Beast Wars - Beast Machines Transformers: The Complete Series (DVD, 2006, 4-Disc Set)

I bought this due to the fact that I own all of the other Transformer DVD sets as well as the toys. And though the story line is okay, it isnt anywhere on par with Beast Wars. Even the toys were lame in comparison. Hasbro was just trying to bridge the gap from beast back to g1 type vehicles,cars,planes etc. This story has to do with metal life forms fused with organic life forms and Megs. trying to wipe out the organic part of it, in short.

The biggest gripe I would have to say is the transfer to DVD, its nowhere as sharp or clean looking as I thought it would OR should be. In fact it looks rather color faded like when you leave a colorful box in the sunlight for a few days. Kind of grainy in a way. And its definetaly not my T.V. as I have a Mitz. Diamond DLP 1080P HDTV and a Blu-ray player with all the bells and whistles. It just doesn't look that good, maybe its because its dated or what not. But I don't remember it looking this bad. Anyway with that being said.

The series is okay once you get past the limited surroundings, cast of characters and strange story lines. There is a reason Beast Machines only lasted as long as it did people. And its actually due to the toys being the worst of any Transformer line EVER! And this weird transformer cartoon didnt help matters. Although it does play into the Beast Wars continuity fairly well and tries to be as good as its predecessor it simply is not as good. And the DVD quality is the worst part of the deal. Maybe if you have a smaller T.V. (mine is 65") it might look better, in fact it probably will look better sense its only broadcast in 480p upgraded.

Overall I would only recommend this to die hard Transformer fans like me or to parents who want their children to watch an okay cartoon without any of todays smut or innuendos like (family guy, south park, adult swim stuff etc. etc.)

So I give it an average rating. If the transfer would have been better it would have made good.

As a huge fan of the Transformers, I own all 3 seasons of the Beast Wars and the Beast Machines DVD's. These DVD's can be difficult to find in the stores and when you do find them, they are usually very expensive. I was very excited to find these DVD's on e-bay for a fraction of the store cost even with shipping.
The quality of this DVD is excellent. It is not a bootleg or copy. It's brand new wrapped in the original box with all the graphics. This boxset has the entire Beast Machines series which is on 4 disk's. I have watched 2 of the disks so far and the disks all play with absolutely no problems in my DVD player. The color is brilliant and the sound is very good. It's a must have for any Beast Machines fan.

Beast Machines in my opnion is one of the best all CGI (computer graphic) shows to date. The reason for the comment is that the details and the movment that is in the show smooth and that every little detail that comes out is probally only rivaled by todays all cgi box office movies.

In the first episode you see how the details was in the Beast Wars episodes Very little details and Minimized movments of the characters. Farther in the show when the autobots met the Matrix (the creator of the autobots) you get to see how they go from mono colors to a rich pallet of colors and hues that bring out every detail in each character. By duing this you can introduce more movents and shadowing to make the characters more life-like that you almost forgot that this a animation move.

The story line in the show is one that both kids and adults can both enjoy in that it's not all cartoony sappy and that the it actually has a good flow that make continue on through out the whole series in which you just want to continue to watch it till the end. How one should take care of there enviroment and lose contact with one's inner self. The use of teamwork instead of trying to do everything yourself.

In short is that I'll reconmend this movie to all people out there Big or small, young or old, Transformers fans or not to buy this series and enjoy it with your family and freinds and keep it on the top shelf of your collection

Beast Machines Transformers is in my opinion the best Transformers series yet. Not only is the animation amazing, but the story telling out does itself. Beast Machines Transformers picks up where Beast Wars ended and picks up the story at lightening fast speed and then takes it's action totally where no other series has, to Cybertron. I thought what made this story great was that it was the first Transformer series to focus solely on the Transformers on Cybertron. This series is sure to be liked by both die hard Transformers fans and people who are new to the transformers experience.

I feel that with Beast Machines they failed to stick to the traditional format of transformers and that is what hurt the series. Most of the characters were out of character (i.e. Silverbolt, Rhinox, Megatron and Rattrap). Not to mention the whole "hippie" thing is just disturbing. More o this fact we have the voice actors from the tv show refering to Beast Machines as THE BAD THING. If you are a diehard transformer fan this is for you but for anyone else...not so much.