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Today im discussing the topic "Transformers then and now", what I mean by this is how hasbro bought us a great story driven cartoon in the 1980's; and Michael Bay has delivered some incredibly high grossing films which have great style yet lack for me what the cartoon delivered.
Some statistics
Transfomers the original series: 1984-1987
Transformers comic : 357 issues
Transformers films so far : $721 million
Frank welker aka Megatron was in the most episodes of the cartoon
I must say I was rather fortunate to find such similar images; I am very happy as a fan that the movies have been as successful as they have been , however they missed so much for me as a fan.
Michael Bay has done the commercial thing and that can only be appluaded; however I think he lost any praise from me as he forgot the real fans, the autobots and decepticons now feel for the most part inanimate objects.
One of the key things for me in originally enjoying the Transformers, was that they were cool robots that had a human element that you could see in them; it gave us as fans association with the charcters so when Optimus Prime (SPOILER ALERT)
died originally in the 1986 movie you really cared, as he had just saved the day from the decepticons.
The fact that Michael Bay decided to ignore most of the original story and even incredibly all bar one of the original voice cast, was very much a example of his lack of care to remember the fans; I personally would have refused to watch if Peter Cullen had not been brought back to voice Optimus Prime ( leaving Frank Welker out was a disgrace ).
And the only reason Cullen was given the job was due to fan pressure and a re audition, they could have made the films high grossing whatever they had done, so I feel that the lack of care and attention to the people that really matter is somewhat of a shame upon the movie franchise.
To feel nostalgic once more "autobots transform and roll out", it was and is still one of those moments when Optimus kicks Megatrons ass on earth in the 1986 film that makes you believe the line "One shall stand one shall fall".
Have a great Day
JT
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