Maximals, maximize!

crowrobot

The 6 year-old in me still squeaks out a "Cool!" whenever I watch 'Beast Wars'. Yes, it's a 30-minute toy commercial, but it's a *good* 30-minute toy commercial.

Like its predecessors, 'Beast Wars' has a relatively simple premise: The Maximals and the Predacons have landed on Earth, and are fighting the 'Beast Wars' over a precious golden disk. Along the way, both sides are mutated, characters change sides, and lots of laser guns and explosions ensue.

The voice actors bring a lot to the show: Gary Chalk will be forever associated with Optimus Primal, as will David Kaye as Megatron (I get the chills whenever I hear his, "Yesssss." Creepy!). My favorite, though, is Scot McNeil as Dinobot. The raptor rules! Sorry if this review is reading like a 6 year-old wrote it, but that's how I feel about 'Beast Wars'. Ten years later, it's still one of my favorite cartoons of all time.

score /10

crowrobot 12 January 2006

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw1263893/