Talk:Michael Bay/Archive 1

I added the "image requested" template, because it occured to me that in spite of having seen four films by Michael Bay, I have no idea what he looks like. Not that I'm a huge fan, don't get me wrong. If budgets were equal, Ed Wood would have made better movies. I'd just like to be able to put a face with the name. &mdash;  F REAK OF N URxTURE  ( TALK )  11:28, July 18, 2005 (UTC)

Your Wish is my command

"Transformers 2 and HD-DVD/Blu-ray"
Michael Bay said on his personal blog/website that he refuses to make the previously announced Transformers sequels. This is due to the fact that Paramount made an unexpected decision to support HD-DVD and drop their support of Blu-ray discs, despite the better sales figures. He feels that his films should be released on the Blu-ray format. I have not added this myself because I wanted someone else to approve this information first. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

On the Lot appearance
Michael Bay came on as a guest judge on the Fox show On the Lot, episode 5. In his interview at thelot.com, he said his experience being a judge was fun. He also said that he was told never to read the critics' reviews: he "doesn't make movies for the critics; he makes them for the people." His favorite short was Shalini Kantayya's "Laughing out Loud: A Comic Journey". User: Brigid 16:38, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Ultra-Kinetic Cinematography
Is that even a real term? Sounds like a buzzword to explain his "Style".

Too positive
Praising Armageddon is a bit much...

It is not without merit. It's got some very nice humanist shots and a very nice score at the launch sequence. Just because the film is generally dumb doesn't negate it of its better parts.

Relationships with Jaime Bergman and Lisa Dergan
An earlier edit that had me noting relationships with Jaime Bergman and Lisa Dergan was removed, with a request to cite sources. This is easily verifiable if one had simply googled "Michael Bay" and "Lisa Dergan" or "Michael Bay" and "Jaime Bergman." However, I have now cited sources in the External Links section of this article. I hope this will suffice.

Additional Critisism
Any additional critisism for Mr. Bay would be perfect.
 * It is my understanding (I don't have a source handy) that Bay is reviled for wasteful spending of film budgets. For example, in Transformers he has used a Porsche Cayenne SUV as a camera dolly for no apparent reason other than "because he could." Photo KyuzoGator 02:29, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Porsches are used because they are high performance vehicles that can go fast and respond quickly. The Red Queen (talk) 16:29, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

So? 80.0.76.95 (talk) 21:13, 4 February 2008 (UTC)


 * So? So....Michael Bay sucks, and his movies are a pile of shit. --1sneakers6 (talk) 05:21, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

ITT, jealous people are jealous and bitter people are bitter. He makes a product that is exactly what he intends it to be and lots of people vote that they like it by paying money to see it. So...no he doesn't suck and no his movies aren't piles of shit and he (And his grateful studios) have the money to prove it.131.247.83.135 (talk) 14:58, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

IMHO, we should remove the second sentence about his being "of Jewish decent". If the purpose of the article is to help understand his work, his style, his effects on the culture, or to prepare for a meeting or business relationship with the man, then will this fact really help? The article doesn't mention much more pertinent social facts, such as his marital status or political party registration. My positive reason for wanting to remove the sentence is that it's main emotional salience is to promote a sense of resentment; not against him in particular, but against a particular "decent". Instead, would it violate the Wikipedia code to analyze his work as production, per se? Or would that be "original research"? I'd imagine a reader in the 22nd century might want to understand the films in the context of fin de siècle American action and horror genre. Disclaimer: I've only seen about five minutes of "Transformers", and none of his other work. I liked "Transformers" better than "Batman", but his was, unfortunately, one more movie about people getting beaten up than I could stand. --Davidrei (talk) 22:49, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Hey, you're welcome to reword it. I just figured people deserved to know he was jewish (since he seemed to reference Israel being "destroyed" in TransformersII :)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.107.182.37 (talk) 22:57, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Lego Knight?
That doesn't quite sound like an actual movie, and there is no page at the link, and no information providing proof that Michael Bay is making the movie, so I don't know if that should be there or not...

"Trademarks"
Besides the poor formatting, a lot of this stuff in this section seems like original research. I'm also curious about why so much emphasis is made on how often they're imitated - especially since I've seen some of those "trademarks" in films made years before Bay started directing films (particularly in the works of Tony Scott). What does everyone else feel about this? - DoubleCross 06:48, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

michael bay is not dead...

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Film: The Prince of Persia Sands of Time
As far as I know, to this date he has not yet been confirmed as the Director for this film (IMDB seems to agree), so requesting a confirmation through supporting data. To aid in the data hunt: The last thing currently known on the subject was that Disney wanted to secure him as director, but again, nothing was confirmed. Please edit the page to reflect this.

Conflicting brithdates
There are two conflicting birthdates in this article. —Fleminra 19:58, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Dragon Ball?

