Transformers Dark Of The Moon: Did Michael Bay Recycle Action Scenes From The Island?

Transformers Dark Of The Moon: Did Michael Bay Recycle Action Scenes From The Island?

Apparently so, a viewer with eye's of an eagle happened to notice quite the similarities between the two films, in a pair of scenes. He posted a video on youtube that shows the scenes in question, side-by-side. Take a gander...

By nailbiter111 - Jul 02, 2011 12:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Transformers
Source: www.youtube.com










When you go to a Michael Bay film you expect to see the same redundancy: sexy girls in revealing poses, big explosions, blue/orange filters, and glorious sunsets. But did you expect Bay to reuse the same shots from a film, he only shot six years ago?

Directors use stock footage all the time, it's a great way to save money. Now most, but not all of stock footage is parts of film that ends up on the cutting room floor. And they reuse that footage for any number of film projects down the road. If done well, stock footage will mesh like cheese and pickles. Done poorly, and stock footage will be a bigger eyesore than Leno's chin. These two scenes were not shot in 3D and had to be converted, and that is most likely the reason they caused deja vu.

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patriautism
patriautism - 7/2/2011, 1:01 PM
Yeah he did. He also recycled scenes from Pearl Harbor for Transformers 1.. He does it a lot. I guess it doesn't matter since really they're all the exact same movie anyway.
jazzman
jazzman - 7/2/2011, 1:02 PM
u realise Michael Bay did this before right.

TF he used the same ship from his other movie Pearl Harbor



Ruben
Ruben - 7/2/2011, 1:08 PM
what!! crazy i didnt know he did that in TF?? and now in TF3 nice bay lol.
jazzman
jazzman - 7/2/2011, 1:14 PM
@Ruben

u learn new things everyday lol

@teabag

he sure does LOL :P
PaulRom
PaulRom - 7/2/2011, 1:21 PM
Uh....wow. :P Talk about being cheap.
sonofsamadams
sonofsamadams - 7/2/2011, 2:07 PM
I NOTICED THAT TOO!
I was like, 'Wow, good going bay'
TayDee
TayDee - 7/2/2011, 2:07 PM
the fact that people waste their time finding it, because its not gonna change anything and it just shows that they have no life.
cgrass5150
cgrass5150 - 7/2/2011, 6:35 PM
Ample doses of "Depakote" required. If you've ever wondered what having a seizure is like, "Transformers: DOTM," is your ticket to ride.

"DOTM" is a non-stop orgy of pointless, mind-numbing robot destruction and violence highlighted by an endless parade of mechanical innards whizzing across the screen at 200 MPH.

As for the rest of the movie, the plot is a convoluted mess and the human characters are a joke. Not only is their acting bad but the dialogue appears to have been scripted by a 9 year-old. Also, over the course of 2 hours horn-dog Michael Bay reduces women to nothing more than mindless, annoying hump magnets. Look no further than the frequent up close ass and crotch shots of pneumatic Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and the "Vivid" contract girl lookalikes in the background.

Sadly, even the Transformers are lame. Unlike the cartoon and comic books of the 80's, none of the key Transformers are developed enough in the story to the point where you care what's happening to them.

In summary, Michael Bay and the overrated Steven Spielberg succeed magnificently in further destroying a cool sci-fi premise that always had the potential to be awesome in the hands of a more competent, visionary director and producer.

NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 7/2/2011, 10:20 PM
I noticed the Island background and cars when I saw TF3. I didn't bother trying to explain it to anyone though. Some times your the biggest geek among the people you're around. Why amplify it.

The Island is a good film and I was surprised at Bay's genuine and mostly successful attempt at a more cohesive Transformers film. Good way to end it. Now, all the cliche Bay haters can get low-budget and shitty Transformer films when the next Director and producer comes along.
thedarknight923
thedarknight923 - 7/2/2011, 10:28 PM
Seriously, you guys are that upset that Bay decided to recycle all of 3 seconds of footage?!? As if those 3 seconds in any way affect the film itself... WHO CARES?! Not me
UncleDrew
UncleDrew - 7/2/2011, 11:42 PM
HATERS!!!!!
jaybear
jaybear - 7/3/2011, 4:58 AM
well this sucks big time ass..
TheMyhand
TheMyhand - 7/3/2011, 7:17 AM
Just a guess, but I believe that scene might have originally been (and some of it might still be in the movie) from the shoot where the Extra driving her vehicle was seriously injured. Perhaps that's why he reused some old footage?
jazzman
jazzman - 7/3/2011, 2:21 PM
@thedarknight923

u got to remember Bay was boosting about he filmed the whole movie in 3D. so the guy just lied to everyone he converted some old scenes in the movie.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/3/2011, 6:41 PM

Is that even legal!? lol
god, what a lazy director.
thedarknight923
thedarknight923 - 7/3/2011, 10:54 PM
@jazzman

True, but still, only like 8 seconds were not filmed in 3D then, probably added later to enhance a scene, or maybe there was a revealing angle in the one filmed in 3D. Who knows, I don't see it as a big deal at all
Deschain
Deschain - 7/3/2011, 11:21 PM
His niche is blowing shit up, if they wanted a real story with depth, intelligence (a plot) they woudn't have hired him and he wouldn't have taken it anyway. Its funny how critisisms come in after these comparisons, like you've been cheated or its a cheap trick, it doesnt matter now you've paid your money. You should know what to expect already. If you dnt want to see crap movies, stop financing them.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 7/4/2011, 2:42 AM
lol People have a problem with something they didn't even know about until now.
thecaster
thecaster - 7/5/2011, 5:25 PM
Bay did a great job in using stock footage and if someone says he's cheap or an idiot for it then guess who the real idiot is. If your one of those people saying he's and idiot then turn your finger on your self. TF3 was very well done. Best action movie ever I dunno about all that but it was very good. Who even saw the island anyway. those comparisons are very obviously 110% exact and there is no denying it but at least if he "ripped off" a movie it was his own. Unlike a lot of directors who do the same thing using other movies they had no part in. Bay makes some damn good movies and he wouldn't be working with one of the very best film makers in the world if he didn't. Ofcourse I am talking about Stephen Spielburg. Why let Bay helm it if it wasn't working? If you want to watch transformers the way you remember it then go watch G1 if you were a fan of beast wars then shoot your self in the head for wasting your time. People fail to see that for a movie to work in theater's it needs to be tweaked to fit the venue. People bad mouth transformers all the time but Thor is a great movie? I can't wrap my brain around that one. That's like saying Johnny Depp sucks but Paris Hilton is a talented actress. Thor sucked people get it right. Sorry I am still mad that marvel made me waste my money on that train wreck. Michael Bay rocked the screen with this film. The firing of Megan Fox was great though rosie was no improvement. I just hope what ever good ol' steve has planned for the 4th movie eliminates the human element. Hows a bouta prequel?
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