Transformers - The Movie

In 8th of August 1986 (one day before the rock band Queen performed there last concert at Knebworth Park with the late great Freddie Mercury), Transformers The Movie exploded on to the cinema. Now everyone this is what you call a Transformers Movie, with all the Heroic Autobots and Evil Decepticons in there G1 glory, and not the horrifying and repulsive versions that Micheal “I hate the sucky G1 Verison, let’s create a bunch of horrifying robotic monsters” Bay created, and destroyed our favourite toy lines along with two of the worst wooden US actors in the world, please step forward Shia Le Beauf and Megan Fox. Enough said about that horrific movie franchise and it’s pointless sequels the better, let’s move on....The 1986 movie is one of the best, with great revamped Animation in 4K plus great HD sound it has produced this epic to it’s greatest G1 glory, and the voice cast of Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime), Frank Welker (Megatron, Soundwave, Rumble, Frenzy, etc), Gregg Burger (Grimlock), Dan Gilvezen (Bumblebee), and to the late Chris Latta (Starscream), Casey Kassam (Cliffjumper), and Scatman Crothers (Jazz) to the new comers of Brat Pack actor 'Judd Nelson' as 'Hot Rod', the late and great Star Trek\Mission:Impossible Actor 'Leonard Nimoy' as 'Galvatron', the late Airplane and the TV Series 'Untouchables' actor 'Robert Stack' as Ultra Magnus, the late 'Heart to Heart' actor 'Lionel Stander' as 'Kup', plus Monty Python’s 'Eric Idle' as 'Wreck-Gar', Transformers Series Regular 'Neil Ross' as 'Springer', 'The first Autobot Triple Changer', 'Guiness Book of Records' fastest talker 'John "Motormouth" Moschitta. Jnr' as 'Blurr', the new 'fastest Autobot', and 'Susan Blu' as 'Arcee', the first female Autobot (modelled on Maria the Android from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis) are excellent acted in their roles, but the crowning glory has to be the great actor 'Orson Welles' as The Great Destroyer 'Unicron'. This was the last film that both Orson Welles and Scatsman Crothers ever done, both actors sadly passed away within 2 to 6 months before the movie release. This is a glorious tribute for the actors who are sadly not with us. As the 35th Anniversary coming up in 2021, I would love to see a Director’s cut of Transformers The Movie including the scenes that they have cut out reanimated such as the battle scenes with Ultra Magnus, Sideswipe, Red Alert and Tracks against the Constructicons, and other scenes that didn’t make it into the movie.And now Amazon UK has now beginning to distribute Transformers MP17+ Prowl. I would like Amazon UK to start distributing Transformers MP14+ Red Alert (money being donated to mental health charities (see 1985 G1 cartoon Auto-Berserk)), along MP12+ Sideswipe, MP18 Bluestreak, MP19 Smokescreen, MP20+ Wheeljack, MP28 Hot Rodimus, MP25 Tracks and MP39 Sunstreaker along with the Decepticon Seekers next. I would love to see all U.K 1980s G1 Transformers fans to do a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram campaign for Amazon UK to expand their Transformers Masterpiece range. I am absolutely glad that Takara Tomy/Hasbro are redesigning the Decepticon Seekers starting with the legendary, evil and back stabbing 2nd in command ‘Airspace Commander’ Starscream, and make him as a Transformers Masterpiece MP52. I hope he has a head scalp with the evil smirk, plus I would love to see Takara Tomy design a Masterpiece G1 actuate version of Cliffjumper in a variation of MP45 Bumblebee as his 3rd party Masterpiece doesn’t have the Autobot symbol on his chest. I would love to see one day that Amazon UK, Takara Tomy, and Hasbro (MP-44 and Hasbro designed MP10 - Optimus Prime - A.K.A - Toys R Us (TRU) Exclusive as it’s Official Design) bring out all the G1 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 (Headmasters and Targetmasters 1987 range only). I would also love to see one day Hasbro\Takara Tomy go into partnerships with Third Party Transformers Companies such as FansToys, Unique Toys, Ocrual Max, Transform Element and X-Transbots to create new versions of Jazz, Mirage (Transform Element 03 - Speed Star looks the best), Trialbreaker, Hoist, my favourite triple changer Astrotrain (FansToys Thomas looks the best), my favourite combiner Menasor (X-Transbots or FansToys G1 Stunticons - Motormaster (along with his trailer), Drag Strip, Dead End, Wildrider and Breakdown version looks the best) and many more (especially The FansToys Dinobots - Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop as there’s already a Hasbro/Takara Tomy version of Dinobot Commander Grimlock, along with their arch nemesis G1 cartoon actuate versions of “The Constructicons” - Scrapper, Mixmaster, Long Haul, Hook, Bonecrusher and Scavenger in Masterpiece actuate G1 cartoon versions, along with their combined form “Devastator” in full G1 cartoon Masterpiece glory). I would also love to see either FansToys, X-Transbots or Ocural Max do a G1 Masterpiece cartoon actuate versions of The Protectobots Combiners - Hot Spot, Groove, Streetwise, Blades and First Aid and in their combined form of a more G1 Masterpiece cartoon actuate version of Defensor, and money being donated to HNS or Medical and Emergency First Responder Charities to help and support families and people in during this difficult time. I love to see the third party companies keep the design specs of their Masterpiece Transformers, and allow Hasbro\Takara Tomy just to paint on their Autobot or Decepticon Insignia (Logo), and make them official toy lines as G1 Transformers Masterpieces. This will allow the UK G1 Transformers fans to represent the cartoon that a 1980s generation grew up with, and for future generations on how beautiful and brilliantly designed the G1 1980s Transformers where.

