In the show Transformers Prime the characters, storytelling and action are amazing. The end of season one and the beginning of season two brought us a seven episode arc that not only celebrated the mythos of the Transformers Universe but turned it on its ear to truly tell the most amazing Transformers story I’ve ever experienced. Shout Factory and Hasbro have gathered the episodes together and woven them into an amazing seamless movie.
The story tells of Unicron, and how he figures into the planet Earth and how Unicron is awakened. Optimus must face Unicron with a very unlikely ally, Megatron. In this storyline we get The Matrix of Leadership, The Key To Vector Sigma and Unicron all in this one story, it was done so well and after the defeat of Unicron the story gets even more interesting.
As a kid from the 80’s who watched ever single Transformers episode ever and the 1986 movie and living through Optimus Prime dying and coming back the most shocking thing I ever saw happened in Transformers Prime in a teaser for season two where Optimus is show getting a Decepticon faction insignia welded onto his shoulder. Nooooo! This DVD explains all of these things and it is brilliant storytelling. You can own it on Tuesday July 31, 2012. Here are some clips and a full press release about the DVD. Continue reading DVD Review: Transformers Prime – One Shall Stand