Michael Bay movies

Seriously, who even gave Transformers a vote? That movie was such a disaster, it didn't deserve it...

PS
I actually dig most of the other picks.
But I went with Bad Boys...

I voted for Transformers. And yeah, let’s be real—it’s easily the biggest pile of garbage among all the other massive piles of crap Bay has churned out.

vividorca5 said:I voted for Transformers. Yeah, the movie is absolute garbage compared to the other junk Bay makes.

Sorry, but I disagree... none of this is actually trash (except maybe 10,000 BC) if you just view them as pure entertainment, which is what his movies are meant to be. If you can't handle watching Will Smith mess with Martin Lawrence while they take down drug dealers in some high-octane action flick, that's on you. Honestly, if you don't enjoy stuff like that, why even bother watching his movies? It's pretty stupid to sit through something you know you aren't going to like.

slyeagle13 said:Who on earth gave Transformers a vote? That absolute garbage of a movie doesn't deserve it.

I actually voted for Transformers precisely because I thought the movie was great.
The action was solid and the humor landed for me.
Just wait until parts two and three hit theaters...

I’ll cast my vote for Dwayne Johnson. The movie is just pure, unadulterated chaos, which I suppose is the point. That chase through San Francisco was actually quite impressive, and I might even go as far as saying the soundtrack belongs in my personal top five.

I can't quite wrap my head around why anyone would dislike Michael Bay's work... I am genuinely curious about that perspective.

Michael Bay is crafting one of the most visually stunning action movies out there. Sure, there’s a fair amount of cheesy melodrama mixed in, but honestly, what can you really do about it?

David Price5 said:Well, Michael Bay makes some of the most visually stunning action movies out there. I suppose they can be a bit overly sentimental at times, but what else can you really expect?

I guess I agree. His films are undeniably beautiful to look at, even if certain scenes lean a little too hard into the melodrama. He has a knack for syncing everything with the soundtrack, though I read on IMDb that some critics actually despise him for making movies that feel more like extended music videos...

He’s probably a genius when it comes to action cinema... 🙏