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The Transformers - The Movie Director: Nelson Shin Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Pan & Scan Format: Color, Animated, Dolby Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 94 minutes Studio: Rhino Video Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2000-11-07 Buy from Amazon |
 "Thank God For Nephews"I was talked into spending some quality time with(i.e. babysitting)my five year old nephew a few days ago. It was raining that day and he didn't want to watch Shrek again, so I took him to the video store to find a DVD for us to watch. To my suprise, there on the shelf was a title I had not thought of in over 15 years, The Transformers: The Movie. We rented the movie, brought it home, and not only did my nephew love it, but it made me nostalgic for those days of my sophmore year in highschool when I'd doodle images of Optimus Prime, Megatron and Soundwave instead of taking notes during those boring economics classes. Yes, sad to say, a fifteen year old kid in highschool enjoyed the Transformers then, and this 32 y/o uncle, along with my nephew, enjoys the Transformers now. The storyline is great, the voice acting is topnotch, and the animation, though is looks dated by todays computer anitmation standards (remember, even Southpark is done with computers, The Transformers was all handdrawn), is still astounding in its attention to detail.  "Prime at his best"Optimus Prime is the greatest Transformer. He always has been. He always will be. This movie will show you why he is who I say he is. Many Autobots (in the middle of the film) die fighting the Decepticons. They are not able to save Autobot city and they are really outnumbered. Optimus Prime comes in, runs them over and wastes them all in a matter of seconds before he has his last battle with Megatron. He did what the other Autobots could never really do in a matter of seconds because he is the best warrior there is. The scene where he comes to earth and beats the Decepticons down before he fights Megatron makes this movie worth buying. It is one of my favorite action scenes in ANY movie and it really gives you an idea of what a hero truly is. The rest of the film is also really fun to watch because the new characters (Galvatron, Kup, Rodimus Prime Ultra-Magnus and Unicron) are really cool and the score really fits well. This movie will make you fall in love with the Transformers if you are a new fan or rekindle your love for the robots that all we enjoy watching. "THE BEST ANIMATED MOVIE EVER!!!"Transformers the movie is without the greatest animated movie ever created. The music score is topnotch, the animation is brilliant, the acting - superb, the story line - nothing short of greatness and the characters well - they speak for themselves as words can not describe their depth, humanity and realism, however one can state that they are classic and brought to life. The movie runs for appoximately 86 minutes, in which you will experience, death, life, joy, pain, sorrow, heart ach and triumph, all on the edge of your seat. I have 5 copies of the movie on my bed side table - including a 1986 VHS copy. I just can't get enough...and nor will you, watch it once and you'll have to agree with me. LONG LIVE THE TRANSFORMERS "Best Movie Based on a Toy Line""Transformers: The Movie" is set in 2005, and so features the death of Optimus Prime, the rise of Hot Rod as the new Autobot leader, and the evolution of Megatron into Galvatron. As a side note, it also features the first appearance of Unicron, who has only now gotten a toy form seventeen years after the movie was released. The movie itself is filled with action and . . . well, more action. There's not much in the way of character development, and the entire battle with Unicron came out of nowhere (Season Two of the original TV show in now way lead up to the movie.) But hey, it's a movie based on a toyline. And, compared to its counterparts (Go-Bots, G.I. Joe, even Ninja Turtles,) it's the best. On a side note, the DVD version includes storyboard sketches, as well as the infamous line by Spike ("Oh ****, what are we going to do now?) Great for any Transformers or '80s enthusiast. "roll out !"I had to buy the DVD after i basically killed the other 2 VHS tapes of it that i watched so many times. I remember seeing the movie when i was about 5 and then after that i had to it have. It wasnt even out yet at stores, so my mom bought the one from the video store. . aww so sweet, anyways I can remember this is the only movie other than braveheart that i cryed. I cryed during the part when Prime dies and i was probably only 6. But i was a big fan of the show and to see Prime go was like killing off santa. After i saw this movie, i could never look at the show the same way again, because the movie so much more than the show was, i know everyline of the dialogue, im 20 and yet still watching this movie like it was the first time, truly a classic. No other cartoon show out of the 80s could top this. |
