Transformers (1986)
Today we watched the 1986 cartoon movie based on the Transformers animated TV cartoon. The movie begins in the distant year of 2005, where the Autobot base on one of Cybertrons moons sends a shuttle the Autobot City on Earth on an energon run, which Megatron intercepts and launches a surprise attack on Autobot City. The resulting battle ends only when Optimus Prime enters the fray, killing Megatron and being fatally wounded as a result. A dying Optimus hands the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus to continue his legacy as Prime and Megatron is reborn by Unicron as Galvatron (to sell toys).
Visually the film holds up well to this day, especially with how they shaded the metal. The issues with this film largely lie in the, pacing, flashing lights, aggressively 80's music and plot. Personally, I think the 1986 movie is a more enjoyable watch than most of the recent live action ones directed by Micheal Bay. Although Bay's transformers are more "realistic", they are much more visually complex, which makes reading their actions and expressions (and telling them apart), which makes the character designs of the 1986 movie more appealing
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