Movies directed by Michael Bay

Bad Boys (1995)

118 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime, Thriller      

In many ways "Bad Boys" is stereotypical Michael Bay, it has a slim storyline and then lots of big action scenes, but it does have something else and that is the pairing of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. And it's a good job ...

The Rock (1996)

136 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

The first of 3 consecutive action movies for Nicolas Cage "The Rock" sees Nicolas Cage as biochemist Standely Goodspeed who ends up part of a crack force sent on to Alcatraz island to stop General Hummel (Ed Harris) from firi...

Armageddon (1998)

150 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, Thriller      

There has been a growing trend in cinema for many years to launch a big blockbuster movie where the basis of the plot is that the world faces impending doom only for the Americans to save the day with some far fetched idea. M...

Pearl Harbor (2001)

183 mins     Action , Drama, Romance, War      

What can you say about Michael Bay's "Pearl Harbor", maybe it is to war what "Twilight" is to vampire movies or maybe you could say it is Michael Bay doing for Pearl Harbor what James Cameron did for the Titanic. But I think ...

Bad Boys II (2003)

147 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime, Thriller      

In 1995 Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and director Michael Bay gave us "Bad Boys" a movie in the tradition of cop buddy movies with a mix of humour, crime and action. 8 years later and all 3 were back for "Bad Boys II" a sequel...

The Island (2005)

136 mins     Action , Sci-Fi, Thriller      

There is no denying that if you want someone to deliver big special effect driven action and huge crashes which ring in your ears then Michael Bay is your man. Bay has proven time and again that when it comes to action he wil...

Transformers (2007)

138 mins     Action , Sci-Fi, Thriller      

No matter how hard I try I just can't get excited over Michael Bay's mega hit "Transformers". It's without a doubt a visual delight of CGI enhanced, over the top action and smuggles in a reasonably pleasant line in humour, bu...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

150 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

If you've read my review of "Transformers" you will know that I didn't really rate it that highly and so you can probably guess that when it comes to "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" I feel exactly the same. Actually tha...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

154 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

Well we have comically snarky officials, Sam having romantic troubles again, Autobots and Decepticons going at it, lost of famous faces turning in comedic roles in pretty, danger, double crosses, inter being tension and ... l...