 * 1) Dragon Ball Z (2008; in pre-production)
 * 2) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2009; in pre-production)

references? is this just vandalism?

John Carpenter
What's the connection here? — The Storm Surfer 02:48, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * they both make horrible movies.

I have removed it. --Auger Martel 04:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Both put their names below their movie titles'. I guess that might not relate them.-- Andersmusician  VOTE  02:41, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Tv Commercials
Bay recently featured as himself in an add for the commonwealth bank in australia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.165.107.1 (talk) 10:16, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I added it in with a reference and the commercial itself.. someone didnt like it and reverted my edit... i would like to know why but cant really be bothered now... --Vylen (talk) 11:26, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I reverted your edit because the two links you inserted did not work, they had malformed URLs. faithless   (speak)  21:57, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * He is in a new commercial for Verizone, I don't have a link right now but I saw it at AICN.com, it was funny because he makes fun (IMHO) of the only thing he knows how to do well (IMHO again): Blow up Stuff. Vicco Lizcano (talk) 17:48, 21 February 2008 (UTC) (Hey! Listen!)

Where's the section about his anger problem?
There was originally a section on Bay's page referring to his habit of yelling at his actors whenever things don't go his way on the sets- one person cited an instance on the set of Pearl Harbor when he told everybody to shut up, and apparently Jerry Bruckheimer "stood there showing discomfort". Why was this section deleted? People should know about his bad habits as a director; it's only fair. -Icebox482000

Critical reception section/Michael Bay is terrible at what he does
Full disclosure: I am of the opinion that Michael Bay's movies are the worst things to be inflicted upon American cinema in recent memory. However, I've noticed that I'm far from alone in this opinion. So I agree with some of the people on this page that a criticism section is reasonable, mentioning the polarizing effect he has on people. At least a "Popular Culture" section could mention the trend of his depictions usually being a dense, heavy-handed director (as in the "Pearl Harbor sucked" song in Team America and this parody script mocking his typical movies). --Qwerty0 (talk • contribs) 19:33, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * he was also mocked in the south park imaginationland trilogy and on a recent episode of robot chicken. both times for substituting explosions for.... well... film making really. imho it's definitely worth mention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.153.29.112 (talk) 08:45, 22 October 2008 (UTC)


 * There was a criticism section for a very long time (it included both of the above-mentioned critiques). If you go back about 500 edits on the History page, you can see it.  I believe it was removed entirely due to lack of citations.  If I had the time to learn how to properly cite things on wikipedia, I would fix it right now so it could be included.  It really should be on here.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.237.130.223 (talk) 21:52, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Criticisms by Mark Kermode Something should be added about what the famouse British film critic says about Michael bay. ie. couldnt direct traffic, should be directing porn etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.182.209 (talk) 08:56, 20 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Truth hurts. You guys have references for the interviews, why not use em? He really does suck. (JoeLoeb (talk) 14:29, 1 July 2009 (UTC))

Article is biased, should have a Critcism section
Really, it only portrays one point of view and says nothing negative about the man. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.190.34.219 (talk) 18:58, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree...seriously, what's up with it? Fruckert (talk) 23:20, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

I don't agree, at all. Criticism sections are not mandatory and frankly the crap on this page is rank transparent jealousy. He does not make a product you like personally, so what. (For what its worth, neither do I. I haven't seen any movie of his since Mystery Men)

He is ridiculously successful and has the money to prove it, get over it.131.247.83.135 (talk) 15:16, 29 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately. (JoeLoeb (talk) 14:36, 1 July 2009 (UTC))

The page on Roland Emmerich, who directed over-the-sensation and excitement films, have a criticism section and I don't see why there shouldn't be a criticism section for Michael Bay. (Drgyen)) 18:49, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Jealousy or not, Bay's work is widely criticized. A criticism section would be appropriate.

I am drafting a reorganization and will place quoted and referenced criticism for each film from reviews, but I don't recommend a separate criticism section. This director faces more mean-spirited abuse than any I can think of.The Red Queen (talk) 08:03, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I disagree. As Bay's work is generally criticised on the same grounds, time and again, it would be more reasonable to have a criticism section rather than repeat similar criticisms for each film. A criticism section could also more easily include any reasonable rebuttals to the criticisms, which are also likely to occur similarly and repeatedly for the various film projects.


