But I guess that\’s too much for an internet blog. So keep up the hate, my friends. While you\’re crying and whining, people will enjoy Transformers 3 and make it the biggest movie of the year.

Just like they did in 2009 with Transformers 2: you were again crying and whining and you didn\’t change anything.

Damn, it sucks to be you. Truly.

To you, I\’m sure they are stupid and boring. That\’s the beauty of that thing called PERSONAL SUBJECTIVE OPINION. Just like I enjoy these films, you think they\’re crap.

But it\’s a fact that a lot, and when I say a lot I mean A LOT, of people all over the globe love and care about this franchise.

But the blogs, including this one, are all acting like these are \’da worst films evaaaaa made and no one likes them\’. And we both know that\’s not true. Far from the truth.

But it seems that these days it\’s cool to hate popular and successful films with a lot of fans. Twilight, Avatar, Transformers, you name it.

Think about that and tell me I\’m wrong.

Michael Bay

There\’s no intrinsic reason a good film couldn\’t have been made about giant robots hitting each other, but neither Transformers are that film, because they don\’t have stories! They\’re just chases after some mystical object or other, but nothing actually happens. If I don\’t care about the characters, or I don\’t know what they\’re trying to do, than it\’s not working.

And they\’re not even effective as spectacle — it\’s near impossible to tell what\’s happening in the action sequences, because Bay doesn\’t shoot them coherently, and the characters all look the same.

But if you\’re happy to put down your $15 to watch something that you admit is essentially a firework display then we\’re not going to stop you.

It doesn’t make a dent, so you decided to turn on the hate-machine and basically insult the fans of these movies and the director himself, all in one article!

Yeah, that\’s really mature. Really.

And FYI, Bay made The Rock and Bad Boys, two of the best action films of all time. And his worst movie is 10 times better than the crap made by people like Uwe Boll, Brett Ratner, Sommers, McG, Emmerich and many others.

That\’s why Spielberg is cooperating with him. Because Bay knows how to make a good summer movie and knows how to entertain his audience.

So try to keep all of that in mind the next time you write about his work. I\’m not saying you should kiss his a$$, but at least try to be objective.

Wouldn\’t hurt you.

Myself, Gabe and Chris value plot, character, emotion, a well-constructed script, fine performances, all that boring shit. And Transformers fans value explosions, robo-balls and casual racism and misogyny. What can I say, cinema\’s a broad church.

It\’s not working, my friend. Trying to act all superior and smarter by stating \’I value plot, character, emotion, a well-constructed script, fine performances\’. It ain\’t working, sorry.

Heard that many times before and you\’re not helping yourself. You\’re just making yourself sound like a typical film snob who hates everything that\’s popular and successful. By all means do that, but at least try to respect people with different opinions.

Cinema and art in general, is completely subjective, and there are no facts, there are only opinions. Even kids know that.

And the fact that you\’re using as an argument a 2-second shot of \’robo-balls\’ in a movie that\’s over 2 hours, is absolutely hilarious.

The racism claim: many of my friends are African Americans, and they all saw the movie. Guess what?

They were laughing their ******* off and they all liked it. No one said a word about racism.

So I guess it\’s not as bad as you think. Sorry.

Is Michael Bay a better filmmaker than McG, Brett Ratner and Stephen Sommers? Sure. Hooray for small victories.

We are being objective when we say his movies have several fans and make a lot of money, which has never been up for debate. Also, they are TERRIBLE. Most people want out of movies what they can get from a handjob. Well, Neil, hate to break this to you, but sometimes we like to go get handjobs from people who GIVE HANDJOBS.

Michael Bay isn\’t a filmmaker, he\’s a pusher. When you buy, you make yourself a worse person, and the world a worse place. Not gonna soft-pedal that, Transformers fans. Maybe try reading a book or going out or doing something that adults do rather than watching movies that are transparently ABOUT TOYS and ONLY about toys.

And to \”Michael Bay\” in the comments section… you have to have a little kid in your heart? These Transformers movies are loud, incoherent and vile. Sitting in the first ten rows is like a violation. What sort of cynical, fucked-up kid were you? And if people needed to get in touch with their inner child, there is the internet, there are 24 hour cartoon networks, there are toy stores everywhere. There are millions of more outlets for your \”inner child\” today than there were when \”E.T.\” came out. If you have to appreciate Transformers to get in touch with your inner child, we pity your outer adult.

