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Movie mogul MICHAEL BAY received death threats from TRANSFORMERS fans when he was announced as the film's director. The blockbuster moviemaker was not a popular choice to take charge of the first Transformers film and fans of the toys and animated TV series made sure he knew how they felt. Read the full article at ENewsI.com.
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Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by Blitzwing on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 09:01:08 AM
You have to be kidding... death threats? Over a movie?!
Some people need a grip with reality, I swear
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by raptorspike on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 09:03:21 AM
OK, what the hell. I've never been so pissed at a movie to do something like this. For all these people know, Bay made a masterpiece. Now, Fox's editing of "Live Free or Die Hard" to PG-13, that pissed me off.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by lord_onixprime on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 09:14:28 AM
my gosh. some people have serrious issues. they havent even seen the movie yet. noone knows if its good or not.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by ritt0170 on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 09:17:19 AM
Unfortunately I am not surprised. Just read all the posts on this site attached to almost any news about the movie. There are some people that just can't let things go when it comes to the movie!
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by PowermasterJazz on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 09:27:42 AM
I personally love everything I've seen with the movie. The designs are the most awesome looking Transformers ever. Mike Bay is trying the give Transformers the edge they've need for a long time. And I believe he's succeeded. These fans who sent the death threats really need to get a life.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by shockblast on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 09:41:01 AM
Even if you hate the movie line then that is no reason to send him a death treath.
I mean I would write a polite email letting him know that I dislike the movie and all but I would not even use one swear word. What is the point- people are less likely to read your opinion that way.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by robothrottle on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 10:07:45 AM
I am sensing more that he is blowing out of proportion some angry hate mail he got just to make a spectacle of himself. It happens all the time.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by KOG on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 10:36:21 AM
Oh, I've seen more than enough 'Michael Bay ruined my childhood' crap around to suspect that this is all pretty much true.
There were some pretty nasty people around this very website for a while, but the worst of them seem to have disappeared. Dunno if they got bored, or got banned, or what.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by Magaroja_2 on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 10:43:45 AM
I am sensing more that he is blowing out of proportion some angry hate mail he got just to make a spectacle of himself. It happens all the time.
Considering some of the things I've read on here when it comes to the design/suspected plot of the movie, I wouldn't be surprised if what he's saying is true. The hardcore G1 fans comprise one of the worst fandoms I've ever experienced, and I'm an anime fan.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by Style92 on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 10:51:14 AM
Well KOG, there's been a general slackening in TF:Movie hate on the net for the last month or so. A lot of it had to do with the latest trailers being honestly impressive and just plain the notion that we've had a year to get used to the designs. And the toys are selling pretty well to prove this.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by lord_onixprime on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 10:54:00 AM
the hardcore G1 fans are very hateful, and sometimes make the fandom difficult to be apart of.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by Blitzwing on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 11:04:58 AM
Wow... you mean we're still not over the flaming of OLD vs NEW yet? Would have thought that would get old after all this time. Besides, I have got to think there are worse fandom divisions out there.... Star Trek vs TNG for instance. I've heard some heated debates about that whole thing live in the flesh. Personally, not my thing (either one) but I have a hard time believing the "hardcore G1 fans" are the worst fans on earth in relation to their dispositon.
I think I've said too much....
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by bob on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 11:40:15 AM
Although it's probably sloppy reporting, rather than something Bay said (or made up)-
I would think Bay's robot designs would have been what would have caused these alleged death threats, not his hiring as the director.
Although I'm now thoroughly hyped to see this movie- it still bugs me how he struts around bragging about changing totally meaningless things like Prime's flames (one of the few changes that never bothered me) in spite of the fans.
And now he's talking like Ghostbusters is some awful movie. I'm not sure what that comment had to do with anything, but it was generally regarded as a classic last time I checked.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by Primal-Convoy on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 12:43:06 PM
Methinks this is just hype and free adverstising. Best to ignore it.
However, I think he deserves quite a bit a stick after the movie comes out and those who have seen it will be able to attest to how dire the robot designs were.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by Ultrazilla2000 on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 01:52:56 PM
No...Bay isn't talking smack about Ghostbusters. See, this is the point to this whole thing...people read what he says, and takes it to heart and gets all angry over it. He wasn't ripping on GB, just stated that he wanted Transformers to be a different type of movie. I'm guessing he didn't want Transformers to be listed as a "comedy", or some whimsical family adventure...but a serious (with SOME humor) action Sci-Fi movie. I read zero negativity towards Ghostbusters!