 * 'mean-spirited abuse' is a non-sequitur in this discussion - there's no reason why any such abuse should be included in a criticism section. Centrepull (talk) 01:19, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

additional thoughts
I removed "he is of Jewish descent" from the second sentence of this article. His descent should not be a defining characteristic and does not need to be placed where it was. Any legitimate biography of Michael Bay would not consider his religion the defining characteristic of his career as a director. As another author noted in detail, religious/ethnicity of the subject in this particular situation does not merit being the second sentence. By all means it is a valid piece of information, however it should be placed in his personal history section. Defining a character based on his religion, especially someone as controversial as Michael Bay, in such a blatantly blaring location as the second sentence of this article, when not warranted, only serves someone with an alternative motive. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daco30338 (talk • contribs) 23:30, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Religion/ethnicity is a defining character in a "legitimate" biography. List of Jewish film directors. Wikifan12345 (talk) 07:34, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Agreed that religion is a important part of a biography, but his religion/ethnicity should place in the "early life section," a typical location for such information not in the second sentence of this article in the introduction. Its placement there is simply not warranted. If nothing is mentioned in Steven Spielberg's introduction on his religion then certainly this sets a precedent for Michael Bay's entry in Wikipedia. The placement of the information is all I am interested in changing--Daco30338 (talk) 14:58, 30 June 2009 (UTC)


 * If being Jewish played an important part in one's life or defined their bio then the religion can be placed per order of importance - see Nahum Goldmann and Theodor_Herzl. Anyways, the intro mentions he gave his Bar Mitzvah money to an animal shelter so if that isn't a dead giveaway I don't know what is. : ) Understand that your original rationale for excluding ethnicity (Jewish), a quality that is not dependent on religion (Judaism), was extremely flawed. Wikifan12345 (talk) 18:24, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Well he's not of jewish descent at all, he was just raised jewish by his adoptive parents. Hence the edit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.132.64 (talk) 05:46, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, one or both of his biological parents could have been Jewish as well. But I agree that that particular part is best left out since we don't know. All Hallow&#39;s (talk) 19:18, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Although one can easily extrapolate that Bay was at least raised in the faith, but he does not advertise the fact to the press, it is not an aspect of his work and it's just as possible that he no longer practices or even holds the faith. There's certainly no evidence of it. It's not a matter of ethnic descent as he was adopted and his biological parents may not be part of the faith at all.The Red Queen (talk) 05:58, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Eh?
Why is washed out and color reversed? --68.9.226.101 (talk) 03:12, 31 July 2009 (UTC) / (FI)


 * The real question should be, who the hell would want Michael Bay's autograph? Wikifan12345 (talk) 04:45, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Music Videos
I'm mildly surprised that I was the only person who noticed some... er, *unusual* details in the music videos section (added in this edit). Much as I'd like to believe that Lionel Richie recorded the theme to Guns & Boobs II: M. Da Fox, I'd have to see a reference first. :) Ubcule (talk) 13:10, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Photography Appreciation
I think Michael Bay's work is very interesting and unusual (it's very distinctive and almost everybody seems to be able to recognize it).

Here is someone appreciating the photography in the Transformers movies: http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5828/photographytransformers.png

I considered quoting Basigner's comments about his photography work at school in the Early Life sectionRedqueenar (talk) 21:26, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Reorganization 2010
SUCCESS! Finished moving things around. Hopefully, this will make more sense and be easier to add to. He's has a pretty short career to be dividing it by decade. The AWARDS section is the only thing that really needs to be overhauled as severa are missing including music video and commerical awards. Also, debating putting more info on Digital Domain. It has its own page, after all... The Red Queen (talk) 06:31, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

I went through the whole entry adding details, correcting grammar, updating with new information, adding historical information and reorganizing the sections in the past few days. I will make updates in the future as well.

To me, breaking out the information into decades (1990s, 2000s) is a bit awkward, since it's a new decade. Does anyone have thoughts on how we might organize the information in a different manner? I separated his company ownerships from his directing/producing work... Thanks Redqueenar (talk) 21:25, 20 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Seeing as it's just turned 2010, what about putting new stuff under a present or future heading or something similar? Edw400 (talk) 11:47, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm working on doing it movie by movie. I looked at a bunch of other directors and that seems pretty common to do it that way. Plus people want criticism (though I will watch that like a hawk for abuse, which is rampant) and it's easier to do film by film.The Red Queen (talk) 04:06, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

THE TABLE HAS DEFEATED ME! I spent about an hour trying to put Fiasco Heights under 2011, which is correct and it just will not work. If someone could fix that, it'd be awesome. Redqueenar (talk) 22:08, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

The Got Milk? ads are missing. He won a Clio for those and they are on record at the Smithsonian. Need to get references before I post. The Red Queen (talk) 23:21, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Currently working on the following outline for this page's 2010 redesign. Comments welcome.

