What is up with Bay? - Blu-ray Forum

Bolaar · 08-22-2007, 03:49 PM

SO are we talking payoff here...or threat...or was he just drunk?

"Last night at dinner I was having dinner with three blu-ray owners, they were pissed about no Transformers Blu-ray and I drank the kool aid hook line and sinker. So at 1:30 in the morning I posted - nothing good ever comes out of early am posts mind you - I over reacted. I heard where Paramount is coming from and the future of HD and players that will be close to the $200 mark which is the magic number. I like what I heard.

As a director, I'm all about people seeing films in the best quality possible, and I saw and heard firsthand people upset about a corporate decision.

So today I saw 300 on HD, it rocks!

So I think I might be back on to do Transformers 2!"

Whytewash · 08-22-2007, 03:55 PM

theres been a shit ton of posts about this already broseph...

Bolaar · 08-22-2007, 04:00 PM

Not in the last 3 pages of posts...The last post I read was everyone praising him about boycotting Paramount...

I read that last night...

Now this...which he posted last night.

JTK · 08-22-2007, 04:01 PM

He really embarassed himself. He rants one way and then flip flops on a dime not even 24 hours later on the whole thing.

I really can't come up with any remotely flattering conclusions to any of it.

CptGreedle · 08-22-2007, 04:03 PM

Can't you see.. he's being pressured from Paramount to recant his fuss. If all the bad press gets out they will lose lots of money and so they are trying to silence him with some kind of deal.
I can't say this for sure, but it sounds like that kind of thing. Paramount is making a huge mistake with this.

seanjohn21276 · 08-22-2007, 04:04 PM

I'm thinking pay-off and threat. Think about it, he just directed one of Paramount's/Dreamworks' biggest hits so far this year and they just got a $150 Mill payoff from M$ so who's to say that they didn't promise Michael Bay a cut? Then a threat of if he didn't come back and finish out his contract, that threat of never directing a big budget action film in Hollywood ever again.

zombieking · 08-22-2007, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by seanjohn21276

I'm thinking pay-off and threat. Think about it, he just directed one of Paramount's/Dreamworks' biggest hits so far this year and they just got a $150 Mill payoff from M$ so who's to say that they didn't promise Michael Bay a cut? Then a threat of if he didn't come back and finish out his contract, that threat of never directing a big budget action film in Hollywood ever again.

they wouldn't do that to risk the release of Transformers. Its his film.

radagast · 08-22-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JTK

He really embarassed himself. He rants one way and then flip flops on a dime not even 24 hours later on the whole thing.

I really can't come up with any remotely flattering conclusions to any of it.

He's as wishy-washy as my ex-wife.

bhampton · 08-22-2007, 06:09 PM

I'll go with the "he is a mindless tool" option.

08-22-2007, 03:49 PM	#1
Bolaar Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Munson, OH Blu-ray collection:111 Trading Score:22	What is up with Bay? SO are we talking payoff here...or threat...or was he just drunk? "Last night at dinner I was having dinner with three blu-ray owners, they were pissed about no Transformers Blu-ray and I drank the kool aid hook line and sinker. So at 1:30 in the morning I posted - nothing good ever comes out of early am posts mind you - I over reacted. I heard where Paramount is coming from and the future of HD and players that will be close to the $200 mark which is the magic number. I like what I heard. As a director, I'm all about people seeing films in the best quality possible, and I saw and heard firsthand people upset about a corporate decision. So today I saw 300 on HD, it rocks! So I think I might be back on to do Transformers 2!"

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08-22-2007, 03:55 PM	#2
Whytewash Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:'Couve, WA Blu-ray collection:60 Blu-ray reviews:1	theres been a shit ton of posts about this already broseph...

08-22-2007, 04:00 PM	#3
Bolaar Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Munson, OH Blu-ray collection:111 Trading Score:22	Not in the last 3 pages of posts...The last post I read was everyone praising him about boycotting Paramount... I read that last night... Now this...which he posted last night.

08-22-2007, 04:01 PM	#4
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	He really embarassed himself. He rants one way and then flip flops on a dime not even 24 hours later on the whole thing. I really can't come up with any remotely flattering conclusions to any of it.

08-22-2007, 04:03 PM	#5
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Can't you see.. he's being pressured from Paramount to recant his fuss. If all the bad press gets out they will lose lots of money and so they are trying to silence him with some kind of deal. I can't say this for sure, but it sounds like that kind of thing. Paramount is making a huge mistake with this.

08-22-2007, 04:04 PM	#6
seanjohn21276 Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:The District (DC if you don't know)	I'm thinking pay-off and threat. Think about it, he just directed one of Paramount's/Dreamworks' biggest hits so far this year and they just got a $150 Mill payoff from M$ so who's to say that they didn't promise Michael Bay a cut? Then a threat of if he didn't come back and finish out his contract, that threat of never directing a big budget action film in Hollywood ever again.

08-22-2007, 06:09 PM	#9
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:986 Blu-ray collection:2542 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	I'll go with the "he is a mindless tool" option.

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