Michael Bay insults HD DVD fanboys

Michael Bay comments on his blog:

"I know the look, color, and sounds on my own movies better they anyone in the world. I color-time every single image, and am there for every single audio tweak. I see my films in the editing and final process no less then a 100 times. I know ever single nuance.

For some dick wads on these posts who think I can't make an informed choice on what format in the end, has the truer results for my own films. Well you where to shove.... My films finished in Blu-Ray are better - more true.

Hd is better than DVD, but just not as good as Blu-Ray. So buying a Transformers Hd is still the best you will see this movie as of today. But when Paramount caves for Blu-Ray in the future - This will happen, then you will see Transformers one day finished in Blu-Ray and I will sure be able to tell the difference."

[Darkiewonder]

Di** Wad? O.o

Those are fighting words.

[DARKKNIGHT]

yeah ,bay just sh1tted on hddvd owners.

[drewdrakes]

lol Both use the same codecs and compressions. How could they possibly look different unless on different systems? It makes no sense.

[Antiomo]

Less compression on both sound and video.

[Darkiewonder]

for video quality is VC-1 while the rest of Disney, sony etc. latest movies is MP4-AVC.

And then the audio is much different. They've half-cooked it for the blu-ray version. not giving them the full sound.

[GRRiMREEAPeR]

hoestly why is this guy getting so much publicity?? His Transformors SUCKED... and hes the D1CKWAD for being so opinionated when he has done a terrible job wit the movie.... damn this guy isnt Speilberg, Scorcase, Spike, or the Peter Jackson guy.... Damn can we stop giving this guy a thread everytime he effing farts?

[TheSadTruth]

Michael Bay only cares about money and his movies reaching a wider audience (more money again) so it's obvious why he says crap like Blu-Ray having superior visual fidelity when they are identical in visual quality... I guess there's a good reason for him being a joke amongst his peers.

[pompoms]

Only for D1ck Weeds, lol

http://i122.photobucket.com...

[rob6021]

I'm sick of people saying there is no difference between Blu ray and HD-DVD quality. Blu Is better(Bay knows this). On Blu-RAy you get 50GB on HD-DVD you get 30GB, This equals higher average Bit-rates on movies for better picture and the space also allows for less compression on sound. If you watch a Hi-def movie you will notice differences of quality during outdoor action scenes compared to indoor slow scenes, The main reason is cause the bit-rate cranks up during these scenes. You get more space the more bitrate you can use throughout the movie, and less compression, which equals better quality. Bay knows his his ****. I don't care if transformer's sucked.

[Bonsai1214]

being arrogant and stuck up is the only way to get ahead in today's dog eat dog world. kudos to michael bay.

[Vojkan]

We all know (yes even HDDVD so called fanboys, i call them Sony no sayers, even if Sony invented machine that turns your dump into gold they would still say no) that Blue Ray is KING.

Hahah Sony rulez

[Omegasyde]

HD-DVD backers PWNED.

[TANOD]

He is never afraid to speak his heart out

However anyway lets stop the rant since the format war is NOW OVER

[nice_cuppa]

i ain't finding it though as i don't care enough.

it's a good movie and if he want's to go blu good for him.

i have a ps3 so if i need his movies i will get em when their out.

i think he is being an ass though.

[TANOD]

Miuchael comments on HD DVD's defeat was posted before

NOW he is commenting on HD DVD owners on page 8 of the thread WHICH TALKED ABOUT HD DVD 's defeat

[Omegasyde]

the fanboy came to his own personall blog and attacked him.

Why wouldn't he be a d***? It "his space" a.k.a cyber home.

[wallace1000]

Cyber home, i like that.

[White-Sharingan]

PREACH ON MICHAEL! preach on my brother

;), I love how he speaks his mind, reminds me of the God of War ex-director ;)

[chrno6]

Bay speaks the truth. Every famous movie director embrace blu-ray, and there must be a reason for doing so. There's no argument that hd-dvd is indeed inferior, with the exception of price (lol).

[Fighter]

He sounds as if he's been drinking hence a spelling mistake or two but the guy is passionate about his movies and wants more people to watch them, that's why he like Blu-ray so much because more Blu-ray fans buy these types of movies. I should expect a Transformers special edition in a few months on Blu-ray and I'm sure Bay will do something special for it.

