Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Shanetmims If you were a child of the 90's,chances are you knew of the show,and if you a fan today,it is very easy to see why.Beast Wars:Transformers is the sequel series to the original cartoon.It takes place 500 years after the events of Generation 1(the original series),but takes place on prehistoric Earth.How is this possible?Well,let me explain.In season 1,the Maximals(the good guys who have descended from the Autobots,the good guys of the original series)and the Predacons(the villains,who have descended from the original series' villains,the Decepticons)fly through a transwarp in space while their ships are battling and end up shooting each other down,crashing to Earth below. The Maximals and Predacons must now take on new disguises so their systems won't shut down from Energon(their energy source overload,due to the fact the planet is rich in it.The Maximals are lead by the heroic Optimus Primal,whose beast mode is that of a gorilla.His team is made of Cheetor(a cheetah,male),Rattrap(a rat,male),Rhinox(a rhino,male),Dinobot(a velociraptor,male),Tigatron(a white tiger,male),and Airrazor(a falcon,female).The Predacons are lead by the evil Megatron(a t-rex);his team is made up of Waspinator(a wasp,male),Terrorsaur(a pterodactyl,male),Scorpnox(a scorpion,male),Tarantulus(a tarantula,male),Inferno(a fire ant,male),and Blackarachnia(a black widow,female)The Maximals are in a battle for their survival for most of the season not only against the Predacons,but against some strange aliens as well.Season 2 is a time of change.The season begins with the death of Optimus Primal.Then,something incredible happens.Cheetor and Rattrap are given new bodies that don't suffer from Energon overload and have their own transportation modes.Sadly,Megatron and Tarantulus also have new features of their own as well.New transfomers also join:Ouickstrike,(scorpion/cobra,male)joins the Predacons,along with Rampage(crab,male),while the noble Silverbolt(eagle/wolf/male)joins the Maximals.Optimus Primal returns later in the season,now given a new body of his own.The focus of this season is on Megatron and why he flew to Earth in the first place.Characters die in this season:Predaons Terrosaur and Scorpnox die as early in the first episode of the season,and the honorable Dinobot gives his life to save the human race from a grim fate by Megatron.Season 3,the final season,begins with a bang. And what a bang it is! The Maximals are being erased from existence by Megatron attempting to destroy Optimus Prime before the events of the original series began!.Although the attempt is a failure,Optimus Prime is badly damaged and in order to save him,Optimus Primal stores his Spark(pretty much the soul and spirit of the transformers)inside himself.Due to this,Primal evolves into Optimal Optimus,stronger,bigger,and capable of so much more than his previous self.Optimus Prime is soon restored,and the Spark returned,but Primal retains his new body.The rest of the season lies with the Maximals and their attempts to protect their ancestors and the timeline from Megatron and his evil plans.New members join both teams:the Maximals find assistance in Depth Charge(manta ray,male),a enforcer sent to bring Rampage in for different crimes.The Predacons clone Dinobot,who shares a Spark with Rampage.Blackarachnia leaves the Predacons and joins the Maximals,due to her shared feelings for Silverbolt.Cheetor and Megatron get new bodies and the aliens,whose experiments have been found and explored by both sides for years decide to intervene in an attempt to fix the timeline by sending Tigerhawk(tiger/hawk,male),a combination of the Sparks of Tigatron and Airrazor(they were abducted by the aliens in Season 2).It all leads to an exciting series finale in which Megatron attempts to fly back to Cybertron(their home planet)in an attempt to rule it once and for all.I hope I didn't wear you out with that,but this is a very complex series,filled with great story lines,awesome characters,and exciting action.If you have never seen it,I think you should try it out.All three seasons are available on DVD. I hope you enjoy.

iced_salt Anyone still remember this thing? I remember I watched this as a little kid, and I just remembered it today, and decided to check it on IMDb. Great show, excellent animation. I loved Rampage.Anyway, I watched this as a little kid, and that was about the time when Transformers started to die down and Beast Wars started to thrive. I remember that no one really knew the plot of Beast Wars, we just liked seeing robots transform to animals and fight the other dinosaurs. It was awesome. Anyway, there's a new animated Transformers movie coming out, who knows, maybe they'll do one for Beast Wars. Hope you guys never forget this show, peace.

Shawn Watson I saw this show quite a few times on Channel 5 on weekend mornings and I have to say that it's jaw-droppingly awful. The premise is that the Transformers arrive on Earth during the dinosaur days and take on the form of animals instead of machines.Optimus Prime/Primal is a big ape and most of the Decepticon's are insects. I would describe it a bit more but it was such a hash of badly animated crap and pathetic characters that it all just congeals together into one big mess in my mind.Opting for nauseating CGI animation instead of the traditional ink and paint, the show had a gaunt and unnatural feel that was so distracting. If it had been done like the old Transformers shows then I would have forgiven it for having weak characters and boring stories. But it was just the worst it could have possibly been.Beast Wars is undeniably the worst Transformers spin-off and is so boring you'll want to punch a hole my TV.

NickSoapdish Dinobot was my favorite character on Beast Wars. It was a shame that he was killed off; but this still remains an excellent and watchable show. For a children's show based on a toy line Beast Wars surprisingly often featured intelligently written episodes often with dark or dramatic themes. This was a great show to watch. the voice acting is well done. Optimus Primal sounds like a tough-leader-guy, Waspinator has a hilarious whiny voice, and Rattrap sounds unusually like George Costanza. Megatron has a deep, formidable sounding voice. He has an English accent and he says "Yes.." at the beginning of practically every sentence he says on the show.Tarantulas was fascinating as he was a treacherous conniving double-agent, you never could predict what he was going to do next. But Dinobot was the most interesting character on the show, he was an evil Predacon who defected and joined the heroes; the Maximals. Some of the best content from this show deals with Dinobot as he struggles to find his fate and identity and learn how to work with his new Maximal allies. One of the best episodes of Beast Wars is number 35 "Code of Hero". It stars Dinobot in his continuing quest to make amends for his life as a Predacon. Episode 35 is amazing; to be honest it reminds me of "Man on Fire". (Both have characters with questionable pasts undertaking a desperate mission to save others; there are more similarities, but I should save you readers a few surprises.)Beast Wars did decline in quality once Dinobot died, but it remained entertaining and full of interesting characters and episodes. I give Beast Wars a high recommendation. It's a wonderful computer-animated show and it is definitely worth a look.