Michael Bay

1. Personal Life ref needed - frat assoc, Art Center College Sister Lisa Single, Lives in Miami and Los Angeles with his bullmastiffs Gracie and Bonecrusher (dog cameos), formerly 	Mason (d. 4/07)

2. Early Career (Nearly burned down his house @ age 9) - have refs but may not include b/c it's apocryphal Interned for Lucas @ 15. Filed s-boards for Raiders, thought it "sucked." First directing job - Coca Cola ad	Start in MVs and commercials Got Milk? Campaign. Awarded Clio, on file at the Smithsonion Music Videos - TABLE - Align right, if possible

3. Filmography (every film subsection will contain budget, box office and critical review data wherever possible)

Bad Boys - transition into features, relationship with Bruckheimer & Simpson,

The Rock - passing of Simpson. Relationship with Connery, Harris

Armageddon - Willis, Affleck, Tyler, Buscemi, Critism of film, first production

Pear Harbor- record budget, studio drama, Bay's first profit-share, trivia and criticism (fight with Ebert)

Bad Boys II - reteam, third one possible

The Island - first departure from Bruck, reteam with Buscemi, crticism, Clonus Wars lawsuit

Transformers

relationship w/Spielberg

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers 3 begins production in May '10

Filmography - TABLE

4. 	Production & FX Companies Platinum Dunes - co-owners, summary, box office, future projects Digital Domain - website, future projects, near missed IPO, Florida Expansion The Institute - recent ads including VS "One Gift" campaign.

5. Awards - TABLE Clio MTV Oscars

6. References

7. External LinksThe Red Queen (talk) 19:30, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Semi-Protection
Just applied for it. Hope we get it. Tired of all this abuse and swearing. He's a human being, for God's sake. The Red Queen (talk) 20:14, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Eat shit, you shill.

Philanthropy
Forthcoming: a new section regarding Bay's involvement in charity work including the Big Give Superbowl event he hosted at his home, his contribution to Haiti relief and his ongoing work with The Make A Wish Foundation. The Red Queen (talk) 20:26, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Article really needs improvement
This article could be a lot better. For one thing, it's rather too promotional and approving in tone. I'd like to see a bit more NPOV, and more mention of the constant, consistent criticisms Bay's films have received from critics to balance the promotional tone.

I've removed the sentence about Transformers:_Revenge_of_the_Fallen receiving good reviews in the UK and other markets. The reference is actually only to the UK reviews, and in the UK, it's not a justified statement. The MTV article linked is sheer puffery, and although it does link to three relatively positive reviews, they are not 'raves', as described by MTV, and none of them (Mirror, Total Film, News of the World), is by a recognised critic, or even in a publication recognised for carrying serious reviews. By contrast, the movie was panned by the UK broadsheet newspaper movie critics, that is, by critics of equivalent standing to the US reviewers mentioned in the same paragraph: Telegraph:  Independent: Guardian: 

Other edits:

Removed this speculative and pointless statement re future gross figures:

a number that will continue to grow as a third film is expected in 2011

Removed He is distantly related to Leonard Nimoy, through his cousin, Susan Bay, who is married to the Star Trek actor.

Really, the statement 'distantly related to', is generally used to indicate a blood relationship, however attenuated. Cousin by marriage? Not so much.

Interesting note: Michael Bay's particular style appears to be very distinctive. Google gives 90,000 hits for the term 'Bayhem' a phrase used to describe Bay's frenetic, explosion and special-effects heavy directorial style. I did check, and found very few of the hits not directly concerned with Michael Bay and his work. Centrepull (talk) 02:08, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Your points are very well taken and I appreciate your assistance. I've been contributing for a couple of months and I'm still not very good at it. I am in the process of finding new links that are better. The Red Queen (talk) 04:55, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Also, I'm going to take your comments as permission to really change the article. Apart from moving thing around, I didn't want to offend anyone with sweeping changes because I'm still pretty new. The Red Queen (talk) 17:17, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

One Way Out
This forthcoming project is mentioned once in the correct 'forthcoming' section. Not sure why it is also mentioned in the 'filmography' section. For one thing it doesn't seem to be a film, and also it doesn't seem to have reached the stage of development where it could be reasonably listed even if it were a film. Finally, the paragraph is overly unencyclopedic and promotional in tone: Bay promises in a quote from his web page, a game with no rules, that remains true to the filmmakers signature style... Are we really to believe that there will actually be 'no rules', and that Bay will be blowing contestants up? I'll delete or slap a puffery tag on it. Centrepull (talk) 16:54, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I finally learned how to code embedded links properly. I will fix everything on this page in the coming week. The Red Queen (talk) 21:09, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

It wasn't working so I didn't save any edits. :( The Red Queen (talk) 20:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Should Michael Bay's reputation of 'thin plots with lots of effects be included'?
I think it should for the simple fact that he's known for that and one can find a lot of third party sources that back this notion. I mean, xkcd even made a comic about it [here], surely this comic would have no appeal if he wasn't known for his frequent use of huge explosions. It's notable because third parties have written and made comics about it. It deserves a mention that many people whom we can name and are notable have expressed their belief that Bay's films tend to have a thin plot and lots of explosion. Rajakhr (talk) 12:50, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

