When I was a teenager, I remember going to the movies and watching a whole different kind of Transformers movie. It wasn't live-action, but animated, and it was the first time that we really got to see the Transformers traveling into outer space. The movie was pretty intense from the get go, killing off multiple Autobots in the film's opening battle. I think that was the first time that I saw the creators kill any of them off, long before Michael Bay came along and revitalize the franchise. Now, thirty years later, we'll get a chance to see this movie again in an all new way.
The movie was released on DVD for it's 20th anniversary, and now, having been digitally remastered to HD from it's original 35mm format, it will be available on Blu-ray for the first time in the North America. With it's new look comes a bunch of special features, bonus content, and collectable packaging for the Blu-ray. The movie featured the voices of Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Peter Cullen, Eric Idle, Robert Stack, Frank Welker, and Orson Wells. This was Orson Wells final role before he passed away. The movie follows the Autobots as they try and reclaim their planet from the Decepticons, but what they don't know is that there is a larger, more menacing force heading their way in the form of Unicron. Made on a budget of $6 million, the movie only pulled in $5.6 million. Since it's release, though, it has become somewhat of a "cult classic," which is why Hasbro and Shout! Factory have decided to release it on Blu-ray for it's 30th anniversary.
So tell me...have any of you ever watched this movie before? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments section down below. Transformers: The Movie will be released September 13, 2016 on DVD and Blu-ray.
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