Great clean up of the image although still a little soft, good use of Dolby vision. The full screen presentation is nice and sounds great. Roll out!

But bring back many great memories from long ago, I really don’t thing any one has done what this story has done again ? Anyone know any other movies/ shows please let me know.

Bought this as a little treat for my inner child! Despite not being old enough to see and appreciate this movie when it came out in the 80's, I was nonetheless a huge Transformers fan and still am today thanks to the IDW Comics.I specifically remember watching this film on VHS back in the day and am still emotionally scarred when (SPOILERS!) Optimus Prime dies, as well as, even more so - the brutal and pretty graphic way the 4 Autobots on the shuttle are murdered one by one. Having watched the earlier Seasons 1 and 2, and considering the semi-campy nature of some of those episodes, this was a huge and shocking change. Of course, as the Extras will point out, it was the company's way of culling the '84 herd and bringing in the new batch of toys to the conveyer belt, but to a child and a proud owner of a G1 Prowl, it's still hard to watch even today for me, such was our attachment to these pretty deep and fleshed out characters (yes robots with personalities, who'd have thought!?) and something which is completely lost in 'Bayformers' human-focussed drivel. The story is admittedly, PRETTY similar to Star Wars and is about as 80's a film and soundtrack as is possible to get, but dammit does it still feel good to us longtime fans to watch! It's mix of humour, added lore (at the time) to the TF Universe and shocking twists, deaths and reanimations, still holds it up today as one of the best animated films ever...in my opinion! I mean, how many other Transforming Robot Planet Monster films are there?The extras are pretty great and should be interesting to fans, the highlight for me being the cut story boards of the Optimus Prime run up to the final battle with Megatron, which neatly have the final films' music and voice overs in the background (to the kept scenes), and possibly explains how that gun Megatron used to kill Prime appeared. Despite being in storyboard form...they look so cool! You have to question why they neglected some of these excellent looking action scenes. I mean, Magnus transporting a battalion of Autobot soldiers to blow up Devastator, Kup taking down three Decepticons singlehanded...why leave it out?Both discs have the exact same content, just one is in Widescreen format. Could they have added more extras? Probably, but I find too much extras to be, frankly, overkill and unnecessary, while here it's a pretty healthy mix, if they'd have actually animated those cut storyboard scenes; we would all be much happier but what can you do?With Bayformers ruining our childhood favourite toys with fart jokes, dull, nonsensical human-driven plots and a franchise that does little more than ape the US's military technology, this is a welcome hit of nostalgia and a reminder of better times and happy childhoods...apart from that one kid who locked himself in the toilet following OP biting it! If dreams come true, IDW will create an animated series in this style, with the films tone and their reworked G1 universe, we can dream! Watch it, as I'm sure you have better thing to do tonight than die!

