Transformers One

I saw the newest Transformers movie this past weekend and loved it. Transformers One was an animated feature length movie that I feel is the movie Transformers fans have been wanting all this time. As usual with movies, I took in a Sunday morning showing. My mother came along and even bought me a Bumblebee popcorn bucket. It's worth noting that the Mrs bought our tickets on Transformers Day earlier in the week. All things considered, it felt super fitting. This movie really felt perfect during the 40th anniversary.

I'm trying not to give away any spoilers while talking about the movie. So if I seem vague, that's why. This movie is a love letter to the Transformers fandom. Ever since 2003 when the live action movies were announced, this is the sort of thing many of us hoped for. In fact, I strongly have been recalling an old fan rumor from the 90's ever since leaving the theater. During beast era, the idea of Mainframe making a CGI version of 'G1' was pretty prevalent. So many folks believed they'd outright remake the original cartoon using the original voice tracks. At the time I figured they'd make something new that referenced like the original series, much as what Beast Wars had done. In many ways that's what this movie ended up being. A clean start that heavily referenced what came before. 

This movie felt like the theatrical adaptation of the classic Transformers cartoon many fans hoped for when the movies were announced. A new take on Orion Pax's early adventures before becoming Optimus Prime with a new light on his relationship with Megatron. In more recent years the idea of them originally being friends has been a constant, but it was actually well done here. Like, you felt their love for each other as best friends during the adventure leading up to heartbreak losing a relationship like that can bring. Along the way we got a new look into the miners and the caste system that plagued Cybertronian society. As someone who grew up from working class roots, that's something I can certainly identify with even if the extremes differ. 

I definitely loved the extended cast showing up as side and background characters. Something as simple as Hound walking by or Prowl in one scene made a huge difference. Cybertron was packed full of classic Transformers characters and I loved it. As friend noted the only thing that would have been more perfect would have been a showing of the 40th anniversary short right before it started. I agree. This was a very special movie that will touch your heart. My only criticism is that I wish the heel turn would have been stretched out a little longer. It's done well, I just would have liked to see D-16's descent a little more. The movie is hilarious, but only when appropriate. That was an early complaint I saw when the trailers started showing. Just like I predicted back then, it was a much more serious toned film. I really hope more films following this follows and even a TV series. I want more of this. 

P.S-Don't miss the after credits scene.