Poll: The Problem with Michael Bay

Results of 588 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Peter Cullen and Frank Welker in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

    

   Emphasizes action over story. Similar to the previous option, but his stories overly emphasize action to the point where we're not really sure what is going on, nor do we care; 1000 explosions doesn't…
2. 2.
   

   Michael Bay and Megan Fox

    

   His terrible movies are box-office smashes. Fact 1: Michael Bay has never, ever lost money from a movie he directed. Fact 2: His films have grossed over US$5 billion worldwide, including Transformers:…
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   Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbor (2001)

    

   Too much patriotism. Known for their über-patriotism and an over reliance on patriotism as a theme, his movies flaunt it to the point where many are left thinking “Okay, we get it!” Almost all of his …
4. 4.
   

   Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)

    

   Objectifies anyone female in his movies. This is a big one in his films, with the usage of his female characters akin to his excessive product placement; using them as objects with virtually no other …
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   Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Johnny Knoxville, Alan Ritchson, and Pete Ploszek in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

    

   He ruined Transformers AND Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were two staples in the homes of many kids growing up in the 80, 90s and even the 2000s. They…
6. 6.
   

   Michael Bay, Peter Cullen, and Mark Ryan at an event for Transformers (2007)

    

   I actually like Michael Bay's movies, thank you very much. I am not bothered by any of the above criticisms, and think he makes adequate, if not wonderful, movies. I might even go as far to say that h…
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   Tony Shalhoub in Pain & Gain (2013)

    

   Shallower than a kiddie pool. Look, no one is expecting an Ingmar Bergman masterpiece going into any of his films (even mentioning the two in the same sentence hurts...), but it would be nice to have …
8. 8.
   

   Robert Foxworth in Transformers (2007)

    

   Comedy that isn't at all comedic. The humour in his films are often dumbed-down to the point where even kids watching it would find it ridiculous. Combine the occasional stereotypical elements associa…
9. 9.
   

   John Turturro and Shia LaBeouf in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

    

   So. Much. Darn. Product. Placement. His movies push product placement like a grocery clerk pushing a shopping cart. And the worst of it all is that he doesn't even try to make their placement subtle. …
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    Bruce Willis in Armageddon (1998)

     

    Annoyingly clichéd camerawork. If there's anything more irksome than his cringe-worthy characters, his generalizations about people or his complete lack of plot, it's the cliché camerawork of his film…
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    Bernie Mac, Kevin Dunn, and Shia LaBeouf in Transformers (2007)

     

    The racial stereotypes. If anything can be considered worse than his objectification of women (and that's a big if), it would be his portrayal of race, which is often highly offensive and even some of…