Michael Bay wins the Format War

[admin]

Thank you Michael Bay for providing me with an endless source of of podcasting and editorial material. Apparently Mr. Bay is taking credit (at least in part) for the imminent demise of HD DVD. While Mr. Bay has been a vocal (if technically clueless) supporter of Blu-ray, I seriously doubt that his threat of withholding Transformers 2 was the deciding factor in the high def war.

Discuss "Michael Bay wins the Format War" here. Read the article.

 

[stratman]

Typical Hollywood ego-centric wiener dip. I didn't like Transformers.

 

[Seth=L]

Typical Hollywood ego-centric wiener dip. I didn't like Transformers.

LOL, wiener dip.

Michael Bay, what a doofus. I can't wait for the next podcast.

 

[yettitheman]

LOL, wiener dip.

Michael Bay, what a doofus. I can't wait for the next podcast.

But it's true!!! He got all his ideas from Tom Cruise

 

[Johnd]

Putz. Egomaniacal putz.

"I told everyone." He didn't tell me. Putz.

 

[majorloser]

I didn't like Transformers.

But it did have SOME good points

 

[stratman]

There was something redeeming after all, but that's it.

 

[yettitheman]

But it did have SOME good points

Someone is going to get with a rolling pin today if a certain particular individual finds out what you've made a colloquial remark to

 

[stratman]

Someone is going to get with a rolling pin today if a certain particular individual finds out what you've made a colloquial remark to

Oh yes, the rolling pin on the head.

 

[yettitheman]

Oh yes, the rolling pin on the head.

Or the cartoon hammer that flattens you to a sheet of paper

 

[gene]

Haha this is a hillarious editorial. BTW, I have the Transformers HD DVD and I think the audio fidelity sucks on it. Way too much compression. I should have saved $10 and got it on SD, especially since it wasn't a movie I plan to watch regularly.

 

[Biggiesized]

Haha this is a hillarious editorial. BTW, I have the Transformers HD DVD and I think the audio fidelity sucks on it. Way too much compression. I should have saved $10 and got it on SD, especially since it wasn't a movie I plan to watch regularly.

Really? Lots of reviews claimed it was reference audio material, albeit the fact that it was encoded in Dolby Digital Plus.

I also laughed out loud after reading this op. ed. piece. I loved that bit where it was mentioned that the Armageddon masters burned in a fire.

 

[sokrman14]

I actually dont see him claiming to be the reason the format war was won by bluray. I don't even see how someone can interpret that from his quotes either. And you can't say that ever person who is a bluray fanboy understands all of the technical mumbo jumbo that goes along with this crap either. He is a director, not an engineer. He did say that he was vocal about it though, which he was. I am sure the audio on the bluray version when paramount switches back over I am sure will be much better (hopefully uncompressed considering there should be an extra 20 gb to work with).

 

[Halon451]

But it did have SOME good points

Just wanted to say thanks for the post - that's the best thing I've had to look at all day here at work...

 

[mike c]

dip&hit was the reason I have HD DVD in the first place.

transformers is a freakin expensive movie to watch!! bought an entire player to watch ONE movie.

if he really knew ... he should have really fought for BD in the first place. he's the reason the war extended this far.

 

[Seth=L]

LMAO! If what he says is true, then yes, he is.

 

[mtrycrafts]

But it did have SOME good points

Yes and that one is forever out there already.

 

[Audioholics]

I actually dont see him claiming to be the reason the format war was won by bluray. I don't even see how someone can interpret that from his quotes either. And you can't say that ever person who is a bluray fanboy understands all of the technical mumbo jumbo that goes along with this crap either. He is a director, not an engineer. He did say that he was vocal about it though, which he was. I am sure the audio on the bluray version when paramount switches back over I am sure will be much better (hopefully uncompressed considering there should be an extra 20 gb to work with).

Shut up, Bay, who invited you here anyway?



(just kidding, couldn't resist)

 

[JackT]

I actually dont see him claiming to be the reason the format war was won by bluray. I don't even see how someone can interpret that from his quotes either. And you can't say that ever person who is a bluray fanboy understands all of the technical mumbo jumbo that goes along with this crap either. He is a director, not an engineer. He did say that he was vocal about it though, which he was.

Completely agree. I had trouble figuring out what the POINT of this article was supposed to be.

 

[allargon]

Haha this is a hillarious editorial. BTW, I have the Transformers HD DVD and I think the audio fidelity sucks on it. Way too much compression. I should have saved $10 and got it on SD, especially since it wasn't a movie I plan to watch regularly.

Really? I thought the audio sounded just as crappy as it did in the theater. Loud and stupid.