Transformers - Takara (Animated)

Advantages: great oldskool cartoon for fans, young or old. Also includes an episode of Transformers Takara "The Four Soldiers from the Sky"
Disadvantages: none

...I always enjoyed Transformers as a kid, and seeing this new re-release on the shop shelf brought back some good memories. The story is about a civil war which has gone on for millions of years between two factions of a robotic race - the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. This special collectors edition is just a remastered edition in a new black box - which makes it the only main difference to the original video release. However, the video includes an episode of "Transformers Takara". "The Four Soldiers from the Sky" is an episode from the Japanese version of Transformers, so it's dubbed into English (which can make for a bit of a shoddy translation sometimes - but still understandable). The episode makes a nice addition to the tape - making it a must for fans of the series (especially the older series). Just as a note... Read review

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Advantages: It's Transformers
Disadvantages: Um... Err...

...Soldiers from the Sky". Though the dubbing and translation are a bit poor, it's still a rare opportunity to see a Transformers episode that never aired outside of Japan. There are not a lot of special features and the menu is a bit long winded but on the whole it's not that bad. The extra episode is probably the best feature on the disk because a trailer is just a trailer and the musical gallery can get a bit annoying after a while. Still the whole point of owning this DVD is for the Movie itself and that makes up for everything. Now for the movie itself... When this animated film arrived in American cinemas in the 1980s, both the Transformer robot toys and television show were at the peak of their popularity. Transformers The Movie took these childhood heroes and transformed them into film stars. The animation is nothing like the animated... Read review

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Advantages: Guaranteed to love for ever!
Disadvantages: Perhaps a little old looking for the modern child.

...Optimus Prime rocks. The whole programme does. As a child i worshipped the programme, and this film is fantastic. Following the depletion of crucial Energon required for the Bots to live, the Transformers set off for Earth hoping to re-stock Energon Cubes and take them back home to Cybertron. However the Transformers are divided into two factions. The aerial, evil Deceptocons, and the ground-based, morally sound Autobots. Evil leader Megatron fighting the great Optimus Prime. The ships, bound for Earth , battle in space, and crash into the base of a Volcano and are de-activated by the shock of the blast. When the Volcano erupts, they come back to life, and the fight for Energon Cubes begins. The Autobots want to limit the damage done by the Deceptacons, while the latter care little for the damage they do. With such a great plot, it... Read review

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