The Energon Pub

[Auto Bot]

I'm halfway in my collection of Movie toys. So i can't really "judge" yet which is the best one for me.

I like to hear some opinions from you guys. Especially those who have seen or collected a lot of Movie toys.

What do you think is the best Movie toy?

[Redimus]

Leader Prime.

Pretty much the only one that dosnt sacrifice playability and durability too much for accuracy. I would be less fussed if accuracy on most of them didnt equal fugly to the extreem.

Dont get me wrong, there are a good few I really like (mostly deluxes) but a lot of them compromise the oty too much and still fail to really catpure the movie design.

Also, I'd like to vote for Dreadwing as the worst (mainline) movie toy, cuase he is pure shite.

[magnusupreme]

Leader Optimus prime. All the way!.

[olokin]

I never had the pleasure of finding a movie Bumblebee at my local toy store, but movie Jazz was surprisingly a good buy. Its playable and its as durable as plastic goes, except for the stumps of plastic that was supposed to be the hands.
I guess movie Ironhide gets my vote

[transpwner]

The only Movie figure I own (and TF, period) is Deluxe Barricade and honestly, I was really hyped up to get him because he was my favorite movie character and because others hyped him up to be one of the better movie toys...however considering the ASS plastic job and the ASS paint job on him, and furthermore his stupid spring-joint penis (or arm, whichever), I feel a bit pessimistic about the other movie toys =(

Sorry, I'm totally off-topic.

[Moonbase2]

I really like my 70 whatever BB. He and Barricade came together and were the first TFs I ever bought. I don't really like the Barricade too much, but I had to get it to get BB (haven't seen either ever since!). I also like Leader Prime. He's purdy.

[Dead Metal]

Voigar Starscream, he ugly but cool! Next to that come the Protoforms they are very cool!

[Decatron]

Wreckage. His weapons are just to Gundam-esque.

[videriant]

I have most of the toys but I've only opened half.

Wreckage is nice deluxe. He got a nice weapon, a nice transformation, and semi-articulated hands that can still hold peg weapons. Haven't opened Dropkick but he's got good reviews too. I haven't opened Arcee either because I can't stand the face.

Ironhide looks awesome but is fragile. Voyager Starscream, especially the G1 redeco is interesting. He definitely grows on you. Blackout's alt mode is detailed but there were so many things they could have done better with the chopper half. Ratchet is puke green, about as interesting as the movie character. Maybe when I get a white version. . .

Leader Optimus' main drawback is that he didn't come with a sword. He's the only movie character whose hands i like since he can move all the digits.

[prowlstreak]

g1 starscream redeco all the way then prlly leader prime and i have the movie ironhide but jazz beats him in my book

[Malikon]

So far I've gotten:
G1 deco Starscream
Blackout
Barricade
Dreadwing
G1 Deco Jazz
Regular Jazz
Ratchet
'74 Bumblebee
Voyager Prime

My favorite is definitely Blackout. Cool looking in either mode, and the little button that makes the blades spin was a nice surprise.

The one I absolutely hate is DreadWing. Just awful. Decent looking plane, but I hate his robot mode. Every joint it seems is a ball joint. Just a crappy design. A real waste of $10. when I could have bought Brawl, and now I can't find Brawl anywhere.

Voyager Prime is cool looking in Robot mode. But the last time I went to change him back to a truck his automorphing legs actually blew apart. I was left w/ 3 pieces and trying to figure out where they went. After 10 minutes I got him back together but now I'm scared to even mess with him. So that kinda blows. Maybe I got a bad one, but all I did was move his legs and they fell apart. I wasn't even trying to force anything.

So yeah, Blackouts my favorite. The little Scorpinok it came with and the fact that the blades spun with a button really got me happy like a little kid.

[Bumblebee-otch]

i like 09BB because of how much searching it took me to find him. but i really like ratchet, too. hes just such a solid-feeling toy, and i love transforming him.

[Fred2012]

I never had the pleasure of finding a movie Bumblebee at my local toy store, but movie Jazz was surprisingly a good buy. Its playable and its as durable as plastic goes, except for the stumps of plastic that was supposed to be the hands.
I guess movie Ironhide gets my vote

i agree with everything you say

[Briggs]

jumping on the bandwagon and saying leader prime and 08 bumblebee.

[tommy tek]

i have all the movie lines except for thundercrackrt and rescue ratchet well ratchets on the way(damn ebay)well anyways my votes go to ultimate bumblebee.other than that i like all of them the same.and wont be getting any other tf's except the movie lines.

[--B--]

Wreckage.

yer damn right. Good transformation, great weapons, looks good in both modes, and great articulation.

I like real gear Booster X10, or as many call him, classics Laserbeak.

[jedimasterguff]

I have all 5 Movie Autobots + Arcee and I think 08 Bumblebee and Arcee are the best. Jazz would be there too if it weren't for the crappy hands and forearms.

[jezones]

i have them all and i think Wreckage is probably the best as far as a whole package. Great alt mode great robot mode and easy transformation and doesn't seem fragile. But i like them all they all have there good qualities.

[mpchi]

Leader Prime got my vote hands down.

[Raymond101]

Leader Prime's the king... although he had nothing CRAZILY AWESOME, he's just all-round sweetness.

[massmachine]

Leader pRIME

FOLLOWED BY A CLOSE SECOND LEADER BRAWL

[AlienQuiksilver]

I really like Ironhide ... a LOT. Prime, eesh ... maybe a tie for me. They are both quite awesome.

Nah, it's IRONHIDE FTW!!!

They may be equally awesome, but IH really gets more play time. Today I considered getting a 3rd IH just in case my loose toy broke somehow.

For all of those who saw my posts in "the jazz theory" ... know that I picked the black guy this time, literally.

[Kibble]

i have them all and i think Wreckage is probably the best as far as a whole package. Great alt mode great robot mode and easy transformation and doesn't seem fragile. But i like them all they all have there good qualities.

Is "easy transformation" a plus? I don't have Wreckage so I could be confusing what you're saying, but the thing I like about the new ones is most are a lot more more complex. They make a lot of the old ones seem like Gobots in comparison, where you fold the guy in half and he's "transformed."

I have 10 of the new ones now and, of those, I'd say the most fun transformations are:

Leader Prime
Starscream (even though he's a fugly robot...avoided him until they put him out w/ the G1 repaint)
Dropkick
Voyager Prime

I've been the least impressed by Voyager Megatron. He's pretty Gobot-esque if you ask me.

And for reference, the others I have are Ironhide, Jazz (repaint,) Longarm, Blackout, and Barricade.

Other than Concept BB, any recommandations based off my preferences?

[Obsidian_Prime]

I would have to say Leader Prime and Wreckage.

[jezones]

i have them all and i think Wreckage is probably the best as far as a whole package. Great alt mode great robot mode and easy transformation and doesn't seem fragile. But i like them all they all have there good qualities.

Is "easy transformation" a plus? I don't have Wreckage so I could be confusing what you're saying, but the thing I like about the new ones is most are a lot more more complex. They make a lot of the old ones seem like Gobots in comparison, where you fold the guy in half and he's "transformed."

i was just saying as a whole package for a toy. a lot of these toys i could not see a kid playing with them. when i transform a lot of them i always feel like im on the edge of breaking something.