Megan Fox vs Michael Bay: Round 1

sammyunltd

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Michael Bay is brushing off reported criticism from Megan Fox that his movies depend too heavily on special effects, and fail to offer ample opportunities for actors to act, telling the Wall Street Journal his 'Transformers' starlet is showing her naiveté by biting the hand that feeds. "Well, that?s Megan Fox for you. She says some very ridiculous things because she?s 23 years old and she still has a lot of growing to do," he said. "You roll your eyes when you see statements like that and think, 'Okay Megan, you can do whatever you want. I got it.'"

Fox stars in Bay's 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,' which has raked in an astounding $228 million domestically, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Bay thinks the proof is in his track record of finding new talent, or at least elevating the profile of already-established actors in his films. "Nicolas Cage wasn?t a big actor when I cast him, nor was Ben Affleck before I put him in 'Armageddon.' Shia LaBeouf wasn?t a big movie star before he did 'Transformers' -- and then he exploded. Not to mention Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, from 'Bad Boys.'

And then of course there's one more star that he had a hand in creating. Bay: "Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers.'" "I like to think that I?ve had some luck in building actors? careers with my films."

But what exactly did Fox say about Bay that inspired the Journal's question? A quick scan of recent interviews finds little, except for this mild comment from Fox that could be construed as a dig towards Bay. She told the Daily Record in the UK, "People are well aware that this is not a movie about acting. Once you realise that, it becomes almost fun because you can go, 'All right, I know that when [Bay] calls action I'm either going to be running or screaming, or both.'"

I LOL'd. Megan Fox is biting the hand that feeds; treading on thin ice here...

She'd be doing porn if it were not for Bay... unfortunately for us.
 

TridenT

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Originally posted by: sammyunltd
Michael Bay is brushing off reported criticism from Megan Fox that his movies depend too heavily on special effects, and fail to offer ample opportunities for actors to act, telling the Wall Street Journal his 'Transformers' starlet is showing her naiveté by biting the hand that feeds. "Well, that?s Megan Fox for you. She says some very ridiculous things because she?s 23 years old and she still has a lot of growing to do," he said. "You roll your eyes when you see statements like that and think, 'Okay Megan, you can do whatever you want. I got it.'"

Fox stars in Bay's 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,' which has raked in an astounding $228 million domestically, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Bay thinks the proof is in his track record of finding new talent, or at least elevating the profile of already-established actors in his films. "Nicolas Cage wasn?t a big actor when I cast him, nor was Ben Affleck before I put him in 'Armageddon.' Shia LaBeouf wasn?t a big movie star before he did 'Transformers' -- and then he exploded. Not to mention Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, from 'Bad Boys.'

And then of course there's one more star that he had a hand in creating. Bay: "Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers.'" "I like to think that I?ve had some luck in building actors? careers with my films."

But what exactly did Fox say about Bay that inspired the Journal's question? A quick scan of recent interviews finds little, except for this mild comment from Fox that could be construed as a dig towards Bay. She told the Daily Record in the UK, "People are well aware that this is not a movie about acting. Once you realise that, it becomes almost fun because you can go, 'All right, I know that when [Bay] calls action I'm either going to be running or screaming, or both.'"

I LOL'd. Megan Fox is biting the hand that feeds; treading on thin ice here...

She'd be doing porn if it were not for Bay... unfortunately for us.

No kidding... :p
 

miniMUNCH

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Originally posted by: sammyunltd
Michael Bay is brushing off reported criticism from Megan Fox that his movies depend too heavily on special effects, and fail to offer ample opportunities for actors to act, telling the Wall Street Journal his 'Transformers' starlet is showing her naiveté by biting the hand that feeds. "Well, that?s Megan Fox for you. She says some very ridiculous things because she?s 23 years old and she still has a lot of growing to do," he said. "You roll your eyes when you see statements like that and think, 'Okay Megan, you can do whatever you want. I got it.'"

Fox stars in Bay's 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,' which has raked in an astounding $228 million domestically, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Bay thinks the proof is in his track record of finding new talent, or at least elevating the profile of already-established actors in his films. "Nicolas Cage wasn?t a big actor when I cast him, nor was Ben Affleck before I put him in 'Armageddon.' Shia LaBeouf wasn?t a big movie star before he did 'Transformers' -- and then he exploded. Not to mention Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, from 'Bad Boys.'

And then of course there's one more star that he had a hand in creating. Bay: "Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers.'" "I like to think that I?ve had some luck in building actors? careers with my films."

But what exactly did Fox say about Bay that inspired the Journal's question? A quick scan of recent interviews finds little, except for this mild comment from Fox that could be construed as a dig towards Bay. She told the Daily Record in the UK, "People are well aware that this is not a movie about acting. Once you realise that, it becomes almost fun because you can go, 'All right, I know that when [Bay] calls action I'm either going to be running or screaming, or both.'"

