That Bot wrote:Burn wrote:I'd like to see these quotes where Bay has said these movies are made with kids in mind.
Is anyone able to provide them?
I'm too lazy to try and dig it up, sorry. But I remember reading it in an interview or statement he made regarding either this fourth movie, or the ride, and it was published on Seibertron. It was an offhand remark, not "HEY EVERYBODY I'M MAKING A MOVIE FOR KIDS", but it was there.
According to the TF1 DVD commentaries, he wasn't really sure what to market the movie as. But during a test viewing, he had a talk with a guy who said it wasn't his cup of tea. Bay then decided, "Okay, I'll make this for kids, then."
Or something like that.
As for the fan service, he was on record in the ROTF DVD commentaries, saying that he met this bunch of kids at a convenience store who, when he asked what they liked about the TF movie, said it was Megan Fox. He expected them to name one of the robots, but they all chose Fox. And it that's what the audience wants, it's what they'll get.