William Bradley: Transformative: Le Cinema de Michael Bay

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , one of the most critically reviled major films in recent memory, nearly caught The Dark Knight for the biggest five-day opening in history. I love the films of Michael Bay. In fact, they are so dramatic and compelling that ... Gotcha! I actually do not love the films of Michael Bay. I don't hate them, either. And there are a couple that I like. But the fact that it is considered preposterous for a writer -- a writer who writes about anything, even wallpaper -- to not dismiss Bay's work in the most vehement of terms points up a dramatic disconnect between the critical community and the movie-going audience. Bay's new flick, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , just took in an astounding $200.1 million at the domestic box office in its first five days of release. That's less than $4 million under the five-day opening record set last year by The Dark Knight . Considering that Transformers 2 , I won't call it T2 , is one of the ... (link)