The Megatron that appears in the “Transformers (2007)” film is an intelligent, witty and lustrous alien robot with more pressing things on his mind than reformatting into an “earthen mode”. In motion, his robot form is regal, menacing and fluid, and in jet form he is sleek and aerodynamic.

The transition to very expensive action figure has somehow taken these attributes and left them on the drawing board, instead replacing them with a mess of plastic that bears more resemblance to randomly stacked pile of dismembered limbs. It simply just doesn’t work.

To be fair, this Megatron exudes a definite Beast Wars/Beast Machine quality. In fact, he could be a Vehicon. For fans of the more extreme (read: ugly) designs from those ranges, then this figure could well be suited for them.

There is no transformation to speak of as such. The robot limbs can be twisted and rearranged and, sure, the “automorph” feature springs out a very nice set of wings; but considering the amount of robot left hanging underneath, it just can’t be called a jet—alien or otherwise.

The only positives for Megatron are the weapons. Put simply, they are fantastic; including the whip, which really does whip!

Megatron’s robot mode sports a lot of moulded detail, and a nice enough, if muted, colour scheme.

Pushing the button in the dark, the lights and alien-screeching noise could very well cause a small child to spontaneously defaecate. Oh yes, scary stuff.

But, to conclude: No. Don’t.

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Category: Transformers [Movie] (2007)
Tags: Cybertronian | Jet | Megatron | Silver

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