[Meus Renaissance]

I'm hoping him for a 20min footage of him, drunk, talking crap about HD-DVD, and telling us why Blu-Ray rocks.

Fingers crossed!

[Prismo_Fillusion]

Michael Bay can be hilarious at times. It's not often you see such a high profile figure speaking without any reservations.

That said, his movies almost always suck so I don't really care what he says (even though it's mostly true).

[jackdoe]

The Rock was awesome though and it is coming out on Blu-ray on January 8. I may pick it up if it isn't barebones. Transformers was bad though. The Optimus Megatron fight was truly anticlimatic and Optimus's best line in the movie occurred off screen which pissed me off.

[Meus Renaissance]

Well if the man prefers Blu-Ray, then who is it for anyone to argue based on what he prefers?! If he believes Blu-Ray is better, than you won't exactly see the format officially certified as superior, will you? Let him have his views.

I like his fighting talk, he's a true Blu-Ray fanboy. Make momma proud, child. MMMhmmm!

[jackdoe]

Jeez, Mike. WTF? I'm a Blu-ray supporter, but I know damn well that Blu-ray and HD-DVD releases share the same video codecs, VC1, AVC, etc. Superior sound can be found on Blu-ray with 7.1 channel, but the video is largely the same, and is the same for multiformat releases. Blu-ray's space is great to have though, and while it does open the way for better codecs, until said codecs are created, the video should be the same, which in other words means mind blowingly awesome. Now if Mike wants more space to include incredible amounts of extra features, all in 1080p glory that is a different story.

[thewhoopimen]

Actually jackie, I'm inclined to disagree with you. Just because you use VC1 to encode doesn't mean that video is going to come out the same. Take mp3s for example. 128kbit is totally going to be different from 256kbit. So if you were to ask me how quality could be different between a 17gb disc and 25gb disc, (assuming I couldn't tell difference from 7-10 feet away), I would still give the edge to the 25gb Bluray disc (and that's also assuming it isn't a dual layer 50 gb one), purely through logical reasoning.

[jackdoe]

True, Blu-ray does allow for more MBPS, but that is only if the studios take advantage of the space, and they have not. Multi-format releases share the same encoding, and a re-release of Transformers most likely will.

[Nameless]

It sounds like Michael Bay is drunk again did his favorite football team loose this weekend ? It will not be long now before he retracts his statement again thats for sure.

[DJ]

who think they know better than him, and rightfully so.

[Vespertine]

In my honest opinion: Michael Bay is being very unprofessional with this whole thing. Using words like "d!ck wads" to describe HD DVD supporters.

Yes, I know there are people on the forums being childish, but I don't think Michael Bay needs to stoop down to their level.

[Figboy]

it's his *OWN PERSONAL BLOG forums.

he's not being interviewed by a professional blog magazine, he's talking to his fans in his own personal space.

i mean, are people not allowed to speak their minds in this country anymore?

i'm all for being professional, but no one should have to censor themselves, in their own personal space, (whether on the net or at their home). it's ridiculous.

it'd be like someone coming into your home and telling you not to talk about things that aren't government sanctioned or PC.

"celebrities" are no different than anybody else, and therefore, shouldn't be elevated to a higher standard than anybody else. i think Mike was hitting the sauce a little before his post, but his point remains: he worked with this movie for *MONTHS, practically analyzing every frame of his work, and he *SHOULD know it in and out, from a behind the scenes perspective.

it's his opinion that the Blu Ray transfer of his movie was better than the HD DVD transfer. it's very possible that that could be true, but it *IS his opinion, and professionally stated or not, he should be allowed to express it, especially from the comfort of his own blog.

now, if he was on Paramounts official web page, spouting this off, it would be "unprofessional."

cut the poor rich drunkard some slack in this instance.

[WIIIS1]

The fact that you have more disagrees than agrees to a perfectly mature and sensible comment shows that there are indeed many d!ck wads - but on this forum they're not from the HD-DVD camp.

[HDAddicts]

I'm a retailer that sells both, so I'll live with whichever is the winner. I am however liking this guy less and less. At least stand behind your movie which hundreds of thousands of people bought on HD DVD. This wang has been dissing it since before it came out. If and when a Blu version of Transformers comes out it better be superior after all of Bay's BS. Just my 2 cents

[jackdoe]

He is an asshole. Unless Paramount remasters the whole thing, which they aren't likely to do, it will look the same on Blu-ray.

