Quote Originally Posted by Sky Shadow View Post
I'm working on the assumption that it went something like this:

EDITOR: This makes no sense - write some exposition, get the actors back in and fill in the gaps.

MICHAEL BAY: Whammo! Can't do that, man - the actors all went on to other work months ago! Anyway I blew up all the sets! And all the vehicles! Bam!

EDITOR: Right. Well... just get sound-alike voice actors and animate the robots filling all the plotholes to the audience.

MICHAEL BAY: Zowie! Can't do that either, bro - I spent the rest of the animation budget on robots flying out of the moon and blowing up buildings and killing Megatron! Blammo!

EDITOR: You know you weren't actually supposed to kill Megatron, right? It was meant to be this big Return Of The Jedi/Spider Man 3 moment... Oh, #*@%, whatever. Just release it as it is. I'm sure no one will notice the weird cuts, unnecessary scenes and impossible movements.

MICHAEL BAY: Whoosh! Impossible bowel movements, you mean! When everyone craps their pants at its extremefulness! Splash!

EDITOR: ... I hate you.
i think it went more like this...

Editor: Er I don't think these cuts make sense, it's all done so poorly.

Michael Bay: How bout I pay you $500,000 and you keep it the way it is?

Editor: DEAL!