As mentioned, we were fortunate enough to receive a press kit from Cartoon Network on Friday which included an advance DVD of the Transformers Animated movie (front jacket, inside, back jacket) and t-shirt (front, close-up, back, close-up).  Now, while we're not going to ruin the fun by providing a blow-by-blow description, we would like to share our general impressions and answer Q's we've been sent.  We'll try to keep spoilers to a minimum (but be warned).

"What did you think of the Animation?"
Maybe it's because I spent too much time trying to find a redeeming quality in (TF: Energon) Kicker!   But generally, I've become not real fond of cell animation.  I went in just hoping TFA would be at least visually tolerable and thinking I would have to make an effort to get used to it.

What we saw caught us by surprise.  We *loved* the animation and found it took very little getting used to.  I'm sure the development team realized the challenge in pleasing today's TF fans.  Thanks to the movie, we're used to seeing a real vehicles turn into real looking robots...  There is just no way you can make an animated show "real" enough to compare with the film!  So, I think they made a smart decision.  Instead of going for "real" they went with an original, very stylized animation look.  I know, it's shocking the first time you see it.  I remember my reaction the first time I saw that still image of OP w/ that long jaw... "Yuck!"  But I'll tell you what, it's different when you're watching it in motion.  It took no effort for me to get used to.  It's so new and so different, I enjoyed it a lot.

How long is it?
Without commercials, the movie is an impressive ~69 minutes long.  You'll be surprised how much story they cram in!

How bad does it butcher existing Transformers story continuity?
Here is the most wonderful thing!  At least so far, it doesn't butcher TF story mythos at all!  As people who frequent this site know, I like to imagine ways that all the various TF universes fit together, from G1, G2, Beast Wars/Mach, Unicron Trilogy....  For me, it is very easy to fit Animated into continuity, but the writers don't force it.  If you're interested, I've listed some the basic ground-rules in the (SPOILER filled) Allspark discussion forum.

What about human super villians, do we have them? Is it painful or is it not as bad as one would think? 
The movie doesn't have human super villians.  Episode 1 does and so far, I'll say, he's not as bad as one would think.  (However, I reserve the right to change my mind!)

How about Sari?  How's she stack up to our past nightmares of Kicker, Carlos, Daniel...
Sari, didn't bother me.  She's not Shia LeBeouf funny but she's not bad.  I think her presence in the show will be much more appreciated than that of previous human companions.  (Which I know isn't saying much!)  I REALLY liked Capt. Fanzone.  He is great and as David Kaye said at Botcon, he sounds just like Dennis Franz in NYPD: Blue.

What else stood out??
Brian/stampy:  The voice acting, sound effects, and score surpassed my expectations, They were all notably good (at times, notably great). Between them, I thought the whole thing could stand on its own just with its audio.
> Great story-telling. I don't know why this wouldn't last the whole season.
> *Plenty* o' nods to G1. But I probably shouldn't talk about that. ;-)

Alright, if you've got more questions shoot them over in the Allspark forum (SPOILER WARNING) and we'll answer as time permits.