Product: The Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Rating: 3.0
I'd like my nostalgia with extra cheese, please ...
This 90-minute commercial disguised as a kiddie flick seems somewhat less reprehensible in retrospect, now that most of the relevant product lines have been discontinued. But the animation is still cheap, the dialogue is still laughable, and the story is still incoherent. In short, _Transformers_ is perfect midnight-movie fodder, especially for children of the '80s (who'll also enjoy the nostalgia and the inappropriate hair-metal score).The DVD features a solid full-frame video transfer with good sound, a nice animated menu, and even a few special features. It's a much better package than the film has ever received, or probably deserves.For trivia buffs, this movie features the possibly recognizable voices of Judd ("the Dud") Nelson, Scatman ("Hong Kong Phooey") Crothers, Robert ("Unsolved Mysteries") Stack, and Leonard ("Spock!") Nimoy. _Transformers: The Movie_ was also the final screen performance of Orson Welles. Sic transit gloria mundi.