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Bad Boys (1995)
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Armageddon (1998)
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Worst Michael Bay movie

Old 08-13-04, 10:01 AM
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Worst Michael Bay movie

Which of Bay's freshly laid turds is his absolute worst?
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I gotta go with Pearl Harbor.
Old 08-13-04, 10:20 AM
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Originally posted by FrankTheTank
I gotta go with Pearl Harbor.
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hey where's the thread crap option that they all are good movies (yes even pearl harbor)
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They all rock!
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Pearl Harbor. If he cut out the love triangle and kept it to just the bombing run.. it would have been excellent.
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I didn't think Pearl Harbor was that bad but Bad Boys II was just god awful. Nothing happens for two hours but mindless explosions.
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Bad Boys
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The first BAD BOYS was decent because Michael Bay didn't have money to spend. It still featured the strobe edit style, but the film was down and dirty.

Once his budgets blew up and producers and studios started indulging his every whim, his movies went into the crapper. ARMAGEDDON being the worst film of his career and 1998.

He's one of the worst filmmakers working today.
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Originally posted by scott shelton
The first BAD BOYS was decent because Michael Bay didn't have money to spend. It still featured the strobe edit style, but the film was down and dirty.
I agree somewhat, and maybe even enjoyed one minute or two of The Rock. But I consider Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and BadBoysII to be Bay's 'Three Colors of Shit' Trilogy, Pearl Harbor being his masterpiece of bad cinema.

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I like all of Bay's movies (even Pearl Harbor). Bay movies are not going to win critical acclaim, but they are all fun. He brings action, comedy, explosions, stunts, colors, trailer shots, and great camera work to his films. The Rock and Bad Boys II are both among my top 50 favorite movies.

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None. They're all good movies, and Bay is one of the best filmakers today
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I consider "Bad Boys", "Bad Boys II", and "The Rock" to be excellent action films. "Armageddon" is not without its flaws but is still a very good entry in the genre.

"Pearl Harbor" gets my vote. Thought it was a below-average movie.
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Bad Boys II - it's the only one in the lot I've never seen a second time.
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Pearl Harbor

The rest aren't bad.
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Originally posted by flixtime
I consider "Bad Boys", "Bad Boys II", and "The Rock" to be excellent action films. "Armageddon" is not without its flaws but is still a very good entry in the genre.
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Pearl Harbor is hands down one of the worst films I've ever seen.
so my vote goes to Pearl Harbor.

However kids, let's not forget how terrible Armageddon was.
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The Rock and Armageddon are pretty darn swell action flicks. Pearl Harbor was ambitious, but ultimately disappointing. Bad Boys was garbage, so obviously I never saw the sequel.
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Asking which Michael Bay movie is the "worst" is like comparing my cat's dumps. While some may smell worse than others, in the end they're still just s**t.

That being said, i gotta go with pearl harbor.
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Pearl Harbor is the only one that sucked ass, imo.

His other films all have a few redeemable qualities in one way or another.
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I like all his films... I give this thread and most of the people in it a 0/5 though.
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Originally posted by Trigger
I like all his films... I give this thread and most of the people in it a 0/5 though.
I give sympathy so 1/5


Pearl Harbor, simply because it's the only one on the list I haven't seen and it looks to be full of suck , the other films are good IMO
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The Rock is one of my favorites, and both Bad Boys were great action movies.
Armageddon was good, but not great. As somebody above said Pearl Harbor would've been much better with less focus on the love story.
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tie between Armageddon and Pearl Harbor. but I voted for Pearl Harbor
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Originally posted by asianxcore
tie between Armageddon and Pearl Harbor. but I voted for Pearl Harbor
Agreed, though I went with Armageddon strictly due to the Aerosmith song used!

However, I love The Rock and Bad Boys.

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