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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I watch this movie once or twice a year, for 30 something years. I can recite every line, song, and sound effect. I love this movie.

This scene is amazing, but without the assault on autobot city and seeing everyone losing it doesn’t hit as hard when Optimus shows up to save the day.

Full movie is also on YT: https://youtu.be/FZrh30y1FoE

[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

You are not alone. This movie has been a constant point in my 38 years. The soundtrack was the first CD I owned. I've got a Deception tattoo. I just watched it last week. Always hits.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Same. I recited the whole thing to a kid who didn't have access to a VCR!

'Arblus, look! It's Unicron!'...

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 1 day ago

I catch myself saying unchrasamatic more often than I should.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The whole movie is fucking incredible. One of my favorite lines from it is, "I've got better things to do tonight than die." There is a whole other scene where they are getting slaughtered in a space battle and one of the Autobots, Arcee, says, "Cup and Hotrod just bought it," and Ultra Magnus just dead eyes, "I can't deal with that now." The movie is fucking hardcore. It was my own version of Saving Private Ryan as a kid.

Fun fact, Stan Bush's "The Touch" was originally going to be the theme of the Stallone film Cobra. If you look up the lyrics, you can see that it was specifically written for the other film.

You got the touch! You got the power! Yeah!

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That movie has many more disturbing scenes than I expected from a toy commercial. Even this one includes talk of ripping out "optics".

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Nah man it’s a little kids movie.

[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Wheeljack here fucked me up as a kid. He was my favorite from the show.

People being shot with bullets -> inappropriate.

Robots being shot with lasers  -> appropriate.

There are no other relevant factors.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

One will stand, one will fall!

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Oh, also this movie was Orson Welles' last acting role before he, ahem, proceeded on his way to oblivion. As he put it,

You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.

When I watched the movie, I thought Unicron sounded amazing. I suppose this is why.