"tend to have" is a generalization and what you're talking about is an opinion, rather than a verifiable fact. Because this is a biographical page, slanderous generalizations should be avoided all together to prevent controversy or an opinionated entry. The Red Queen (talk) 02:02, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * It's acceptable to say "X has the reputation for ..." so long as reliable sources are provided. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 02:03, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Moreover, "what you're talking about is an opinion" and "slanderous generalizations" don't actually go together in this context. The only way you can be slandering by referencing a critic or reviewer's opinion is if you lie about their opinion (and then you are slandering the critic). Just listing negative critical reception is not slanderous, it's accurate fact-reporting. You even say below that "People love to criticise this man." If there are enough sources for this from film critics, editorials, etc. of reputable sources, I for one firmly believe this IS quality information that the article needs. I'm also reading through your edits and comments here, Red Queen, and I'm wondering something: How much is he paying you?173.12.172.149 (talk) 00:53, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I came to Bay's page because I was curious about how WP would cover Bay's approach to film (ie no plot or thought and lots of explosions) - whiulst reading many reviews of non-Bay films, I'd seen references to "Michael Bay-esque scenes". Whilst I obviously don't personally like this style of film overmuch, I do believe it's worthy of mention if reviews refer to it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.97.166.238 (talk) 18:00, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

July 2010
Updating all the references I can to the tidy Wiki 'cite web' template. The Red Queen (talk) 17:22, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

This is still in progress. I've just been dragged away by life. The Red Queen (talk) 21:43, 29 July 2010 (UTC)


 * I finished this yesterday. The Red Queen (talk) 22:28, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Additional pop culture references
Under "References in popular culture", the following faux-trailer bit from "Robot Chicken" could be added: http://robotchicken.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Bay_Presents:_Explosions! LKHFB (talk) 06:29, 29 August 2010 (UTC) [The "!" needs to be included in the link in order for it to work]

In Team America: World Police Bay is lampooned at length by the song "The End of An Act" a/k/a "Pearl Harbor Sucked (And I Miss You)," with such lyrics as "I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark / when he made Pearl Harbor / I miss you more than that movie missed the point / and that's an awful lot, girl." ADD Entourage's treatmen of Michael Bay: VINCE: Cameron’s the only reason I signed on in the first place. Who’s directing [“Aquaman 2”]?

ARI: Michael Bay.

ERIC: Jesus Christ.

VINCE: They’re just rushing this thing out!

ARI: Vinnie, this is what studios do; the thing is a monster hit. They’re just trying to take advantage of it, that’s all.

VINCE: I haven’t even seen a script.

ARI: They’re working on it!

VINCE: Andrew Kevin Walker writing?

ARI: Kevin Smith.

ERIC: Oh boy.

VINCE: Fuck you, Ari! I want off this movie!

THE ONION

We could also include this spoof of Michael Bay making a film of the Animation series 'Thundercats' in 'The Onion' - http://www.theonion.com/articles/michael-bay-signs-50m-deal-to-fuck-up-thundercats,2702/

links
THE LINK TO THE INSTITUTE'S WIKI PAGE IS NOT HIGHLIGHTED

The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness. Can an authorized Michael Bay page editor Please add the brackets to each side so page vistors can visit the Institute's wiki page? []

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Institute_for_the_Development_of_Enhanced_Perceptual_Awareness

http://www.theinstitute.tv/
 * Done. The Red Queen (talk) 14:53, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 214.27.58.130, 10 February 2011
Please remove born as Adolf Hitler II as it is unproven

214.27.58.130 (talk) 06:47, 10 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done That was vandalism, since fixed. Thanks for the note.  Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 13:00, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Difference between VFX and SFX
The author of this article does not know the difference between VFX and special effects. There are a few errors because of this, eg he called Digital Domain a Special Effects house. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.240.145.50 (talk) 08:23, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Well, lots of people have contributed to the article but I can make the change you're suggesting. I see what you're saying. The Red Queen (talk) 17:11, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Mothballing the Tables
Hey, since radical changes are happening anyway, can we can get rid of the charts? I want to replace them with basic lists that many other director pages use. J.J. Abrams filmography is such a list. It's much, much cleaner. The Red Queen (talk) 16:47, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

I have implemented this change. Please note the new section for TV projects and that films have been updated to include all Bay's current projects including The Hauntrepeneur, Ouija and the TMNT film. The Red Queen (talk) 16:11, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Ancestry
His grandfather was Russian. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118039183?categoryid=4140&cs=1&cmpid=RSS%7CNews%7CFilmNews and http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre75m4ui-us-transformers-russia/ Please, add this in article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.210.63.236 (talk) 17:21, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Nope. The article just says his grandfather was FROM Russia. He was Jewish, as is Bay. Please correct the article. http://www.michaelbay.com/archives/site/2008-2010/newsblog/files/febff7176bafa4e05c0ca1f3f092a70c-330.php (Rider In The Storm (talk) 15:49, 15 December 2011 (UTC))

