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  • 1) Bay has NO ORIGINAL/CREATIVE CONCEPTS FOR NEW FILMS!

    2) Bay lacks storytelling.

    3) Bay is a racist, sexist, and lying man who is friendly to those who share his BIG GOAL - MAKING MONEY BY THE GREATEST POUND!

  • your the shit michael bay1

  • you ruined transformers you piece of shit

  • There's movies for every taste. And Michael Bay is good at the niche he fills out. I can't watch his latest movies, they give me a headache and bore me, but I do remember The Island, or Armageddon and Bad Boys, which I like.

  • michael bay is Hitler in disguise.

  • michael bay is a son of a BITCH who has and never had no respect for transformer fans do you hear u son of a bitch !!!!! hope steven will do justice, to this SON OF A BITCH.

  • Looks like his top 3 shirt buttons don't work. Cock

  • Michael Bay seems like a genuinely nice guy. i just hate his movies so much out side of Transformers 1 and The Rock which wasn't bad.

  • By "these" people he means Mexicans. I'm joking. =P

  • Mexicans run LA motherfuckers ahaha but I will say one thing the the gangsters in LA are ruining LA if only they could all die

  • hes so on point when he says that LA has become wayy over populated. no racist but LA is practically mexico now. There are so many mexicans in LA that spanish is actually the primary language. many billboards and instructional signs are in spanish!! LA would truely be a PARADISE with less mexicans. i <3 mexicans but im sure they would even admit that there are way too many of you guys.

  • I think he's cool. Yes, he could add a few things to his movies - like strong female characters instead of "hump-toys". But he sure knows what he's talking about. I really like his opinion regarding the business and Los Angeles.

  • Michael Bay is actually a horrible director, the only reason he is still a director, is because of the CGI he spends $50 000 000 from the budget on.

  • An ambiance of calm overtakes me when I see this man. He's a calm, compassionate voice, and a man driven by a passion and doesn't care about gratuitously negative opinions. All of the rumours seemed to be exaggerated.

  • @Luvs23 Now, I like Megan Fox, she has a ragged-edged charm and a open and brutally honest slant, but fleeting feelings can often be misinterpreted, get blown out of proportion as its overtaken by the press, and can anticipate the denouement of seeing your A in the infamous labelled FIRED bin.

  • @Luvs23 Megan Fox, she's only 23, doesn't understand that you can't go around making remarks about your 'transient' feelings about (she chose the BOSS) your director who has the hand that feeds you, that day when you're that famous. The worst 'body' to confide in, (she chose the press), is the PRESS! That stuff will BITE you a year from now when you yourself would've forgotten about it but the world doesn't.

  • @Luvs23 i completely agree with you. There's something about his voice and demeanor that is so calm and soothing.

  • An ambiance of calm overtakes me when I see this man. All of the rumours seemed to be exaggerated.

  • People hate him because real filmmakers never get a shot unless they do the same inane, stupid trash that Bay does.

  • Very creative man. I agree with Micheal: why are they sending all this work somewhere else; outsourcing more or less.

  • Very creative man.

  • I frankly don't get all the hate for Bay's films

    I mean, the man has never said he attempted to do anything deep

    His movies are popcorn in every sense of the word- you watch them, you have a good time, and then you forget about 'em- until you decide that they would look cool on your BluRay player- then you pick up the DVDs

    To be fair, I didn't think Revenge of the Fallen was all that hot either

    Side note: all he needs in this interview is a gold chain and he'd be Larry from Three's Company

  • He's being too kind to LA. The city is one of the worst in the US. The air is horrible, the traffic is hellish, everything closes at 6pm. I could go on...

  • Wait, wait, wait...The guy is wondering where are all the kids are and why they're not at the beach or are playing outside in HIS profession? Open your eyes, dumbass, they're inside playing videogames! You know, those electronic games filled with computer-generated images, and involve lots of violence, explosions and slutty women? Kinda like....EVERY MOVIE YOU'VE MADE.

