Product: The Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Rating: 5.0
Best Movie Based on a Toy Line
"Transformers: The Movie" is set in 2005, and so features the death of Optimus Prime, the rise of Hot Rod as the new Autobot leader, and the evolution of Megatron into Galvatron. As a side note, it also features the first appearance of Unicron, who has only now gotten a toy form seventeen years after the movie was released.The movie itself is filled with action and . . . well, more action. There's not much in the way of character development, and the entire battle with Unicron came out of nowhere (Season Two of the original TV show in now way lead up to the movie.) But hey, it's a movie based on a toyline. And, compared to its counterparts (Go-Bots, G.I. Joe, even Ninja Turtles,) it's the best.On a side note, the DVD version includes storyboard sketches, as well as the infamous line by Spike ("Oh ****, what are we going to do now?)Great for any Transformers or '80s enthusiast.