So his grandfather was German? Or what are you saying exactly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.243.138 (talk) 21:18, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

criticism section
Seriously... where is it? Most reviews I have read make a passing remark about Bay's... limited repertoire. How is this not reflected in the article?137.111.13.200 (talk) 02:09, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Things get heated and personal every time it comes up and neutrality on the subject is practically impossible. Even the professional film critics have trouble avoiding personal attacks when discussing Bay's work. The page gets spammed enough as it is and it's a controversial subject, that's all. I'm not objecting. It's just a nightmare to deal with and it seems to be the only thing people ever want to discuss when they discuss Bay. I've been wanting to create a Philanthropy section but I never have time anymore. :( The Red Queen (talk) 05:37, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

I can appreciate the challenge to keep things neutral, but if so many critics are on the same page I would have thought it would be enough to include it. We don't have to say he is the Russ Meyers of explosions... but I guess I just did.137.111.13.200 (talk) 07:09, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

It's absolutely worth including and would be useful now that critics are responding more to his place his the scheme of things rather than mere insults. I've been thinking on an approach for it because I'm getting ready to do another big pass on the article. There are a lot of little things that could be added to it. The accidents that have occurred on his sets. The promotional ads he's done for companies like Chevy and Burger King (to support the product placement in his films). The Frankenheimer controversy. The death of his father, Jim, while shooting Pearl Harbor. The stuff about his grandad. The fact that he wanted to a baseball player, a drummer, a musician or a veterinarian as a kid. His favorite movie is West Side Story. His relationships with Jamie Bergman and Lisa Dergan. and so on. The Red Queen (talk) 23:03, 28 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Agree, a section on 'critical reaction' would be valid. He gets more personal attacks than most directors, and we just have to report this - not endorse the criticism. Malick78 (talk) 15:03, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Either Update the Tables or Stop Reverting Them!

 * The tables are not user-friendly at all and if they're so easy to maintain then why do you refuse to include the updated information? Michael Bay is also a film producer and has television projects in the pipe. The idea that "he only makes a film every two years" just shows ignorance of the subject at hand. The Red Queen (talk) 20:02, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from, 20 October 2011
Since he was adopted, his birth name is NOT Bay.

209.86.226.30 (talk) 22:51, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
 * , according to this policy, especially to this line: "Wikipedia does not necessarily use the subject's "official" name as an article title; it prefers to use the name that is most frequently used to refer to the subject in English-language reliable sources." Michael Bay is the most frequently used name in English-language reliable sources. Zidanie5 (talk) 17:56, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Only 4 awards so far
According to MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence, The Rock did not win the Award for the Best Action Scene in 1997. "Twister" won. "The Rock" was nominated though. 88.217.72.230 (talk) 15:01, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Transformers 4
Michael is going to direct transformers 4. see the link. http://news.yahoo.com/michael-bay-directing-transformers-4-release-date-set-033942440.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.92.148.221 (talk) 00:37, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 22 February 2012
What part of Transformers 1+2 was Michael Bay in?

86.43.169.27 (talk) 16:32, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: What do you want changing? The edit request feature is for asking "can you change X to Y", not questions about the article, sorry. A quick google search may help. - andy4789 ★ ·  (talk?   contribs?)  17:09, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Transformers 4
Seeing and hearing about the 4th film in the Transformers series, I feel like basing the story in space is an alright decision. I've been discussing with people all over Ft. Wayne, IN and Decatur, IN where Im from and I seem to always ask around about what people want to expect in the 4th film. All of the answers I have mainly got have been more on the prequel side. People want to see the war in Cybertron. They want to see what really happen before all of what the first 3 films have showed "on earth." Questions like, "what went wrong in Cybertron? What happened between the Autobots and Decepticons? What happened between Optimus and Megatron?" Some people have wondered where the Dinobots were at and Unicron and curtain others that were expected to be based in the story line. You obviously cant say that they were all destroyed in the war of Cybertron or they are just not making the cut. In the first 3 films there were a few things in there that people didnt understand. Where did the Wreckers come from all of a sudden in the 3rd film? What happened to the twins? Why in the first film Megatron was so big, also Optimus and then smaller in 2 and 3? I really feel that people are more interested in seeing the VERY beginning story of what happened before the war on Earth. You have to bring Unicron in it sooner or later especially when he brings Megatron back and he turns to Galvatron. When are we gonna see this? Theres so many untold parts in this story that need answered and explained, better yet Added. Sure enough the 4th installment is on the way but cant there be changes because honestly speaking, I think theres a lot of people out there that want this next film to tie into the first 3 otherwise it will just feel either like a some kind of reboot or a whole new storyline. Michael Bay, we are hoping that you just go ahead and continue these series until you reach a full conclusion. Shia, Rosie etc... the cast has to come back in this sooner or later. If not, I believe it wont exactly fit. You took it out of the ball park with the first 3. 2nd film seemed a little off but either way it all ties together but we would like to see more and the TRUE conclusion of the Transformers series. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.80.54.208 (talk) 01:35, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Ninja Turtles?
The project for Michael Bay's TMNT has been shut down. Why is it still in his filmography list? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.166.236.151 (talk) 11:42, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

