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In the 21st century, the modern Transformers connoisseur looks for several things in his new Transformers:

Poseability and articulation
Accurate alt modes
Accurate robot modes
Complex transformations
Transformations similar to the show transformations
Accessories that are integral in both modes
Show accurate accessories

And while there’s certainly been a lot of crap released in recent years (stand up Classics Minicons, we’re looking [...]

Hail Megatron! There’s no need to point out that the character that deviates the most from his original Generation 1 design is the notorious Decepticon leader. Taking hints from Transmetal 2 Megatron, Cybertron Megatron, RID Megatron and even obscura such as Inhumanoids, the movie Megatron does at least achieve the objective of being a truly [...]

Perhaps even moreso than Ironhide, Ratchet’s reincarnation as a movie Autobot offered the designers an opportunity to do something new. Unlike Jazz or Prime or even Bumblebee, the most important thing about Ratchet is that he be an ambulance or at least emergency vehicle of some kind. He doesn’t have a visor or faceplate or [...]

“Awww…. Jazz…” says Prime as he casually discards his remains at the end of the final confrontation with Megatron in the new Transformers Movie, and you’ll be moved to say the same thing when you see what a botch job was done on this once popular character when it comes to his movie figure.
Starting with [...]

The first Bumblebee to come out is fated to be the weaker of the two since it’s not the one based on the brand new car about to come out.
In reviewing the latest Transformers, especially the movie figures, the following criteria come to mind:

Poseability
Accuracy of look and of transformation
Accessories that are usable in both [...]

Simon Furman and Dorling Kindersley return to the format of their previous Transformers Ultimate Guide with this supposedly exhaustive guide to the movie world. With a hardback cover and A4 size, as well as it’s lenticular cover, the book harkens back to the days of Transformers Annuals.
Sadly, this book was obviously put together in a [...]

Why when all the other Decepticons get insect faces, does Barricade channel Jack Frost? Whatever, what you get here is kind of two toys in one, since you slide out what I suppose would be the radiator considering it’s location, and transform that into a mini, simplistic, but all things considered pretty accurate Frenzy [...]

Wow, the first thing you notice with Bonecrusher is that his claw arm alone has at least 12 points of articulation. The next thing is the complexity of the transformation, way more interesting than anything Cybertron had to offer, and finally in his robot form, it’s striking how little he looks like what he [...]

I can’t help thinking that the movie Blackout - a ‘new’ character to Transformers, though the name has been used before, most recently as an Energon Combaticon - wasn’t meant to be Soundwave in at least one iteration of the movie roster. The combination of his facial design, his ’symbiont’, his shoulder mounted weapons, [...]

I will confess to thinking, when I first saw pictures of Brawl’s alt mode in early leaked movie photos, that there was a bit too much clutter, what with the second turret, rocket pods and minesweepers. When I finally saw the toy, I decided that actually there’s a lot of fun to be had [...]