Michael Bay May Have Used Old Movie Clips In Transformers 3 (VIDEO, POLL)

If you thought some scenes in the new Transformers film seemed familiar, you may have been right.

The internet is abuzz at the moment with the potential that Michael Bay may have recycled clips from his 2005 film, The Island, in his newest release, Transformers: Dark Side Of the Moon. While we can't tell you for sure that the rumors are true, the video below suggests an eerie similarity in a few scenes.

According to the IB Times, the film has raked in $98 million since its release on Tuesday. The Island was substantially less successful.

While the scenes aren't entirely identical, they do seem similar enough to suggest little more than some post-production editing. According to HD Room, because Transformers was shot in 3D the scenes would have to have been converted post-production.

Let us know if you think he reused the footage in our poll, below the video.

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Comments

[Krystle Johnson]

10:25 PM on 07/04/2011

at least he recycles. Go green!

[Fibinachi]

05:51 PM on 07/04/2011

Considering how many people saw "The Island" its basically like new footage.

[Mr Common Sense]

10:59 AM on 07/04/2011

Someone has WAY too much time on their hands!

[TownCalledMalice]

09:55 AM on 07/04/2011

Of course he did. The CG scene is already done and easy to tweek and re-render. It's not like he's making a movie here, he's just making a big video game.

[AlexandriaHeather]

12:51 AM on 07/04/2011

Meh.

[Tom Servo]

11:34 PM on 07/03/2011

How does this matter? His movies are for kids.

[notoriousFIL]

11:20 PM on 07/03/2011

I can't wait until people's reaction when they find out he's made the same movie for 15 years.

[foolweasel]

10:27 AM on 07/04/2011

Best comment.

[BrandonAbell]

09:21 PM on 07/03/2011

The reason why it matters is if he writes off the cost of the scene twice as a business expense for a tax deduction.

[Smuggard]

08:46 PM on 07/03/2011

"Classic Bay", ha ha. But it is not "eerie" as the article says. Good God what a ridiculous choice of words.

[Broadway96]

05:33 PM on 07/03/2011

Guess they didnt want to have to blow up more cars so they used the same stunt footage and CGIed in new robots..lol

[LittleLadyWolf]

04:25 PM on 07/03/2011

Yeah, clearly same footage. But who cares? They're both terrible movies anyway.

[panasonic52]

03:30 PM on 07/03/2011

Definitely looks reused, but I'm wondering how much time is spent scrutinizing movies to notice these little details

[llisa]

03:40 PM on 07/03/2011

Yeah, I can't imagine why it matters.

[ssahmad]

05:08 PM on 07/03/2011

Its shoddy film making. That don't win you no Oscars.

[DonCosenza]

03:13 PM on 07/03/2011

It wouldn't be the first time Michael Bay recycled things in his movies. Like, for example, ideas.

[drdrey]

03:11 PM on 07/03/2011

Oh wow they are the same! It's not like Bay isn't allowed to do that though... I'm sure those shots are expensive and destroy lots of stuff, so why go through the trouble of doing them twice?

[lhanderson86]

02:56 PM on 07/03/2011

The funny part is that The Island wasn't an original idea anyway. It was a remake of a really bad 70's movie called "The Clonus Horror"