Hello and welcome to the video vault. In this debut episode I will take you back to my childhood with the 1986 animated Transformers: The Movie.
I absolutely loved this movie as a kid, and still enjoy some 34 years later. The animation was done by Toei studios in Japan (Most famously known for Voltron (Beast King GoLion) and Astro Boy). The movie was released at the hight of the original Transformers cartoon series (known as generation 1), and was used to introduce new characters to the franchise to replace older ones. This caused a lot of backlash and would result in the eventual return of beloved Autobot leader Optimus Prime in the tail end of season 3. Transformers the movie has an incredible ensemble voice cast including Leonard Nimoy, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Eric Idle and Orson Welles in one of his final performances.
This is a movie you will want to revisit some cherished memories from your past, or to introduce a new generation to an animated classic
