I loved this movie as a kid, but looking back at it...it was more just one big toy commercial. As all the transformers we knew and loved are killed off are never seen again after the highlight of this movie the decepticon surprise attack on the autobots. After this the movie basically focuses on the many new transformers we have never seen before. The only transformer from the series that really has any screen time after the attack is Grimlock. And how the heck were the transformers killed so easily in this one? They were shot up all the time in the series, and didn't even blink...here they get shot once and die. The plot with the planet was ok, and the scene with the shark robots was pretty cool, but the junk planet was lame and some of the new characters just plain sucked. What was with the female transformer? Was she really necessary considering mainly boys were interested in this film? All in all it was great as a kid, but looking at it now it loses its luster. It also looks bad by today's standards. Heck, it looks bad when you compare to Dragonball an anime that was out around that time.
Review of The Transformers: The Movie
