What do filmmakers Michael Bay and James Cameron have in common? Haters -- vicious Internet commenters who just love to bash their movies over and over.

When "Avatar" was released, you may recall hearing people asininely suggesting it was actually a remake of "Pocahontas," "FernGully," "Dances With Wolves" or another film. Some guy even made a chart about it.

They also couldn't stand how a 3D movie could make so much money. It made a ton of Internet trolls boiling mad. However, Cameron's most recent film was "Avatar," back in 2009, so some of the hate has subsided.

Bay, however, is back in the mainstream now, since "Transformers: Age of Extinction" came out over the weekend. Thus he once more has a big, fat target on his face. And the trolls smell blood.

Bay sat down with MTV's Josh Horowitz and spoke his mind, saying he has learned to cast aside criticism. "They love to hate and I don't care; let them hate," he told Horowitz. "They're still going to see the movie! I think it's good to get a little tension. Very good."

But his zen-like response may have been different circa 2007, when the first "Transformers" graced the big screen. Later in the MTV interview, Bay opened up.

"I used to get bothered by it, but I think it's good to get the dialogue going. It makes me think, and it keeps me on my toes, so it's good," Bay said.

Yet, despite the lousy critical reception and the mean-spirited armchair film critics, "Transformers 4" has already obliterated the 2014 box office with a scintillating $100 million opening. With worldwide theater receipts accounted for, the flick pocketed upward of $300 million in three days.

And to be clear, writers on some prominent websites have come to "Transformers: Age of Extinction's" defense, perhaps most notably Kotaku writer Yannick LeJacq.

LeJacq wrote, "This isn't just a movie, see. It's a ride, a theme park unto itself. You need someone else to hold onto sometimes. It feels like playing the most bombastic parts of 'Call of Duty' or 'Titanfall' without actually having to play them."

If you do go see T4, Bay recommends that you do so in IMAX 3D.

So are you a lover or a hater when it comes to director Michael Bay?

If you love his films, is it because they are mostly fun, harmless popcorn flicks? Conversely, if you despise anything Bay touches, does that hate stem from the fact that you absolutely hate action-driven movies starring scantily clad coeds?

In any case, let us know in the comments section below.