I LOL'd. Megan Fox is biting the hand that feeds; treading on thin ice here...

She'd be doing porn if it were not for Bay... unfortunately for us.

Well... that hardly sounds like she's biting the hand that feeds. Particularly the part that actually describes what she said. She more or less stating the obvious. You don't see Bay films nominated for best picture or anything like that... He makes film the public wants to see... they are fun and action packed but hardly focused on character development or artful story telling.

And actually if anything I would construe that as a dig on actors as much or more than dig on Bay...

 

RbSX

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Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Originally posted by: sammyunltd
Michael Bay is brushing off reported criticism from Megan Fox that his movies depend too heavily on special effects, and fail to offer ample opportunities for actors to act, telling the Wall Street Journal his 'Transformers' starlet is showing her naiveté by biting the hand that feeds. "Well, that?s Megan Fox for you. She says some very ridiculous things because she?s 23 years old and she still has a lot of growing to do," he said. "You roll your eyes when you see statements like that and think, 'Okay Megan, you can do whatever you want. I got it.'"

Fox stars in Bay's 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,' which has raked in an astounding $228 million domestically, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Bay thinks the proof is in his track record of finding new talent, or at least elevating the profile of already-established actors in his films. "Nicolas Cage wasn?t a big actor when I cast him, nor was Ben Affleck before I put him in 'Armageddon.' Shia LaBeouf wasn?t a big movie star before he did 'Transformers' -- and then he exploded. Not to mention Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, from 'Bad Boys.'

And then of course there's one more star that he had a hand in creating. Bay: "Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers.'" "I like to think that I?ve had some luck in building actors? careers with my films."

But what exactly did Fox say about Bay that inspired the Journal's question? A quick scan of recent interviews finds little, except for this mild comment from Fox that could be construed as a dig towards Bay. She told the Daily Record in the UK, "People are well aware that this is not a movie about acting. Once you realise that, it becomes almost fun because you can go, 'All right, I know that when [Bay] calls action I'm either going to be running or screaming, or both.'"

I LOL'd. Megan Fox is biting the hand that feeds; treading on thin ice here...

She'd be doing porn if it were not for Bay... unfortunately for us.

Well... that hardly sounds like she's biting the hand that feeds. Particularly the part that actually describes what she said. She more or less stating the obvious. You don't see Bay films nominated for best picture or anything like that... He makes film the public wants to see... they are fun and action packed but hardly focused on character development or artful story telling.

And actually if anything I would construe that as a dig on actors as much or more than dig on Bay...

Michael Bay seems to want to think that his movies have theatrical and artistic merit and Megan Fox is saying the contrary.

It seems that it has Bay's back up.
 

Lean L

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How is this even an article? She said his movies are fun and not a lot about acting. Yeah, really?

On a side note, does anyone find it annoying when she does her open mouth pose?

 

KMFJD

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Nicolas Cage was a nobody before Michael Bay put him in The Rock? Ego much?
1986 Peggy Sue Got Married
1987 Raising Arizona
1987 Moonstruck
1990 Wild at Heart
1993 Red Rock West
1995 Leaving Las Vegas (oscar?)
1996 The Rock
 

LegendKiller

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Originally posted by: KMFJD
Nicolas Cage was a nobody before Michael Bay put him in The Rock? Ego much?
1986 Peggy Sue Got Married
1987 Raising Arizona
1987 Moonstruck
1990 Wild at Heart
1993 Red Rock West
1995 Leaving Las Vegas (oscar?)
1996 The Rock

I thought the same with Affleck. If anything, he went way downhill after Armageddon, which he followed up with Forces of Nature and Reindeer Games.

Yeah, you made him huge Bay. You made him into a huge DB and put him into roles which highlighted his acting faults (lol@Daredevil). Meanwhile, his buddy, Damon, avoided your movies and was much bigger.

Affleck did redeem himself with State of Play.
 

waggy

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wow she says what most say about Bay and she gets bashed here. WTF? she is dead on about bay movies.


 

Rockinacoustic

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Originally posted by: waggy
wow she says what most say about Bay and she gets bashed here. WTF? she is dead on about bay movies.

That's what I thought, she's dead on.

LOLz at Bay for this part :laugh: :

"Nicolas Cage wasn?t a big actor when I cast him, nor was Ben Affleck before I put him in 'Armageddon.' Shia LaBeouf wasn?t a big movie star before he did 'Transformers' -- and then he exploded. Not to mention Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, from 'Bad Boys.'

Yeah Mike, you really defined Hollywood with those cinematic masterpieces :roll:
 

moparacer

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don?t think they approach me for intellectual conversations,? she added.

As soon as a chic starts babbling about intellectual conversations its time to move on down the line.....