How is this ranked below DOTM?!!

Rating: 7/10 (25 December 2014)

Transformers ROTF was a fitting sequel for the successful blockbuster released back in 2007. Unfortunately the numerous problems felt during the sequel production such as the writer's stryke ended up undermining the final result, as the director Michael Bay himself confirmed. The lack of time and/or the short script which Bay had access to may have indeed affected the production process, considering he didn't have that much to work with. Whether those were just excuses for the "failure" it doesn't matter. Bay had to adjust the sequel and ended up highlighting the action (as always) bits at the expense of dialogue, character's development etc. Despite Bay's critics concerning the "mystical" tone given to the script by the writer's IMO it was what saved the movie and ended up pulling me back to watch it more than once (something that did't happen with the third installment of the franchise). Overall, a decent sequel.