Transformers (DVD)

As a child of the 80s I have now finally come to age were I have some disposable income. For years I relied on the charity of others to buy me things or more likely go without. However, since settling into a job and home I have finally realised that I can go out and buy that game if I want to, and stuff you, I will be eating out twice this week if I want to. Unfortunately, my miniscule wealth has attracted the zealots that run our media. Having realised that children of the 70s are now supporting families the film, game and TV makers have moved their attention to us. How could they guarantee to fleece the 20 something market for all their worth? What franchise ...  Read the complete review

Three of the top ten grossing films of last year were cartoons, although there's no prizes for guessing why. The parents have to bring the kids to the multiplexes so its double-bubble, and, of course, cinemas also love it as the kids pull on their parents sleeves as they want popcorn and Coke Cola to go with. Then you have the big earner in merchandising toys to those kids. So why not make a film about those lucrative cartoon characters for the young adult audience that will go out of their way to not go anywhere with their parents? Let's face it guys, who would have thought a film about some silly plastic toy robots would be the biggest grossing movie of the year. And ...  Read the complete review

I have great memories as a child, the whole family gathered round at Christmas to watch that big blockbuster movie; but something I always feel strongly about is that for a movie to have that real longevity and real appeal to the younger audience the film really needs to be set in the present; the reason? Because kids have great imaginations, and they love to believe that the sort of things that happen to the kids in these could happen to them. Goonies, Lost Boys, Gremlins, Back To The Future, and Independence Day all being prime examples of this, good family movies that all can relate to. I've not seen a really good example of this sort of movie since Stargate, and from ...  Read the complete review

As a teenager, the transformers were the bain of my life. Having already outgrown the shape-changing toys and cartoons myself, my youngest brother had a parade of them skewed all over our bedroom. The toys have continued to find a market in primary school boys over the years, but the tv programs and the buzz surrounding them have all but died. But if Hollywood can find a defunct idea and revitalise it with CGI, then they will. And so arrives one of the blockbusters of the summer. In a brief prologue to get the action going, it is explained how a mystical box that holds untold powers for whoever owns it has crashed to earth. Therefore it isn't long before ...  Read the complete review

~About the film~ The 1980's cult hit cartoon 'Transformers', has finally been brought to the big screen in 2007. Directed by Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg, this is a highly anticipated movie that in my book, definitely lives up to expectation. Starring Shia Labeouf as Sam, Megan Fox as Mikaela, Jon Voight as John Keller the Secretary of Defence, Josh Duhamel as Captain Lennox, Tyrese Gibson as TSgt Robert Eps, and features the Voices of Hugo Weaving (Megatron), and the original voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen. The run time is 143 mins and its rated 12+. ~The Transformers~ The Autobots: (the good ...  Read the complete review