-edit- If you are gonna disagree, at least have the guts to post why you disagree.

[titntin]

@jackdoe
people are disagreeing with you becuase you called the guy an assh*le - it really isn't difficult to figure it out.
Concurr with his view or not, he has every right to express it in his own blog - and I find it refreshing to hear people who are not afraid to 'wear their heart on their sleeves'. In an age dominated by half truths and spin, its nice to hear an honest opinion that's not couched in 'political niceties'.

Couldn't give a t*ss about his movie which I've not even bothered watching yet, never mind owning. But if he reckons he can master it and make it better on Blu ray than HD- dvd, then so be it, he's acknowledging that higher bit rates make less artifacts even with the exactly the same codec. I'd much rather believe him than some of the half witted arrogant fanboy bleating we get on here from 'arm chair experts' who have not a single ounce of credible experience in the area at all.

[Shaka2K6]

Even though i thought trashformers sucked,but my family liked it
when the flick drops best on Blu-ray i will pop it on Blu-ray just in honor to this guy.

Blu-ray + Michaell Bay = Blu-Bay FTW !!!!!!!!!!

[Bombomb]

"Yeah regardless of what he prefers His movies are not that great....I thought transformers sucked... the cartoon was better.

That just me and many others

[RonDeMuerte]

Go watch the cartoon then.....little boy.....

[Bombomb]

Great comeback...

[Nameless]

Michael Bay is just the more expensive version of Uwe Boll.

[The Karate Kid]

And I think you suck, real gamers and tech geeks are better!

Micheal Bay and Blu-Ray FTW!!!!!!!!!!!

[RonDeMuerte]

I think he called you a d!ck wad!!! but I'm not sure!!! you should probably check it out!!!!!!

[DJ]

The increased storage capacity allows for less audio and video compression; hell, even the HD-DVD version had pretty piss-poor audio options, which is a shame considering how amazing the sound is in Transformers.

The Blu-ray version was already completed before Paramount took the exclusivity agreement, so it's not like extra money would be spent releasing it to Retail.

[LoydX-mas]

You do realize that Transformers got a 5 out of 5 for audio. Yes it was DD+, but it was encoded at the 1.5 mbs and not the 645kbs like most DD+ have been.

[beoulve]

Internet is filled with self-proclaimed expert. Some d~ck wad really think they are smart enough to challenge professionals. LOL that's a big HD-DVD supporter pwned there. Good Job, Michael Bay.

[UKnowY]

HD-DVD has had tha better transfers to date because of tha better use of tech & codecs. Itz not that Blu-ray cant match it or feasibly surpass it just hasnt done it yet. He's a complete dip-shh for sayin transformers would look better on blu-ray now as it would look tha same if anything.
Transformers would look best on Holo-Disc anyway 4x 1080p etc lol

[jackdoe]

You are being as big of a dumbass as Bay.

[beoulve]

we got a live one.

[Madbrain]

...

[aiphanes]

They will in the next year...and since bluray supports 100 GB discs..(soon) we will see some awesome encodes not even possible on HDDVD.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Maximum
bitrate
Bluray HD-DVD DVD
Raw data transfer 53.95 Mbit/s 36.55 Mbit/s 11.08 Mbit/s
Audio+Video+Subtitles 48.0 Mbit/s 30.24 Mbit/s 10.08 Mbit/s
Video 40.0 Mbit/s 29.4 Mbit/s 9.8 Mbit/s

[Lcarrero5]

Whoa awesome. looks like this disc is going to be able to do more and be better than we expected(which is saying alot)

[TheExodus]

Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys II, The Island and Transformers? Blu-ray isn't going to help his catalog of mediocrity in the slightest.

[titntin]

In an age where sucess is measured in box office takings, his track record is exemplary and he would surely been seen as one of the most succesful directors based on your list!

Personally, I enjoyed 'the Rock' enourmously (hard not to like Sean Connery) and I found 'The Island' suprisingly palatable, but I wouldn't actually want to own any of his movies..

[Drano]

He's the worst d*ckwad here. The special effects and the music in your movies are good Bay, that's about it.

Jump Beyond.

