Product: The Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Rating: 5.0
Reliving my childhood in all its glory
Growing up the Transformers were my passion, I collected the toys and comics and would never miss an episode on TV. This was one of the first movies I cried watching when I was a kid and it parts of it still saddens me to this day.When I started to look for a good copy of this film I ran across many issues. Too many different companies held rights and sometimes the rights were passed on from one company to another. There was a DVD issue of this but it was not in widescreen. There was a widescreen release that was actually cropped and another widescreen release that had poor transfer and colors to it. The widescreen transfers weren't even US releases either. I was pretty disappointed as I am someone who is particular about quality.When I came across the UK blu-ray I was overjoyed at reading some of the reviews on the picture quality and sound. A proper true transfer was made and it was as good as you can get. Also even better was reading that the blu-ray was region free so I could play it here in the US.I bought the blu-ray it cost me at the time around $30 dollars shipped - a bit pricey - but I felt it would be well worth it (and judging on how the prices for this blu-ray have jumped since it has gone out of production a smart move on my part)The quality is amazing and the sound great too. This is easily the best transfer of the film I have seen. For enthusiasts of Transformers this is a MUST OWN. I have the 20th anniversary DVD of this film as well and while that DVD was great the blu-ray is superior.One downside to this blu-ray that stops it from being truly epic is that there is no bonus features on the disc whatsoever. It is strictly just the movie and nothing else. So if you have the 20th anniversary DVD make sure you keep it since that is loaded with extras galore. I am not sure if getting rights to any extras were not attainable or not.Hopefully a US blu-ray of this classic movie is produced and done with new extras and features but until this this blu-ray does an amazing job for the movie itself. The best transformers movie ever made!!!