Very cool. Thanks for posting!

 

Very cool. But isn't some of this on the 20th anniversary TF the movie DVD? I could be wrong, I know it has some different footage. Yeah

I'm kinda glad they did cut the Magnus scene differently or that would've been permanently burned into my brain along with the other season 1&2 characters deaths. It was discussed in the commentary about the suspicions that he was torn apart instead of blown apart.

 

Very cool stuff to see! Thanks for putting the work into it & sharing!

 

Both were on the DVD, one was a hidden easter egg. I have more videos I made for the DVD that weren't used I'll be posting in the future

Yup, that's me the British guy

 

Man. The alternate death scene for Ultra Magnus was awesome.

 

I actually find this insanely interesting- I was showing this movie to my friends not a week ago and I mentioned the magnus thing- now I can actually show them

 

I can see why both scenes were cut. That scene with Devastator would have broke up the optimus scene which is awesome. The magnus scene is just brutal and would not have gone down well with children. The devastator scene could have been moved though to before the dinobots landed.

 

that was priceless and an excellent contribution, mate. The Devastator battle with the rocket launcher Autobot team would have been EPIC. Thanks again! Love to see more of the wonderful amount of cut footage!

 

That was awesome - the Devastator fight is being automatically retrofitted by my brain  

 

I can't believe it took so long for this to make the front page.

Seriously, for anyone who hasn't checked it out, Hitch's facebook page is essential viewing for any TF fan. The guy has an archive of material comparable to nobody else I know of and the fact that he is sharing this with us in fantastic.

 

I love to see preproduction art.
I think this is on my 25th anniversary dvd.

 

Dammit, this scene would have been so awesome in the Movie.  

 

Here's another video I made for the DVD that wasn't used on the DVD

Taken from the attack on the shuttle scene
It compares the storyboard drawing to the uncropped full frame 35mm image to the DVD release - SHows you how much was cut away for the home release

Transformers The Movie 1986 - Storyboard / Uncut Frame / DVD Comparison - YouTube

 

You know what, magnus' groans in pain make more sense in this version.

 

I remember int he movie comic adaptation magnus WAS drawn n quartered as Galvatron yelled SWEEPS QUARTER HIM! wish they would put these scenes back in.

 

I remember this in the comic! I read all three issues before seeing the movie itself so when I finally did watch it I was puzzled. I kept waiting for the drawing and quartering but it never happened.

 

Instruments of Destruction still sends chills down my spine.

 

Interesting to see how these details change your experience of the narrative a little bit. Devastator just kind of disappearing, Magnus' somewhat silly "death" from the "limbs fall off" rays... it all makes more sense now.

Also kind of funny that the Dinbots are outdone by "guys with missiles". Funnier still, those guys with missiles are then outclassed by a squad of six Constructicons.  

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In the Marvel movie comics, I think again in the IDW modern-take on it also.

Yes, recent club comic, looks like it was taken exactly from these storyboards we are now seeing. Very cool stuff.

Yep, in the movie Galvatron orders the execution, so having Magnus ripped apart would make sense, but I agree, that might have been a bit too violent for 80's animated films.

Today though, it would be probably considered tame compared to what is out there.

 

Props to Magnus's death scene. That's was what you call drawn an quartered. Sick!