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Guns! Bombs! Love! The tender side of Michael Bay

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Robots! Explosions! Megan Fox!<br> <br> At quick glance, it would seem that Michael Bay’s films are aimed straight at teenage boys, from “Bad Boys” to “ The Rock” to his two “Transformers” films. But these aren’t international super-hits solely due to the junior high set.<br> <br> Bay’s films strike a populist cord. Beyond ear-splitting action, his oeuvre comes complete with an Ewan McGregor/Scarlett Johansson dalliance, a war-framed love story and a dramatic accompaniment to a heart-wrenching, orchestral power ballad.<br> <br> Michael Bay – he’s not just for action fans. Don’t believe us? Read on.<br> <br> <b>Related: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-transformers24-2009jun24,0,7325313.story">Review: 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'</a></b>

The romances of Michael Bay

(Paramount Pictures)

Robots! Explosions! Megan Fox!

At quick glance, it would seem that Michael Bay’s films are aimed straight at teenage boys, from “Bad Boys” to “ The Rock” to his two “Transformers” films. But these aren’t international super-hits solely due to the junior high set.

Bay’s films strike a populist cord. Beyond ear-splitting action, his oeuvre comes complete with an Ewan McGregor/Scarlett Johansson dalliance, a war-framed love story and a dramatic accompaniment to a heart-wrenching, orchestral power ballad.

Michael Bay – he’s not just for action fans. Don’t believe us? Read on.

Related: Review: 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'