Transformers Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		5.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		1.5
Overall		4.0

Transformers Blu-ray Movie Review

Paramount and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive SteelBook release for Director Michael Bay's 2007 franchise ignitor 'Transformers.' The disc included is identical to disc one from the 2008 wide release but this SteelBook does not include the second bonus disc. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.

Transformers Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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Transformers Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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Transformers Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The SteelBook is shiny and smooth; it will attract and display fingerprints. The front cover depicts three floating Transformer heads: Optimus Prime filling much of the top center, flanked by Bumblebee on his right (SteelBook's left) and Megatron to his left (SteelBook's right). The SteelBook's bottom third includes a trio of characters -- Sam, Lennox, and Mikaela -- standing in front of a sprawling city skyline with a yellow sky above. The film's title appears center in silvery letters in that familiar Transformers font. The text "A Michael Bay Film" has been placed above. The front image is framed by a dark border on all four sides. The rear panel is glossy dark blue with silvery Autobot and Deception logos, the former placed above the latter, both center. At the bottom are Hasbro and Paramount logos as well as some legalese and the "SteelBook" emblem. The spine is simply black with the film's title center. Paramount and Blu-ray logos appear at the top and bottom, respectively.

Inside, the lone Blu-ray disc can be found on a central hub on the right-hand side. The inner print is simply offers nothing more than a brushed metal surface.

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Transformers Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Michael Bay's Transformers film portended so much greatness but the franchise quickly fell off a cliff until the Bumblebee soft reboot. The first film remains the best in the franchise and this SteelBook offers a good way to own the film, key word being film. The second disc's worth of bonus content is nowhere to be found, so this comes recommended only to packaging collectors and anyone not concerned with supplemental content.