Rise of the Guardians?
Why is that movie in his filmography list when he had nothing to do with it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.103.30.4 (talk) 08:21, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 21 February 2013
I suggest that the following sentence: "Despite all the criticisms that Michael Bay had received through the film, Pearl Harbor remained to be stagnant in the major blockbuster list, as it featured a plot which the viewers, especially young audiences, can relate with, and special effects which made the movie very realistic." be removed from the article, because it is irrelevant, poorly constructed, unreferenced and seems to be personal opinion.

174.97.241.234 (talk) 06:15, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done I agree with most of your points and have removed the sentence in question per your good-faith challenge to uncited BLP information. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 18:38, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Edit Request
Pain and Gain series of articles by Collins was in the "Miami New Times" - the free paper in Miami and not in the "Miami Herald" as the Wikipedia entry says. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.83.63.186 (talk) 21:39, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Criticism Section
I think that the criticism section should be amended somewhat. For one, it seems unreasonable that the filmography section does not list his involvement with various films, but instead, his films are listed under the criticism section. Moreover, the only method of critique is given by Rotten Tomatoes - a critique based on the opinions of just a few reviewers. It would make more sense to also show the audience perception of films, which can be found on Rotten Tomatoes. Since the criticism section also points out the box office success of his films, a box office amount could also be included next to the rotten tomatoes rating - if his films were widely regarded as terrible movies, they would likely not make much money.

63.76.208.121 (talk) 17:03, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

On (7 January 2014) Micheal Bay was asked to speak at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on behalf of Samsung's new line of curved HDTVs, but when a teleprompter malfunctioned he got embarrassed and ran off stage.
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Technical 13 (talk) 20:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Black Sail's production
STARZ ORIGINALS series "BLACK SAILS" is also produced by Michael Bay... Credited as Executive Producer... May you consider this next time... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.183.211.213 (talk) 10:30, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Frequent Collaborators
This list could be shortened considerably if the definition of "frequent" was changed from "two or more" to "three or more." For example, should Martin Lawrence appear on the list? He was in Bad Boys and by necessity, Bad Boys II -- it would be notable if he was not invited to do the sequel. It's also common for blockbuster film directors to work with blockbuster film stars, which tends to suggest two appearances is coincidental rather than intentional.

tl;dr I'd like to see "frequent" defined as "at least three films" (if not four). 75.37.16.224 (talk) 08:44, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The whole thing is WP:OR, unless, of course, there are independent reliable sources discussing his "frequent collaborators". Why "at least three"? Why not two or five? Your WP:POV.
 * A more meaningful section would discuss those identified as frequent collaborators and what they've said about working with Bay repeatedly. A bit far from this article (and I haven't checked), but Eric Clapton could easily have several pages of "frequent collaborators" in a meaningless list. A good bit of discussion of his work with Ginger Baker (and his feelings about it) is edifying, though he worked more frequently with Jack Bruce and others. (Clapton, Baker and Bruce were Cream. Clapton also worked with Bruce in Bluesbreakers, the Graham Bond Organisation and Manfred Mann. Clapton and Baker were also in Blind Faith. Clapton apparently hated working with Baker. Baker seems to have had a mixture of love and hate for everyone he's ever worked with. Far more interesting than any mere listing showing Baker and Bruce.)
 * I'd say ditch the database-dump chart and start a new prose section, based on reliable sources. - Sum mer PhD  (talk) 16:25, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Hate to bring this up again, but I agree. There are about 40 people listed in there. If you remove actors/actresses that were in only 2 of his movies, that reduces it to 29. If you remove actors/actresses that showed it in multiple movies by necessity(like recurring Transformer characters), that reduces the list to 13, which is far more concise. Either that, or since the whole assertion of this section is WP:OR, delete the whole thing. 2601:183:8300:5BCE:555D:424E:45BC:302B (talk) 09:59, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 June 2014
76.84.233.215 (talk) 23:20, 9 June 2014 (UTC) Hugo weaving is in Transformers Age Of Extinction as Galvatron which in the frequent collaborator section says that he isn't in the movie.


