Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
| Director: Michael Bay
Actors: Shia Labeouf, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, Hugo Weaving
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  911 reviews
Sales Rank: 1547
Format: Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 143
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.7
MPN: 131274
UPC: 097361312743
EAN: 0097361312743
ASIN: B00005JPNO
Theatrical Release Date: July 3, 2007
Release Date: October 16, 2007
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Product Description
From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes a thrilling battle between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. When their epic struggle comes to Earth all that stands between the Decepticons and ultimate power is a clue held by young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf). Unaware that he is mankind s last chance for survival Sam and Bumblebee his robot disguised as a car are in a heart-pounding race against an enemy unlike anything anyone has seen before. It s the incredible breath-taking film spectacular that USA Today says will appeal to the kid in all of us. System Requirements:TRT: 153 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/ALIEN INVASION UPC: 097361312743 Manufacturer No: 131274
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"I bought a car. Turned out to be an alien robot. Who knew?" deadpans Sam Witwicky, hero and human heart of Michael Bay's rollicking robot-smackdown fest, Transformers. Witwicky (the sweetly nerdy Shia LaBeouf, channeling a young John Cusack) is the perfect counterpoint to the nearly nonstop exhilarating action. The plot is simple: an alien civil war (the Autobots vs. the evil Decepticons) has spilled onto Earth, and young Sam is caught in the fray by his newly purchased souped-up Camaro. Which has a mind--and identity, as a noble-warrior robot named Bumblebee--of its own. The effects, especially the mind-blowing transformations of the robots into their earthly forms and back again, are stellar. Fans of the earlier film and TV series will be thrilled at this cutting-edge incarnation, but this version should please all fans of high-adrenaline action. Director Bay gleefully salts the movie with homages to pop-culture touchstones like Raiders of the Lost Ark, King Kong, and the early technothriller WarGames. The actors, though clearly all supporting those kickass robots, are uniformly on-target, including the dashing Josh Duhamel as a U.S. Army sergeant fighting an enemy he never anticipated; Jon Voight, as a tough yet sympathetic Secretary of Defense in over his head; and John Turturro, whose special agent manages to be confidently unctuous, even stripped to his undies. But the film belongs to Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and the dastardly Megatron--and the wicked stunts they collide in all over the globe. Long live Transformers! --A.T. Hurley On the DVD
The special edition of Transformers is packed with extras (and more than a few product placements for Hasbro). The entire second disc is devoted to featurettes on aspects of making the technical tour-de-force--and the land mines involved in tinkering with a beloved '80s franchise. Executive producer Steven Spielberg is very much a part of the proceedings, from his introductory comments ("I think everybody likes the idea of taking something you're familiar with and turning it into something you're not so familiar with--like an 18-wheeler become Optimus Prime") to mentions of his films that influenced this one, like E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Director Michael Bay is brash and entertaining as he talks about his initial reluctance to take on the project, his indoctrination at "Transformers U" at Hasbro, and his enthusiasm for guerrilla-style action filmmaking. Star Shia LaBoeuf says, "He is the sickest action director" out there, and there's plenty of evidence here to support that. Other great highlights include features on how key scenes were shot, including the heart-pounding desert battle and the shootout in the streets of downtown L.A.--adrenaline-pumping stuff, even without the Transformers CGI'd in. --A.T. Hurley More Than Meets the Eye 
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 Awesome January 9, 2009
I originally purchased an HDDVD Player solely because Transformers was only on HDDVD (still paying for that mistake). I didn't think it would be a big upgrade from HDDVD to BluRay for Transformers but it is. It is huge especially the urban sequences. Also, decepticon faces are very visible and you can make greater sense of who is fighting in the final confrontation. This is the BluRay you must have if you want to show someone why to get one or just to show off.
Great Movie Great Price January 9, 2009
I bought this on a black Friday special for $9.99. Watching it again in Blu-Ray was a real treat, especially for that cheap. I think is actually more clear on my TV than it was in the theater.
Excellent Value January 9, 2009
Excellent Black Friday Value. Saved me from having to wait in line and possibly not receive the Blu-Ray I was looking for. For those of you looking to buy Blu-Rays on Black Friday, I noticed Amazon matched the prices of the big electronic retailers and you don't have to wait in the cold or miss you chance if you arrive late.
 Great movie! Mediocre transfer.... January 9, 2009
Enough has been said about the movie. Michael Bay did way better than anyone ever thought could have been done with the Transformers toys. I enjoyed the movie enough to purchase the Blu-Ray after I'd already had the DVD. While the Blu-Ray is better than the DVD, my feeling is that for a movie that was so heavy on digital effects, I would have expected a much better transfer, a sharper and crisper picture on those amazing action sequences. I was a bit disappointed.
Very, very entertaining January 8, 2009
Anyone who might otherwise pass on a movie based on Transformers, need not. This was originally recommended to me by my 13 year old nephew, and I figured it would be fun to watch it with him. What I found was a truly smart visually stunning and audibly amazing movie -
MUST SEE!!!!!
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