[Universal 08]

Hey Michael Bay, i am neutral about the whole high-def thing but don't you have another Transformers movie to make instead of b***ing all the time with your opinions? obviously not since it seems like you are all too important to go and not stop talking about you being Blu-rays little b****. I mean seriously stfu Bay or else im going to go into your house and throw you out the window.

Damn. Sorry but he just will not shut up, Almost every other Director keeps thier opinions to themselves but this guy just will not quit.

[hardmetal]

He's the man. Bravo!

Bluray rules

[segasage]

maybe this guy thinks blu-ray will turn his movie career around...

talk about mediocre

Ok if this was steven spielberg..

[Blitzed]

Spielberg was executive producer on Transformers and hired Micael Bay.

[Nameless]

Steven Speilberg is more of a professional then this guy. We all know that Steven loves Blu-Ray as well but he does not act like an idiot & at the same time (regardless of DVD format choice) call people that pay to see his movies d!ck wads unlike someone else.

[WilliamRLBaker]

lol yes because blu ray is magic right? odd how hd dvd and blu ray are exactly the same in every codec they use, except one and thats uncompressed audio.

Im gonna laugh when blu ray transformers comes out and its no better then the hd dvd version. lol but then again micheal bay ruined the first film and will ruin the 2nd film as well im so glad i dont own an single blu ray or hd dvd besides some combo format discs that had an awesome directors cut dvd side.

[i_like_ff7]

Yeesh didnt know Bay was such a bluray fanboy. Well i still want transformers on bluray so GO BAY GO!

[VforVideogames]

THE ONLY DIFERENCE ON HD-DVD AND BLU-RAY ITS THE NAME!!!!!!!!!!!! I THINK MICHAEL GAY IS NOT ONLY A F AG, BUT HIS ALSO A RETARDED ONE.

[Leathersoup]

Michael Bay says that Blu-Ray is the way to go. I can handle that.

But why would he want to watch his own movies that much during editing. Doesn't he know that they suck? :)

[HDAddicts]

Hilarious :)

[tordavis]

So I guess he's not happy with the DVD version? He hasn't said ONE DAMN WORD about all of his previous films and their quality on DVD. Why is he now being so picky about HD-DVD when the quality not only blows away DVD, but is EQUAL with Blu-RayGod damn he's a tool.

[bootsielon]

They won't show their faces now. Even Michael Bay hates you.

[The XBOT]

Who tricked you into thinkting that XBOTS gave a f*** about the HD wars. 700MB Divx's are more than enough for me :)

[dazreah]

Im an xbot as you like to call us and what makes you think i care about the format war does not effect my playing great games on the 360 now does it!

[SkolarVisari]

You people are morons seriously it doesnt matter if you like the movie or not. The fact of the matter is that this guy knows more about the quality of his films than any of these fools telling him that he is wrong. Tordavis when was the last time you had legions of jackasses talking about how one format is better than another in spite of the guy that made the content itself (and who has access to the masters) that he doesn't know what he is talking about? It would be like some noob telling Bill Gates that he does not know what he is talking about when it comes to his own OS.

[Bladestar]

"It would be like some noob telling Bill Gates that he does not know what he is talking about when it comes to his own OS" you are right... but then again.. Bill Gates is probably one of the most flamed characters in history.. hated by anti-microsoft all over the war... and yes.. .told many times that he does not know what he is talking about... now.. please quote him turning and calling people "d!ck wads" and sort of names everyone he gets drunk... Do you know why? Because Bill Gates is a proffesional and know a thing of two about public relations... only Sony fanboys think this is a good thing for his image.... do you know who is Mr. Bay insulting? his own fanbase... people who purchase his movie...

And no.. Mr Bay does not know $h!t about electronics and eng... to know the difference between the two formats... that blu-ray can hold more space? fine.... but colors, etc? are you crazy? lots of credible websites (i.e. Popular science) writen articles explaining how both formats are the same in terms of what they can output... and I am going to trust someone about that just because he can say "Action!"... what? is he the one who edit and do the digital work?

let me guess.... he must know more than anyone about electronics because he works with camera... or he must know about 3D graphics because his have lots of CGI... Sony fanboys stop kissing balls... this guy is a not a god... there are other movie directors that support HD DVD and think is better... they are just smarter than this man to keep their mouth shut...

Expect this guy to ask for forgiveness again... he always talk a lot after he drinks and apologise the day after... like a little girl...

