5. Transformers Could Not Have Had Bay
The Films You Know: You know a films bad when both it's director and star disown it, admitting to dropping the ball. And you know a director and star are only in it for the money when they make a sequel to said film that is just as bad. And you know a director has no shame when he returns to the series for a fourth time. At least the actor dropped out. Michael Bays Transformer series is one of the most maligned in blockbuster history, despised by critics, yet somehow a consistent box office success.
The Films That Almost Happened: After each critical bashing, Bay seemed ready to jump ship. While Shia LaBeouf (the above actor) was contractually obliged to star in a third, the director had no such commitment and announced hed be leaving after Revenge Of The Fallen. But being a man who also said Megatron wouldn't appear in that mess of a sequel, of course he was back. Then after Dark Of The Moon once again he was going to leave. Now were sat waiting for his fourth Transformers. Iron Man showed that robots on robots can work on screen, so the possibilities of one without Bay has been a coveted thing fans still have to long for.