TRANSFORMERS Special Edition DVD coming in November.

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Source: Sony BMG

SONY BMG Entertainment announced that a TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION DVD will hit retail in November. The DVD will contain exclusive special features to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the animated classic film. The release is timed to coincide with the debut of a TRANSFORMERS Classics line of figures.

"The TRANSFORMERS franchise continues to thrive across multiple platforms, and we are excited to celebrate this pop culture phenomenon with a compelling new DVD tribute," said Jim Wilson, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Home Entertainment for SONY BMG. "By teaming with TRANSFORMERS fans, we have developed an exclusive product with premium content and special features that will be sure to attract fans of all ages."

Hasbro will release the TRANSFORMERS Classics line of figures. Expected to be available in November 2006, these new figures will feature updated versions of the first generation of TRANSFORMERS (or "G1"), inspired by the look and spirit of the original figures and characters.

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Comments/Responses

mckracken • May 31, 2006, 02:28am •

COOL! took em long enough though.

• May 31, 2006, 03:25am •

Good. Now I can finally get replacements for my missing Optimus Prime hands. It's been twenty years since they disappeared up the mum's vacuum.

• May 31, 2006, 04:33am •

Hopefully, this DVD will come with bonus scenes of the recording of Dirk Diggler's classic "You've Got the Touch".

• May 31, 2006, 05:31am •

Cool is right. This movie brings back memories. I think I teared up when Optimus Prime died.

• May 31, 2006, 05:41am •

I did too. Damn fine movie it is.

• May 31, 2006, 07:09am •

silversmith,

Good. I thought I was the only one who had a problem keeping tabs on Prime's hands.

tacid • May 31, 2006, 07:41am •

If Sony does something cool with the Transformers and GI Joe Franchise that's cool.

But I am still dissapointed with Kid Rino loosing the license to them before they could release the final GI Joe set.

almostunbiased • May 31, 2006, 07:53am •

Yeah, what ever happened to the G.I. JOE movie that was supposed to be in production. Haven't heard anything lately.

I own this movie on VHS. I haven't watched it for more than ten years. Maybe I'll show my kids.

• May 31, 2006, 08:14am •

Um, those of you getting excited about replacing Prime's hands...

There are brand new molds. Hasbro's got pictures of Optimus, Hot Rod, Megatron, Starscream and Astrotrain on their site. They're not ENTIRELY G1-accurate, although most of them are closer to everything else Hasbro's done of late.

Megatron IS a gun again, but he's a weird Judge Dredd-looking gun that has a hint of Nerf about it.

Bumblebee is in the latest Transformers club newsletter, and he's kind of a funky cross between a Dodge Neon and a Mini-Cooper (VW won't associated itself with any property having to do with war or battle; they're trying to distance themselves from their Nazi origins).

Don't mean to disappoint anybody in the midst of such great news, but well, there ya go.

• May 31, 2006, 09:30am •

just awesome, just plain awesome

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