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Transformers is an elaborate coverup in the movie continuity family.

Transformers is a live action movie released by Dreamworks, with Executive Producer Steven Spielberg and Director Michael Bay. Its principal stars are Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, and Megan Fox. Character designs and special effects are being done by Industrial Light and Magic, the effects-wizards behind the Star Wars films.

Originally slated to release in the summer of 2006, the film arrived in US theatres on July 3, 2007, and will hit UK theaters on July 27. The Australian release date was June 28, 2007, and premiered there on June 12, 2007. Take that, everywhere else.

Main cast

Autobots	Decepticons	Humans
Bumblebee (Mark Ryan) Jazz (Darius McCrary) Ironhide (Jess Harnell) Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) Ratchet (Robert Foxworth)	Barricade (Jess Harnell) Blackout Bonecrusher (Jimmie Wood) Brawl Frenzy (Reno Wilson) Megatron (Hugo Weaving) Scorponok Starscream (Charles Adler)	Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox) Bobby Bolivia (Bernie Mac) Glen Whitmann (Anthony Anderson) Epps (Tyrese Gibson) John Keller (Jon Voight) Lennox (Josh Duhamel) Maggie Madsen (Rachael Taylor) Simmons (John Turturro) Judy Witwicky (Julie White) Ronald Witwicky (Kevin Dunn) Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf)

Short synopsis

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My tummy glows for Justice!

The movie features Sam Witwicky, a plucky teenager who just wants a cool car, but gets more than he bargained for. The beater he and his father take home is actually Bumblebee, an alien robot from the planet Cybertron, who plants Sam down in the middle of a civil war between Bumblebee's benevolent Autobot comrades and the evil Decepticons who threaten the galaxy's peace. Both sides are after the All Spark, a mysterious artifact that landed on Earth 10 thousand years ago. The approaching robot-against-robot battle is a coming-of-age moment for Sam, who learns the meaning of his family's motto, "No sacrifice, no victory."

Full synopsis

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Prequel material

Prior to the movie's release IDW Publishing released a four issue limited comic series entitled "Prime Directives", which chronicles the events which bring the Transformers to Earth. A novel, Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday, is about the truth behind humankind's first venture into space and how that event is related to the Transformers' presence on Earth, both past and present.

Since the movie's plot brings the audience into things from Sam's POV, as he learns of not only the Transfomers' war but mankind's past history with Cybertronians, the prequel material provides a better handle on the intricate storyline.

Soundtrack

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Have some of this, punk!

On July 3, 2007, Warner Bros Records will release a Transformers soundtrack full of songs from or inspired by the motion picture.

1. "What I've Done" - Linkin Park
2. "Doomsday Clock" - Smashing Pumpkins
3. "This Moment" - Disturbed
4. "Before It's Too Late (Sam and Mikaela's Theme)" aka "Fiction" - Goo Goo Dolls
5. "Pretty Handsome Awkward" - The Used
6. "Passion's Killing Floor" - HIM
7. "What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost?" - Taking Back Sunday
8. "Second To None" - Styles Of Beyond
9. "End Of The World" - Armor For Sleep
10. "Retina and the Sky" - Idiot Pilot
11. "Technical Difficulties" - Julien-K
12. "Transformers Theme" - Mute Math