A Math Equation

[michaelbay]

Math doesn't lie.

I looked into this Razzie thingy. Sounds like a fruit cocktail but it is an apparent award for they say “the worst in film” by respected judges.

On their website you can join to be Judge! Holy shit, for $40 I could actually use my credit card to be a one! So I joined (I didn’t want the INNER SANCTUM membership for $75, because it sounds too much like Rectum). The $100 one for “GUARANTEED ANONYMITY” sounds kind of cool for the pure Internet lifer-hater-living-their-whole-life-behind-a-computer-wishing-they-could-of-done-something-other-then-hate-the-ones-that-are-doing. But the price was steep.

I’m a judge now $40 bucks with a newsletter included. I must say the Razzie Reporter Newsletter rocks!

So here's the math, made by a young PA in the office:

• Directed nine movies
• One movie tanked at the box office
• 4th Highest Grossing Director of All Time according to BoxOffice Mojo
• Youngest age in the top ten Grossing directors according to Boxoffice Mojo
• Bay most likely has received the most Razzie nominations as a director ever has
• Transformers Dark of the Moon: 140 million people around the world attended
• Transformers Dark of the Moon box-office $1.123 billion dollars.
• Transformers Dark of the Moon received 7 Noms this year
• Transformers Dark of the Moon is 4th highest grossing movie of All Time (the last Harry Potter is 3rd , and last Lord of the Rings is 5th).
• The next most attended movie Nominee is Jack and Jill, 4.2 million people.
• Transformers Dark of the Moon made $1.20 billion more dollars then the next Nominee Jack and Jill
• Number of Razzie Judges: 423
• Razzie Judges with Emperor packages: 13 (not sure what special shit they get)

Okay so now…


430 judges vote + 140 million people saw it + 712 Paramount Studio employees are smiling = 1 Very Happy Director


Michael

[starscream1017]

Fuck the Razzie's & Fuck the Oscars.. Razzie judges are haters, Oscar judges are old ppl..

[Trailbreaker]

The irony of this is amazing. The Razzies loving giving their "Worst..." awards to MB and his movies and now he's a judge.

[Albershide]

Ha ha ha! This math equation works perfectly well for the Oscars too. :lmao

[sora]

430 judges vote + 140 million people saw it + 712 Paramount Studio employees are smiling = 1 Very Happy Director

Michael

And we're very happy audiences. Glad to be on the same planet, and in the same times as you.

[alexsm]

Hey, are you going to vote?

[Aliafne]

Are there people in this world who take the Razzies seriously?

[alexsm]

It's most likely that even the organization thinks Razzies are a joke.

If they were serious... where the hell is 2-Headed Shark Attack?

[JuanCarlos]

All my support to the most positive filmmaker Thank you Michale Bay for your films! You show us the best from people in your movies (and even robots!)

[Bot of Badassness]

Sounds like Bay is voting for Jack and Jill

[Flyingheart]

On their website you can join to be Judge! Holy shit, for $40 I could actually use my credit card to be a one! So I joined (I didn’t want the INNER SANCTUM membership for $75, because it sounds too much like Rectum). The $100 one for “GUARANTEED ANONYMITY” sounds kind of cool for the pure Internet lifer-hater-living-their-whole-life-behind-a-computer-wishing-they-could-of-done-something-other-then-hate-the-ones-that-are-doing. But the price was steep.

I’m a judge now $40 bucks with a newsletter included. I must say the Razzie Reporter Newsletter rocks!

LMFAO XD i'm looking at their site right now omfg this is hilarious hahaahaha XD you have to be a complete moron to get the "LIFETIME Membership – for $500.00" hahaha :lmao
I like how they pronounced the 5th membership option "**Berry** Important Member – $100.00" oh boy oh boy oh boy! raspberries? get it? some first class humor right there, NOT! LMAO :lmao
When i came on that site the first thing that happened was i got a pop-up window that i couldn't remove of advertisement saying: "that i won a Iphone or iPad" was very irritating and aimed at a foreigner is insulting to say the least.. they must be very desperate, it's probably the reason why they choose Transformers so they attract millions of TF fans..

For "Worst Award Show EVER!" *drum sound*...and the Golden Elephant Turd Award goes to..



...goes to... the ***Razzies!*** lol

The following sayings can be applied here: "Who spits against the wind gets a dirty beard" meaning: whose to undertake action can expect a response back. and "foul mouths, foul grounds" meaning: who speaks ill of others wrong themselves/are no good themselves.

P.S: Hope you had a great birthday party Michael

[Lbrosfilm]

This is just too awesome.

Mr. Bay has made my day once again.

(Although I'm sure the people at the Razzie's are like :wtf)

[NIBMRatchet]

Epic Michael Bay Is Epic!

[Link]

Wow, and I thought the Razzies were just using critics and stuff. Now we know what's going on in there.

Bay, how wabout we get some people and blow up the Razzies with a big ass explosion!! :lmao

[starscream1017]

Wow, and I thought the Razzies were just using critics and stuff. Now we know what's going on in there.

Bay, how wabout we get some people and blow up the Razzies with a big ass explosion!! :lmao

yeah, blow up the razzies and send the driller in for the oscars!! like in dotm the driller grabs the engine part, he could grab the oscar from the hugo ppl while they were giving the acceptance speech! then shockwave comes out of the driller and gives the acceptance speech before shooting into the audience! the driller should go around & crush the building, killing everyone! would be epic!

[Flyingheart]

I have to admit it's pretty smart of you Michael IF your behind this.. but i'm not gonna bite, sorry. Maybe next time when something better comes along.

I'll be receiving your Signatured trilogy next week HOPEFULLY! >:-E it's stuck at customs in Brussels >:-E i could eat their skin raw!! >:-E

[rubbie75]

1 Very Happy Director= Good Movies
1 Very Happy Director+Good Movies= Very happy fans

[Bayhem]

You know what's really funny?


The fact that "Armageddon" was nominated for 7 Razzies, including for "Worst Movie"...yet one year later it was embraced by The Criterion Collection. For those who don't know, The Criterion Collection is "a specialist film distributor that markets "important classic and contemporary films" and "cinema at its finest".

It's safe to say that The Criterion Collection is pretty influential and famous among film fans, so I can only imagine how mad the Razzie folks were when they learned that "Armageddon" is now part of that collection. And it's part of the collection for a good reason - in a lot of ways this movie changed the blockbuster genre. Think about it and you'll realize that after 1998 a lot of summer films tried to recreate that very specific "Bay-Armageddon" feeling. Whether they succeeded or not, that's a different question.


So...the bottom line is this: don't take the Razzies seriously and don't use them as a legitimate source of film criticism.

[dnn]

I'm glad you have the right attitude, which is to roll with a sense of humor.

Now, if you "win" would you pull a Halle Berry and accept your award in person?