Nothing like having beloved characters die whilst Stan Bush is screaming YOU GOT THE TOUCH in the background.
Cinemas
Directed by Nelson Shin
The Transformers: The Movie
A rewatchable, high-energy animation.
Animation
Science Fiction
Action
Adventure
Family
1986
1h 25m
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
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6What people say
How cool is it that Orson Welles voices a giant robot with an obsession for the Matrix? That's just one of the awesome aspects of the greatest Transformers movie of all time, The Transformers: The Movie. Other amazing features: Transformers actually transform. Run. Transform. Run. Fight. Run. Transform. Transform again. Transform to the end. Transformers actually die! Megatron literally blows motherfuckers away. Spock, Scooby Doo, the Rebel from the Breakfast Club, the host of Unsolved Mysteries and my man, Scatman, are among the voices we hear. Hell to the Autobot yes!You can't talk about this movie without mentioning the amazing synth score and one of the greatest theme songs in the history of theme songs, The Touch! Fuck yes! You got the touch! You got the power!Hey, let's kill off our most popular character. No biggie! This movie works. Probably, due to my favorite dinosaur Grimlock and his proper use of grammar, the wrong time to be innocent in a courtroom verdict, Weird Al, when Spike says oh shit, hungry piranhas and the international language of peace. A blast from the past that still holds up. Check it out!!
Unquestionably the primary tonal and structural influence on Bay's films, this is a whiplash inducing, excessively violent, metal-scored, hallucinatory narrative nightmare. If only those live action epics had this lightning fast 85-minute runtime. Even the editing rhythms are the same, a blistering speed-run of wreckage with the "camera" careening from one graphic panel to the next. This beloved geek totem features any number of nonsensical narrative wild cards and cringe-inducing "comedic" interludes, like an impromptu dance sequence set to a Weird Al song, stuff that would be roundly condemned today by nerds who insist that a 300 million dollar toy commercial take itself seriously.
Common questions
What is The Transformers: The Movie about?+
The Autobots must defend the galaxy against a colossal threat while managing a desperate conflict with their enemies, the Decepticons.
Who directed The Transformers: The Movie?+
The film was directed by Nelson Shin, a key figure in the production of the 1980s animated series.
