Well, I got Optimus Prime on my birthday last year and I am not talking about the first movie one, I am taking about the Revenge of the fallen one. When I saw that I got Optimus prime as a present form my dad and sister, I was so excited on what I got for my birthday. I didn’t get a chance to open my toy, because I wanted to open my other presents, like they say “save the best for last” and that is exactly what I did. Then when I had the chance to open it I went all at it, but unfortunately I  got the twist-ties which we all now is a pain to untwist. Once I had all of the twist-ties out I realized I had forgotten all about the clear plastic bands not rubber bands.

Now when I finally got out Optimus Prime out of the box I was pretty amazed; on how he came out. At that time he was my first Optimus Prime and you can only imagine how excited I was to get him. It took me a long time to transform it to alt mode, because the instructions didn’t say that you have to lift his chest piece and bend his head down (you should take that as a tip when assembling this one). It didn’t take so long for me to transform Optimus back to robot mode, it was very easy. I can’t say that this one is better than the 2007 movie one, but I have seen pictures of the 2007 Optimus Prime and it doesn’t even compare to the new Optimus Prime that we have now.

The robot mode is so fantastic and a whole lot better then the 2007 one. This mold  has two yes two swords on both hands, which for me is so awesome. Prime doesn’t have a huge backpack like the first one,it’s a hole lot less of kibble. If you go back and watch the first movie, and go to the part when Optimus first makes his appearance, and if you have the first movie prime and the second and now compare them to the movie one. Now for the alt mode: the alt mode a very sleek truck that is 20x better than the first movie one. His alt mode has sound effects which just makes a truck sound, it took me a while to find the button that makes the sound effects. The button is hidden on the back and by-the-way the instructions don’t say where the button is, and that really annoyed me.

Here is Optimus Primes bio and review enjoy!

Bio:
With the destruction of MEGATRON, OPTIMUS PRIME thought that he was finally, after millions of years, at peace. Little did he know that the escape of STARSCREAM would draw dozens of new DECEPTICONS to Earth. The desire that burns brightest in his Spark is that the war will soon end. He is determined to see that end come, and so he works with his human comrades and the other AUTOBOTS to hunt the DECEPTICONS that have come to Earth, and destroy them, one by one.

Video Review:
Part 1

Part 2

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They have taken the time to watch both versions simultaneously and have broken down all the differemces. Surpisingly, there are many, but most last just a few seconds at best, hence creating all the confusion.

Here is an excerpt of their analysis.

Contentwise, the IMAX version barely has more to offer than the theatrical release, even if to fans of glossy robot action every second might be held dear. The depiction of the respective action sequences in the bigger format, however, is the distinct advantage of this version, since a 16:9 TV is in those moments filled and shows more picture information compared to the other scenes in the 2,35:1 format, without annoying widescreen bars in the way or having to zoom in (which leads to a loss of picture information).
For fans of the flick its a definite must-buy.

The runtimes of the described scenes refer to the theatrical release. The other differences in runtimes result from rounding up/down single described scenes to comlete resp. half seconds and from shots containing a few frames more/less which aren’t included in this article for lack of relevance.

59:59
Decepticon Grindor landing is shown a little longer and he runs more toward the camera.
1.5 Sec.

1:00:25
Theatrical release
Sam tries to escape from the action and jumps through some minor explosions.
2 Sec.

1:00:31
After Optimus’ kick resp. throw, Starscream hits the forrest floor hard in slow-motion.
3 Sec.

1:00:41
Optimus gets already earlier heckled by the Decepticons and can at first barely fight off their multiple attacks.
12.5 Sec.

1:01:28
Optimus rams into Starscream and knocks him on the floor.
2.5 Sec.

1:01:50
You can see Optimus earlier during the long shot of Grindor, immediately after he ripped his face apart. Here, you can still see both halves of the face flying through the air.
1.5 Sec.

1:02:22
The (slow-motion) shot of the fallen Optimus with Sam in the foreground runs a little longer.
3 Sec.

1:52:40
A truck belonging to Devastator drives past the camera in close up.
3 Sec.

1:53:08
During Devastator’s transformation the advantages of the IMAX format become clear: Because of the different aspect ratio the action appears much more impressive
no time difference

1:56:44
The longshot of the attacking Devastator can be seen longer.
a few frames

1:57:19
The shot of the sucking Devastator also runs a little while longer.
a few frames

1:57:30
The same with the back shot of the giant fighting robot after the long pan.
a few frames

1:57:57
The red Twin is sucked into Devastator’s mouth for a longer time.
a few frames

1:58:44
The red Twin swings around Devestator a little longer.
a few frames

1:58:54
The Twins getting thrown to the floor is a few frames longer.
a few frames