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Rating:  - A dream come true!!!!!!!!!
I've been waiting so long for this day to happen. The Transformers complete first season on DVD. This was the most amazing cartoon I had ever seen while growing up. I was nine years old when the Transformers debuted in 1984 on Saturday mornings. I had my mom set the alarm clock ten minutes before six o'clock to make sure I didn't miss the begining of it. I only wished I still had all my original toys. The entire story line is brilliantly written. The heroic Autobots, lead by there leader, Optimus Prime versus the evil Decepticons, lead by there leader, Megatron. It shows the true meaning of the phrase "It's good vs. evil". I'm hoping that they continue to release all the Transformers seasons on DVD until the very last episode. Just like the recently released Robotech series. The Transformers were, and still is, my favorite cartoon and toy ever!! I have never stop thinking about Transformers even to this day. It is a must have for everyone!! Buy this DVD!! It is MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!!!!!!!!!!
Rating: - Autobots Transform!!!
I never thought this day would come. Transformers was one of my favorite cartoons when I was young along with He-Man and G.I. Joe, and now I am able to own and watch the complete first season anytime!! This DVD box set is the way to go. The packaging is excellent, you get a fourth bonus DVD packed with extras along with the boxed set, so if you buy all three DVD's seperately you will miss out on this. Also, you get two animation cells which are really cool. I have absolutely no complaints about this superb collection of classic cartoon history. The boxed set far surpassed all of my expectations and I am more than happy with this product. Hopefully we will be seeing more boxed sets so we can collect all of the episodes. If you don't already have it, get the Transformers movie too. I highly recommend this product to any Transformers fans, you can also introduce a piece of your childhood history to your kids, nephews, or anyone that has never seen the classic Transformers. This is the way to go, so what are you waiting for? Transform and get yourself this boxed set, you will be glad you did.
Rating: - An icon of the 80s, now preserved forever
Finally, children of the eighties have what we have always wanted-- a faithfully-preserved version of The Transformers television series that we can keep forever! Rhino's first season of The Transformers is packaged beautifully in a silver case. This edition is obviously meant to appeal to the discriminating DVD collector, with the case including reporduction cels and a detailed booklet with synopses of each episode, not to mention an entire disc full of special features. Make no mistake about it, this is the definitive Transformers season 1! All of the episodes, 16 in total, have been digitally remastered to preserve as much quality as possible. Some have complained that the sound effects or animation have been altered, but a few sacrifices had to be made in order to preserve the overall quality of the image. If they had used the same film stock that was played on television, the video as a whole would not be worthy of the DVD format (they would have to call it "Transformers: Grainy"). As for the audio problems, I think most of that stems from the transfer of the audio to Dolby 5.1. It's a simple matter to switch the audio back to Stereo on the menu screen. Another complaint I have heard is about the animation errors. Those very same errors were in the original series. Rhino is not to be blamed for incidents such as when there are two Starscreams on-screen at the same time, or when Shockwave talks out of Megatron's mouth-- all of the glory of the original show, including the numerous animation gaffes, are maintained here. I feel it was the right decision on Rhino's part, because if they began to tinker to try to fix these glitches, there would have been even more fan outcry. Watching the discs, I believe they truly had the intention of preserving the show in the most faithful way possible-- mistakes and all. Aside from the few glitches in the presentation, everything else is preserved here. All the action and excitement that we remember from our youth is here and ready to be rediscovered. If you are someone like me, who never grew out of Transformers and remains a devoted Transfan today, or just someone looking for a way to relive their childhood, you will find it easy to sink back into your chair and let the memories wash over you with these skillfully-produced discs.
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