Product: The Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Rating: 5.0
Transform Yourself Back To Your Youth
When I saw that this movie was available on Amazon.com, I don't think I waited but a few hours to mull it over before I ordered it. This is a terrific movie that really sends you back to the 80's and your youth. What makes it even better is that the DVD version really brings out the sound and picture quality of the movie.Along with "G.I. Joe - The Movie", this movie best exemplifies my childhood. I played with the toys all day and watched the cartoons religiously. I even remembered some of the lines from when I first saw this movie.Basically, the plot is the same as the show...Decepticons versus Autobots. However, in this go around, the violence is intensified and robots actually die. Quite a contrast from the show. After reclaiming the home world of Cybertron, the Decepticons want to wipe out the Autobots for good. After a destructive battle at Autobot City on Earth, the Autobots are chased across the galaxy until they make a final stand against new enemy Unicron in Cybertron's orbit. In the process, many of the original Autobots are lost including Ironhide and Optimus Prime. Even after all these years, I still got misty when Optimus died defending his friends.One thing I didn't understand, if they could fix Kup and Ultra Magnus when they were hurt, why couldn't they fix Prime and the others?Oh well, a minor detail in an otherwise spectaular film. Even though it was made 15 years ago, the music and graphics are good and the pace of the movie does a good job of telling the story. If you haven't made your decision yet, buy this film. If not for you and then for your kids who didn't have the privilege of growing up with these mechanized heroes.