Michael Bay Praises Blu-ray's Success

Outspoken director Michael Bay is once again singing the praises of Blu-ray, this time in celebration of the recent Blu-ray successes. At the Visual Effects Society's sixth annual award show, where he presented the award for animated character in a motion picture, he remarked, "Blu-ray's better, and I told everyone. I was very vocal about it. I knew HD [DVD] was not going to make it." Bay has personally supervised Blu-ray transfers for his films 'The Rock' and 'Pearl Harbor' and says it has resulted in a sharper image that is "closer to what it should look like." He also isn't afraid of grain: "Yeah, there's some grain, pushing film, shooting at night. There's actually some grain in 'Transformers'. We pushed it just a little too much. I don't mind grain. Grain has a vibe." He also spoke about the prospects of bringing his film 'Armageddon' to Blu-ray, but mentioned that it would need a brand new master. "The Armageddon [master] was burned in a fire apparently, so we've got to re-master the whole movie," noted Bay.
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CptGreedle  » Feb 12, 2008
I was waiting for him to say something again....

PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD  » Feb 12, 2008
Way to go BAY!

ezcobar411  » Feb 12, 2008
Bay, you're amazing.

hubcityrider  » Feb 12, 2008
Now where's my blu copy of transformers? =)

cembros  » Feb 12, 2008	Show comment Hide comment
is blu ray known for having more grain than HD dvd or something?

L or S of Perfect?  » Feb 12, 2008
more salt on the flesh wound

katharsis  » Feb 12, 2008
Great news... would love to get a hold of Armageddon!!

bkbluray  » Feb 12, 2008
Nice comments!

Septimus Prime  » Feb 12, 2008
This man is my hero or something. EVERY movie can benefit from having more random explosions. Okay, not every movie. Michael Bay movies already have enough random explosions.

jcs913  » Feb 12, 2008	Show comment Hide comment
There's nothing worse than a 'told you so' rich guy.....

jk1138  » Feb 12, 2008
Well thats great, but how does it get us TF?

richard lichtenfelt  » Feb 12, 2008
The master of the movie Armageddon was burned in a fire. That is beyond ironic. Glad to have such a heavy hitter in our ring.

ClaytonMG  » Feb 12, 2008
Now just work on getting all your films released on Blu-Ray!

bicclick2002  » Feb 12, 2008
I praise Bay! You are the man! I'm excited to see Transformers come to Blu in the not so distant future. . .

Zixxer  » Feb 12, 2008
\</ ROCK ON \</

tru blu  » Feb 12, 2008
Richard. You took the words out of my mouth. Armageddon master burnt in a fire. Ironic. Seriously I hope they can work on that film, as I love it. Have the Criterion version.

kknight  » Feb 12, 2008
BAY you're the man!! Give us The Island, Transformers & Armegeddon!!!

kaliraver69  » Feb 12, 2008
Got to love Mr. Bay you seriously have rocked since day 1!

BLU RULES ALL  » Feb 12, 2008
Bay is now one of my favorite directors ever. Can't wait for Transformers on BD

Rainman208  » Feb 12, 2008
I got The Island UK import. Looks awesome. Armageddon would look great on Blu also. Way to go Bay, stay vocal until Uni and Para break.

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