Well I did give the movie a second chance and I still regretted it. It really wasn't any better than the first time I watched it. And I still think it's less interesting than the second one if you can believe it. For me, Revenge of the Fallen has the forest battle, Ravage, and Rampage (just a little) that I look forward to. Dark of the Moon has nothing. Besides Sentinel Prime there's no villain presence and that's a shame to me. I also noticed this time around that it looked like Sentinel already had his fire truck transformation when Optimus got him out of The Ark. I'd say that was a mistake by Bay.
As for the Transformers movie series, I really enjoyed the first one. I thought it was the best movie of the 2007 summer! I was so ready to like the next two films but was disappointed. The second one was not what the trailers made it look to be. But with the writers strike I could give that part of it a pass. That time. Dark of the Moon should have learned immensely from Revenge of the Fallen but I personally thought it failed at that. Dark of the Moon was basically: there's a situation, Optimus kills everyone, the end. I agree that Optimus seemed less like himself especially in Dark of the Moon. I'm not totally sure though because I'm not a Transformers cartoon fan. Just comparing him to Optimus Primal, he seemed a little too ruthless.
Having said that, I'd like a reboot of sorts. I'd check it out if they did one for sure. But please: more Megatron/Decepticons please. Anything Beast Wars would be awesome too!
"Say goodbye to the universe, Maximals. The future has changed. Yeeeessss. The Autobots lose, evil triumphs, and you, you, no longer exist! " - Megatron (Beast Wars)
Anything Beast Wars would be awesome too!