The Transformers: The Movie
“Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 61, rated by 1 admin.
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A planet-eating robot crashes into an already crowded war of transforming machinery. This animated adventure moves from heroic sacrifice to cosmic melodrama with a wonderfully committed soundtrack. It is earnest toy-box opera, with enough scale and emotional whiplash to keep an adult audience talking.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 6.5/10
- Plot
- 7.5/10
- Effects
- 2/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“The toy box has declared a planetary emergency.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 61
Synopsis and movie facts
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.
- Released
- 1986
- Directed by
- Nelson Shin
- Running time
- 85 min
Starring
- Judd Nelson as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)
- Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
- Frank Welker as Soundwave / Megatron / Rumble / Frenzy / Wheelie (voice)
- Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron (voice)
- Orson Welles as Unicron (voice)
- Casey Kasem as Cliffjumper (voice)
- Dan Gilvezan as Bumblebee (voice)
- Scatman Crothers as Jazz (voice)
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: The Transformers: The Movie (1986), directed by Nelson Shin. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · badmovies.org
The review covers Unicron, the Matrix and the changing robot cast, highlighting the extravagant mythology and dialogue of the 1986 animated movie. Full review text retained from earlier catalogue research and consulted again on 2026-11-10; no claim of a fresh page download.
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