I was going to write a post ranking the films of Michael Bay, but I couldn’t muster the energy or excitement. I would have spent the entire post attempting to justify my decisions for whatever reason or another and justifying why I consider Armageddon to be better than Bad Boys or The Island seemed no better a proposition than punching myself in the face.
However, had I ranked them it would have gone like this…
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- Armageddon
- Bad Boys
- The Rock
- Bad Boys II
- Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- The Island
- Transformers
- Pain & Gain
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Pearl Harbor
I know I’ve said in the recent past, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is better than Transformers, but after re-watching Transformers recently I’m convinced that was just me approaching Revenge of the Fallen with expectations it would be terrible. That said, I have zero intention of watching it again to find out if I’m right. I also won’t ever watch Dark of the Moon or Age of Extinction again.
I still remember enjoying Bad Boys II when I first saw it (my old school review), but I haven’t seen it since, but my memory of it is more fond than most of these.
I did just rewatch The Island and my god does it fall off the rails after an hour. And by the way, it has got to have one of the worst, most abrupt endings of any Bay film. I mean, I don’t like directors to linger and overstay they’re welcome (Peter Jackson, you hear me?), but to shut this film down just as all the clones escape? Uh, that’s the rest of your story Bay, not all the explosions and chase sequences you filled the last 90 minutes with.
In all seriousness, after Armageddon and Bad Boys, they all sort of bleed together to me. The Rock is decent, but I always grow tired of that one whenever I start watching it.
Is there anything else to say? I can’t think of anything, hence why I didn’t make this an official post and felt it was better for a journal discussion. Post your rankings and let’s discuss… if there’s anything to discuss.
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