Transformers on DVD

[areaseven]

As many of you already know, Transformers hits stores on October 16. But as expected, Hasbro/Paramount/DreamWorks want all of your money, so they've decided to release the DVD in various editions in certain store chains. Which of these exclusive versions are you getting?

A Summary of DVD Exclusive Pack-Ins

Edited October 15, 2007 by areaseven

[David Hingtgen]

Depends. Are the Best Buy exclusive Ratchet and Megatron metallic repaints going to be there too on that day? If so, I'm going there. If not--Wal-Mart.

Either way I'm buying the cheapest normal DVD version possible, as you KNOW there'll be a "super ultimate edition with 4 mins new footage" in a few months, or a year. And eventually Blu-Ray.

[mikeszekely]

Wal-Mart. The transforming box at Target sound pretty cool, but I know I'm going to wind up buying the HD-DVD version later, when I finally cave and buy the 360's HD-DVD drive. So the main thing I'm looking at is the bonus content, and the extra DVD at Wal-Mart's definitely got extra content.

Oh, and I already have the Robot Heroes Primes... the first one, the Matrix one, and the movie one. And since I really only collect certain lines or Primes (and Robot Heroes isn't one of my lines), I couldn't care less about Cliffjumper (I'm still wondering what to do with Ravage, Unicron, and Blackout).

[myk]

Is there a version with a "do whatever I want and get away with it" badge?

[Hikuro]

Personally, I'll get it where-ever I can. I don't really care about special exclusives or anything. If I get it at any of those stores then meh. I would rather see a "Get 20% off any Transformers movie merchandise" exclusive.

[lord_breetai]

as much as I'd like to buy all of them, I don't have that kind of money right now so I'll get walmart cause the animated prequel sounds cool.

[Keith]

Since I refuse to shop at walmart, I'll pass on the origins thing, though I take solace that it will be up at youtube soon enough.

[JB0]

Since I refuse to shop at walmart, I'll pass on the origins thing, though I take solace that it will be up at youtube soon enough.

That would be my stance.

If I wanted to see the movie again.

[UN Spacy]

The Cullen prequel DVD seems more tempting than the other offers.

[Ratchet]

I'll go Wal-Mart.

[kung flu]

Whats this about a prequel DVD? I've not seen the movie yet, but did they make a prequel for it?

[warpaint22]

I'll have to see what they give us in OZ but I'm sure we won't get a selection like you guys in the states. We will probably get a standard DVD with a little extra but I'd be supprised to see a selection like that, and the market would not warrant such a choice 20 million people in Oz compared to how many U.S citizens.

[sqidd]

Where do I get the version where all I see is robots fighting and that hot brunette chick and all the other useless stuff cut out

[mechaninac]

Rental... several months after the DVD is out, when several copies are just taking up space at my local Blockbuster.

[Steve68]

What about the HD-DVD version? Hopefully it isn't another combo disc! Ugh. I will be getting the HD-DVD version.

[bandit29]

I'll be getting the Netflix version...I had no real desire to see this in the theater..or spend money on it.

[Necron_99]

I'll be taking the Walmart route.

I hate Wally World, but the Cullen prequel DVD sounds pretty good

[Apollo Leader]

I hate it when they put out different exclusive versions of a DVD or CD at different stores. When the last Def Leppard CD, Yeah!, came out last year depending on which store you bought it from the bonus tracks were different!

IMHO they should stick with just a regular DVD release (which can either be a separate widescreen or fullscreen release) and a "special edition" version. Of course then there will be an eventual "extra special edition", but that's another story.

I'll probably get the Wal-mart edition.

[JsARCLIGHT]

While I'm not buying this movie, what really gets me is all these special gift sets and special offers are only for the regular DVD. The HD DVD is pretty much sold bare bones. One movie I AM buying tomorrow is Surfs Up on blu ray and Best Buy is going to have this neat gift set for it with four mini figures... but it's only for the regular DVD and not the Blu Ray. Kind of sucks... if I want the bonus items I have to either buy the crappy regular DVD or buy both it and the Blu Ray. I bet Transformers is the same way... if you want those neat promo goods AND the HD DVD you'll have to double dip right out of the gate. That's balls.

[Jeremy007]

i am a transformers super nerd, so i will probably pick up the Best Buy and Walmart versions.

[HoveringCheesecake]

Whichever is the cheapest.

