But the dude is unquestionably the best on this earth at filming an action sequence.
shareI agree man . The scenes are so well crafted and his directing is amazing .
shareMy problem with Michael Bay is mostly that he sucks.
share^^^ joebofet, the little troll, who doesn't have a life and he still trolls the 13 Hours board.
Don't try to fool people, troll. You blew it. You know very well that you love Michael Bay and you like 13 Hours. You've already been exposed on my thread. You were so nervous and so weak that you deleted everything you posted. Honestly, I actually, kinda, maybe, perhaps....feel sorry for you.
You literally got destroyed and you got nothing left to say. Poor little fruitcake.
While we're at it though, tell me, what's your favorite Michael Bay movie? I know you love them all, but you have to pick just ONE. Go, trolly!!
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Michael Bay fan lol
shareHe's definitely up there. I used to love his films before I realized that you can't have nothing but action sequences.
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I was very skeptical going into this movie. Pearl Harbor was such a disappointment, resembling a Star Wars fighter battle instead of World War II combat. Heaven forbid this story be turned into a series of Transformer sequences.
That said, I was somewhat surprised, and thought this was a very well-done movie. Mr. Bay seemed intent on maintaining realism and getting the details right. Perhaps he felt as if this movie was going to reach a different audience than the typical comic book crowd, an audience that is far more sophisticated and knowledgeable about the subject. Or maybe he has just matured as a film maker.
Furthermore, and contrary to many of the opinions expressed here, I thought Bay was very successful in avoiding the politics surrounding the event. If he was out to do that, he could have shown Hilary Clinton telling the families of the men killed that it was all that fault of some obscure YouTube video. He didn't. If you watch the film and get the idea that the Americans were hung out to dry, that just an accurate representation of the facts. Perhaps this film was most successful because it motivated viewers to investigate the Benghazi incident beyond the fairy tale they have been told.
In any case, 13 Hours is a well-done movie, a credit to the film maker, and most of all, a well deserved homage to the people who fought that night.
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Alfonso Cuarón with Children Of Men? That war sequence is one of the best and it's supposedly one long take!
shareNot even questionably. Ridley Scott? Paul Greengrass? Hell, even Mel Gibson and Ben Affleck have directed better action sequences than Michael Bay. But they're all leagues above him in terms of film making, so it's not really fair.
I'll concede in that Michael Bay probably directs better action than Roland Emmerich and definitely better than Uwe Boll.
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I think he's talking about consistent action sequence filming.
I've never seen Affleck film a decent fight scene, and Ridley Scott isn't particularly well known for filming really good squibbed shootouts. Paul Greengrass has managed to do both, but he has a formulaic approach to car chases and on-foot chases that makes me question if his action directing is somewhat creatively limited?
I do think Michael Bay is one of the best action directors out there, because he manages to have beautifully filmed car chases, great cinematography, and usually very intense shootouts (and of course explosions).
John Woo is up there, too. He doesn't do car chases much, and outside of Mission Impossible 2 I can't think of another really cool car chase scene he's done in movies. No one tops Woo when it comes to a squibbed shootout, though. His philosophy of "every bullet has a destination" makes me giddy just thinking about it.
I've only seen two Bay films, which are this movie 13 hours (which I liked) and Pearl Harbor (which was too long, boring, romance clap trap, badly acted as well). But, by far I think some of the best action sequences/car chases in movies goes to George Miller and he seems to be the most copied of all the action movies directors. The chase in The Road Warrior was pretty amazing to watch. William Friedkin is another action director that I love The French Connection and To Live and Die in L.A. are two of my favorites. I also enjoyed the late director Tony Scott films with Denzel Washington. Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123 and Unstoppable are my favorites.
some of the best action sequences/car chases in movies goes to George Miller and he seems to be the most copied of all the action movies directors.
William Friedkin is another action director that I love The French Connection and To Live and Die in L.A. are two of my favorites.
I also enjoyed the late director Tony Scott films with Denzel Washington. Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123 and Unstoppable are my favorites.