Product: The Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Rating: 5.0
Transform into victory!
After twenty years of the many various cartoon shows, specials, toys and an animated feature-length motion picture, Sony BMG Entertainment proudly revises Transformers The Movie for the 21st century.Backed with a way cool DVD cover art (via the various artists at Dreamwave Productions) and tons of special features on a 2-disc set, the movie continues to tell the exploits of Optimus Prime and the heroic Autobots who battle valiantly against the forces of Megatron and the evil Decepticons. The story definitely had a utter shock for all fans when it was released in 1986. Some fans didn't like back then, but you'll have to look at the special features to see why they (the movie's crew....and even Hasbro) did that.It stars a cavalcade of 1980's voice acting superstars, such as Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime and Ironhide), Frank Welker (Megatron, various other Transformers), Dan Galvezan (Bumblebee) and Susan Blu (Arcee). It also features guest stars Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club), Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek), the late actors Robert Stack (Unsolved Mysteries), Lionel Stander (Hart to Hart), Scatman Crothers (Hong Kong Fooey) and Orson Wells (Citizen Kane).It also has a ton of special features goodies for any TF:TM fan:-Widescreen and full screen presentations on 2 discs-Digitally color corrected and remastered-Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound-Interviews with director Nelson Shin, producers Jay Bacal and Tom Griffin, story consultant/writer Flint Dille and voice actress/director Susan Blu (who provides the voice of Arcee)-Original "Scramble City" episode that premiered in Japan (now with fan commentary)-Promo and theatrical teasers and trailers-TV and contest spots-Transformers toy commercials from the U.S. and Japan-Credit screen tests-Storyboard/script comparisons-Photo galleries-Transformers Trivia FanFacts (displayed through the movie)-DVD-ROM movie content-*Hidden Easter eggs on both discsThe only thing extra that they could've put on this was the interview with the film's composer, Vince DiCola. It was included when Rhino Home Video released it first on DVD. I guess that was the only thing that Sony BMG had missed the mark on, but other than that, overall satisfaction!A definite must for your DVD library, especially those of us who are die-hard Transformers fan from day one. It's "more than meets the eye!"Transformers, transform and roll out!