Review of The Transformers: The Movie (1986) by K. C — 16 Jun 2011
One of the greatest Toy commercials ever..!
OK, perhaps one of the greatest U.S. produced animated films of all time... but still a great toy ad. The basic premise behind making the film was to kill off the '84-'85 toyline and introduce new characters for kids to buy.
Deemed 'too violent' a storyline, only a few of the characters were herded and slaughtered, but hard hitting none the less. Parents groups were outraged following the release of the film for it's violence and animated death, to such a degree it even changed the face of it's cousin film 'G.I.Joe:The Movie'. Duke was originally slated an Optimus Prime fate, but later was redubbed into a coma.
The openeing 20 minutes is simply one of the best cartoon battle sequences ever, taking 'Joe:TM' opening title sequence into thought as that good too. So much so quickly, you really don't have time to get the perspective the first time. With some great voice work by rather respected actors at the time (including Orson Welles final film credit), the script gets past the grind and keeps pretty brisk. Even if your not a diehard TF fan, this is still an old school retro kick ass 80's film.
Reaching cartoon epic, bring the popcorn and no bathroom breaks.
This review of The Transformers: The Movie (1986) was written by K. C on 16 Jun 2011.
The Transformers: The Movie has generally received positive reviews.
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