Some extra features with this set include audio commentary featuring Nelson Shin, Flint Oille, and Susan Blu, over an hour’s worth of storyboards, deleted scenes, a 46 minute “Til all are one” Documentary, a Q&A, acoustic performances, trailers and TV spots, and quite a bit more. It doesn’t take away from the movie, but some of you hardcore fans may notice this. The widescreen UHD version is also pretty good however, it seems like the film is slightly re-framed. The Blu Ray version looked incredible and made such an old movie almost feel modern despite being presented in 4:3. This 35th anniversary set comes with two discs: a Blu Ray copy and a 4K UHD version. Also, quite a few major characters are killed off very quickly, which I imagine really frustrated some fans back in the day and I’m sure newcomers may find it bit jarring since they would have lacked proper context for what is going on. A lot of robots, lasers and explosions are constantly occupying the screen and while it’s highly entertaining to watch, you’re given little time to actually process all of it. The only real flaw with The Transformers: The Movie is that it cuts a very fast pace and some viewers may not necessarily enjoy that. This is particularly noteworthy casting considering this would be his last role before he died in 1985. The Transformers: The Movie also features an all star voice cast including Orson Welles as Unicron. In fact, don’t be surprised if after watching this movie, all of the songs end up stuck in your head for the next week. Make no mistake, you will be singing along when “You Got the Touch” is playing. This is further emphasized with the incredible score by Vince DiCola, who has also worked on music for Rocky IV (another incredible movie). Almost every frame is incredibly elaborate and detailed to the point where you can really just get lost in all of it. The Transformers: The Movie has some truly stunning animation. Despite not growing up with Transformers, I was at the very least familiar with some of these characters, which was enough for me to get the gist of what was going on.īut really you’re here for the sheer spectacle of it all. Admittedly, the story is fairly simple however, it assumes you are already familiar with most of the Transformers Generation 1 cast, as no time is spent introducing any of the characters. The Autobots set out to protect this Matrix and save Cybertron from both Unicron and Galvatron. Megatron agrees and becomes Galvatron, making him even stronger and more threatening than ever. Unicron even goes as far as to make a deal with Megatron, where he offers him a new body in exchange for him tracking down and destroying the Matrix of Leadership, which has the power to defeat Unicron. Meanwhile, Unicron – a planet sized transformer – is plotting to consume Cybertron. The Decepticons are attacking Autobot City, leading to a massive battle that ultimately results in Optimus Prime’s death and the Matrix of Leadership being passed on to Ultra Magnus. This film takes place in the distant (for the time) future of 2005. It was a 90 minute romp of pure non-stop 80’s action, the kind that makes you say, “That was rad.” This 35th anniversary Blu Ray really makes this movie shine better than it ever has and I’m glad that this exists so we can continue to enjoy this movie in all its glory. It’s crazy to think that it’s been 35 years since The Transformers: The Movie was released.
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