BLU-RAY REVIEW

Transformers Limited Edition 6-Movie Collection 4K Ultra HD

Featured In Issue 267, May/June 2023

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(Studio/Distributor):
Paramount Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number):
3000094387
(MPAA Rating):
PG-13
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(Retail Price):
$153.99
(Disc Type):
Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-66)
(Widescreen Edition):
Yes
(Full Screen Edition):
(Running Time In Minutes):
881
(Color Type):
Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access):
Yes
(Closed Captioned):
Yes
(Regional Coding):
ABC
(Theatrical Year):
(Theatrical Release):
Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release):
No
(Disc Release Date):
5/30/2023
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(Disc Soundtrack):
Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
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The Autobots and their human allies defend the world from the evil Decepticons with a SteelBook "Transformers Limited-Edition 6-Movie Collection" featuring six "Transformers: movies in 4K Ultra HD, Dolby Vision/HDR10, and Dolby Atmos/Dolby TrueHD 7.1 and 2.39:1 aspect ratio.
Each film is presented in a separate Steel Book with the feature on 4K Ultra HD Disc plus a Blu-ray Disc with legacy bonus content. All six SteelBooks are housed in a striking magnetic slipcase that also includes a collectible decal and access to digital copies of each film.

Transformers (2007)

Synopsis: The interstellar battle between the "Transformers" two factions continues. The noble Autobots and the evil Decepticons are at war, and their battle now threatens the destruction of Earth. Hundreds of years ago, the Autobots hid Allspark, a talisman that is able to grant infinite power to its possessor, at an unknown location on planet Earth. The Decepticons have come to Earth to find the talisman and will destroy the planet if the Autobots don't find Allspark first. The clue to the talisman's location is hidden in an unlikely source, a gangly teenager named Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf). (Stacey Pendry)

Picture 4.5
Sound 5
Immersive 4
WSR Score 5

Director: Michael Bay
Stars: Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Anthony Anderson, Megan Fox, Rachael Taylor, John Turturro & Jon Voight

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009)

Synopsis: In "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen," the battle for Earth continues. When college-bound Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers, he must accept his destiny and join Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in their epic battle against the Decepticons, who have returned stronger than ever with a plan to destroy our world. (Gary Reber)

Picture 5
Sound 5
Immersive 4.5
WSR Score 5

Director: Michael Bay
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White & John Turturro

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011)

Synopsis: In "Transformers: Dark Of The Moon," a mysterious event from Earth's past threatens to ignite a war so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save the planet. Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) and the Autobots must fight against the darkness to defend our world from the Decepticons' all-consuming evil. (Gary Reber)

Picture 5
Sound 5
Immersive 4.5
WSR Score 5

Director: Michael Bay
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Ken Jeong, John Malkovich & Frances McDormand

Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)

Synopsis: In "Transformers: Age Of Extinction," once again humanity is facing extinction from a terrifying new threat. It's up to Optimus Prime and the Autobots to save the world. But now that our government has turned against them, they'll need a new team of allies, including inventor Cado Vaager (Wahlberg) and the fearsome Dinobots. (Gary Reber)

Picture 5
Sound 5
Immersive 3
WSR Score 5

Director: Michael Bay
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Sophia Myles, Bingbing Li, Titus Welliver & T.J. Miller

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Synopsis: In "Transformers: The Last Knight," humans and Transformers are at war and Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Haddock). There comes a moment in everyone's life when we are called upon to make a difference. Here, the hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive theirs, or ours. (Gary Reber)

Picture 5
Sound 5
Immersive 3
WSR Score 5

Director: Michael Bay
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Isabela Moner, Santiago Cabrera, Glenn Morshower, John Turturro & Tony Hale And The Voice Talents Of Peer Cullen, Frank Welker, Erik Aadahl, John Goodman, Ken Watanabe, Jim Carter, Steve Buscemi, Omar Sy, Reno Wilson, John diMaggio, Tom Kenny, Jess Harnell, Mark Ryan & Steven Barr

Bumblebee 2018)

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. On the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, Charlie Watson discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. (Gary Reber)

Director Travis Knight
Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena, John Cena, Jason Drucker, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Schneider & Ricardo Hoyos

Each film is presented in a separate SteelBook with the feature on 4K Ultra HD Disc plus a Blu-ray Disc with legacy bonus content. All six SteelBooks are housed in a striking magnetic slipcase that also includes a collectible decal and access to digital copies of each film.

Special features included in the Transformers 6-Movie SteelBook Collection is as follows:

Transformers

Disc 1 - 4K Ultra HD
· Feature Film
· Commentary by director Michael Bay
Disc 2 – Blu-ray
Our World
Their War
More Than Meets The Eye

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

Disc 1 - 4K Ultra HD
Feature Film
Commentary by Michael Bay, Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman
Disc 2 – Blu-ray
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
A Day with Bay: Tokyo
25 Years of TRANSFORMERS
NEST: TRANSFORMER Data Hub
Deconstructing Visual Bayhem
Deleted/Alternate Scenes
The AllSpark Experiment
Giant Effing Movie
Linkin Park – New Divide
The Matrix of Marketing

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

Disc 1 - 4K Ultra HD
Feature Film
Disc 2 – Blu-ray
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
Uncharted Territory: NASA’s Future Then and Now
Deconstructing Chicago: Multi-Angle Sequences
The Art of Cybertron
The Dark of the Moon Archive
The Matrix of Marketing

Transformers: Age Of Extinction

Disc 1 - 4K Ultra HD
Feature Film
Disc 2 – Blu-ray
Bay on Action
Evolution Within Extinction—The Making of TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
Just Another Giant Effin’ Movie
A Spark of Design
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Trailers

Transformers: The Last Knight

Disc 1 - 4K Ultra HD
Feature Film
Disc 2 – Blu-ray
Merging Mythologies
Climbing the Ranks
The Royal Treatment: TRANSFORMERS in the UK
Motors and Magic
Alien Landscape: Cybertron
One More Giant Effin’ Movie

Bumblebee

Disc 1 - 4K Ultra HD
Feature Film
Disc 2 – Blu-ray
Feature Film
Sector 7 Archive
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Outtakes
Bee Vision: The TRANSFORMERS Robots of Cybertron
Bringing BUMBLEBEE to the Big Screen