The Rock 20th Anniversary

[Alex Murphy]

Michael Bay's action thriller with Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage was released in US cinemas on June 7, 1996.

 

[Logan0327]

yes you are correct the great one debuted in WWE 20 years ago in 1996

 

[Rowsdower!]

It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since Michael Bay made a good movie.

 

[-JKR-]

It's only three years since the last good Michael Bay movie I saw.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Ah, that takes me back ... to when Nicolas Cage had dignity.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Ah one of my favourites and Michael Bay's "Mona Lisa".

Epic score from Hans Zimmer as well.

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[Broseph44]

Alex is the designated "film anniversary" thread starter haha. He's done like 4 film anniversary threads.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

The movie that Bay-haters never talk about because it completely ruins their argument. t:

I love it.

 

[dude stannis]

Probably still Michael Bay's best, though Pain & Gain comes damned close.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Alex is the designated "film anniversary" thread starter haha. He's done like 4 film anniversary threads.

it's RoboCop bro. I'd let him get away with it.

 

[Rowsdower!]

The movie that Bay-haters never talk about because it completely ruins their argument. t:

I love it.

One good movie followed by 20 years of sh** does not nullify the argument that he's a bad director.

 

[Fallen Angel]

One good movie followed by 20 years of sh** does not nullify the argument that he's a bad director.

Bro some directors have never come close to making a movie that's as awesome and loved as The Rock. He also did Bad Boys a couple of years before he did this.

 

[-JKR-]

In defense of Michael Bay...

Bad Boys was a solid debut. Nothing to brag about, but slick, fun escapism. With The Rock he upped the ante. Big time. Armageddon is a flawed summer flick, but still fun, and with a great cast and memorable characters.

Pearl Harbor was a huge misfire, and Bad Boys II was a lesser, more mean-spirited and often needlessly over the top sequel.

The Island is way underrated. It's a fun sci-fi action flick.

Now, I don't care about the Transformers flicks. They're way too loud, way too chaotic. Way too everything. The first one is probably the most bearable. But that's not saying much.

But I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Pain & Gain. A great return to form for Michael Bay.

So I don't think he's a bad director. At all. He's not one of the best filmmakers out there, nor will he ever be. But with the right script, he can make a good flick.

He's a pretty bad producer, though. But even Sam Raimi, who's one of my favorite filmmakers, has a bad track record as a producer.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Bay's best and one of the best action movies to utilize the Die Hard blueprint.

 

[henry_9305]

The opening scene is epic as hell.
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[-JKR-]

And it has got MICHAEL BIEHN!

 

[Gold Samurai]

John Mason: Your "bestsssh"! Losersshh always whine about their bestshhhh.


Ah yes one of those free Starz movies you always got to see

 

[gohei_]

One of my fave action movies, period.

 

[Vaibow]

Epic Connery film that i would have loved to have seen fan edited to include the Bond theme.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

This movie is basically James Bond meets Unforgiven. I love it.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

One good movie followed by 20 years of sh** does not nullify the argument that he's a bad director.

Not when their argument is that he has NEVER made a good movie. t:

How many of his movies have you seen? I have to ask because I know of a lot of people who say that they hate him, which is fine, but continue to see his movies. It makes no sense.

 

[Rowsdower!]

I've seen most of his films; this, Bad Boys, The Island, the Transformers films, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Pain & Gain, etc. Haven't seen Bayghazi and don't plan to. I wouldn't say that he's never made a good film but I would say that most of the films he's made since The Rock have been mediocre to awful.

 

[samsnee]

Caught this again on Netflix. Between this and Bad Boys, Bay was 2 for 2. Then he went overboard with Armageddon and Transformers.

 

[dude stannis]

Michael Bay's 13 Hours actually feels like a spiriutal sequel to this.

 

[Arachnerd]

Still my favorite Michael Bay film besides the first Transformers.

Have yet to see 13 Hours.