  • He needs a gold chain and a some chest hair to match his shirt. LOL.

  • Michael Bay is at the beach right now looking for your kids.

  • Hollywood's 'liberalism' extend to popular social issues only.

    I oppose the movie rebate because they come into town and shut down the streets to make their crappy films.

  • "Not show so many commercails" that's ironic

  • one of the worst directors ever!

  • one of the worst directors ever!

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  • @StevenRafiBose I liked The Island too. It was thought-provoking, creative, and futuristic. Man, he is a very intelligent man and if only he wrote a thought-provoking script for a change and if he spent more time on every movie he made, he'd make a few good movies, like [James] Cameron. I genuinely want a piece of his brain, not his boyhood childhood-fantasy, (but what the hey) He could be like Cameron if he was as meticulous about the drama as he is about unnecessary explosives.

  • lolz about the movie theater and apple thing at the end

  • maby he sould make a movie of LA becoming overpopulated :D

    hey, id watch that movie

  • I love this guy

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  • the first transformers was good becaus emichael bay was helped by speilberg helped him a little. Transformers 2 sucked. it had no depth, just a series of explosions.

  • Spielberg was the producer of both movies, the 2nd one sucked more because of the writters... the direction was good.

  • Man he just brags on and on and on....

    Haha I wish someone would just place him next to steven spielberg, martin scorcese, francis ford coppola, christopher nolan ect it would be great to see his pompous face

  • alive michael bay the best director ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

  • @orlandoc67 no man... Worst...The acting in his movies suck... The story in his movie sucks and there is so many goofs in his movies it is crazy...

  • I miss you like Michael Bay missed the mark, when he made pearl harbor...

  • Okay so the man has a lot of explosions in his films....and maybe he complains and brags a bit....whatever guys!! Seriously...

  • So quit whining and move! And button your shirt, douche bag.

  • Michael Bay sleeps with his money, he's got 100 dollar bills oozing from his matress from all the jackass morons who bought into his clusterfuck hype machine. The man is a joke, and I'd loke to wipe that smile off his face.

  • he is so arrogant

  • Arrogant? Someone who has accomplished greatness and success has the right to be PROUD. Pride is a good thing that people strive for.

  • That's probably why he's so arrogant, although I get the feeling he was always this way though.

  • And id love to see you actually wipe that smile of his face, you probably just a sad fuck who cant even get his ass of the chair, dumbass hater.

  • So that fact that his movies have earnt a shitload of money justifies him being a crappy director? There are many incredibly talented comercial directors out there who have have earnt more than Bay Steven Spielberg , James Cameron, Peter Jackson (probably) ect. All of which who have made REAL MOVIES with REAL PLOTLINES, not just a clip of some chick ass hanging out and an explosion every 10 seconds.

  • And honestly who's sadder? The guy on the chair whos slagging off michael bay or the one one the chair who's defending him?

    I'm sorry if this is a bit of a harsh stab :|

  • Im not defeding him, im saying how SAD the other guy was... i dont know what's really sad about that buddy...

  • most people are saying that he is a crap director and he should die .........but....i dont think that im a BIG FAN OF HIS MOVIES.....stop picking on him he can do better movies than you haters.

  • A 5 year old could direct better than him.

  • @sgtpeppper

    i suppose he does go on about effects alot and not the the story line.

  • What pisses me off is that when people hate him his fanboys will go "oh you just hate him because he's got money oozing out of his ass" it's just a sad excuse that people use to justify his crappy directing. There are many othergreat comercial blockbuster directors to be jealous of steven spielberg, christopher nolan ect.

    This isnt a stab at you or anything I'm just saying is all...

  • @sgtpeppper

    no no your right

  • Bay said if he dont get to run LA he will plan a mini nuke in the center and blow up teh city XD

  • May i say people at the beginning of the introduction you people can see there is some film crew shooting a movie that's Hancock u guys can see Will Smith Wearing the Suit & that's the Robbery Scene when Smith Carry a Police Women & Same time carrying a police car in the same time that's the scene

  • the best

  • One of the worst Directors in history

  • Thank you! The crap he creates is how the world sees us. He's destroying our country and maybe even our planet.

