In Dakota's pick for movie night tonight was the original cartoon movie, Transformers: The Movie. While Transformers has returned to the big screen with live action movies, it's cool to take a step back and look at what started it all.
First off, the movie is what it is, an hour and a half version of the cartoon show, with a twist. We see the death of Optimus Prime, the transformation of Megatron into Galvatron, and the new era of Transformers, which was later explored in the cartoon shows. Second, I liked the voices that were used for the newer characters. Judd Nelson voiced Hot Rod, the eventual chosen one for the Autobots, and Leonard Nimoy (the original Mr. Spock) voiced the power driven Galvatron. With Orsen Welles voicing the planet eating robot, Unicron (which, before his death, stated that he hated the film), Finally, I loved the soundtrack to the film. Stan Bush's songs "Dare" and "You Got the Touch" really added the punch this movie needed.
Transformers: The Movie is a quality cartoon flick that fans of the cartoon will enjoy. While the newer generation will not understand how cutting edge this movie was, the older generation can watch it and remember where they were when the show would come on every day after school. I know I did!
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