Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie

A love letter to ALL the franchise's shows and movies. Beautiful animation, hundreds of references, crossovers that we've never seen and dozens of wallpaper-worthy shots. Seeing 3D characters in 2D animation for the first time is a treat. Bump of Chicken was a weird choice but it really fits the nostalgic vibe it has going for. I also have to comment there's some weird missing characters (Soundwave, Shockwave, Chromedome...) given how many robots appear, but it's clear the theme of the PV is centered more about the main protagonists.

I love Transformers, I love Trigger, and if you still don't think there's any value in ... the Transformers franchise after seeing this, nothing more can be done for you. Please Takara and Hasbro, let Trigger make the full show they obviously want.

Best thing I've ever seen in my life. A perfect homage to the series so beloved to my life and childhood, it showed pretty much something for every fan of the franchise to enjoy or hold onto. The artstyle switches and varies a lot between all the different looks they were trying to capture, even making all of those 3D western cartoon designs into a perfect blend of anime and whatever they were originally such as TFPrime's depiction. Definitely was something I looked forward to, and I'm a little sad that this special was all we got. Regardless, it was an amazing thing to behold

To be honest, at first I was afraid that this unique film was made by Strudio Trigger. But after seeing this scene, Starscream flies with Skywarp, Thundercracker, Animated Waspinator and...Armada Starscream, and EVEN MORE after the scene where all versions of Optimus and Megatron are shown, all fears flew away and went somewhere to f... love! Practically every one scene, whether it is a static image or an animated insert with characters, you can see the love and respect for the brand that is Dia Clo... Transformers. The love and passion with which the animators and directors relate to this universe is visible in almost ... every scene. At worst, they know the source material. Maybe that's the case, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. The best thing about it animation is that everything is so cool, amazin, epic, but also charming in its own way, that you want to watch the same movie over and over again. Just to discover many things you haven't noticed before. And although it's really hard for me to write spoilers here, I simply have to admit that the animators deserve huge applause (or paycheck, hihi^^) for adding tidbits to the film such as Primal's Transmetal turning into Primal's Transmetal 2, G1's Megatron and Optimus turning into their Earth Spark counterparts, and the fact that for the first time since I can't remember when Megatron is a classic G1 Walther P38. And not some tank, cannon, helicopter or some other dragon. And my initial concerns about Studio Trigger ultimately turned out to be unnecessary once I saw the scene which I didn't expect at all. THAT is, the original band from f*ckin Bayverse and Rise Of The Beast! To say that this movie is surprising is to say nothing but what Suddenly, a scene appears that either gives you a dopamine rush or brings tears to your eyes. In my case it was a scene with a combination of TF Prime and Armada characters and 3 Optimuses standing together while the petals of... some pink flowers flutter in the background. Well, the question may arise: but does it have any disadvantages? Well... Personally for me it was possible to let go, most memorable character deaths, and it's a shame that my favorite characters were few (not to say non-existent). But in the end, it's literally a little thing that you can do anything with just look and grab your forehead, because everything else saves this movie! + I should be grateful they didn't add some Bayverse scene XD. And the music of Bumb Of Chicken, it just occurs to you that this is still a children's universe and you should be grateful they didn't put BotBots, Bayverse Skids and Mudflap in there XD.


To sum up: I highly recommend this movie to every fan of Transformers, whether Idw comics, Dreamwave and Regeneration comics, series like Prime, RiD2015, Animated or even live action films. You can do nothing but sigh, cry with joy, lament how wonderful it is, wait for some Multiverse, be more excited about the latest Transformes One. This movie simply evokes too many emotions at once. That's why I think every fan should be happy with it. And that's just to end the movie with Megatron and Optimus shaking hands. Honestly, after the very poor Netflix trilogy, I didn't think that such a small thing could make me happy, but what a surprise ^^!

And I have a little information for all Transformers fans: Look at the sky at the end of the movie, you will see a familiar head with horns. Hihi^^
Ps: Many thanks to Takara Tomy for not making this movie available in my country and causing me to have to watch it from uploads on X or YT. Thanks, it doesn't hurt my ass at all (◕‿◕)