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The Transformers: The Movie

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Judd Nelson

Peter Cullen

Frank Welker

Leonard Nimoy

Orson Welles

Casey Kasem

Dan Gilvezan

Scatman Crothers

Susan Blu

Eric Idle

Robert Stack

Norman Alden

Jack Angel

Michael Bell

Gregg Berger

Lionel Stander

John Moschitta Jr.

Buster Jones

Bud Davis

Walker Edmiston

Paul Eiding

Neil Ross

Corey Burton

Roger C. Carmel

Arthur Burghardt

Don Messick

Ed Gilbert

Clive Revill

Hal Rayle

David Mendenhall

Victor Caroli

Stan Jones

Christopher Collins

Ron Friedman

Joe Bacal

Nelson Shin

Toshio Mori

Yoichi Mitsui

Satoshi Yamaguchi

Takahiro Kagami

Shigenobu Nagasaki

Shigeo Matoba

Koichi Tsunoda

Nobuyoshi Sasamon

Masanori Shino

Yoshinori Kanemori

Yoshitaka Koyama

Flint Dille

Vince DiCola

Jay Bacal

David Hankins

Tomoo Fukumoto

Masatoshi Fukui

Koh Meguro

Carol Dudley

Jim Graziano

Masaharu Etou

Takuya Igarashi

Tom Griffin

Yoshihito Miki

Jung Soo Yong

Margaret Loesch

Lee Gunther

Stan Bush

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Satoru Nakamura

Tsuneo Ninomiya

Kazuo Hayashi

Kazuhiro Ochi

Akihiro Enomoto

Toshikazu Usami

Yoshinobu Inano

Kiyomitsu Tsuji

Yasuyoshi Uwai

Takashi Hyodo

Masahiko Okura

Filipe Manuel Neto

**A film that only interests those who know the animated series, but which marks the end of Orson Welles' work.**

I saw this film by mere chance. Later, I was surprised to see how well regarded and highly rated it is. It is based on “Transformers”, an animated series for children and teenagers that was quite successful in the 80s and 90s, but which I have to confess I never saw. Recently, Marvel invested millions in live-action films and revived this universe. I haven't seen them in full yet, but this is where I get to know the characters better. What did I expect from this movie? A bit of easy entertainment, assuming the movie would at least do the work of better introducing the characters and story. That's not what I found.

In fact, this is an “inward-facing” film, that is, it is aimed almost exclusively at an audience that already knows the animated series and the characters. Therefore, there are no explanations or introductions, anyone who wants to understand something should go and see the series. Three points down, I thought: I don't feel obligated to watch the series to understand the movie, I can just watch something else and send this movie to the trash can, where it belongs.

Despite everything, I saw the film, and after reading a little about the animated series on the Internet, I understood that the film kills a lot of characters that, until then, were central to the plot, and that the film was released between two seasons, introducing characters who would play a relevant role later. Not being an expert, I wonder to what extent the film was not a kind of publicity move, either for the new season or for the merchandising that is usually associated with this type of television material.

I won't waste my time describing the script, which involves a giant robot that devours planets and the war between the Decepticons and the Autobots, robotic races of alien origin that fight each other. What I can say is that, in addition to being an uninteresting film that will not captivate those who don't know the series, it has a very confusing and far-fetched plot.

The graphics and animations have that kind of quality you find in a lot of animated material from the late 80's, and it made me think about possible influences of Japanese and Korean "anime" on American production. Moreover, just a word to salute the effort that Orson Welles must have made to give voice to one of the creatures, at a stage when he was practically at death's door. The distinguished actor would die days after having recorded the material that was used in this film.

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The Transformers: The Movie [30th Anniversary Edition] - Bonus Clip: Optimus Prime (HD)

The Transformers: The Movie - Why We Love It (HD)

The Transformers: The Movie [30th Anniversary Edition] - Dinobots (HD)

The Transformers: The Movie - Bonus Clip: Restoration for 30th Anniversary (HD)

The Transformers: The Movie [30th Anniversary Edition] - Official Trailer (HD)

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Judd Nelson

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Dan Gilvezan

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Susan Blu

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