There’s been a few stories over the last couple of days about who is going to direct Transformers. Filmfodder carry the summary of Ain’t it cool:
Ain’t It Cool News says two directors have been rumored to oversee Dreamworks’ live-action “Transformers” movie: Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow”) and Michael “BOOM” Bay (“Bad Boys,” “Armageddon”). The same report claims Bay is the front-runner, which is good because Emmerich’s penchant for proselytizing would suck the fun out of a “Transformers” flick.
This is a difficult one because there are plus and minus points on both sides. Despite everyone slamming him Emmerich isn’t all that bad, for me Stargate was good, Independance Day, Godzilla and The Day after Tomorrow were all quite good, cheesy in places, but good.
So we’re comparing these to movies of Bay like Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, The Rock and Armageddon. Well these movies are just as cheesy in my mind, just a bit slicker.
So why the immediate write off of Emmerich? Yeah, okay Bay would edge ahead, but there’s not that much different in these movies. Big and cheese.
Let’s not forget, they’ve both had their stinkers too, Emmerich isn’t the only holder of that one, Pearl (cough) Harbour.
Frankly if I was such a huge fan of Transformers I wouldn’t want either of these Directors doing it. Who are you siding for? Let’s see which Director wins for you guys. If not either of them, who else would do a decent job?