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by BlueFalcon on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 03:27:32 PM
i really don't like any of these designs at all, but no way would I threaten Bay, because of these stupid & horrible designs. but i will still go see this movie. it's people like G1 haters who say "G1 sucks' or "G1 was a stupid cartoon" & calling G1 fans all sorts of names that piss me off as well. then we have TF fans who already declared this movie a "huge success" & " This movie ROCKS!" even as mentioned before that no one has seen this film yet & the same goes for those who despise this movie as well. IMO, i think Bay is arrogant / pig-headed & a complete jerk when it comes to this movie. i have no idea why he thinks he's big Transfan, when he didn't even want to direct this movie in the first place.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by z4nd4r on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 03:32:11 PM
Uhm does nobody remember the fandom when Beast Machines was on the air? Bob Skir received death threats. And that was over a cartoon!
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by trycon-matrix on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 05:19:25 PM
If or and so this is true?
What did bay expect, Piss off enough people eventually one or more nuts are going to retaliate.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by trycon-matrix on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 06:18:16 PM
I agre with BlueFalcon
no true TF fan should ever go as far to make death threat's
even though bay is arrogant / pig-headed jerk. allong w/ all those who pass judgment and hatred on other fans. G1 or not.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by jakovalltraits on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 @ 06:31:20 PM
That's going way overboard. It's just a movie! I'm actually one of the few who are looking forward to seeing, but I think the name should be changed to "Sam's big adventure" since it's mostly about Shia LaBeouf's character, Sam Witwicky, fighting the Decepticons with the help of the Autobots.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by Magaroja_2 on Thursday, June 21, 2007 @ 03:30:48 AM
Maybe it's a sign that Bay should stop making shitty movies...
So you've already seen the movie and "know" it's "shitty", huh? It's people like you that give the rest of the fandom a bad name. Yeah, hate the designs, but until you've seen the final product, you can't say one way or another how "good" or "shitty" the movie is.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by yourmom on Thursday, June 21, 2007 @ 07:55:34 AM
Gor's comment is funny. Hopefully Bay can read the signs!
How does the logic work?- shitty designs = great cinematic masterpiece?
No, shitty designs = shitty over-hyped movie.
Don't respond to my opinion with "have you seen the movie yet?" "How can you judge?"
Read the opinion, agree or disagree, move on with your life.
Does Bay deserve death threats over this film? No. A good ***** slap? Maybe.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by Prowl78 on Thursday, June 21, 2007 @ 08:53:21 AM
Death threats from angry fans are very very common amongst many properties. Theyre stupid and in most cases, non life threatening.
Ive been around fans who have very well thought out opinions that go both for and against ideas.
Transfans are not the worst by far. But on certain web sites, it can seem that way.
Theres many fans out there who dont even know this site even exists. I found it by google a long time ago.
Keep at heart that the way everyone including I, reacted the first time we saw the designs and stills, will be presented by the fans living outside the internet when they first see these things.
Even in full motion, a lot will be saying either "wheres stars scream and soundwave? Which one is megatron??" or "THATS Starscream!?!?" "NO soundwave!?!?"
But to the rest of us, this is old news so we've grown a bit desensitized.
I know I have. I still hate the designs. But I made my point a long time ago just for the sake of letting it out my system and not because i give a rats ass what any of you think. I mean, thats the truth on my end.
I dont have high hopes for this film, but thats the game here. Thats whats fun about it. You go in, get surprised, walk out hopefully saying, "that was actually bad ass".
And not, "f-ck...i knew it was gonna suck. Thanks Bay and the rest of your lackies".
I dont approve of death threats. Thats taking it to a legal extreme thats completely unecesarry.
When I see this movie, I wont be making loud obnoxious remarks either. It all stays in my head. If it bugs me that much, I'll simply switch movies. No one gives a sht about what I think and neither do I. But, if theres someone who wants to know what i think, like I said... meh designs, meh Michael Bay movies, meh video game, meh toys...
But consider this, Im an adult now. Why would I truely expect these things have me the way they did when I was 8? Maybe you have an answer. I dont really
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by nortagem on Friday, June 22, 2007 @ 05:13:27 PM
Ok, this is just ridiculous and funny...oh, I'm not just talking about the so-called "death threats"...I'm talking about these posts!
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by Dauntless on Friday, June 22, 2007 @ 05:30:14 PM
I don't like Bay, him being allowed to still make movies proves there's no god. (heh, south park...)
But really, death threats? This is below immature, being illegal and all.
Re: Unhappy Transformers Fans Threatened Bay's Life (Score: 1) by Jason830921 on Saturday, November 10, 2007 @ 03:04:35 PM
look, if those robots still stick with the cartoon base, it won't seems to be "alive", looks dead. To make a live action movie, those robots needed to be in masterpiece and complex. Now that's call a Transformers.
For those who did not understand, why won't u all just keep ur mouth shut, stop treathening him and let Mr. Bay continue his next Transformers Movie.
I truely support his Transformers movie. It's awesome..... Keep on going Mr Bay.
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