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 06:45, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Collaborators
Frank Welker (Transformers 2 3 and 4), Charlie Adler (Transformers 1 2 and 3), Jess Harnell (Transformers 1 2 and 3), Robert Foxworth (Transformers 1 2 3 and 4), Tom Kenny (Transformers 2 and 3), Reno Wilson (Transformers 1 2 3 and 4), Mark Ryan (Transformers 1 2 and 4) and John Dimaggio (Transformers 3 and 4) should be added. Feetums (talk) 01:34, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Adopted?
The source for the sentence stating he was raised by his adoptive parents says nothing of the sort. What's more, it says his dad was a district attorney and not a CPA. --Webbie1234 (talk) 22:16, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected Edit Request on 5th July 2014, Aritcle- Michael Bay
At CES 2014, Director Michael Bay was to present Samsung's curved display TV keynote.Michael Bay suffered a teleprompter malfunction in the Keynote and stumbled over his lines and walked of the stage There is no mention of this on the wikipedia page therefore I'm requesting an edit.

Ajrajgopal (talk) 04:12, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Trivial incident, please read WP:NOTNEWS Sam Sailor Sing 09:22, 5 July 2014 (UTC)

Michael Bay joins Pixar
Michael Bay is joins Pixar to direct a Fully-animated film release on November 22, 2017. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.44.50.15 (talk) 06:47, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Without a reliable source, there is nothing to see here. - Sum mer PhD  (talk) 15:03, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

NONSENSE INTRO
"While his films such as The Rock, The Island, Pain & Gain, and Transformers received mildly positive reviews by critics and audiences"

THE ROCK: CINEMASCORE A The Island: CINEMASCORE B Pain and Gain: CINEMASCORE C+ TRANSFORMERS: CINEMASCORE A,A,A-,B+

"his three sequels in the Transformers film series were panned by critics and audiences, as were Pearl Harbor, the Bad Boys movies, and Armageddon"

Armageddon : CINEMASCORE A- BAD BOYS: CINEMASCORE A BAD BOYS 2: CINEMASCORE A PEARL HARBOR: CINEMASCORE A-

PLEASE REMOVE "AUDIENCES" FROM THE INTRO. ASIDE FROM THE EFFEMINATE MOVIE CRITICS AND THOSE YOU FOLLOW THEM, I DON'T SEE ANY "AUDIENCE" HATING BAY'S FILMS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:9:8600:1D8E:C82D:3D54:E65D:CC65 (talk) 08:11, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 February 2015
Michael Bay turned fifty years old a couple days ago. Please correct the age from 49 to 50. 2601:7:5380:5DC:A190:9828:32EB:D1A9 (talk) 07:30, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

2601:7:5380:5DC:A190:9828:32EB:D1A9 (talk) 07:30, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Could you tell in which place of the article that is needed to update? If you ment Infobox then there is no need to update it, as it is done automatically.  Edgars2007  (talk/contribs) 07:59, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Pokemon (2017)
This needs a source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Militant Cuckold (talk • contribs) 12:08, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

Box Office Numbers
Since Transformers 5 has been released, the current box office numbers are incorrect. Transformers: The Last Knight has a Worldwide box office of $605,425,157. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mgf2081 (talk • contribs) 21:29, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Since the article gives the amount as $605.4 million I don't understand what change you are requesting. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 15:20, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Picture Change
This picture of Bay is almost 20 years old. There are several updated pictures to post, and especially ones without a fan's head in the shot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mgf2081 (talk • contribs) 21:30, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 November 2017
Mgf2081 (talk) 21:47, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Empty Request Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 22:57, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Platinum Dunes Section
Platinum Dunes has a full slate of television shows and films that are not included in this section and should be added, such as Black Sails on STARZ, The Last Ship on TNT, Horror at the Hotel Cecil on Investigation Discovery, as well as several others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mgf2081 (talk • contribs) 21:50, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 October 2018
A March 2016 article in Rolling Stone reported that Bay owns a $50 million Gulfstream G550 jet, as well as a Bentley, a Range Rover, an Escalade, a Ferrari sold to Abraham Abramian, Managing Member of Mayerling Ventures, LLC on 10/03/2018, a Lamborghini and two Camaros from the Transformers franchise. Gderhart (talk) 05:06, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. You can also state "Add X before/after Y". &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 13:53, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Reference [56] regarding Michael Bay Reality TV Show
Hi All,

This is my first post on talk, so bare with me.

Reference [56], speculating Michael Bay role in a new TV show entitled One Way Out, is outdated and implies Michael Bay's role in its production is ongoing.


 * Information to be added or removed: "Bay will co-produce One Way Out, a reality series that pits ordinary people against each other as they try to keep their pasts hidden and builds toward a showdown where all those secrets will be revealed." SHOULD BE REMOVED.


 * Explanation of issue: The sentence makes it seem as though the project is still in production of being developed, despite the article referenced being one of few making the same claims (searched on google news, with a time range within two years of the article in question). Must be an unnoticed remnant the times.


 * References supporting change: https://www.tvguide.com/news/bay-reality-series-1017319/

NightRaid91 (talk) 06:51, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done NiciVampireHeart 23:11, 27 March 2019 (UTC)