Product: The Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Rating: 2.0
It shouldn't have been like this!
I was five when the Transformers came out.It was my favorite show.All of the characters were cool.Optimus Prime,Megatron,Prowl,Bumblebee,Skywarp,Ironhide,and yes...even Starscream.So when I heard that there was going to be a movie,I was exstatic.Then I saw the movie.I was seven then.And I was absoulutely horrified!Prime,Prowl,Ironhide,Ratchet,and others bit the dust.Isn't it funny that when someone was shot in the series,they only suffered minor injuries.Yet,when the movie comes along,all of the heroes from the original series(Except for Jazz,Bumblebee,Perceptor,and Blaster) die horrifying deaths.The worst was when Prowl is shot and has smoke coming out of his mouth and eyes,and when Megatron blows Ironhide's head off!It was probably a little too much for young kids at the time(Remember,this is before parental groups complained about "desensatized children"),myself included.But now that I'm all grown up,I criticize this movie,not just for that,but for how everything went.Epic battle...Yes!Death of all of the originals....No!Plus,the audiance is expected to like Hot Rod,Ultra Magnus,Kupp,and the rest on the spot!At least T.V. fans got the chance to get to know and like the Star Trek:Next Generation crew! We didn't get that luxury in this movie.Now,other than those major objections....it's a decent film on it's own.The introduction of Unicron(played by the late great Orson Wells) is a good concept.But,really,this thing could've been better.