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Transformers - The Movie
1986
In the year 2005, the Autobots and the Decepticons are still locked in battle, but a deadly new force enters the fray--a giant killer planet known as Unicron (voiced by film legend Orson Welles). The heroic Autobots must fight for their own survival and to save their home planet from destruction. A classic of 1980s animation, .. Read more
| Starring | Orson Welles, Robert Stack, Leonard Nimoy, Judd Nelson |
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| Director | Nelson Shin |
| Genres | Animated, Children, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Transformers - The Movie
In the year 2005, the Autobots and the Decepticons are still locked in battle, but a deadly new force enters the fray--a giant killer planet known as Unicron (voiced by film legend Orson Welles). The heroic Autobots must fight for their own survival and to save their home planet from destruction. A classic of 1980s animation, based on the popular TV series, TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE features a star-studded array of vocal talent, including Welles, Leonard Nimoy, Judd Nelson, Eric Idle, and Casey Kasem.
| Starring | Orson Welles, Robert Stack, Leonard Nimoy, Judd Nelson, Casey Kasem, Eric Idle, Scatman Crothers, Gregg Berger |
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| Director | Nelson Shin |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 25 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Children, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | DVD: 20 Nov 2003 Blu-ray: 01 Oct 2007 Production year: 1986 |
| Format | DVD |
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The feature-length version of the cartoon TV series is based on the popular toy line of robots that mutate into hi-tech weaponry and vehicles. The fighting cyborgs must save the universe from the planet Unicron — voiced by Orson Welles in another of his depressing latter-day “I'll do anything for the money” assignments — and its intergalactic army led by the evil Megatron. Other top voice talent includes Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack, Judd Nelson and Eric Idle. The usual mind-numbing blitz of cheap graphics, marginally vulgar dialogue and nasty violence means parents with impressionable children should take heed.
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Following on the bad scent of feature-length commercials for The Care Bears and My Little Pony, comes this animated... read more on Time Out
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
80s Cheesefest
Having seen this in the cinema when it came out, I wasn't really sure what I'd make of this, and to be honest I'm still not entirely sure.
I have to admit to some pretty intense nostalgic spasms whenever that transformation noise that sounds like a truck taking a dump comes on, and I think I would have really quite enjoyed the movie if it weren't for 2 things.
1) some of the characters are immensely annoying. It's like the aural equivalent of your little brother running around making police siren noises and scratching a chalkboard with an enraged cat.
2) the music. As much as I love cheesy 80s rock (which is sparingly), the movie plays more like someone's left their stereo on loop in the back of the dubbing room. It's incessant. And not that good either. For every 'so naff it's good' moment, there's at least another 7 where the same crap song you heard 3 minutes ago comes back far too loud and at a completely inappropriate moment. Like a little brother.
Actually, to stick with that analogy, it's the kind of movie people its own age probably find funny and engaging, but anyone else finds a little too much after a while. Nevertheless, there's still a big place in my heart for the nostalgia value alone, although it slightly worries me that the only reason I recognise half the characters is from remembering the colour of the toys I had... -
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Still as good as you remember
Ok, so there is no extras on this disc, just the movie, but what a great movie!! I last saw this when I was about 6 or 7 and I was totally into it then, 20 years later and non of the magic has gone.
It's a great story and a tragic one too in parts, plus the vocal talents of Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron and bizarrely Orsen Welles as Unicron (!!) however the movie has a good pace with humour and action for all ages.
I was slightly disappointed with the quality of the picture, afterall it's been transferred to DVD so I was kind of hoping it would come out all crisp and remastered, however it looks like they have just transferred the VHS or something, or maybe even that was just the animated style - whatever it is you won't be disappointed, except for the lack of extras! -
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Transformers
- 23 Jul 2007
Pop quiz: what movie unites the late, great Orson Welles, Mr Spock, our very own Eric Idle, Hart to Hart's Lionel Stander, and Judd Nelson from The Breakfast Club? If you answered Transformers - the Movie you go to the top of the class. Released at the height of the transfomers' craze in 1986, this modest animated spin off from a short-lived TV series was a box office dud pretty much everywhere. Two decades later, the versatile robo-toys are enjoying renewed popularity with fresh product lines Read more
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In the year 2005, the Autobots and the Decepticons are still locked in battle, but a deadly new force enters the fray--a giant killer planet known as Unicron (voiced by film legend Orson Welles). The heroic Autobots must fight for their own survival and to save their home planet from destruction. A ...
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Transformers - The Movie
In the year 2005, the Autobots and the Decepticons are still locked in battle, but a deadly new force enters the fray--a giant killer planet known as Unicron (voiced by film legend Orson Welles). The heroic Autobots must fight for their own survival and to save their home planet from destruction. A ...
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