot], D-Maximal_Primal, Gauntlet101010, Glyph, Google [Bot], Google Adsense [Bot], Majestic-12 [Bot]