Product: The Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Rating: 3.0
The first DVD release is better. Just buy this for some of the bonus features...
This re-release is a joke to this life-long TF fan. Does anyone notice how bad the new recoloring of the movie on this DVD sucked? It makes the movie look bland, and without character. Sure it may be brighter, but that doesn't make the animation look better. Especially when it's dated, and wasn't mean't to be that way in the first place. The original DVD release is WAY better because it looks more like the original movie how it was intended when it came out in theaters. Everytime a studio does a re-release/remastering of a movie they mess it up. Classics are meant to be left as classics! Also, how terrible are the commercials they included?! They are not the best quality, and the kids faces are censored! It's not even fun to watch them when you can't see their faces. That's the funniest, and most memorable part of those old commercials. Seeing their faces when they say "more than meets the eye" with the glowing eyes. Why even include them if your gonna take this out? What, were they afraid they would have to pay them after all these years, or were they just embarassed by how they look on them, haha. I have EVERY TF commercial uncensored and most are in good quality(email if you want them). Every die-hard fan like myself deserves to see those commercials like we remember them. It's kind of a big deal...The other bonus features are alone the reason why to buy this DVD. The interviews with the people involved with the movie, bonus/deleted scenes, and DVD-rom game and link are excellent. Including the "Death of Optimus Prime", and "Scramble City" episodes was a great idea also. Especially "Scramble City" which is one of the great Japanese episodes most American fans have never seen. It's never been available over here on DVD prior to this release. Now if we just get the Japanese "Headmasters" series over here on DVD!...