<h2>#14 Transformers: the Movie (1986)</h2> Before Michael Bay started making two-hour ads for GM, there was Transformers: The Movie. It was a thinly veiled excuse to sell merch to pre-teen boys, but the dramatis personae read like a hip-hop hall of fame roll call &#8211; Arcee, Springer, Blurr, Hot Rod and Kup joined Optimus Prime and co for this robotic cartoon gem. In hindsight, it's pretty obvious that Optimus Prime's death was a cynical attempt to make room for new robot toys: but it still makes us weep like babies.
 

#14 Transformers: the Movie (1986)

Before Michael Bay started making two-hour ads for GM, there was Transformers: The Movie. It was a thinly veiled excuse to sell merch to pre-teen boys, but the dramatis personae read like a hip-hop hall of fame roll call – Arcee, Springer, Blurr, Hot Rod and Kup joined Optimus Prime and co for this robotic cartoon gem. In hindsight, it's pretty obvious that Optimus Prime's death was a cynical attempt to make room for new robot toys: but it still makes us weep like babies.

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Cinema circuitry: the 25 best robot movies of all time

5 Aug 2011  |  Comments

We count down the best robot movies of all time; from Metropolis to Wall-E. [Source: Stuff.tv, Chris Jager]
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