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Michael Bay Comments on Universal's Transformers: The Ride

Posted by Skowl Oct 23, 2008 at 6:00pm CDT 16,660 views
Transformers Movie director Michael Bay has updated his website's news blog with a brief comment on the filming of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in Egypt and on Universal's anticipatory Transformers: The Ride, to be completed in 2011.

The director seems less than thrilled. Read his message on his site by clicking here.

The shooting in the the Middle East is ground breaking - an awesome time had by all the crew.

The Transformer Ride at Universal making all the press rounds - not sure yet - they had me in a press release saying I supported it - but Universal has a long way to go in my mind. I don't support it - I'm not involved and not sure the story of the ride works, and I know Optimus is not going to just show up to be directed by some new people that have never worked with him. I hate when people bullshit a quote from me that I never said.

I'll keep you informed. Maybe the guy making the rides at Universal will direct Transformers 3????

Bay

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Comment by JEDI ALCHEMIST Oct 23, 2008
Whoa he sounds pissed!
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Comment by Windracer Oct 23, 2008
Methinks somebody could use a chill pill...
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Comment by santoanderson Oct 23, 2008
Maybe the guy making the rides at Universal will direct Transformers 3????


Ya know, Michael's got one hell of an ego for somebody who's far from bulletproof in Hollywood. His little idle threats don't really hold water though. I remember way back when Paramount passed on Blu Ray, he pulled a internet hissy fit and said he'd never direct Transformers 2. He should just take a page from his fellow directors (with hit movies) and just shut the hell up and get back to work.
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Comment by Blackstreak Oct 23, 2008
I'm sure Optimus has better things to attend to than to support some joy ride for the humans, things of more life threatening situations that is.
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Comment by Retroqqq Oct 23, 2008
i like that he refers to Optimus as a real person , really cool!
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Comment by muswp1 Oct 23, 2008
santoanderson wrote:
Maybe the guy making the rides at Universal will direct Transformers 3????


Ya know, Michael's got one hell of an ego for somebody who's far from bulletproof in Hollywood. His little idle threats don't really hold water though. I remember way back when Paramount passed on Blu Ray, he pulled a internet hissy fit and said he'd never direct Transformers 2. He should just take a page from his fellow directors (with hit movies) and just shut the hell up and get back to work.


Considering his very uneven track record prior to Transformers, he needs to reign in his ego a little.
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Comment by Blurrz Oct 23, 2008
Haha, just reading what this guy writes is hilarious. Go Michael Bay!
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Comment by oMega16_5 Oct 23, 2008
Wow someones a little mad that they weren't asked to make the ride
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Comment by Cheetron Oct 23, 2008
The master of misinformation and half truths/lies is having a fit because somebody said he liked something when he doesn't?

Boo-hoo...
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Comment by StryderPrime Oct 23, 2008
He just mad the Ride probably dont have a nuff
"KA-BOOM!!!!"
"BOOOOOOM!!!!"
"BAM!!!" and the ride wasnt jam pack with explosions at the beginning and end of the ride that might fried sum ppl hair off. Its ok Bay, u can still desgin a Seacon Water Ride at Sea World :grin:


But I will be mad if sumone qouting me of saying sumthing that neva came out of my mouth........
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Comment by Head Shot Oct 23, 2008
Cheetron wrote:The master of misinformation and half truths/lies is having a fit because somebody said he liked something when he doesn't?

Boo-hoo...

I'd be f***in pissed too if someone quoted me saying something I didn't. I don't think it has anything to do with the ride itself so much as universal said he was supportive of it and liked it when he never agreed or even said either of those things.

Put yourself in a similar situation and I'm sure you'd feel the same.
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Comment by Autobot032 Oct 23, 2008
I think he was angered more by the fact that they quoted him when he had said nothing of the sort. Though referring to Prime as a real...person is a little wacky.
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Comment by Deadpool. Oct 23, 2008
MB seriously has one hell of an ego....
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Comment by ArmoredSaint Oct 23, 2008
I cant believe the attitude of this guy... :shock:
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Comment by Keeperofthespark Oct 23, 2008
I think he needs a chill pill, a little one at best, but I'm willing ot bet if this was James Cameron we'd see a bigger rant. Him or Michael Mann...But I can see where Bay is coming from on this, someone cliamed that he was supporting the ride when he wasn't. He has a right to be angry especially if he hasn't even approved of the story.
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Comment by Robinson Oct 23, 2008
ArmoredSaint wrote:I cant believe I still like to play with little kid toys



Now, You know you didnt say that, but someone may think you did since I quoted it. How would you feel if a bunch of people thought that was the truth, even though you know its not. Its not about ego when you are protecting creditability.
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Comment by Head Shot Oct 23, 2008
Robinson wrote:
ArmoredSaint wrote:I cant believe I still like to play with little kid toys



Now, You know you didnt say that, but someone may think you did since I quoted it. How would you feel if a bunch of people thought that was the truth, even though you know its not. Its not about ego when you are protecting creditability.

perfect example robinson. Well played.
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Comment by First-Aid Oct 24, 2008
Head Shot wrote:
Cheetron wrote:The master of misinformation and half truths/lies is having a fit because somebody said he liked something when he doesn't?

Boo-hoo...

I'd be f***in pissed too if someone quoted me saying something I didn't. I don't think it has anything to do with the ride itself so much as universal said he was supportive of it and liked it when he never agreed or even said either of those things.

Put yourself in a similar situation and I'm sure you'd feel the same.


