The sentient alien robots – the Autobots and Decepticons – relaunch for their 40th anniversary with a silver screen treatment.
Hasbro ramped up celebrations for the 40th anniversary of The Transformers by showcasing the first four episodes of the generation one era.
Billed as a Saturday morning matinee screening, the company distributed early instalments of the first series to cinemas across most of the globe. Remastered versions featuring a full scale border of an old school 80s/90s television design decorate the screen, as viewers are greeted by nostalgic tunes and familiar names.
Entering the theatre, you can expect all the usual features; this means advertisements, trailers, and a plug of the upcoming animated movie “Transformers One” starring Chris Hemsworth.
Table reading of the first episode
The pilot episode (More Than Meets The Eye, Part One) is a table reading lining up the majority of the original voice actors such as Peter Cullen, Frank Walker, and Michael Bell on screen alongside an adjacent view of the animation.
Instead of scrubbing mistakes from its original premiere, the cast embraced mix ups, including a scene where Optimus Prime shouts “Attack!! Attack!!” in the voice of Megatron. An error Frank Welker appeared to love recreating.
Later episodes
Sequel episodes see a return of the original recordings, and episodes begin to feel more immersive. Expect to see a prompt at the bottom of the screen advising which episode your are currently watching. Though this may seem annoying, it is something you will forget about soon enough.
Verdict and is it worth seeing?
Hasbro recently uploaded every season from generation one to YouTube, with the exception of the first four episodes; no doubt to sell seats for their milestone.
All in all it is a great day out, especially to see how well the franchise has aged against a backdrop of modern animations that have failed to build effective screenplays.
Preserved in its original format with a boost of visual clarity, it is well presented considering the original resolution. The only caveat was there should have been more episodes, or at least more content.
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