If you mention Michael Bay's name on the internet, you're almost guaranteed to get an immediate, negative reaction. His name has become synonymous with loud, brainless action schlock, and even seeing his name as a producer on films he didn't write or direct (the upcoming 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or the numerous horror remakes he produced under his Platinum Dunes label) is enough to raise some ire. Since 2007's Transformers, he's been particularly demonized for the direction he's taken this franchise.
