Five Reasons Why Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be the best one yet

On June 29^th, the third and presumably last (at least for now) Transformers movie titled, Dark of the Moon will be released.  The first Transformers was an enjoyable summer flick, but because Revenge of the Fallen sucked, people are (understandably) pretty skeptical about the quality of the third installment.  Dark of the Moon has a lot working against it, but after deliberating with myself for a few days I have come to the decision that it will be better and more entertaining than the first two.  Here’s why:

#1 Better Transformers:

The first Transformers featured a relatively small cast of robots and that was fine.  Trying to cram any more robots into the first would have been a mistake.  Not surprisingly and with good reason, Revenge of the Fallen included more Transformers, so what went wrong?   The Transformers universe has some really cool robots, the original included did a good job picking out some of the best, but Fallen didn’t continue that trend.  The Transformers included in Fallen were all bad choices or portrayed terribly.
For Example:

Skids and Mudflap:

*Shakes Head*

Jetfire:

A Transformer should never have to use a cane

And most egregiously, Devastator:

I didn't think it was possible to make such an awesome Transformer suck so much, literally

I think Dark of the Moon will reverse this trend by including some of the best the Transformers has to offer (and no more Skids and Mudflap!).

Sentinel Prime:

He's pretty much Optimus Prime's dad (as much as a robot can have a dad)

Soundwave was in Fallen very briefly but should have a bigger role in Dark of the Moon. I couldn't find a picture of Soundwave but this is what he transforms into:

#2 Better Primary Villain:
I can't complain about using Megatron as the main villain in the original.  In the sequel, the Fallen initially had promise, but his character was botched in both his physical portrayal as well as his characterization:

Anorexia is not badass

The Fallen from the Transformers comics:

Being permanently on fire is way more badass

Meet the new primary villain, Shockwave:

HIS RIGHT ARM IS A GUN

Aside from looking way cooler than the Fallen, Shockwave is one of the best original Transformers.  He's merciless and calculating, everything a Decepticon should be.

#3 The Last Minute of This Trailer:

OMG, there is so much awesome packed into the last minute of that trailer.  Here’s a play-by-play:

At 1:33 Shockwave shows up looking badass.  In case you forgot, his entire right arm is a gun. 

At 1:35 people jump out of an osprey with squirrel suits.

At 1:38 the obligatory “OPTIMUS” scream from Shia Lebeouf.

At 1:40 Optimus responds to Shia’s yell by flying in with a jetpack and murdering Decepticons with the red-hot swords that pop out of his arms (nice try, Wolverine).

At 1:48 Bumblebee gets all heroic.

At 1:57 Shia Lebeouf shows that he has accomplished the impossible and somehow gotten over losing Megan Fox.

At 1:58, okay, she’s a pretty good alternative.

At 2:00 Optimus gives an inspirational, boner-inducing speech.

Starting at 2:08 a giant snake-like Transformer destroys a building, nbd.

#4 A Cooler Story:

The original Transformers had a very run-of-the-mill story and Revenge of the Fallen had more plots holes than I thought was humanly possible, but I have faith that Dark of the Moon’s story will at least meet the quality of the first one.  I’m not expecting Oscar quality stuff, but it should be passable.

The idea that the Space Race occurred because the US and USSR detected the crash landing of a Transformers ship on the Moon is a more compelling idea than anything from the first two.

After only helping out on the first two movies, Ehren Kruger took over as the lead writer for the latest Transformers.  Kruger might not have the strongest resume but him taking over is still a plus for three reasons.  Firstly, from what I have read on the Internets he has a much wider knowledge of the Transformers Universe than the previous writers. Secondly, after Fallen, Kruger can't possibly do a worse job than his predecessors.  Thirdly, we went to the same high school, so I have to give him the benefits of the doubt.

#5 The Buzz

Two others pieces of information helped me make my decision regarding the quality of Dark of the Moon.  The First is in May, Paramount Pictures announced that the movie’s release date had been moved from Friday, July 1^st to Wednesday, June 29^th.  The apparent purpose is to increase the positive buzz around Transformers going into the opening weekend.  The announcement came right around the time executives would have seen the movie’s final cut.  This could be a ploy by Paramount meant to fool people (me) into thinking Dark of the Moon will be good, but I doubt it. 

The second piece of information is the movie’s first and currently only review.  On May 14^th, Ain’t It Cool News said Dark of the Moon is “the best entry in the Michael Bay-directed franchise.”  I would like to think the website wasn’t bribed into giving a positive review and along with the moved release date, the timing seems to indicate that the movie is actually pretty good.