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Michael Bay is whining as much as the PS3rd Droids, someone call a whaaaamulance!!! and get this man a tissue. Come back and talk smack when you won an Oscar buddy and you made more than two films that rise above mediocre status. Remember his great classics like Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys 2, The Island and don't forget his first Playboy Video Centerfold: Kerri Kendall. LOL I could understand if this was Spielberg, Lucas or even Mel (jew hater) Gibson but it's not, it's make 1 good movie then make 3 bad Bay. Now excuse me while I go download his best movie to date Transformers, a movie you still don't have.

[White-Sharingan]

you should really stop posting when your in your period Jason. Seems all you have been doing is saying the exact same lines over and over again when there is some good news for Sony's side.

Look at *Blank* whinning like a PS3fandroid, blah blah blah. The sad part is that I actually read your comments, lol. So im doing wrong things too, oh well.

[Blitzed]

"talk smack when you won an Oscar buddy"

Written by a guy who's done little more than finish Halo 3 and litter this site with postings obviously written by a twleve year old.

[aba]

All you did was show everyone that your not just a sh*t director, your a sh*t director with a big mouth and no class. Your a hack, uwe boll > you

@Jason: Saying some crap while your drunk, doesn't make you a goddamn anti-semite. Mel Gibson is a great director.

EDIT: The Michael Richards thing was blown our of proportion too, nobody talks about the hecklers calling him, among other things, a"f**king white boy". Its not easy performing in front a crowd, and douchebags like those guys don't make it any easier.

@bootsielon: I enjoy his movies, and they always make millions. Someones always gonna find something he does or says offensive and b*tch about it, just jealous of his success.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

It was a joke, I find him to be a great director myself but you have to admit the man don't like jews, like that Kramer from Seinfeld
guy "Michael Richards" dont like black people.

[bootsielon]

His father is a conspiracy theorist against the jews. Mel Gibson did a movie portraying the jews as unforgiving bloodsuckers. And when he was drunk, he happened to say what he doesn't in public; realizing it was a bad business move, what with so many jews in hollywood, california and new york, he apologized and wanted to talk to a rabbi, boo-hoo hoo lol. Anyway, connect the dots, anyone? I don't even care if he's an anti-semite, he has made funny movies or great action movies. He is STILL an anti-semite.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Don't get to happy bootsielon I would still like to pwn your a$$ online.

[joevfx]

he is such a D#%k , I LOVE IT!!!!

[unlimited]

awesome BAY!! you rule..

[roybatty]

I have to agree with some posters here that Transformers SUCKED BALLS.
Looked cool, but was as childish as a pixar movie, if not sesame street.
Bring me Speilberg movies on BD, then your talking.

[Tru_Blu]

Hey you know one thing is WB owns HBO and Speilberg is a BD supporter. So bring on Band of Brothers Blu-Ray exclusive. God I hope we see that very, very soon. Imagine that in 1080p with 7.1 uncompressed audio, movie fanboy's wet dream come true, lol.

[g-nome]

It is Transformers ...... you surely did not expect it to be a movie for grown ups did you?

[Led Zeppelin]

regardless of his stance on Bluray HDDVD (I like bluray btw) is a c*nt. Awful director, self righteous pompous a$$hole. I hate him.

[bootsielon]

Explain each adjective. Or are you just baselessly insulting him because you don't like him?

[Genki]

but I smell a fanboy or a shill.

He could at least be more subtle about it, being a d*ckhead doesn't do anybody any good, particularly with how much exposure his loud mouth gets.

Reminds me of Gabe Newell. His success within a certain industry gives the dumb*ss the idea that he can run his suck about whatever and to whoever he wants to.

[Tru_Blu]

Good analogy, I like the fact he prefers blu but dikwad is not needed. Especially from someone in his position.

[djroberts]

He must be referring to the higher transfer rate thus less compression available on Blu-ray. He was probably pushed on the forums by some HD-DVD fan boys claiming he knew little to nothing.

As a director he should stay a little further above this.

[Fanboy Slaughter]

I will admit, if I was there for every little nook and cranny tweak for a movie I made, people telling me how to do my job would piss me off too.

There's gonna be a LOT of HDDVD-based bitterness for quite some time. And while Toshiba is clamoring the bells of HD...the film industry is no doubt going to call for a quick and maybe not-so-quiet death of the format, considering their God (money) is heavily involved.

