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Transformers - The Movie Details

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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 classic of 1980s animation, .. Read more

Starring Orson Welles, Robert Stack, Leonard Nimoy, Judd Nelson
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
Director Nelson Shin
Run time DVD: 1 hr 26 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 25 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate U.gif
Genres Animated, Children, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language English
Released DVD: 20 Nov 2003
Blu-ray: 01 Oct 2007
Production year: 1986
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (2) of Transformers - The Movie

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  • 1 stars out of 5

    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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  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    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...

      • Chris J from Bucks
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  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Have to agree

    Yep have to agree with the review above (or below) about reliving this one. The Story is good, however the music is great and really helps the movie along.

    Quite a short one, but enjoyable!

      • Dean Marcus from Birmingham, England
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    • 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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