Product: The Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Rating: 1.0
I cannot believe all the 5 stars
I remember hating this movie as a kid, mostly because they killed of so many favorites and then set a bunch of Transformers I'd never heard of before as the stars. Having seasons 1 and 2 on DVD, and knowing that this is the bridge to season 3, I decided to give it another shot.Well, age has not made this any better.First, the sound track is awful. They should have just kept the same music as used in the series.Second, the inconsistancy of the deaths/damage. Ultra Magnus gets blown apart, yet survives, but Optimus Prime gets shot in the chest and dies?Third, the plot itself is sloppy and choppy. It simply rushes through the story, which might have had some potential but is very poorly executed.Fourth, the new Transformers are not introduced very well. It should have had a mixture of new and old together. The older ones should have been used to introduce the viewer to the newer ones.Fifth, and most critical, is the swearing. The "S" word had no business in this movie (for crying out loud, it is a filler between two seasons of a children's cartoon). It was inexcusable and all those that defend its inclusion have problems of their own.At best, this is no better than a mediocre, overly long episode that is poorly written. Might be worthwhile to fill out your G1 DVD collection, if you can find an inexpensive copy. Hardly worth the asking price, though.