Product: The Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Rating: 5.0
Yea Baby, Transformers Live Once Again!
Yes, TFTM on DVD! All is right with the world! Transformers used to be my favorite cartoon of the 80's followed by Loony Tunes and GI Joe. I am in my 20's and still loving the Transformers! I mean, what a great series when it first came out; classic good (autobots) vs. evil (deceptacons)stuff.My nephews watched TFTM with me and absolutely loved it. Yes the music is kindof cheesy and Optimus does die, but you gotta love the G2 deceptacons (Galvatron, Cyclonus, Scorch and the Sweeps), too bad this cartoon series died out. I am not a big fan of Beast Wars but find it more tolerable than Digimon. Anyway, I rate this DVD a 5 for the movie content and not the extras. The extras are severely lacking, you would think they would have incorporated more to this classic. This movie has some of the best lines for a cartoon series, for example: Devistator: "Prepare yourself for extermination." Unicron to Megatron: "Proceed.... on your way to oblivion." Rumble to Constructicons: "Nobody calls Soundwave uncrasimatic!" Funny because Rumble misinterpreted uncharasmatic. Unicron to Galvitron: "For a time.. I considered sparing your retched little planet, Cybertron.... but now... you may witness its... dismemberment!" You may think I'm a little off base for pointing out lines, but it's this kind of scripting that can enhance a movie. TFTM's animation may not go over well with the new generation being used to dazzling visuals like that of Disney, but I think they may appreciate the cartoon for its uniqueness. For Transformers fans this DVD is a must get, no widescreen, but the remastered picture with the 5.1 sound is slammin' on the Home Theater System. Hope this helps. I'm out!