[InMyOpinion]

I guess he will apologize soon, just like the last time he was drunk and wrote stuff.

[The XBOT]

this site is called n4g meaning news for gamers. This "news" means nothing to gamers. Who cares about what some arrogant producer thinks of the time-wasting format wars? Let us talk about games, shall we?

[Figboy]

what matters is that, for Paramount, his movies tend to gross *OVER $400 *MILLION dollars, so, to them, his opinion matters very much to them.

personally, i think he's not a great director (i mean, he's no Spielberg, Scorceze, Welles, or Del Torro), but he makes fun popcorn movies.

i'm a child of the 80's. i grew up with Transformers (i didn't just hop on board because of a t-shirt i saw in Hot Topic), and no, the movie is nothing like the cartoons, but it was a fun popcorn movie.

Bad Boys, Bad Boys 2, and The Rock are also fun popcorn movies, and never said they were trying to be otherwise.

i can enjoy a Citizen Kane, All About Eve, Sunset Blvd, and Silence of the Lambs just as much as i can enjoy Bay's fodder. those who expect more from him are being silly. could any of you guys go out, right now, and make a film that will gross as much as Transformers, the Rock, Bad Boys, and Bad Boys 2? probably not.

my point is that people *DO like his films (as evidenced by the sales of Transformers on DVD), and in all honesty, in business, that matters more to Paramount than what a few people on the internet have to say about the matter.

it doesn't matter that i *AGREE with most of you regarding his talent, but it has no bearing on the reality of the situation, which is that Bay makes Paramount a *LOT of money with practically *EVERY explosion filled brain-cell killer he produces.

i'm entertained by his films (granted, i didn't expect much from Transformers at all, so i was surprised when it wasn't complete and utter sh*t; i mean, what do you expect? it's giant robots fighting each other! seriously now, guys. how emotionally moving do you *THINK it's going to be?), but i never expect more than mindless entertainment, and that's what i get. in a world where so much serious sh*t is going down, i don't mind the distraction his movies tend to afford.

[NoxiousD]

I want to bear his children!!! i want your babies michael bay!!! Blu Ray Rules!!!
*throws up because he's drunk*

I don't own a HD DVD player and neither does anyone i have met. I am not paying for an HD DVD add on for my 360. It's stupid! to invest in. I defantly feel safer in the blu...

*takes check Sony gives him*

[lawong78]

Hey man. I absolutely agree with what he is saying. Whether you like his movies is not an issue here (just some HD-DVD fanboys being sore losers). I emphasis SOME, not all fanboys. I respect the opinions of people. If these HD-DVD fanboys are to tell me "I like HD-DVD because its more affordable", Fine, i accept that. But do not go around bashing and sh1tting like nobody business cause you are acting like one here.
This guy directed "Transformers" and HENCE he has every rights to insist that he knows his show better than any "D1CK WAD" out there.
Stop acting like you know his d1ck better than himself unless you admit you are really his....d1ck.
Moreover stop making yourself a fool by arguing that a HD-DVD and a Blu-ray is the same when it really isn't. The storage capacity and bit-rate differ in their specification. Its like telling me a CD and a DVD is the same. Ya ya...its "alright" for you to have 6 CDs to make up for a DVD...you just have to keep changing disc. LOL.

[MK_Red]

He is not attacking all HD-DVD fans. Just the ones that attacked him first so it's defense. Also, the only group of HD-DVD fans that deserve the insult are the ones that have simply sided with it to be against Blu-ray because of some blind hate for PS3.
And only a minority of HD-DVD fans are blind haters like that.

[name]

Not all HD-DVD supporters are/were haters. I feel that had game consoles not been involved, the format war would have been extended way longer. Plenty of HD DVD supporters didn't see that much of a difference and therefore went with the lower price. Also the name was alot safer to some people who weren't that educated on high def entertainment, and simply upgrading to a HD version of dvd(hense the name) was something they could do without fear. That isn't unreasonable at all.

However, like the blu ray and PS3 relation, alot of HD DVD supporters not only supported it because of the HD DVD add on for 360, but to antagonize the PS3. Obviously Blu ray winning means more purchases of PS3's and an almost manditory means of Microsoft feeding the hand that bites them.(see what I did there =D)

[Bathyj]

Its funny how its all Xbox fans that have a problem with MB voicing his opinion on his own Blog, while you all do the same on someones else's site.

