Posted on 09/22/2013 at 09:02 AM
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The Transformers movie came out at the height of my being 'into' Transformers, so I was very excited to see it in theaters as a kid. I even brought my first and favorite Transformers toy with me to the movies: Ironhide.
I thought the movie was awful. I know they killed off a bunch of the characters to make room for new toys, but I think that was totally unnecessary. Even though I knew they were just toys, so I wasn't distraught or anything, I was still bummed they killed off my favorite character, Ironhide, in the worst way. Plus, the cursing in the movie was totally uncalled for. I know they were trying to make it appealing for older viewers, but this is still a movie about kids toys. They should've just had the characters they wanted to get rid of go off on a faraway mission, and wouldn't return for eons.
After that, the new season of the cartoon featured events after the movie, and it just lost its charm on me. That's about the time that I started being disinterested in Transformers. Of course, there were other outside factors as well, plus I was just getting older. You know how fickle kids are. But the movie was what triggered it all.
But you are right, the animated movie from the 80's is still better than the Micheal Bay films.
If you want to see a Transformers story DONE RIGHT, you definitely need to try Fall of Cybertron. --Cary