A movie produced by Michael Bay that is big on special effects and lacking in substance. More generally, a movie that is visually entertaining but without any theatrical or artistic worth.
Dude, Transformers could have been awesome but instead it was justanotherbay-bomb.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.