Me, I'm buying Michael a Christmas card this year.

[jordan8445]

Michael Bay 4 Fuhrer '08.

[ali312]

At the end of the day it only comes down to one thing, the ability to watch great high definition movies on one singular format. Fortunately for me I have a PS3 but I do feel sorry for the HD-DVD suppoters as they now have a bum deal. Shame on the big companies who could not agree a universal format, mainly Toshiba who originally screwed Sony when the DVD format was created. Im looking forward to the day when Transformers gets released on Blu-ray. But the main question is have too many people been burnt by this whole sorry saga and is there enough education for High Definition to take off?

[jlytle1234]

well since most people havent jumped on the hd player market yet, it probably wont cause too much heat. just for arguments sake, lets assume hd-dvd is on the way out. once its finally done and everyone goes bluray, there is going to be a need for the hd-dvd owners to get a new player. well the smart thing is to buy the hd-dvd/bluray player so you can have one device and your hd-dvd movies can remain a part of your catalogue. plus i think once there is a clear winner, dvd production will decline and the industry will push hd media until finding a dvd is like finding a vhs.

[jlytle1234]

its so odd that he has this passionate hate for hd-dvd and love for bluray. its like someone at toshiba slapped his momma. i think it would be funny if paramount released a statement saying they went to blurray exclusivley to make micheal bay shut-up.

[jeepndave]

gotta give it up to Bay. for stating his case and sticking to it even when the studio that back his movies goes the other way.

[moses]

He sounds like a pretty arrogant prick to me.

[Nameless]

Hey jlytle it would be funny if Paramount just gave Michael Bay the boot & make him find a new studio for support.

[HarryEtTubMan]

Here's what the director of The Rock, The Island, Pearl Harbor, Armagedon, Transforners and many other mega blockbusters.... YOU DUMB PS3 HATING XBOTS... YOU WILL GET BURNED... BLU RAY IS AND ALWYAS HAS BEEN THE BETTER FORMAT. GET OVER IT. BLU RAY WINS. YOU HD DEAD ADD ON IS A PIECE OF CRAP. GO BUY A PLAYSTATION 3.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

but those ohther movies were pure flops and bombed worse than Bagdad at the theaters and are downright horrible. It doesnt matter if your a Droid, Xbot or Puternut or Wii Wii head, bad movies are just bad movies. If you realy like those movies without your PS3 glasses on then you my furry friend have bad taste and need to go out and get a copy of Good the Bad and the Ugly or 300 to take your mind off the sucky. Every director has made their share of ugly but Bay has about 70% ugly with a great one here and there.

[whengeeksgobad]

as simply put as possible, the appearance of the movie has nothing to do with the format and everything to do with the authoring. Now, if he didn't have enough space on one disc or another that may be something else altogether but he does come across as though he's a bit clueless at the moment. It's also disappointing to see someone like this get so petty a format he has very little to do with.

[tk]

He can spend color time as much as he wants. As I stated numerous times before - but then it was when HD-DVD camp claiming "better quality"... it is still true when BR claim "better quality"...

It can not be. Simply because a AVI, MPEG2, MPEG4, etc etc formats - is digital files - and is exactly the same if you put it on tape drive, a CD, a DVD, HD-DVD or BR. It can not give different quality on a different format, because it is the same file. A spreadsheet on BR is not suddenly "enhanced" just because it is on a BR disk and not HD-DVD. The only difference is the playback equipment, and when the drives are swapped around, it will give the same quality again.

Give it up both camps. The only advantage BR has is that it allows for more storage, and faster transfer speeds. It does not alter the actual content. Try it out. Copy a jpg file to a stiffy, HD, CD, DVD, BR, HD-DVD or whatever - and see if it gives you a different quality.

The statement is BS - if it comes from a BR or HD-DVD supporter makes no difference. It is BS.

[ITR]

Again I'm glad GL doesn't act like this.

First, MB your film is only in HD not BD, so how do you know it will look better?
Second, most films put out on both formats thus far have looked the same.
Third, audio mags and online sites have all said anything gained in PCM over lossless is very little at best and most can not even tell the difference between the two once sound levels have been matched.

The best part about BD to me is still the coating on the disc. Otherwise it's basically the same content different disc format.