(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Cybertron Mudflap. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Cybertron Mudflap here.)

    Movie Mudflap has a paint deco very fitting for a construction vehicle, with a dull yellow being by far the dominant color in vehicle mode. He's a bit of an homage to G1 Erector. White becomes a much more dominant color in robot mode, though it still remains the secondary color by any measure. Each taken by themselves, these colors are fine-- but together, they just don't mix well. They're both light colors, and so don't contrast very well against each other at all. The black, silver, and metallic bronze serve as accent colors in both modes, and look great against the yellow and white. (I think the black would have benefited slightly from being a "purer" black, but it still looks good either mode.) The black stripes on the crane arm and the Cyber Key-activated missile launcher look especially nice. And there's plenty of paint apps on all parts of Mudflap, so no worries about large, barren areas here. Still, the bronze and black look so good I wish they had been a main plastic color to go against all that white and yellow.
    Movie Mudflap has no mold changes, though his Cyber Key is now a "standard" transparent purple Decepticon Cyber Key, like the other Movie Cybertron redecos have.
    Movie Mudflap has a much more realistic color scheme than Cybertron Mudflap, but that doesn't keep it from being loud, without a major dark color in there. He does have lots of paint apps that go great with his two main bright colors, though, on the positive side. Still, I'd recommend Cybertron Mudflap over this version.

Review by Beastbot

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