I often disagree with critics, but as long as they are explaining why they think what they think, i am grateful for their insight.

Yes, what I said about my black friends is true. Whether you believe it or not, that\’s your own business, I couldn\’t care less. And no, the movies are not TERRIBLE, no matter how much you want to push it. You either haven\’t seen enough movies in your life or you\’re simply acting like a pure mindless internet hater who\’s desperate to be heard. You tell me which one is it?

And his movies have SEVERAL fans? Several?? That made me laugh, seriously. McG has several fans, my friend, while Bay has an established fanbase ever since Bad Boys.

Also, you\’re not in a position to tell other people what to do. I\’ll read a book or go out if I want, you don\’t have to remind me that. Mmmkay?

Because I can also say: \’Yo, go jerk off on a Nolan movie or a Wes Anderson movie, you complete and utter nerd!\’, but I\’m not going to, because unlike some people, I don\’t mind a good debate and I don\’t try to avoid it with pansy a$$ statements.

And I have to ask, what the F are you expecting from a Transformers movie? You constantly whine that they\’re loud and all that stuff. Well, welcome to the action genre, pal!

It\’s called Transformers for a reason: robots beat the crap out of each other and things explode. That\’s what the movie is all about, and that\’s exactly what it delivers. It\’s your own fault that you don\’t know what to expect from a movie about robots going after each other. Sure, there are some bad parts in the these movies, no movie is perfect, but at least the guys making them can deliver on their promises of big, bada$$ action flick.

In the end, criticize all you want, but at least do it in a more NORMAL way and don\’t act like a butthurt wannabe-critic. Have some balance in these articles.

I\’m sure you know what balance means.

It\’s hugely embarrassing to everyone that you just typed that, and suggests a certain self-loathing you must participate in to enjoy the terrible movies you do. This is cause for therapy, not online debate.

Ohhh, I\’m sorry. I was not aware that ALL action films should have perfect script and deep character development. Obviously I don\’t know anything about the action genre. Yeah, it is embarrassing.

Or not!

Dude, seriously. You need to revisit the 80\’s again and maybe you\’ll understand the meaning of the words PURE action movie. Hell, watch The Expendables from 2010.

Those movies, including Transformers, don\’t rely on scripts, awesome acting and solid plot: they\’re SPECTACLES, clean and clear, and they don\’t pretend to be something they\’re not. Even the people who make them admit that. And you STILL expect more??

Come oooooon.

Take some of that energy and try to expand your knowledge base. Anyone who loves and studies film will tell you that the well never runs dry. No matter how long you live you will never see everything or run out of new genres, movements, or eras to discover. In fact, there may be fantastic action films out there that you never knew existed. They may even manage to be both hugely entertaining on a mass level and display an affection for plots and acting and shit.

Or, ya know, just wait until you hit puberty. Either one.

Anyways, yes it\’s opinion, of course, and everything we say is opinion and that should go without saying. I wouldn\’t mind a well done action movie, but these are just not them. They\’re not fun in the least bit, and they take themselves much too seriously – something those 80s action movies didn\’t. And when they did, at least it was funny.

I don\’t think I was talking to you, but you obviously care a lot about me. I\’m flattered. But don\’t put words in my mouth, because I never said that these films are masturbatory garbage. Nice try though. You almost got me. Almost.

Now do me a big favor and read again what I said in my previous posts. Because I think I\’m pretty clear and even a chair can understand exactly what I\’m saying.

The rest of your post I\’ll simply ignore, because you\’re not saying anything new. Sorry.

Oh, and that puberty thing was funny. Lame and predictable, but funny.

Judging by the size of my posts I think I said more than just \’Damn, it sucks to be you\’ and \’Come oooooon\’. And you guys should be happy. I don\’t usually waste my time posting comments, but I have to admit, this is fun, because it\’s not even a debate. This is me talking and 5 people repeating the same thing over and over again. This is entertainment!

And the Transformers films don\’t take themselves too seriously. Not true at all. There are some \’dramatic\’ moments but they\’re part of the main story of the movie and have to be there. The movie wouldn\’t work without them.

Even Bad Boys has its share of \’dramatic\’ moments. Does it mean that it\’s taking itself too seriously? Of course not. It\’s an action-comedy and people know that.

But if you think that the Transformers films take themselves too seriously, that\’s cool. You have your opinion and I have mine. Can\’t change that.