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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Of course films don't have to be exactly like The Dark Knight. I was just using that as a recent example of a summer action film that also had a solid story, great acting, and excellent directing and cinematography. And it made tons of money too, topping the commercial success of every other film ever made aside from "Titanic".
There's nothing wrong with having fun at the movies, but I don't have fun watching mindless explosion films that are poorly written, acted, and directed. Summer blockbusters don't have to be that way. Hollywood can do better -- and they have!
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I take some issue with the bad directing thing. Michael Bay is good at what he does, blowing crap up. I can't think of another director that is better than him. Granted, he usually gets the huge budgets and has more free willl, but he still does an amazing job. When he tries to do something different, like the monstrosity of Pearl Harbor, then he fails. Having said that, the battle scenes in PH were fantastic.
I've watched how much work Bay puts into these movies and how in depth he gets into and he really doesn't get the credit he deserves. Watch the special features on the first Transformers DVD and you'll know what I mean. I have so much more respect for movie makers after watching that.