Filed by matt on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 11:51 am

I’ve seen a few Bay/Bruckheimer films in the past week and I’m struck by how both films just seemed far lamer then I remember. I saw Gone in 60 Seconds and Armageddon not too long after they came out and thought they were fine as popcorn action movies. But watching them again they weren’t near as fun and were far more ridiculous then I remember. I’ve been trying to think what makes those films lose their staying power vs other films that I’m fine with after multiple viewings. It might be that everything is so amped up – all the music and camera moves and everything is very over-dramatic and the first time you see it you’re completely caught up in it and it works. But after you know the resolution you’re not as invested and have more time to notice the clunkiness the next time around. Clearly they make a lot of money so why bother changing but I dunno. There’s plenty of action movies that I like just fine. Doesn’t seem too hard to make one vs the other.