  • michael bay is an amazing director of very long commericials. i mean this as a genuine compliment. he does what he does very well.

  • You guys and you're internet arguing. I LOVE youtube!!!

  • lol i hate ppl downrating other ppl for saying micheal bay is a bad film maker because in his movies it his completly true there ISNT ANY PLOT just special fx he shouldve bent special fx creator and not film maker its not his world!

  • so? i read books for substance, i watch movies for cool FX

  • erm...thats why he's a director and not a scriptwriter. He's bloody good at what he does so unless you can even come close i suggest you stfu.

  • piece of shit

  • love the unoriginal south park fanboys riding whatever "Hate that guy" fad that matt and trey come up with.

  • I havent seen the South Park stuff, I hate the guy because he really is the anti-christ, he makes the worst, most pointless, mind numbingly stupid, banal, unintellectually challenging, sell out films. He's a big, walking talking cash registered that is corrupting our culture and our films. I hope he dies.

  • If you were as intelligent as you obviously think you are, you'd know that there's no "ed" in "cash register".

  • Michael Bay and his mind...

  • Michael Bay makes "films" for the mentally challenged.

  • I like Transformers but Transformers 2 was...not what I expected. I was really disappointed. By the end of the film, I was completely exhuasted with all the robot fights, cheesey and corny dialogue from the "gangster" robots, etc. If TF3's going to be nothing but explosions, I'm not wasting my money.

  • "gangster robots" i laugh at that, because you stereotyped robots.....Why does everyone stereotype so much. If you're talking about the twins, then they're not really..."gangster"....thats just stupid.

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  • nice interview.

    He didn't need to pick the paper and show to the camera on the exact page, that was kinda awkward.

    And I couldn't more with him about iphone movies. I've always said it was a fad. Why would I bother watching a movie in such a small screen? If outdoors, I rather socialize. Traveling? Plane or other means: read, music, sleep, last resort: portable dvd/meadia notebook size screens. At home? 50" HD tv.

    I just wish would challenge himself and add something more to his movies: drama.

  • Michael Bay ate my baby.

  • The crews in Canada are 'noooot at the level that I needed'...

    U-huh, cause filming Transformers is SO tough. 80% was done in post by ILM, the plates could be shot anywhere.

    Vancouver has the largest production facility outside of L.A.; plenty of big budget, vfx heavy features, (including the upcoming approx. $200mil budgeted 2012) and tax credits of 25+%.

    'Hollywood' left L.A. years ago because it couldn't support the city's demands ($5k for building, now $20k), etc.. it's not coming back.

  • im sorry what was that sarcastic remark: "cause filming transformers is SO tough"...do you even have a clue?! Clearly not. You think having the subject matter not on set to frame, light and act with makes things easier...man you re a pretty advanced film maker if you think thats the case

  • Actually, I am a VFX artist, writer and film maker.

    I have a very good 'clue' what it's all about.

    Most of Transformers was created in a computer... by ILM. Background plates shot on the fly, bounced around by handheld, augmented by explosions mean that the CG guys did all the heavy lifting on the film.

    And I happen to live in Canada.

    And I take exception to his comments when he's trashing good, talented, capable people that I've had the pleasure of working with.

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  • @AlexanderKing2008 shut the fuck up you pompus asshole. canadian cockmonkey fuck.

  • ThespianK is right about Michael Bay and Los Angeles.

  • The man knows what he's doing when it comes to action flicks. I also really agree with what he's saying about runaway production... CA seriously needs to consider offering tax rebates or "true Hollywood" - a place where films and TV are shot - will be transplanted to New Orleans and Canada leaving Los Angeles with only the corporate offices. It's a scary thought since "the industry" effects ALL aspects of life in LA.

  • He does pretty good with what he has. Transformers 2 & Pearl Harbor just had awful scripts.