I bought this to pass on. The recipient was very pleased. No faults or adverse criticism.

I watched the VHS as a kid it was rated U for universal. When I got older and DVD was rereleasing old films I picked up a basic version with a Takara episode (awfully dubbed) as a bonus.Then the tin box 25th anniversary DVD came out so I bought that too.When this Blu Ray was released with 30th anniversary edition written on it, I got very excited to own it and watch something new I hadn’t seen before.I was a little disappointed, there was a new documentary with some interesting insight especially Neil Ross voice of Springer but special features are recycled from previous releases mainly 20th anniversary edition.The film itself comes on 2 discs one widescreen and one old style square view with black lines down each side. Other than this change both discs have the exact same features. The quality is upgraded once again and colours look amazing, sound is great which helps as this film has an awesome soundtrack, but other than the visual upgrade there isn’t a lot to recommend if you already own the DVD. If anything the cleaned up cells mean more of the old animation mistakes are more obvious.I watched the film I love, I bought it because I love this film but feel a little cheated on features. If your a Transformers fan you have bought this regardless like me, if your a casual fan and have the previous special edition dvd there isn’t a lot to recommend.

This movie is just pure awesomeness! Too bad I didn't see this movie at the the movies in the 80s. I was 10-12 years old back then, but the movie wasn't shown at the movies in The Netherlands. Now that I've seen it...wow! The soundtrack, the animation, etc...Great!

Es una excelente pelicula, muy recomendable para cualquier fan de Transformers, llena de nostalgia, con una muy buena historia y la banda sonora de la epoca es muy disfrutable. Para ser de 1986 hicieron un gran trabajo con la remasterizacion, las escenas de accion se ven mucho mas detallas y nitidas.Solo como información, solo viene con audio en ingles y subtitulos en español, la realidad es que no es problema gracias a el elenco de voces tan reconocidas de esa epoca como Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Orson Wells, Leonard Nimoy entre otros.Tambien no estoy seguro si solo me paso a mi, pero creo que a partir de 2017 ya no llega con la copia digital, algo lei que solo era valida hasta 2017, supongo que por eso la dejaron de incluir despues de ese año.En conclusion, es un excelente producto, imperdible para una coleccion de transformers o cualquier persona que haya sido introducida a la franquicia con las peliculas modernas de Bayformers. No podria recomendarla mas.

The movie came out when I was 6 but sadly I didn’t get to see it in the big screen because my dad thought it was a waste of money to see an animated or cartoon feature in theaters as you can watch them for free on tv! This film probably have had air several times on tv but I was too young to catch it on time. I distinctively remembered the giant movie promo poster with Ultra Magnus on the middle with his comrades but no Optimus Prime on sight! Years passed by.... I guess I have not see this masterpiece until I was in my 20s when the first live action Bayformers hit the theaters and I saw that! So with the hype and everything going on then I decided to legally download it from iTunes and watch it! I was completely blown away from the visuals and the maturity of the content. Sure it was marketed it at children but the violence and mayhem were almost in the same league as Game of Thrones but again made for children. 10 more years later, this film was released on bluray in 2017, and it must have completely slipped under my radar and I just got it very recent but sadly the redeemable film was expired..... Finally, listening to the 80s heavy metal band and hard rock soundtrack have pump fuels and iron into my veins as though the Decepticons are enjoying their sip of Energon cubes in the morning. Anyway I get to relive all of that experience in the movie all over again in the tiny silver screen at home!

Die Lieferung ging recht zügig, innerhalb von eineinhalb Wochen war das Paket da.Zum Film kann man nicht viel sagen, es ist halt genau das, was man kennt und erwartet, der Zwischenschritt zwischen Staffel 2 und 3 der G1-Serie, der in keiner Sammlung fehlen sollte.Sicherlich, es ist nur auf englisch, aber dies stellt einen nicht vor große Herausforderungen.

Film culte pour toute une génération de fans. BO métal 80's géniale.Très belle édition anniversaire avec moult bonus. VO uniquement, pas de VF pour cette édition, attention.Indispensable pour tout fan de Cybertron.