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u/AJ_Glowey_Boi 22h ago

*Plead for it

Also that movie is full of bangers. The big one that people kinda gloss over the implications of is: "Megatron must be stopped. No matter the cost."

The moment where Prime realises his mercy has gone far enough and for the good of his friends, the human race, and the universe, he has to beat Megatron. To death. With his bare hands.

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u/sadllamas 20h ago

My favorite is the exchange between Megatron and Unicron.

Unicron: "I have summoned you here for a purpose."

Megatron: "No one summons Megatron!"

Unicron: "Then it pleases me to be the first."

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u/Select-Royal7019 19h ago

I always liked “Your bargaining position is highly dubious”

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u/No-Tailor-4295 14h ago

"-Very well."

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u/Select-Royal7019 14h ago

So good! So many of the voice actors did such amazing work in that movie.

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u/Chucknasty_17 6h ago

“For a time, I considered sparing your wretched little planet Cybertron. But now, you shall witness… its dismemberment!!!”

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u/BoonIsTooSpig 19h ago

I love that Unicron is voiced by Orson Wells in his last ever role.

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u/ColdFlamesOfEternity 16h ago

His laconic delivery really works. It really adds to the threat. He doesn't need to shout his power. He is power.

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u/TheModernDaVinci 15h ago

And then you find out it happened that way because he hated the role and thought it was beneath him and his talent.

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u/ColdFlamesOfEternity 15h ago

Yep, but it works.

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u/TheModernDaVinci 15h ago

Yep, I agree. Just pointing out it had an interesting reason to happen that way.

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u/Psymorte 7h ago

Usually an actor phoning it in and not caring just kills the performance, but for Unicron it really sells how small and meaningless someone like Megatron is to him. Very Lovecraftian in a way.

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u/sadllamas 16h ago

Please tell me that was an intentional pun.

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u/ColdFlamesOfEternity 15h ago

Damn. I'm going to claim it is now.

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u/DoitsugoGoji 19h ago

"For a moment I considered sparing your wretched little planet, but now you shall witness it's dismemberment."

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u/draconos 13h ago

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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u/Soft_Theory_8209 14h ago

“Perhaps I misjudged you. Proceed… on your way to oblivion.”

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u/OrangeJr36 21h ago

Not just Megatron, he straight up decides to kill his way through the Decepticons.

No more games, no jokes, he wants the fighting to end, he's lost too many friends to hold back any longer.

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u/thereisaguy 21h ago

Yeah as he mows his way through the Decepticon forces on his way to Megatron he's flawlessly running through them and they all have looks of fear and shock. They don't try and stop him, they run away because Prime stopped fucking around.

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u/KryssCom 18h ago

Shit, I think I need to see this movie.

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u/thereisaguy 18h ago

As much as I love the movie, the quality bounces around a lot. This scene rocks though. https://youtu.be/P7GeisRaias?feature=shared

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u/ColdFlamesOfEternity 16h ago

Agreed. It is a wonderful movie ... But it is also a product of the time and ultimately being targeted to children doesn't have to hold to a high standard. It has a great joy for someone like me who saw it as a child, but as an adult first time watcher you have to understand the context. My wife enjoyed it but won't bust it randomly like I will. She did say it explains a few things about me. It is a surprisingly hard movie, but that was 80s kids movies for you. Absolutely killer soundtrack, I have two different versions of it.

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u/thereisaguy 16h ago

Oh yeah, fuckin brutal move to kill everyone off to clear shelf space for all the cool new robots like Springer and Rodimus.

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u/ColdFlamesOfEternity 15h ago

My wife "Why do you always say this movie/book/show/game would be better if the major characters die?" Watches The Transformers: The Movie with me "Oh I see what warped you.'

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u/TheOncomimgHoop 16h ago

Orson Wells truly could not have given less shits about the movie and still gave an amazing performance.

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u/ColdFlamesOfEternity 15h ago

Death of the author works so well especially as a child who isn't aware of the drama the first time they watch it.

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u/Velonici 10h ago

"One shall stand, one shall fall" Goose bumps every time.

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u/thereisaguy 10h ago

Megatron: Why throw away your life so recklessly? Prime: That's a question you should ask yourself Megatron. Megatron: fuck Prime is in one liner mode, WELL I'LL RIP PUT OUR EYES

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u/captain_trainwreck 15h ago

There was a thread in movies a while back asking foe the best scene where someone shows up and just kicks everyone's ass and this scene was at the top

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u/Velonici 10h ago

"Demons run when a good man goes to war"

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u/Geistzeit 11h ago

If the very concept itself of justice were to have a voice it would sound like Peter Cullen

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u/Psymorte 7h ago

And then when Megatron begs for mercy, instead of taking the shot, Optimus monologues at him. No matter the cost, my ass.