Transformers 6-Movie SteelBook Collection 4K review

May 18, 2023- Permalink

With Transformers: Rise of the Beasts coming out in early June 2023, it’s a good time for Paramount to release the Transformers 6-Movie SteelBook Collection 4K. The set contains Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Transformers: The Last Knight and the prequel film Bumblebee. The film series, which started back in 2007, traces the story of the warring alien robot factions called the Autobots and the Decipticons. The franchise has brought in over $4.8 billion dollars.

With a collection like this let’s go through some basic stats:

  • Transformers: Upscaled 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR10, aspect ratio: 2.40:1
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Upscaled 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR10, aspect ratio: 2.40:1
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Upscaled 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR10, aspect ratio: 2.40:1
  • Transformers: Age of Extinction: Upscaled 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR10, aspect ratio: 2.40:1
  • Transformers: The Last Knight: Upscaled 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR10, aspect ratio: 2.39:1 and 1.90:1
  • Bumblebee: Upscaled 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR10, aspect ratio: 1.78:1

The new thing here is the collection’s case and the SteelBook artwork on the case of each film. The 4K discs themselves are identical to the previously released versions. Across the board, the discs provide excellent detail to both humans and robots alike. The HDR boosts the colours, contrast and specular highlights. These are great video presentations.

Here are the stats for the audio:

  • Transformers: English Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0, French (Canada), Spanish, Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1. Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: English Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0, French (Canada), Spanish, Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1. Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon: English Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0, French (Canada), Spanish, Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1. Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Transformers: Age of Extinction: English Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0, French (Canada), Spanish, Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1. Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Transformers: The Last Knight: English Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0, French (Canada), Spanish, Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Bumblebee: English Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Czech, Spanish, French, Italian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Turkish Dolby Digital 5.1. Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Cantonese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean, Malay, Mandarin (Simplified), Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

These are great soundtracks with excellent surround usage and low frequency tones that add oomph to each thud and clank. The scores are powerful and the dialogue is clear and centred.

The Transformers 6-Movie SteelBook Collection 4K comes with 12 discs: six 4K discs and six Blu-ray discs. There’s a digital code for each movie. All the special features are on the Blu-ray discs, though commentaries for the movies that have them are on the 4K. The extras include the usual suspects: deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes and music videos. The set is housed in a box with a magnetic clasp that displays the symbols for the Autobots and the Decepticons. Each individual movie has SteelBook artwork displaying the various robot characters.

If you love both SteelBooks and the Transformers franchise, then the Transformers 6-Movie SteelBook Collection 4K, with its excellent audio and video, belongs in your collection.