    Sure, he might overdo it. He's having tons of fun

  • michael bay is really good at these action packed movies, when it comes to dramas and romance, he is off the list, you cant just say "yh ill pick the best director in hollywood" you have to choose which director suites your genre, point is that everyone need everyone to survive

  • He actually sounds quite sophisticated.

  • Bays fans are so full of crap :) its funny

  • People really need to get off Bays d--k! Seriously the guy makes good movies. The Rock was awesome, Transformers was awesome, Bad Boys 1 and 2 was cool aswell, leave the poor guy alone already!

  • agreed :)

    Its not like he's proclaiming to be spielberg or a zemeckis - he is good at what he does. Besides he probs couldnt care less about what these people think

  • well i think he's a good guy

  • what is the matter with all of you?! Bay is awesome! Period. He makes great action fliks... of course is The Wrestler a great movie... but it shouldnt be compared to Bay movies... its just sth different... we have movies that are about stories and we have movies that are about visuals... sometimes both... but come on people, its always good to have a variety... if you dont like his movies, just dont watch em... and stop fuckin talkin such nonsense... jeez

  • But all Michael Bay is good for is special effects. It's his only specialty! He shouldn't even be directing. He should be making his own special effects company instead of directing. But his ego is so massive and so out-of-whack that he fails to realize that.

  • dude thats sooooooooo true, he should quit directing and start his own special effect company :)

  • it appears your unaware Michael Bay has a special effects company? Heard of Digital Domain?....

  • ah you guys...crack me up.

    Making remarks about his directing as though you have an inkling as to what goes into it. Paha LOL

  • Kinda hard to take seriously somebody's comment when they finish it up with "LOL".

    You'd think that Michael Bay's ego wouldn't be so enormous and out of control considering his reputation.

  • put this talk aside, watch his films and testify how inconsistent they are

  • The future of the entertainment industry will be the moviepocalypse if Michael Bay has his way.

  • WTF>> MICHAEL BAY SUCKS @SS, he is talentless...

  • 4:24 Yay! Go there and don't come back. And button up your damn shirt while you're at it.

  • damn u bitches like to hate! just cause some body says what they think about something especially from experience u guys still hate on mike! think about what the fuck your actually thinking about before u text!

  • omg so true. bay is so sexy too FUCKKK and the shit he says about canadians is so true. fuck canadians they suck. all the best ones HAD to move to the US my god so much for their greatness. if u duno what i mean go to canada for a visit and tell em ur american. they'll give u an earful of jealous talk

  • I hate all three. I don't like michael because his movies lack plot, which is the most important thing in a movie. Then comes acting and enviroment.

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  • You just mentioned movies that Bay fans have probably never seen! and would never understand :) because they just like to watch things get blown up!! and thats so epic! LOL

  • The reason "the business" is rotting away is because of visionless idiots like you Mr. Bay.

    Arsebandit!

  • What a big bag of ego-boated douche.

  • I really hope your joking

  • So is Bay telling us that he loves things to go

    boom and etc so that California and LA gets a ton of cash?

  • This guys a psychopath!

  • Hay, bay !. Button up your shirt you freaking yuppy hasbeen twat.

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  • give the guy 200 million dollars and he'll give you giant wrecking ball testicles, robots from the ghetto with gold teeth, and humping robots.....imagine what we would've gotten if steven speilberg had gotten that 200 million.

  • steven made war of the worlds with a fraction of the budget of the transformers2 movie..

    imagine he he would have done with much more like micheal bay..

  • Who knows? He might have made a movie that was decent, unlike the abomination that was war of the worlds?

  • @manny4life Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull had an budget of 185

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  • Thats right Rogypro he just Blows thing up.But Dosent no how or Why!!!

  • Apparently that's what the world wants since he made nearly 600 million dollars so far world wide. I think he knows exactly why he makes things explode.... where and for what reason. i'm a beginning film maker, and trust me, to do what he does... it takes years of planning and years of making the film happen. It takes skill my friend.

