Michael Bay (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Michael Bay" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 18:53:54, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

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2121rottentomatoes.com

52^nd place

77^th place

1717web.archive.org

1^st place

33oscars.org

198^th place

216^th place

22ew.com

59^th place

97^th place

22michaelbay.com

low place

22boxofficemojo.com

41^st place

40^th place

21newyorker.com

191^st place

264^th place

11filmreference.com

571^st place

71^st place

11forbes.com

71^st place

58^th place

11criterion.com

2,384^th place

8,264^th place

11amctv.com

7,349^th place

7,470^th place

11hauteliving.com

low place

11worstpreviews.com

low place

11thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com

low place

11mtv.com

130^th place

124^th place

11dvdreview.com

low place

11businessweek.com

945^th place

456^th place

11webcitation.org

25^th place

19^th place

11latimes.com

32^nd place

33^rd place

11suntimes.com

615^th place

280^th place

11pqarchiver.com

846^th place

393^rd place

11askmen.com

3,358^th place

1,332^nd place

11time.com

84^th place

59^th place

11razzies.com

4,651^st place

5,419^th place

11thefilmstage.com

3,347^th place

low place

11miaminewtimes.com

2,859^th place

2,872^nd place

11reuters.com

38^th place

34^th place

11nytimes.com

7^th place

8^th place

11slate.com

409^th place

276^th place

amctv.com (Global: 7,349^th place; Simple English: 7,470^th place)

"Shootout – Michael Bay". AMC TV. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

askmen.com (Global: 3,358^th place; Simple English: 1,332^nd place)

Nusair, David (June 26, 2009). "The AM Take". AskMen.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010.

boxofficemojo.com (Global: 41^st place; Simple English: 40^th place)

Gray, Brandon (July 1, 1999). "Daily Box Office: Mild, Mild West". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
"Armageddon (1998) – Box Office Mojo". October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2010.

businessweek.com (Global: 945^th place; Simple English: 456^th place)

Grover, Ronald (May 31, 2004). "Jerry Bruckheimer: Hollywood's Most Wanted". Businessweek. McGraw-Hill. Retrieved July 9, 2010.

criterion.com (Global: 2,384^th place; Simple English: 8,264^th place)

Basinger, Jeanine (June 21, 1999). "Armageddon". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

dvdreview.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Henckel, Guido (February 1999). "DVD Review – Midas Touch of Destruction". [http:DVD Review. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.

ew.com (Global: 59^th place; Simple English: 97^th place)

Vary, Adam B. (June 30, 2010). "Optimus Prime Time". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
Hochman, David (July 10, 1998). "Is Michael Bay the Devil?". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

filmreference.com (Global: 571^st place; Simple English: 71^st place)

"Michael Bay Biography (1965–)". FilmReference.com. Advameg, Inc. Retrieved July 3, 2010.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; Simple English: 58^th place)

Pomerantz, Dorothy (June 22, 2009). "Michael Bay: Making Movies, Enemies and Money". Forbes. p. 2. Retrieved July 3, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

hauteliving.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Wilson, Stephanie (September 5, 2008). "Behind the Camera". Haute Living. Seth Semilof. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; Simple English: 33^rd place)

articles.latimes.com

Horn, John (July 17, 2005). "You Call This Paradise?". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 11, 2010.

miaminewtimes.com (Global: 2,859^th place; Simple English: 2,872^nd place)

Collins, Pete (December 23, 1999). "Pain & Gain". Miami New Times. Kevin Thornburg. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.

michaelbay.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Lauren, Nelson. "Biography". michaelbay.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
Lauren, Nelson (September 13, 2009). "Transformers 3, Pain & Gain, Bad Boys 3". Michaelbay.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2010.

mtv.com (Global: 130^th place; Simple English: 124^th place)

"1997 MTV Movie Awards – Winners". MTV.com. June 10, 1997. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2010.

newyorker.com (Global: 191^st place; Simple English: 264^th place)

Denby, David (July 6, 2009). "Tommy Guns and Toys". The New Yorker. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved August 25, 2010.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com

Motoko, Rich (July 1, 2009). "HarperCollins Buys Series From James Frey". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2010.

oscars.org (Global: 198^th place; Simple English: 216^th place)

"Nominees and Winners for the 69th Annual Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 24, 1997. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
"Nominees & Winners for the 71st Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. March 21, 1999. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
"Nominees and Winners for the 74th Annual Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. May 24, 2002. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2010.

pqarchiver.com (Global: 846^th place; Simple English: 393^rd place)

pqasb.pqarchiver.com

Philips, Michael (June 24, 2009). "And the popcorn transforms into earqplugs". Live!. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2010.

razzies.com (Global: 4,651^st place; Simple English: 5,419^th place)

"30th Annual Dis-Honors for Cinematic Dreck: RAZZIE Voters Spread the Loathe Around". Golden Raspberry Awards. March 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2010.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; Simple English: 34^th place)

Kit, Borys (January 20, 2010). ""Disturbia" director counts on "Four"". Reuters. Retrieved September 2, 2010.

rottentomatoes.com (Global: 52^nd place; Simple English: 77^th place)

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Bad Boys". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Rock". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Armageddon". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Pearl Harbor". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Bad Boys II". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Amityville Horror". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Island". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Hitcher". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Transformers". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Unborn". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Friday the 13th". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Horsemen". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of A Nightmare on Elm Street". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of I Am Number Four". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Transformers: Dark of the Moon". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Pain & Gain". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
"Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Purge". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

slate.com (Global: 409^th place; Simple English: 276^th place)

Curtis, Bryan (June 15, 2005). "Michael Bay vs. his critics". Slate Magazine.

