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Director:
Writer:
Ron Friedman (writer)
Release Date:
8 August 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.
Plot:
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who is after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. full summary | full synopsis
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Planet
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Robot
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Battle
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Transformer
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Transforming Robot
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Awards:
2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and G-Force | DVD review
(From The Guardian - Film News. 30 November 2009, 6:41 AM, PST)
How To Go Bigger With Transformers 3: Unicron
(From Screen Rant. 4 November 2009, 7:03 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 30 November 2009, 6:41 AM, PST)
How To Go Bigger With Transformers 3: Unicron
(From Screen Rant. 4 November 2009, 7:03 PM, PST)
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Awesomely cool
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Norman Alden | ... | Kranix / Arblus (voice) | |
| Jack Angel | ... | Astrotrain (voice) | |
| Michael Bell | ... | Prowl / Scrapper / Swoop / Junkion (voice) | |
| Gregg Berger | ... | Grimlock (voice) | |
| Susan Blu | ... | Arcee (voice) | |
| Arthur Burghardt | ... | Devastator (voice) | |
| Corey Burton | ... | Spike / Brawn / Shockwave (voice) | |
| Roger C. Carmel | ... | Cyclonus / Quintesson Leader (voice) | |
| Victor Caroli | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Regis Cordic | ... | Quintesson Judge (voice) | |
| Scatman Crothers | ... | Jazz (voice) | |
| Peter Cullen | ... | Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice) | |
| Bud Davis | ... | Dirge (voice) | |
| Paul Eiding | ... | Perceptor (voice) | |
| Walker Edmiston | ... | Inferno (voice) (scenes deleted) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Toransufômaa: Za mûbii (Japan)
Transformers the Movie: Apocalypse! Matrix Forever (Japan: English title) (working title)
Transformers: Mokushiroku! Matrix yo eien ni (Japan) (working title)
Transformers: The Movie (USA) (DVD box title)
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Transformers the Movie: Apocalypse! Matrix Forever (Japan: English title) (working title)
Transformers: Mokushiroku! Matrix yo eien ni (Japan) (working title)
Transformers: The Movie (USA) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
84 min | Argentina:85 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:PG (Reconstructed Edition) |
Singapore:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Québec) |
UK:U |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Australia:PG
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Trivia:
Of the original 18 Autobots featured in the first episode "More than Meets the Eye", 15 are seen in the movie. Mirage, Trailbreaker, and Sideswipe do not appear although they were all scripted to appear in three separate scenes on Earth.
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Goofs:
Continuity: As Cliffjumper begins delivering the countdown for the shuttle launch, the top of his body is colored light blue, as though this were his rear windshield, when his body should be red. Also, Jazz is standing next to him and the front bumper on his chest is colored white instead of red.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in John's Arm: Armageddon (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Dare
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In 2005, years after series 2, the Decepticons rule Cybertron. The Autobots are limited to bases on Cybertron's moons and Autobot City on Earth. Optimus Prime is planning a massive assault on Cybertron, but Megatron has similar ideas, and launches an attack on Autobot City, nearly decimating the entire Autbot force before retreating. Of course, this being a movie, things get complicated: Unicron, the devourer of worlds turns up, and is heading for Cybertron. Now the Autobots have to reclaim a relic from the Decepticons while defending Cybertron from a giant transforming planet that eats other planets.
Simple, no? Couldn't follow that? Stop reading now, this movie is only for fans.
Essentially, this a feature-length toy commercial. The story is cool. After all, its about giant robots that transform into cars. Awesome. The movie just follows these robots along as they spend most of the 84-minutes fighting. All the new characters are introduced by having an established character say to the new character "Hey! (new guy) Blow up that thing!" or, "Hey! (new guy), attack those bad guys!". Awesome. I love movies where fights aren't disrupted by petty things such as plot details or character introductions, it makes things much more fun.
The animation is generally better than it was in the TV series. Add to that an 80s soundtrack, consisting of only 80s pop and hair-metal. Awesome. Of course, not everyone is going to like the soundtrack. In fact, I'm willing the bet that a majority of people would loathe the soundtrack, but that is not important, because the soundtrack is awesome. Plus there are some really cool quotes. Yay.
9/10 - Only for fans (of either Transformers or 80s music)