  • I am also an aspiring film maker. My style is more along the lines of Kevin Smith and Trey Parker. I believe story is the most important thing. I understand to point of "popcorn" films but I expect the basics of any story to be met. Three act structure and character development, these make the foundation of any movie. Most of Bay's films have little to no character development. Dynamic characters make good movies because the audience connects with them.

  • i guess i see your point, you should upload some of your films so we can see how you have developed your style. I have some films myself... but they are not close to what i plan to accomplish. Well better yet, mine aren't even close to an actual film.... About Michael bay... he did a good job in Armageddon.

  • James Cameron has always said the most important thing in his films is the characters! telling a story! and Ridley Scott has made comments about too much CGI can be very bad for a film! and take over! Michael bay is the living proof of a director that has sold out to CGI and lack of effort for character and plot!! even Megan Fox upset Bay last week with saying Transformers is not a film for actors :) she did it for the money

  • ofcourse she did it he paid her only to run in the sand in slow motion

  • I remember seeing badboys 2 over a pals house! it was just over the top!! felt like the same car scenes were being repeated over and over again! the storyline was bad! it was poor! I think bay thought he was beating Richard Donner's Lethal Weapon series by cramming in more action!! truth is! Donner could come up with a few great action scenes! bay comes up with a ton of shite scenes!

  • It seems that todays young audience doesn't want to connect with characters in films??? its all very shallow! kids are looking at cinema like its a computer game!! if that makes sense!! as for me, I am glad to see films like the Wrestler, Gran Torino! which tells a story and give actors the care and respect to show what their made off! I feel sorry for people like megan Fox who is being used as eye candy! she needs to get away from guys such as bay!! go do a Ridely Scott/Cameron film!

  • A Five Year Old could Write Better Scripts than Him!!!!

  • he's a director not a fucking script writer

  • to be a director

    you need to be one you dumass

    you need to know wat you want and how to do it..

    ..fuck micheal bay

    you sell out..i said this ever since pearl harbor

  • Michael Bay is the exact reason movies don't reach their full potential. Movie are not about explosions and shitty camera angles. Movie are a about the story and Michael Bay continues to forget this. Transformers, Armageddon, and Pearl Harbor could have been so much better without Bay.

    I always here,"Action movies aren't suppose to be well plotted and deep meaning." Oh really, what about The Dark knight or even Star Trek and those were just in recent years. These are great why not transformers?

  • wow, star treck totally sucks major cock. transformer series are way better. and star trek didn't even have much action. armageddon was an epic win and same with pearl harbor.

  • ....pearl harbor???? seriously??

  • fo sho hizzle my nizz hizzle

  • alright i guess, i do agree that star trek blew tho

  • I totally agree...just saw transformers and it was great but it misses smart dialogue and cohesive story lines. it was a good movie but not a great movie.

  • it was great, im think next time if you want a cohesive storyline and smart dialogue, you should watch a gay drama movie. btw, cohesive(gay word)

  • it was shit

  • Its like any movie. And tranformers is the way he wanted to make it. Its not his fault movies suck some of the time. He aint holding anyone ideas back.

  • you wanna watch a movie with a good story, go watch a fucking chick flick. Michael bay has a style, if you don't like his style, then don't watch the fucking movie.

  • Conflict: I love transformers. I hate Michael bay.

    What do i do flip a coin? Fuck NO! Watch it and ridicule bay for sucking ass.

    And the whole point of a director is to tell a story not make one. Bay can only assist a story with explosions, he doesn't know how to tell one. ROTF was an abortion of a movie. Some things like bad dialogue are the writers fault, but things like character development and act transition are Bay's fault. Besides a style implies he can actually tell a story.

  • No matter how much we argue, we have to acknowledge the fact that the movie made nearly 600 million dollars. Apparently the explosions and bad scripts is getting Bay where he wants to be... People are just tired of following the same scripts over and over again, bay has created a new form of entertaining with explosions... and apparently that's what the world wants since everybody's talking about transformers.

