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Review: Transformers Prime: Dawn of the Beast

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Dawn of the Beast

Shout Factory sent me a copy of the forthcoming DVD Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters Dawn of the Beast to watch and review. Opinions are 100% my own.

Transformers Prime is, hands down, the best Transformers series ever created. That is my complete and honest opinion. So much attention was paid to character design, character story arcs, character development and production of a visually stunning show. Pairing down the cast to a few Autobots and legions of Decepticons force the Autobots into the role of the underdog throughout the entire run of the series. This DVD takes the first 4 episodes of the third season and makes it more of a movie.

When I first watched the episodes I watched them one at a time and they weren’t so compelling watching them that way. However, when taken together in one shot it was so compelling. Here are the Autobots who were moments away from rebuilding their entire homeworld, something that has been the driving force behind the lore of the Transformers forever. So they are seconds from making this a reality at the end of Season 2 and Megatron and the Decepticons show up and ruin those plans plus they destroy the Autobots base on Earth and begin to Cyberform Earth. This group that has been outnumbered and outgunned for two seasons was about to triumph and then get completely and utterly defeated and scattered to the winds. Optimus himself is on death’s door after being caught in the explosion that destroys the base. This is where we begin season 3. Continue reading Review: Transformers Prime: Dawn of the Beast →

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The Epilogue to Transformers Prime Beast Hunters – Predacons Rising

Transformers Prime - Best Hunters: Predacons Rising

It is coming to the end for the best Transformers cartoon to come along in a long, long time. It had amazing artwork, great voice talent and a compelling story. I’ve watched all three seasons and I loved every minute of this show. I am sad to see it end.

I am happy to hear, however that the story will have a 90 minute DVD movie epilogue.

On October 8, 2013, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios, invite kids, families and loyal fans to further venture into the awe-inspiring world of TRANSFORMERS PRIME when TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS – PREDACONS RISING debuts as a special original feature on Blu-ray™+ DVD combo pack and on DVD.

I should not have let myself look at the content of the press release because I still hadn’t watched the last two shows of the season and I got spoiled on some of the details.

I finally watched the last two episodes and was blown away by the very last episode because one thing that I’ve been waiting to happen since the first Michael Bay Transformers movie finally happened. SPOILERS after the jump. Continue reading The Epilogue to Transformers Prime Beast Hunters – Predacons Rising →