I think the idea of giving Bay money=destroying the movie industry is a bit... melodramatic.
I've seen all three TF films within the first week of release.
First one I enjoyed.
Second one I think is the worst gigantic budget movie ever made. If not worst, then tying with Terminator 4.
So, why did I see the third?
Because the second one had a perfect storm of shit causing it to suck, with the biggest problem being the initial stages of writing took place during the Writer's Strike of '07, and that meant Michael Bay wrote the first few drafts... The other guys just did their best to fix up a child's scribblings.
The third did not have that. It had a far clearer path to being a finished product. Bay was basically not allowed to go full retard, and the movie was far better because of it.
Do I think these were cinematic masterpieces? No. Hell, I think I was overcharged on DOTM because of the fucking 3D viewing I foolishly opted for. Mild headaches throughout a film when you eventually stop noticing the 3D=not happenin' again any time soon.
Do I regret spending a goddamned dime on ROTF? Yes. I wouldn't watch that film again unless I was being paid or if it was already being shown in the room I am in at the time, and I cannot prevent it or go do something else.
Basically, my whole point is this is not a black and white thing. You can see a movie because it's fun and shit as long as it doesn't offend the mind too much. ROTF and Terminator 4 certainly fall under the "You know what? Fuck this shit" category. I don't think TF1 and DOTM do.
I am also going to go on record as saying that if somehow he does another TF film, things will have to change massively for me to see it. More than one or two characters need to be developed, stop filling the robot ranks with flunkies given insanely intricate designs only to say maybe five lines and then disappear or die, stuff like that.
I was not bugged by the constant stream of the Decepticons as they pretty much established very clearly that unless the Decepticon has a speaking role, it is likely a clone grown in a vat. Rather good solution for the need of cannon fodder for the humans and Autobots, really. One of the few good things to come out of ROTF(This, most of Jetfire's dialogue when he wasn't farting parachutes and the fucking Icecream truck alternate mode are it).
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