Customer Reviews
Classic Transformers cartoon - By: , 21 Dec 2008 
I got this box set for my birthday & i have had no problems with it all the discs where there & they all played perfectly my only complaints are that the quality of episodes & the movie was not as good as i thort but if your a transformers fan of if you just like classic cartoons the is box set is for you.
Yes, Transformers has been around for a while - By: Tony N. Watt, 22 Mar 2008 
I wasn't sure about getting this box set since evenin the 80s, I found G1 to be dull. But then I guess that was because I wasn't trying to relax & cheer up at the time. These days I try as much as possible & I found this box set to be enjoyable.
The packaging style isn't great, but it's functional & that's better than nothing. There are extras which consist of interviews, animation blooper reels & more. Nothing special to be honest & a tad outdated by now, but still it's the thought that counts.
The episodes themselves have the original animation, flaws & all, & it makes the series so endearing. All the original themes are there, the original voices & the original characters. The 1986 movie addedin is the US version, with improved sound & picture, but huge borders around the main picture all the way through the movie. But you can fairly see & hear the difference between a version released backin 2001, which I've also got & bought years ago.
This is a good cartoon to watch with your kids if you have parents, or by yourself if you fancy a little regression time. It's a classic 80s cartoonin every way, so much better than what passes for cartoonsin this day & age. It's every episode, plus the remastered movie. In total you get 14 discs, which equals to 138 hours & 65 minutes, plus extras on the discs & outside of the discsin terms of a double sided poster showing the two seperate covers for Transformers the Movie & a few postcards plus small booklets. I was surprised to see all that, that's for sure.
So worth the money? Oh aye, well worth it. Perfect for kids & adults alike, so transform & roll out! Sorry, couldn't resist.
Awesome - By: Davetheautobot, 26 Jan 2008 If you love the original transformers then you cant go wrong with this,its awesome.Well packaged,good picture quality,interesting features plus transformers by the monster bucket load & a bargain at £44.97 & not only do u get the whole of gen 1,u get the 1985 movie digitally remastered!.Ive had it for 2 days & have got alot of entertainment & rekindled lovely transformers memories!Honestly if u love transformers & have a spare £44.97,u wont be disappointed!I know that sounds cheesy but its just true!
Transformers - Fantastic box set - By: A. Murphy, 23 Dec 2007 This DVD collection is great for a trip down memory lane it allows you to re-live all the great episodes of transformers generation one. The special features on the DVD's are also very interesting as you get interviews from some of the writers from the cartoon talking about the deadlines that had to be achievedin making these classic cartoons. This box set also includes the original 1986 transformers the movie a great buy for all true transformers fans.
SO...REALLY...COOL!!! - By: Melanie Baxter, 25 Nov 2006 If you love the original classic 80's 'Transformers' then this box-set is definitely for you! This is the largest box-set of anything that I have ever purchasedin my whole life & it was well & truly worth every single penny.
This 'Complete Generation One Collection' is true to it's word & contains EVERY SINGLE EPISODE from the original classic 'Transformers' TV series. It contains seasons one all the way up to four.
Once there was a terrible war going on between two races of Transformers, the Autobots & the Decepticons. One day, however, the spacecraft that they were all fighting on crash-landed into a prehistoric earth. In Season one (setin the year 1984, 4 million years later) we are introduced to the Autobots, such as Optimus Prime, Cliffjumper, Bumblebee, Jazz, Blaster, etc. Unfortunately, we are also introduced to the evil Decepticons, such as Starscream, Ravage the metallic panther, Soundwave & their evil leader (I wish it was Starscream. He's always fighting for leadershipin most of the episodes) Megatron.
They are not the only characters who have a part to play. Not too long after being re-activated on earth, the Autobots rescue the lives & befriend two humans who become the main human characters of the series, a young boy named Spike & his father, Sparkplug (funny names, I know. But don't blame me. Take it up with the writers, LOL!). As you progress through the series you learn that the Autobots are fighting the Decepticons not for fun, nor because they enjoy hurting & killing. Far from it! They fight for freedom & peace, led by the most legendary & heroic Autobot of all, Optimus Prime, who proves to be very compassionate & considerate to all living creatures, including humans.
In season two, it's still pretty much the same as the first season, except that it's set one year into the future. Eventually, we are introduced to two more humans who have a part to playin the series. One is a physically-disabled boy named Chip who is a computer-genius & always ready to lend a handin places where the Autobots need it. The second is our first female human character named Carly, who eventually becomes Spike's girlfriend & future-mother to his son named Daniel, whom we are introduced toin the movie set years laterin 2005.
Speaking of the movie, as an added bonus, this box-set also comes with the original classic 'Transformers the Movie.' The picture quality has been made into wide-screen & has been updated, enhanced, sharpened & digitally re-mastered to really give you the year 2005 feeling (since that is the actually year that the movie's story takes place). The sound quality has also been improved with added sound effects to make certain scenes more realistic (e.g. the part when right before Optimus Prime dies, he opens his chest compartment to take out the Matrix. In the old movie version, only music was heard playing through this part. In the enhanced version, you hear a lot of mechanical sounds making this scene feel more realistic). Spike says something rather naughty too but I'll hold myself back from revealing that one, LOL!
Anyway, to keep it brief, we are introduced to some new characters. We have Daniel, Spike's son & a new teenage autobot named Hot Rod, who seems to play a big brotherly role towards Daniel & takes care of him when his father's busy & not around. We also meet Cup, an old grandfather-like Autobot (kinda makes you think of Ironhide) who always has a lot of old war stories to tell. We also meet our very first female autobot warrior named Arcee, who can be very overly-protective of Daniel most of the time & acts a lot like a mother towards him. There are a few others too but I don't want to say everything when I'd rather you watched it for yourselves.
In seasons three & four (after being introduced to new charactersin the movie & having the classic, good-old characters killed off or simply just disappear...BBBOOOOOOOO!!!) I guess you could say that we learn more about the origin of Transformers & how they were originally built for working purposes by these ugly-looking creatures called `Quintesons'...I only hope our God's not as ugly as them, LOL! We also get to see how a guilt-ridden Rodimus Prime struggles to accept his responsibilitiesin caring for the Matrix & leading his fellow-Autobots to victory while trying so hard to be everything that Optimus Prime would want him to be. Speaking of Optimus, there is VERY GOOD news for you there...but I'm not telling you what it is. Watch it for yourselves, I can't tell you everything, LOL!
Finally, on a few of the discs you are given a lot of special features, including a mistake real, audio-commentary, `Transformers' adverts from the 80s, a quiz, games, scripts & so on. There is just so much waiting for youin this HUGE BOX!
If you love `Transformers' then this is a box-set that you simply MUST own. Why buy the seasons individually? Just buy the ENTIRE BOX-SET! Until then,in the words of Optimus Prime..."Till all are one!"
