|
Community Links |
Pictures & Albums |
Members List |
Search Forums |
Tag Search |
Advanced Search |
Go to Page... |
|
Thread Tools |
10-26-2014, 09:15 AM | #1 |
Administrator
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 33,421
|
__________________
Last edited by Joe Moore; 10-26-2014 at 09:18 AM.. |
10-26-2014, 12:01 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Texas
Posts: 9,621
|
I'm getting a very Scooby Doo cartoony vibe from the Predator Reaction figures, maybe it's just me.
__________________
|
10-26-2014, 03:52 PM | #3 |
I'm your Huckleberry.
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Southaven, MS
Posts: 6,294
|
Not just you they look goofy.
|
10-26-2014, 04:10 PM | #4 |
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Rock Island TN,
Posts: 2,429
|
I don't know about the whole "reaction" thing, as a concept initially I was into it, but it seems like they are playing it out fast. if these came out in 1987 they would have blown my mind and been the greatest thing ever, but simply grabbing every property you can and making Kenner Star Wars style action figures of them just seems like a big ass step backwards to me. sure it would be fun to put an invisible predator in you ewok tree fort, but c'mon even the original pred figures from the 90's were far superior!
I don't know, maybe there is something I'm not seeing here, but I just feel like with all the new modern innovations in toys (hell look at Hot toys, they're like little people) I just can't get myself into throwing money at something that's purely a nostalgia grab. |
10-26-2014, 04:19 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Texas
Posts: 9,621
|
Quote:
I don't know about the whole "reaction" thing, as a concept initially I was into it, but it seems like they are playing it out fast. if these came out in 1987 they would have blown my mind and been the greatest thing ever, but simply grabbing every property you can and making Kenner Star Wars style action figures of them just seems like a big ass step backwards to me. sure it would be fun to put an invisible predator in you ewok tree fort, but c'mon even the original pred figures from the 90's were far superior!
I don't know, maybe there is something I'm not seeing here, but I just feel like with all the new modern innovations in toys (hell look at Hot toys, they're like little people) I just can't get myself into throwing money at something that's purely a nostalgia grab.
__________________
|
10-26-2014, 05:56 PM | #6 |
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Rock Island TN,
Posts: 2,429
|
yeah, the alien release made since to me because it was kind of a "resurrection" of a canceled line, which is cool on many levels because it could open up exclusive production of canceled figures in other lines, and the fact that it's something that (I feel) should have definitely been made at the time. but when you start getting into retrofying properties like "scream" and pin head... that seems, I don't know, I'll say unnecessary for lack of a better word. another thing I don't get is how it seems that multiple companies are making the same characters in action figure form? can a property sell it's license to multiple companies at the same time? I always thought there were exclusivity issues there.
|
10-26-2014, 07:03 PM | #7 |
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Texas
Posts: 9,621
|
Quote:
yeah, the alien release made since to me because it was kind of a "resurrection" of a canceled line, which is cool on many levels because it could open up exclusive production of canceled figures in other lines, and the fact that it's something that (I feel) should have definitely been made at the time. but when you start getting into retrofying properties like "scream" and pin head... that seems, I don't know, I'll say unnecessary for lack of a better word. another thing I don't get is how it seems that multiple companies are making the same characters in action figure form? can a property sell it's license to multiple companies at the same time? I always thought there were exclusivity issues there.
__________________
|
10-27-2014, 07:13 AM | #8 |
Kerr Roeder
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Posts: 314
|
I think the biggest thing to me with these ReAction figures is that there seems to be a pretty big division in quality *amongst the individual ReAction lines* themselves, at least based on what I've seen. And I'm judging the quality based on what they are...old Kenner-style action figures...which I think is great...and comparing one ReAction line to another. The Alien figures, the Horror Series and the classic Universal monsters for example (all of which I have and am very happy with) all seem to be made to a noticeably higher standard than, say, Firefly, Back to the Future, Terminator, Escape from New York and some of the others. It's almost like they're coming from two different teams within the Funko/Super 7 group. I've been holding off on ordering the Predator figures because I just couldn't tell which side of the fence they were going to land on, the good side or the bad sad. Sadly, even with all of these pictures to go by, it stills looks like they're on the lower quality end of the spectrum to me. So probably a pass for me, even though I would love to have the Kenner-style Predator line to go with my Alien figures and other monster/horror stuff.
|
10-27-2014, 07:21 AM | #9 |
Administrator
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 33,421
|
Quote:
I think the biggest thing to me with these ReAction figures is that there seems to be a pretty big division in quality *amongst the individual ReAction lines* themselves, at least based on what I've seen. And I'm judging the quality based on what they are...old Kenner-style action figures...which I think is great...and comparing one ReAction line to another. The Alien figures, the Horror Series and the classic Universal monsters for example (all of which I have and am very happy with) all seem to be made to a noticeably higher standard than, say, Firefly, Back to the Future, Terminator, Escape from New York and some of the others. It's almost like they're coming from two different teams within the Funko/Super 7 group. I've been holding off on ordering the Predator figures because I just couldn't tell which side of the fence they were going to land on, the good side or the bad sad. Sadly, even with all of these pictures to go by, it stills looks like they're on the lower quality end of the spectrum to me. So probably a pass for me, even though I would love to have the Kenner-style Predator line to go with my Alien figures and other monster/horror stuff.
I also think they need to make some adjustments to the packaging. They're missing the mark on some of the small details, and they haven't been especially consistent in their design choices for the cards.
__________________
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Photo Shoot - Aliens Minimates | Joe Moore | Toy and Action Figure News and Rumors | 5 | 11-13-2014 10:10 AM |
ReAction Horror Figures Photo Shoot | Joe Moore | Toy and Action Figure News and Rumors | 10 | 10-24-2014 05:19 AM |
LEGO TMNT Photo Shoot | DESTRO | Toy and Action Figure News and Rumors | 0 | 05-28-2014 11:16 AM |
Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons Photo Shoot | DESTRO | Toy and Action Figure News and Rumors | 0 | 03-17-2014 08:56 AM |
|
|
Latest Marvel Discussion |
New Marvel Legends/6" Appreciation Thread |
Marvel Select Appreciation Thread |
New Marvel 3.75" Appreciation Thread |
Who Did Marvel Legends Better? |
Latest Customs and Fan Art |
3D printed Jak and Daxter |
Bluey Funko Pop |
DC Phantasm - 6" ML Style |
DC Batman - 6" ML Style |
Dravenheart's Custom Figures! |
Latest Collection Pics |
My Rotating Figure Display |
Spastic for Plastic |
My Mixed Collection |
DarkToyLord's Collection-uh-Thangs... |