Product: The Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Rating: 4.0
One Of The Greatest Action Cartoon Films (Major Spoilers Ahead)
I have never seen the original cartoon, just so you know this is not a biased review. But, this video was at my local video store. I heard great things about it, so I decided to rent it. And boy, it was good.The plot is pretty simple. A planet eating monster dubbed Unicron is awakened and plans to devour the universe's energy. During that time, the Decepticons raid the Autobot base of operation. In one final fight, Megatron finally kills Optimus Prime. Barely, to say the least. So Optimus passes the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus, who needs to beat the mysterious Galvatron, the leader of Unicron's army, with his a small group of annoying Dinobots, the cocky Hotrod, a yound boy(who's not nearly as annoying as the kids in recent Transformers shows), and more. As the movie ends, the chosen one must use the Matrix to defeat Galvatron and destroy Unicron.I was actually really surprised with some twists such as Optimus finally being destroyed by his arch enemy Megatron, who is revealed to be Unicron's general named Galvatron, and Hotrod becoming the chosen one who destroys Galvatron and wipes out Unicron with his new, pumped up powers. Unicron was a good movie villain, even if he wasn't at his full potential most of the time. Megatron's voice was unfitting, but Galvatron's was perfect. I was actually incredibly sad that Optimus died with no satisfaction by the one he swore to destroy with his last breath. Starscream finally gets what he deserves. There is something you notice at te end, actually. On one of the planets the Autobots land on, Ultra Magnus is destroyed. But at the end, Magnus can be seen with the other Autobots! Obviously a flaw in animation.The fights are excellent and beyond regular animation battles. Megatron was an exxcellent example of fighting dirty, and it was fun viewing.This is for any fan of science fiction and cartoons. Just keep it away from the kids.