I think The Rock is still Bay's best but this one was alright. He lost me with Transformers onward. I avoided Pain & Gain but might check it out eventually since I hear it's better than his typical stuff lately.
The Island is head and shoulders above his other films... If it was made by another director he would have been hailed by critics as the next Kubrick...
... ok, maybe I'm exaggerating, but it is really good
The Island is head and shoulders above his other films... If it was made by another director he would have been hailed by critics as the next Kubrick...
... ok, maybe I'm exaggerating, but it is really good
The Island is head and shoulders above his other films... If it was made by another director he would have been hailed by critics as the next Kubrick...
... ok, maybe I'm exaggerating, but it is really good
Thought you were a fan, by your name. I had to check
Yeah, it was a remake of Clonus that they didn't want to admit to, and got sued because of it. Me and my friends saw it immediately after watching this in the theaters as we had watched Clonus before (and it's one of our most referenced movies when we talk about the future of medicine). When I heard that this went to court, I was like WTF it was so obviously Clonus that there was no chance in hell Bay and the gang would win, and of course they didn't.
Yeah, it was a remake of Clonus that they didn't want to admit to, and got sued because of it. Me and my friends saw it immediately after watching this in the theaters as we had watched Clonus before (and it's one of our most referenced movies when we talk about the future of medicine). When I heard that this went to court, I was like WTF it was so obviously Clonus that there was no chance in hell Bay and the gang would win, and of course they didn't.
Plus, as well as having enough similarities to "The Clonus Horror" to have to pay up, there was the whole thing about Dreamworks having optioned Michael Marshall Smith's "Spares" (great book) which had a similar premise, as mentioned in @bratface's link. See also ABC having optioned "Fables" (fairy tale characters in modern day) and then produced "Once Upon A Time".
Reply by MrRadical
on მარტი 4, 2017 at 5:12 PM
Nah, either Pain & Gain or Bad Boys is his best.
Reply by Midi-chlorian_Count
on მარტი 4, 2017 at 5:37 PM
I would have to say that future generations will come to regard Armageddon as his only truly seminal piece of work...
Reply by Howard Burns
on მარტი 4, 2017 at 6:49 PM
I think The Rock is still Bay's best but this one was alright. He lost me with Transformers onward. I avoided Pain & Gain but might check it out eventually since I hear it's better than his typical stuff lately.
Reply by Renovatio
on მარტი 21, 2017 at 4:39 AM
The Island is head and shoulders above his other films... If it was made by another director he would have been hailed by critics as the next Kubrick...
... ok, maybe I'm exaggerating, but it is really good
Reply by AusFem
on მარტი 21, 2017 at 4:40 AM
I love The Island. One of my favourites
Reply by MrRadical
on მარტი 21, 2017 at 4:57 AM
Your nickname says eveything.
Reply by Renovatio
on მარტი 21, 2017 at 5:01 AM
;)
Reply by SpaceRanger06
on მარტი 21, 2017 at 11:01 AM
@howardburns Pain & Gain and 13 Hours are great and very unlike Transformers.
Reply by AusFem
on მარტი 23, 2017 at 7:11 PM
Thought you were a fan, by your name. I had to check
Reply by Renovatio
on მარტი 23, 2017 at 8:34 PM
pretty cool boat ;)
Reply by Howard Burns
on მარტი 24, 2017 at 8:04 AM
I actually did enjoy 13 Hours, didn't even realize it was from Bay until recently, lol.
Reply by FlyingSaucersAreReal
on მარტი 24, 2017 at 8:05 AM
Just a pale imitation of The Clonus Horror.
Reply by Innovator
on აგვისტო 23, 2017 at 5:10 PM
Yeah, it was a remake of Clonus that they didn't want to admit to, and got sued because of it. Me and my friends saw it immediately after watching this in the theaters as we had watched Clonus before (and it's one of our most referenced movies when we talk about the future of medicine). When I heard that this went to court, I was like WTF it was so obviously Clonus that there was no chance in hell Bay and the gang would win, and of course they didn't.
Reply by bratface
on ივლისი 3, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Technically they settled out of court.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_(2005_film)#Copyright_infringement_lawsuit
Reply by Philippe LeMarchand
on ივლისი 4, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Bay's best film? Far from it.
Plus, as well as having enough similarities to "The Clonus Horror" to have to pay up, there was the whole thing about Dreamworks having optioned Michael Marshall Smith's "Spares" (great book) which had a similar premise, as mentioned in @bratface's link. See also ABC having optioned "Fables" (fairy tale characters in modern day) and then produced "Once Upon A Time".