suntimes.com (Global: 615^th place; Simple English: 280^th place)

rogerebert.suntimes.com

Ebert, Roger (June 23, 2010). "Reviews – Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen". Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2010.

thefilmstage.com (Global: 3,347^th place; Simple English: low place)

Barr, Merrill (January 9, 2010). "Transformers 3 Set for 2011 at The Film Stage". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.

thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Simon, Alex (February 28, 2008). "Jerry Bruckheimer: The Hollywood Interview". The Hollywood Interview/ Venice Magazine. Nancy Martinez. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

time.com (Global: 84^th place; Simple English: 59^th place)

Pols, Mary (June 24, 2009). "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Falls Short". Time. Time Warner. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

Vary, Adam B. (June 30, 2010). "Optimus Prime Time". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
Lauren, Nelson. "Biography". michaelbay.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
Hochman, David (July 10, 1998). "Is Michael Bay the Devil?". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
Wilson, Stephanie (September 5, 2008). "Behind the Camera". Haute Living. Seth Semilof. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
"Martin Lawrence Says Bad Boys 3 is Real". worstpreviews.com. April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
"1997 MTV Movie Awards – Winners". MTV.com. June 10, 1997. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
"Nominees and Winners for the 69th Annual Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 24, 1997. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
Henckel, Guido (February 1999). "DVD Review – Midas Touch of Destruction". [http:DVD Review. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
"Nominees & Winners for the 71st Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. March 21, 1999. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
Ebert, Roger (June 23, 2010). "Reviews – Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen". Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
Philips, Michael (June 24, 2009). "And the popcorn transforms into earqplugs". Live!. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
Nusair, David (June 26, 2009). "The AM Take". AskMen.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
Pols, Mary (June 24, 2009). "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Falls Short". Time. Time Warner. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
"30th Annual Dis-Honors for Cinematic Dreck: RAZZIE Voters Spread the Loathe Around". Golden Raspberry Awards. March 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
Barr, Merrill (January 9, 2010). "Transformers 3 Set for 2011 at The Film Stage". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
Lauren, Nelson (September 13, 2009). "Transformers 3, Pain & Gain, Bad Boys 3". Michaelbay.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
Collins, Pete (December 23, 1999). "Pain & Gain". Miami New Times. Kevin Thornburg. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.

webcitation.org (Global: 25^th place; Simple English: 19^th place)

"Nominees and Winners for the 74th Annual Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. May 24, 2002. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2010.

worstpreviews.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Martin Lawrence Says Bad Boys 3 is Real". worstpreviews.com. April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

Michael Bay (Simple English Wikipedia)

amctv.com (Global: 7,349th place; Simple English: 7,470th place)

askmen.com (Global: 3,358th place; Simple English: 1,332nd place)

boxofficemojo.com (Global: 41st place; Simple English: 40th place)

businessweek.com (Global: 945th place; Simple English: 456th place)

criterion.com (Global: 2,384th place; Simple English: 8,264th place)

dvdreview.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

ew.com (Global: 59th place; Simple English: 97th place)

filmreference.com (Global: 571st place; Simple English: 71st place)

forbes.com (Global: 71st place; Simple English: 58th place)

hauteliving.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

latimes.com (Global: 32nd place; Simple English: 33rd place)

articles.latimes.com

miaminewtimes.com (Global: 2,859th place; Simple English: 2,872nd place)

michaelbay.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

mtv.com (Global: 130th place; Simple English: 124th place)

newyorker.com (Global: 191st place; Simple English: 264th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; Simple English: 8th place)

artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com

oscars.org (Global: 198th place; Simple English: 216th place)

pqarchiver.com (Global: 846th place; Simple English: 393rd place)

pqasb.pqarchiver.com

razzies.com (Global: 4,651st place; Simple English: 5,419th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38th place; Simple English: 34th place)

rottentomatoes.com (Global: 52nd place; Simple English: 77th place)

slate.com (Global: 409th place; Simple English: 276th place)

suntimes.com (Global: 615th place; Simple English: 280th place)

rogerebert.suntimes.com

thefilmstage.com (Global: 3,347th place; Simple English: low place)

thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

time.com (Global: 84th place; Simple English: 59th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; Simple English: 1st place)

webcitation.org (Global: 25th place; Simple English: 19th place)

worstpreviews.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

amctv.com (Global: 7,349^th place; Simple English: 7,470^th place)

askmen.com (Global: 3,358^th place; Simple English: 1,332^nd place)

boxofficemojo.com (Global: 41^st place; Simple English: 40^th place)

businessweek.com (Global: 945^th place; Simple English: 456^th place)

criterion.com (Global: 2,384^th place; Simple English: 8,264^th place)

ew.com (Global: 59^th place; Simple English: 97^th place)

filmreference.com (Global: 571^st place; Simple English: 71^st place)

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; Simple English: 58^th place)

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; Simple English: 33^rd place)

miaminewtimes.com (Global: 2,859^th place; Simple English: 2,872^nd place)

mtv.com (Global: 130^th place; Simple English: 124^th place)

newyorker.com (Global: 191^st place; Simple English: 264^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

oscars.org (Global: 198^th place; Simple English: 216^th place)

pqarchiver.com (Global: 846^th place; Simple English: 393^rd place)

razzies.com (Global: 4,651^st place; Simple English: 5,419^th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; Simple English: 34^th place)

rottentomatoes.com (Global: 52^nd place; Simple English: 77^th place)

slate.com (Global: 409^th place; Simple English: 276^th place)

suntimes.com (Global: 615^th place; Simple English: 280^th place)

thefilmstage.com (Global: 3,347^th place; Simple English: low place)

time.com (Global: 84^th place; Simple English: 59^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

webcitation.org (Global: 25^th place; Simple English: 19^th place)