  • hahaah you think a chick flicks are good movies with story?..

  • not necessarily, but that's their soul purpose.

    the effects in chick flicks, and types of insiprational movies are commonly not important, therefore the story has to have a higher value or (or sex) to attract the audiences. Thats all film is. It either has Eye Candy, or a really good story. There are few movies that have both.

  • well making movies WERE an ART FORM

    but now any1 can do it..just like now..any1 can be famous...no skill or talent even needed now a days

    .ppl think that michael bay has raised the bar but indeed he has created a new low..

    and thats why he has no respect in the hollywood world..

  • Making Movies Still is an art form... people like Steven Spielberg still has that passion for film.... that touch of art. Michael bay has some sort of art form... that is epic and military touch. he expresses on the survival of man kind, and experiments in various directions with that.

  • i too can make a list of brilliant directors..

    and yeah in every single movie he has made has a huge military co-operation ..

    but that has run out of steam.

    his action scenes are no longer new and groundbreaking.

    in every movie is the same now

    you can give him great material and then i can see him goin' """ hmmmm needs a car chase and nasa base scene and the same micheal bay score plays in a slow motion sunset scene with dirty sweaty faces"""

  • again, thats just simply his style.

    you don't like his style, don't watch his movies.

  • ehh. the movies lack just that... style.

  • That seems to be more formulaic than style.

  • dude i hope he directs the next transformers . with out his explosion i have no idea what it would be.

  • shut the hell up all u boys! u boys are just so jealous of him! he's handsome and very talented! n he's my hero for making transformers such a success and wonderful movie! and what' s wrong with him not buttoning up? for a girl, that's great! i mean if it were some chick showing some fake plastic boobs or cleavage, u boys wouldn't have a problem. so wot's the problem now when the role is reversed?! just shut ur jealous holes and let us girls enjoy what a gorgeous guy BAY is!

  • How many buttons did e purposely miss? Oh my god, he is the worst director ever. He can blow something up in every part of LA.

  • michael bay sucks at directing

  • It's an interview Michael. Button the f@#$%^ shirt up. You can tell this guy is absolutely devoid of a soul.

    To be proud of being born and raised in LA is like saying i'm proud to live in shit.

  • The key to my life, and the way I get through every day, is to remember that no matter how bad my life is, no matter how bad things are, no matter what has happened to me, my life will never, EVER be as bad as a Michael Bay film.

  • Wow. I really think this provides alot of insight into him, and shows he is a smart guy. Look, If you like his work or not,whatever, I don't care, I think he is good at what he does, I enjoy his stuff.

  • bitches

  • If michael is worried about over populated cities, he should use some of his explosions to clear some of it out.

  • His movies are very exciting, and storyline balanced even though they're not super interesting from the very start.

    Though, i though The Amityville Horror was a very, very good film. One that makes your pants creep, not in a good way though. I remember the whole theatre went shitting themselves and believe me, it was a BIG theatre.

  • Michael Bay ALL THE WAY!

    "Transformers 2" was absolutely amazing!

    Go Mike, we're all with you!

  • You'r breath must smell like Bay's cock.

    Just because he can hire people to make shit blow up doesn't make him a great director.

    You should do the world a favor and kill yourself and take him with you.

  • teatimecrumpet, take it easy and be VERY careful what you're saying.

    Strike ONE, kid.

  • Holy shit!

    Your name is "bayhem". Fucking hilarious!

    hahaha!

    Please tell me you ARE michael bay.

  • teatimecrumpet, I bet you think "The Dark Knight" is DA BEST MOVIE EVAAAAA!

    Seriously, stop wasting my time and go play with your 5 year old friends on the street.

  • Michael Bay is a hack.

    How he's gotten work is beyond me...

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  • L.A. Faggot!

  • Michael Bay is AWSOME

  • Michael bay is a fucking tosser wanker who eats shit in bed with his mum in bed and they are like blub bliub blub he has never made a good film in his life! hes a hak just like his pedo dad called faggot bay.