Agreed. If he really wasn't consulted and they said he approved the idea then they are potentially illegally using his name as a marketing tool...in which case I can just see the lawyers swarming now... :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o)

Yep, see all the lawyers?
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Comment by diosoth Oct 24, 2008
Darkwing Duck would think Michael Bay's ego is big. Guy makes 1 successful movie his whole career and he thinks he's the most important person alive. So, which animal species do you think Spielberg is screwing in the incriminating photos Bay keeps on hand? How else does this guy keep his job?

Sure, we knew he was full of hot air. Did he consult actual scientists for Transformers? Stephen Hawking? Nah, just make them based on what Michael Bay thinks is real. Anyone who's seen his past films know the guy isn't living in the real world anyway. Then Hasbro designers(who are hardly scientists and have never seen an actual alien robot) kiss his butt and pass "blocky" off as a curse word. What they call "blocky" I call "not straining my eyes to look at".

Then the allspark cube mass-shifts to 5% original size and Frenzy's new body comes from nowhere. And a vending machine is turned into an advanced robot by electricity.

THAT MAKES NO SENSE, given how much crap Bay fed us over the justification for the designs to begin with.

I heard Bay's gonna work on a film about 2 morons who try a jewel heist and steal a bomb by mistake... yeah, sounds real original.

So... when's that boxing match again? The one where Uwe Boll is gonna wail on him? Better yet, am I the only one who would love to see Stephen Hawking get up out of his wheelchair and put his foot up the guy's ass for his continued abuse of science?
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Comment by Autobot032 Oct 24, 2008
There's so much wrong with the post in quotes here...not sure where to begin.

diosoth wrote:Darkwing Duck would think Michael Bay's ego is big. Guy makes 1 successful movie his whole career and he thinks he's the most important person alive. So, which animal species do you think Spielberg is screwing in the incriminating photos Bay keeps on hand? How else does this guy keep his job?


This guy keeps his job because he's able to make money off of people like who continue to watch his movies, and then bitch about it because you have nothing else better to do. (Apparently.)

diosoth wrote:Sure, we knew he was full of hot air. Did he consult actual scientists for Transformers? Stephen Hawking? Nah, just make them based on what Michael Bay thinks is real. Anyone who's seen his past films know the guy isn't living in the real world anyway. Then Hasbro designers(who are hardly scientists and have never seen an actual alien robot) kiss his butt and pass "blocky" off as a curse word. What they call "blocky" I call "not straining my eyes to look at".


Wow. Did he piss in your Cheerios or something? Seriously, that's a lot of hatred for a man you don't even know. Especially one who has every right being pissed for being quoted when he had actually said NOTHING OF THE SORT. But hey, you keep on being wrong, we'll enjoy it.

diosoth wrote:Then the allspark cube mass-shifts to 5% original size and Frenzy's new body comes from nowhere. And a vending machine is turned into an advanced robot by electricity.

THAT MAKES NO SENSE, given how much crap Bay fed us over the justification for the designs to begin with.


Misdirections kept us on our toes and continue to do so. Would you really like having your work uncovered and spread all over the world before it's released? People not giving it a fair shake without seeing the final product, because people rip it off and illegally post the information contained within, is the real crap Bay has to deal with. Then he has people like you making posts like these and it's a miracle he'd even continue on.

He's had death threats, he's had completely untrue things said about him that are so horrible they shouldn't be repeated, and for what? Because he directed the TransFormers movie. Which made a combined worldwide sale of over 1 billion. Considering he helped revitalize the franchise, he deserves better than he's received.

diosoth wrote:I heard Bay's gonna work on a film about 2 morons who try a jewel heist and steal a bomb by mistake... yeah, sounds real original.


Oh so he's the *only* director in Hollywood doing loosely based remakes of past films? No one else in the history of the movie industry hasn't done the same? Wow. Where have you been?

Have you even seen any of the Bond films? They're remakes of themselves! Loosely based, but still remakes.

Original? No, of course not. Will it sell? Probably. Will people enjoy it? I'm sure some will, and you know what? There's nothing wrong with that.

And no amount of unfair whining from you will change that.

diosoth wrote:So... when's that boxing match again? The one where Uwe Boll is gonna wail on him? Better yet, am I the only one who would love to see Stephen Hawking get up out of his wheelchair and put his foot up the guy's ass for his continued abuse of science?


This portion right here? Proves to me that you're a troll. And if I had a chance to ban you, you'd be gone NOW.

Uwe Boll is a MORON. You want to complain about a hack? He's everything you're claiming Bay to be. Bay didn't take the challenge because he's got something we like to call CLASS. He's not going to lower himself to that hack wackjob's level and make a spectacle out of himself for publicity.

Yes, you are the only one who'd love to see Hawking walk, just so he could kick Bay's ass.

You know what the rest of us would love to see? Stephen Hawking escape from his physical prison (that he's been in since the age of 21) and walk for the first time in nearly a LIFETIME. His body is completely ravaged by ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and he's suffered through unimaginable pain. He would love to be healthy and walk once again and live his life the way he should've been able to.

How dare you...how dare you use a man afflicted with such a disease, for your twisted posting purposes.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself, how disgusting.

And Bay's "abuse" of science? It's Science-FICTION. Do aliens really burst out of people's chests? No. So his vision of alien robots as it is, falls well within the confines of SCIENCE-FICTION!

IT'S NOT REAL! IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE!

GO GET BANNED, PLEASE!
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