Product Description
Where it all began! This 25th anniversary DVD set includes the complete first season from the Generation One animated series. Packed with Generation One extras including a new look at the Transformers, rare PSAs, original toy commercials, and more.
Four million years after crash landing on an unfamiliar planet, sentient robots with the ability to disguise themselves as common vehicles awaken on present day Earth. Engaged in a crucial race to find a new en… More >>
Transformers: The Complete First Season
Tags: 25th anniversary, Complete, crash landing, Earth, First, million years, present day, Season, sentient robots, toy commercials, Transformers
#1 by Michael Kane on March 24, 2010 - 4:37 pm
I give 5 stars for the cartoon, I’m 31 now so this is a chilhood treasure. Once there done releasing this whole series again the Blu ray will come along. I for one shall wait. Looking forward to “Revenge of the Fallen”
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by James D'amario on March 24, 2010 - 4:42 pm
I’m a little peeved, this is the second release of Season 1 of Transformers the original Series and it was like $60…now its being released for $20. Feeling a bit ripped off…
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by R. Patrick on March 24, 2010 - 7:02 pm
Compared to other cartoons that I have shown to my son, this is by far the worst. The animation is terrible compared to other cartoons of the time. Also, the plots just don’t make sense. Save your money for something else, such as Justice League, Batman or Robotech. Unfortunately, not everything from the past is worth watching again.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by C-lee on March 24, 2010 - 9:10 pm
Well I bought this DVD collection because I loved the first movie so much, and I’m excited for the upcoming Revenge of the Fallen. This is a nice collection if you grew up watching this. I find myself being very bored by the episodes. Each one usually has the same outcome,(“DECEPTICONS RETREAT!!!!) lol. It is pretty cool to see the cartoon versions of the Autobots and Decepticons have the same personalities they had in the movie though. This would be a good gift for a child or someone who grew up watching the cartoon. I would NOT advise you to buy this if you are in between like me.
The Collection does come with some nice DVD extras. Old transformer toy commercials, PSA, and an AUTOBOT magnet. The picture and sound quality is top notch so in that aspect, its good. But don’t buy this collection if your looking for some ACTION! but it is a nice collection for a child or someone who just wants to Relive their Childhood!!
Rating: 3 / 5
#5 by Handy Man on March 24, 2010 - 11:02 pm
Ah, the 80s. The era of the best cartoons ever made. GI Joe, Robotech, Thundercats, and, last but definitely not least, The Transformers. I grew up on the G1 Transformers. It was and still is my most favorite cartoon of all time. When Rhino released the series on DVD I was excited. I ran out to Best Buy and bought the First Season Box Set on DVD. My best friend (a huge fan as well) and I watched the first disc and had our first Transformers fix since the early 90s (the lat time it was ever aired on TV in our area and had been poorly edited with those stupid cube transitions to make it “more appealing to a new generation”).
After watching the whole First Season of the Rhino release, I was extremely disappointed. I have a great memory of these classics. As I was watching the episodes they were replaying in my mind exactly as they had played as when I was a child. Except there were issues. My mind was waving a HUGE RED FLAG. Things were missing, voices were on the wrong characters, colors were wrong (Starscream colored like Thundercracker or Skywarp or vice versa), and bad editing. On top of it, Season 2 and 3 had episodes way out of order, especially Season 3. The first return of Optimus Prime was supposed to be toward the end of the season, not the beginning (somewhere like 2 or 3 episodes from the season finale). Also, the supposed 5.1 surround sound was poorly done. I had to change my stereo to the 2.1 setting to hear everything correctly.
I read that this is actually cut from the actual broadcast versions, so here is to hoping. I never was able to find Season 2 at all because Sony bought out the franchise by the time I had enough money to finish the collection so all I could find was Season 3 and 4. I really hope to get this whole collection this time if they are going to be correctly done and I will box away my old collection or sell it off. I should also get the 20th anniversary of the movie since the original DVD release was also not done well (4:3 screen and no surround).
Rating: 4 / 5