[Fit For Natalie]

Whats this about a prequel DVD? I've not seen the movie yet, but did they make a prequel for it?

The Walmart version includes a DVD with an animated version of IDW's movie Prequel comic mini-series. I'm not sure to what extent the comic is animated. I'm not sure why Walmart is advertising it as narrated by Peter Cullen, because IDW editor Chris Ryall has reported that other actors are also involved, there are sound effects and animation. Awhile back Mark Ryan reported he had just finished recording lines as Bumblebee for this very prequel, so it will be nice to hear Bumblebee speak for himself given he has big speaking roles in this. Edited October 8, 2007 by Fit For Natalie

[Vermillion21]

FYI: I've read that the Wal-Mart DVD with the prequel DVD is the single-disc only version, which means you'll miss out on the special edition content of the 2-disc DVD.

I'll be getting mine at Target, which is the 2-disc version.

[Alpha OTS]

I bet Transformers is the same way... if you want those neat promo goods AND the HD DVD you'll have to double dip right out of the gate. That's balls.

This sucks. I would really like to own the prequel dvd, but when I bought this HD DVD drive for my 360, Transformers was one of the movies I used to rationalize the purchase.

Seems like every other movie I want in hi-def so far is only on bluray too.

[mpchi]

FYI: I've read that the Wal-Mart DVD with the prequel DVD is the single-disc only version, which means you'll miss out on the special edition content of the 2-disc DVD.

I'll be getting mine at Target, which is the 2-disc version.

You sure about this? I always thought Walmart's is also 2 disc special edition. That would suck if it isn't...

[areaseven]

I did mention on my introduction post that the Wal-Mart edition is the single-disc DVD with the bonus prequel DVD.

Here are the links to pre-order the DVD:

Best Buy ($29.99)

Target ($22.99) (No mention of the transforming case, though.)

Circuit City ($13.99) (It appears they're only carrying the single-disc edition at the moment.)

As for me, I already ordered mine from both Wal-Mart and Target. Yeah, I'm taking a gamble on the Target order, but I could really care less about the transforming case.

[Graham]

No plan to buy it. Haven't seen it. May rent it later to watch with my son. Like most Michael Bay movies, I'll probably fall asleep half way through it.....LOL!

Any hot girls in it? Isn't there some chick with a wierd name? Shia La Beouf or something like that?

To be honest I know very little about this movie.

Graham

[David Hingtgen]

Shia's a guy, but you came amazingly close to spelling his name right. The "official hot chick" is Megan Fox, though personally I like Rachael Taylor (the Tasmanian chick) better.

[mpchi]

http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6376

Guess I'll have to pick the Target release instead of Walmart's, now that Walmart's is a single disc release with the prequel. While Target's transforming case look a bit cheesy, but heard it also comes with a comic. So sounds like a better buy (its the 2 disc special edition set) with some novelty freebies.

[HoveringCheesecake]

Shia's a guy, but you came amazingly close to spelling his name right. The "official hot chick" is Megan Fox, though personally I like Rachael Taylor (the Tasmanian chick) better.

Me too, even if her character is nearly worthless.

[David Hingtgen]

Most of the characters in that movie were worthless. If it was only Sam and the TF's, it'd have been even better. If there were no humans at all, it would have been amazing.

[gerwalk25]

My allegiance is to Target where I'm getting the TF DVD.

[Lord of Tetris]

I'm not getting any of them.

I know that this movie will be re-released. Even if the plans aren't telegraphed, well, when has such a popular summer movie NOT been re-released?

I also know that the different stores have different content on their DVD. That is BS! I don't know what else to call it except a BS marketing ploy to get you to buy more than one copy. And I'll bet a re-released version will probably have an integration of the different stores' exclusives.

Also, I refuse to buy a DVD when I know a high-definition release is out there. And I have a PS3. I'm not going to be tricked into buying this movie twice, so I won't buy it at all unless it's either on Blu-Ray or it comes out again when TF2 hits theaters and has a DVD with all the features amalgamated.

[Keith]

And the most un-hidden easter egg on a DVD award goes to...

[Godzilla]

This is completely moronic. I am not getting any of them till I port over to HD-DVD ot blu-ray. Fool me once not twice. I am not getting tricked to get one dvd only to find out they re-released it. Pisses me off they do this stupid crap. I am betting some TF fans will get all 4 versions... beter them than me.