‘Transformers 3’ Less Action-Packed

I loved the first Transformers movie. In fact, I absolutely adored it and still watch it regularly on DVD. Then I went to see Transformers 2 and knew from about halfway in that I hated it. And I don’t ever want to see it again.

The big difference between the first and second Transformers movies was the amount of action. In the first, there was a storyline, a plot, characterization, and some kick-ass action to go with it. Whereas the second eschewed all the good things and concentrated purely on the action.

Michael Bay isn’t the biggest fan of criticism, usually either ignoring it or facing it head-on. But it seems he has at least taken it on board when it comes to Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen. According to Digital Spy, he speaks about Transformers 3 in the ‘All Spark Experiment’ feature on the DVD, saying:

“It can’t get bigger, we have to figure out to go sideways and I’m wondering where to start. What I’m doing is having Hasbro send me tons of lore and stuff like that, things that we can draw from, and I just got to let it simmer. Definitely more has to be made of Bumblebee in the third one, that’s a relationship you want to explore more. And I think we’re definitely going to get more into the robot characters.”

“The third one definitely doesn’t have to be as big, we could go darker. It definitely has to be more emotional, it’s not going to be just about action, action, action. And that’s where I think T3 might potentially go, where things are more undercover and not as exposed.”

I’m pleased to hear this because I was afraid that Bay would continue his effort to sap the series of all life in favor of more action and more CGI effects. Whether “sideways” is going to be enough to please I and the millions of other people disappointed by Transformers 2 remains to be seen. But Transformers 3 will likely to be a huge hit regardless of how it turns out.