I gotta say, this review excites me a bit.

I acknowledge that my opinion puts me in a very small minority (so far), but I thought Transformers 2 was pretty fucking good. WAY better than the first movie in just about every way. There were more robots, less spastic quick cuts, better dialog (but still cheesy), and a general tone that felt–dare I say–very much like the old cartoons. I was completely surprised to come away with this opinion, but…there it is. I still can’t believe it didn’t suck.

via Your Guide to the Internet – There might be something wrong with me.

In anticipation of a whole ton of production continuity errors in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, check out the link below to see some really good ones from the first Transformers movie!

15 Transformers mistake pictures.

Really, it’s what started most of us on this path.  I was a kid and these robots that changed shapes fascinated me.  They stole my imagination and I loved everything about them.  With Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen coming out soon, watching the complete first season was a great trip down memory lane.

Watching these again from the beginning made me remember why I loved these cartoons in the first place.  The classic battle of good vs. evil, Optimus Prime (and his stupid trailer) and just the general cheesiness of it all.

The set has the entire G1  original series and some great extras.  The Origins of the Transformers, a printable script (very cool!), a PSA from tv at that time, some old Hasbro commercials, etc.  I haven’t even made it through all of it yet but I can’t wait to dig deeper.

Quality:

Wow.  About a year ago I watched the original series again on sites like youtube, etc.  The quality was ridiculously bad.  Watching it again in this release made such a difference!  It has a stereo soundtrack which makes a big difference, especially for the Tranformers sound!  It looks pretty dang good considering it’s 25 year old animation.  As good as you remember and very easy to watch quality wise.

Packaging:

The packaging looks great and when I unwrapped it I couldn’t have been happier!  The Autobot logo (as big as a DVD) was a great surprise.  The raised images of Optimus Prime and Megatron look great and everything else looks legitimately good.  There is nothing cheap about this set.

Wrap it up:

With feature films coming out like G.I. Joe and a second Transformers movie, taking this walk down memory lane was a great diversion and an excellent way to get amped for the next batch of movies that take me back to my childhood!  I recommend this set for our community here over the previous versions that were released (crap).  I know our members here LOVE G1 and everything it was about, this DVD will not leave you wanting!

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June 8, 2009 – The battle between good and evil is not just limited to humans. Robots have their disagreements too, and sometimes the only way to settle them is with an epic brawl for the ages. This is how the robotic denizens of Cybertron have handled things for countless millennia. There are the Autobots and the Decepticons. The former fight to preserve life on Earth, while the latter seek to rule it over the charred remains of their enemies.

The Transformers saga is home to many familiar faces, both good an evil. Today, we honor the greatest of the good. In this Top 10 Generation One (and Gen 1 only) Autobots feature, we chronicle the 10 Autobot heroes who have kept the Transformers franchise alive and thriving all these years. With Teletran 1’s help, we rank and filed our top 10 favorites using the following criteria: strength/ability, role within the universe, pop-culture impact, popularity and our friend, Editor’s Choice.

These are our favorites, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t others who deserve more acclaim. Assemble at the comments section and post your picks for the greatest Autobots of all time.

Read it here!

Spoiler, #1 is Optimus Prime -