The Transformers

Tonight is the premier of The Transformers! We are watching it in June, while the rest of the world catches it in July. How cool would that be?

This live-action movie is based upon the popular line of robot toys produced by Hasbro since the early 1980s that "transform" from recognizable machines into giant robots. Those were the days, man. I've been watching and admiring this since my childhood.

I think I needn't say much bout this movie. If you grew up in the eighties with Transformer toys and cartoons, you are going to relive your childhood fantasies with this one. Go on, knock yourself out!

*Some interesting facts [taken from Wikipedia] that you might want to know about the voice of Optimus Prime:

• Peter Cullen is best known for providing the voices for Optimus Prime, Ironhide and Slugslinger in the various Transformers television series.

• He has also played Coran and King Alfor in the Lion Voltron series, Commander James Hawkins in the Vehicle Voltron series, Eeyore in Winnie-the-Pooh, KARR in Knight Rider, Antor and Bomba in Dino-Riders, and Mantus in The Pirates of Dark Water.

• Through out the 80's and 90's Peter Cullen appeared on a number of television shows, including My Little Pony, Filmation's Ghostbusters, The Smurfs, Dungeons & Dragons as Venger, The Snorks, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry Kids Show, DuckTales, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,The Challenge of the GoBots, Rude Dog and the Dweebs as Herman, Rainbow Brite as Murky Dismal, The Biskitts as Scratch, Robotix, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (as the original voice for Monterey Jack), Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, and The Jetsons. He also had a voice part in Gremlins as a gremlin.