Product Details

• Actors: Scott McNeil, Garry Chalk, Ian James Corlett, Richard Newman, David Kaye
• Producers: Asaph Fipke, Barb Dawson, Ian Pearson, Jonathan Goodwill, Steven DeNure
• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Rhino
• DVD Release Date: January 29, 2002
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005UM37
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,681 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Beast Wars - Transformers" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beast Wars: The Saga Begins, January 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Beast Wars - Transformers (DVD)

Beast Wars debuted in 1996 as a new take on the classic Transformers show from the 80s. The re-vamped toyline became a hit, and the show was even better. Audiences soon learned that not only did BW tie in with the original Transformers, in many ways, it was a continuation of it.

These episodes are a great intro, and a must in order to get the entire epic story of Beast Wars. The show really hits its stride towards the end of the first season, and I can still remember how excited I was through pretty much all of the second season. Do not make the mistake of writing this show off as standard kiddie fare, it was one of the best written "cartoons" I've ever watched, a true science fiction saga. Credit for this goes to the series' two excellent story editors: Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio. They breathed a life into these transforming robots the like of which Transformer fans had never seen (let's face it, the original TF characters were somewhat one and two dimensional). So, there you have it: characterization, plot, script, visuals, all of these and more are reasons not to miss a single volume of this, the best Transformers has to offer, finally on DVD.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very underrated, July 15, 2004

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K. Beech "hatless1" (Chateauguay, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beast Wars - Transformers (DVD)

Being a cartoon, this show starts out with a lot of stigmas. I loved the original transformers as a kid. This show was unbelievable. Yes, it was all about selling toys but the creators weren't just satisfied with that alone. The story telling is weaven together better than most primetime television shows. There are very few holes. I dare you not to feel a little teery eyed when Dinobot hits the dust. One of the saddest deaths I've seen on the tube. Oh and Austria stop blasting the show. You have obviously not seen the show and are just a cranky Transformers fan that wont give this new show any respect. Those are the only people that do not like this show. Those that haven't seen it and dismiss it as nothing but a stupid cartoon. Then, there's the original Transformers fans that can't accept this show being better and never give it a chance. If you watch this show from the beginning you will be addicted, I guarantee you. Although as said the show really hits it's mark in season 2 with a lot of drama. Season 1 is a lot of introduction. Season 3 is the payoff with the bots heading back home, very good season. Season 4 is a bit of a mess in auto world but it's entertaining. There wasn't anywhere else to go after season 4. It was a fun ride. I give it a 4 but for cartoons this is definitely a big 5 stars.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Volume 1 is Volumes 1&2 - Sort of, February 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Beast Wars - Transformers (DVD)

>The buy info is wrong though, this is ONLY Volume 1. It contains 6 episodes

The buy info isn't wrong, it's just a little confusing. In the VHS versions volume 1 is the first three episodes, volume 2 is the second three episodes. Someone in marketing decided that it would be less confusing to label volume 1 of the DVD series volumes 1 & 2 so that people would know that it includes all six episodes.

Besides this contorted piece of logic, this is a great DVD. I look forward to Rhino releasing the rest of the series!