hey have you all hear because paramount is being a dork by saying there only going to release the transformers movie on regular and HDDVD only NO blueray because of that michael bay said NO to transformers 2.
heres the article from coming soon.net:
Michael Bay Says No to Transformers 2
Source: Michael Bay
August 21, 2007
Transformers director Michael Bay has responded to Paramount/DreamWorks' decision to become exclusive to HD DVD instead of releasing movies on both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD:
Bay said: "I want people to see my movies in the best formats possible. For them to deny people who have Blu-ray sucks! They were progressive by having two formats. No Transformers 2 for me!"
Will this change Paramount/DreamWorks' mind about at least releasing Transformers also on Blu-ray Disc? We're not sure, but we have a feeling Mr. Bay isn't the only unhappy one. Yesterday's press release itself concluded with a note that read, "Today's announcement does not include films directed by Steven Spielberg as his films are not exclusive to either format."
Hollywood is virtually in a civil war over this stupid HD/Blu-ray format war. They are complaining about losing money because we, the consumers, won't choose a format and buy it. Well, pardon me all over the place, but I'm not buying into a format that is (A)still too expensive, and (B)has a 50% risk of being the one that becomes obsolete. Choose ONE format, you friggin' suits, and we'll come along.
The Bay quote sounds sensationalized. He didn't seem to mind Pearl Harbour being released on HD DVD alone. If he doesn't do Transformers 2, it won't be because of a petty thing like this.
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Hes just kicking up a fuss trying to strengthen his bargaining power for negotiations still, I bet, hoping that they'll all go "Ohhhhh Michael, please make/save Paramount more money- We'll do anything you sayyyyyyyy...!!!"
Either that or the valid fan reaction to the liberties he took has scared him off.
Having your life threatened repeatedly by rabid fanboys (calling from their Mom's basement, no doubt ) can wear on you after a while. There would be less pressure to go make Bad Boys 3...
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Yeah some guys have been pretty venomous with some actual-no-farking-about-kinda death threats, apparently.
Obviously thats not the valid part I referred to...
When I myself let rip in protest, I've been pretty hopeful that its taken as meant... Good natured chop-busting.
Besides, if someones dead, they can no longer learn not to make shit movies.
Damn, even though I moved out in the nineties, I must look into getting a basement to live in...... Kinda feel ive been missing out.
Might make mine like Kevin Smith's in Die Hard 4..
Kinda "Totally geek-sad basement with extra life-frustrated relish".
Yeah screw it. I hand my flat's keys over like tommorrow....
I've said/typed it before and I'll say/type it again...
Porn will decide which format stays. I'm so convinced of this! Blue-Ray porn may win over HD porn, no one will know except porn. It worked wonders for choosing Beta or VHS, it'll work it's magic to the masss of pervs, and they shall decide which format stays.
Now Michael Bay is backtracking on his alleged statements -
Following Monday’s announcement that DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures were exclusively backing the HD-DVD format, Transformers director Michael Bay posted a blog entry saying he was going to walk away from the successful franchise if the Blu-ray Disc format was going to be cast aside. Now it looks as if the action auteur wants the job, and the millions of dollars that come with it, after all.
Bay later recanted his departure statement, chalking it up to over reaction and the folly of blogging at 1:30 in the morning. He noted that he had just had dinner with some Blue-ray fans and got caught up in their contempt for the decision made by DreamWorks and Paramount concerning the format. In the latter post, he seems to be behind the choice of HD DVD.
“I heard where Paramount is coming from and the future of HD and players that will be close to the $200 mark, which is the magic number,” bay stated. “I like what I heard. As a director, I'm all about people seeing films in the best quality possible, and I saw and heard firsthand people upset about a corporate decision.
So today I saw 300 on HD, it rocks! So I think I might be back on to do Transformers 2!”
The battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD will continue to rage on as cinephiles who previously replaced their VHS collections with DVDs buy into the latest scheme to market new hardware and sell catalog titles with a sexy new sizzle. However, the real furor may arise when studios decide to abandon standard-definition DVD completely, forcing consumers to upgrade when they may be perfectly content with current-generation technology. You can read Bay’s blogs and fan reactions at www.shootfortheedit.com.
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Aug 21st, 2007 05:16 PM
) can wear on you after a while. There would be less pressure to go make Bad Boys 3...
