[Joe Moore]

SDCC 2016 - Blitzway - Ghostbusters, Fight Club and More

[VashTS]

Who is Blitzway? THEY HAVE THE BEST LOOKING GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!

Not DIamond and not Mezco!

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by VashTS

Who is Blitzway? THEY HAVE THE BEST LOOKING GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!

Not DIamond and not Mezco!

They didn't do a whole lot until recently. Mainly statues, then blew everyone away with Fight Club figures earlier this year.

[lordbest]

The idea of Fight Club figures horrifies me. Why would you have figures of the characters in a satirical condemnation of toxic masculinity and materialism? I just can't wrap my head around it. Nice Ghostbusters though.

[SpasticPlastic]

If they make Fight Club in 7", I'll be all over it. How come they nailed the GB likenesses on the 12", but not the 6"?

[VashTS]

Those open mouth expressions are perfect for the 6 inch line. I love that in the original Ghostbusters. The overacting is superb.

[VashTS]

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Originally Posted by lordbest

The idea of Fight Club figures horrifies me. Why would you have figures of the characters in a satirical condemnation of toxic masculinity and materialism? I just can't wrap my head around it. Nice Ghostbusters though.

Toxic masculinity and materialism?

[Meta]

Those Ghostbusters look awesome! Way better looking then that other companys I think they were called Toy Soldier or something like that.

[Yahzee]

...amazing stuff. I think the 1:12 Ghostbusters face sculpt look better than Mezco's. I'll be tempted to get them, but depends on pricing. With the whole hoopla of the remake, I need the real Ghostbusters in my collection

[Motrondog]

There's apparently two companies now doing 1/6 original Ghostbusters figures: Blitzway and Soldier Story (Soldier Story is also doing the new Ghostbusters). Both of their offerings look great, I wonder if they're fighting over who gets final approval, or if we're simply getting figures from both companies? In any case, it's nice to see good 1/6 scale Ghostbusters seeing the light of day.

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by Motrondog

There's apparently two companies now doing 1/6 original Ghostbusters figures: Blitzway and Soldier Story (Soldier Story is also doing the new Ghostbusters). Both of their offerings look great, I wonder if they're fighting over who gets final approval, or if we're simply getting figures from both companies? In any case, it's nice to see good 1/6 scale Ghostbusters seeing the light of day.

Both will likely be released. It depends on where their target market mainly is. One could be for US, while another could be for China, and both would be ok for licensing in same scale.

[Motrondog]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

Both will likely be released. It depends on where their target market mainly is. One could be for US, while another could be for China, and both would be ok for licensing in same scale.

Thanks for the info... I guess more isn't a bad thing!

[Louise Belcher]

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The idea of Fight Club figures horrifies me. Why would you have figures of the characters in a satirical condemnation of toxic masculinity and materialism? I just can't wrap my head around it. Nice Ghostbusters though.

Toxic masculinity and materialism?

First of all, Fight Club is an *Hollywood movie, so the supposedly anti-materialism massage is a complete BS (I still remember that great IKEA product placement, lol!) . I think that the movie is actually at the end of the day, a criticism on the left ideology, the movie is against socialism/equality and anarchy; The narrtor who was drawn to the left violent ideology, decided to leave his former life and create an "equal" men community ( which he is the leader of it, 'cause guess what kids? some people are more talented then you and there's always someone in control, absolute equality doesn't exist in real life) to go against the "evil" capitalist society and then he end up not just only killing one of his close friend, but thousands of people while realizing that all this time he was insane and didn't do that in clear mind**. As for the toxic masculinity, this what happens when you destroy the nuclear family and promote promiscuity and selfishness; good masculinity means to provide for your family and protect them, however now that women became "independent" (living on the welfare and basically being depended on the government) and promiscuous, men have lost their purpose and became useless in our society so they try to found other ways to express their manhood without being looked down upon by others.

*Hollywood support welfare and socialism, but try to avoid paying high taxes, bunch of hypocrites.

** Unfortunately, people, especially on the left, tend to think evil people are just insane and doesn't hold them accountable.

[Skoob]

Good for you, Louise: I was tempted to respond to that extremely glib and hollow "toxic masculinity" comment, but you're on point. Anyway, I have found that it's best to avoid confrontation with the vanguard of the victim industry, because no matter what you say, it's going to be twisted and thrown back at you in some perverted form, making honest discourse impossible.

Getting back on topic, I agree with Lordbest: the Ghostbusters figures look GREAT!

[lordbest]

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Originally Posted by Louise Belcher

First of all, Fight Club is an *Hollywood movie, so the supposedly anti-materialism massage is a complete BS (I still remember that great IKEA product placement, lol!) . I think that the movie is actually at the end of the day, a criticism on the left ideology, the movie is against socialism/equality and anarchy; The narrtor who was drawn to the left violent ideology, decided to leave his former life and create an "equal" men community ( which he is the leader of it, 'cause guess what kids? some people are more talented then you and there's always someone in control, absolute equality doesn't exist in real life) to go against the "evil" capitalist society and then he end up not just only killing one of his close friend, but thousands of people while realizing that all this time he was insane and didn't do that in clear mind**. As for the toxic masculinity, this what happens when you destroy the nuclear family and promote promiscuity and selfishness; good masculinity means to provide for your family and protect them, however now that women became "independent" (living on the welfare and basically being depended on the government) and promiscuous, men have lost their purpose and became useless in our society so they try to found other ways to express their manhood without being looked down upon by others.

*Hollywood support welfare and socialism, but try to avoid paying high taxes, bunch of hypocrites.

** Unfortunately, people, especially on the left, tend to think evil people are just insane and doesn't hold them accountable.

You've not read the book then? Or seen the film possibly. I mean anti-materialism is central to Project Mayhem. How can you miss that?

Also the nuclear family only existed in the 1950s onwards, briefly. It was an aberration.

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Good for you, Louise: I was tempted to respond to that extremely glib and hollow "toxic masculinity" comment, but you're on point. Anyway, I have found that it's best to avoid confrontation with the vanguard of the victim industry, because no matter what you say, it's going to be twisted and thrown back at you in some perverted form, making honest discourse impossible.

Getting back on topic, I agree with Lordbest: the Ghostbusters figures look GREAT!

You realize that is one of the themes of the film, yes? A cunning manipulator preying on young men's sense of victim hood, and twisting their anger at their own mandated position into society in a way that is ultimately self-serving and self destructive? Tyler Durden is the villain on the film because he takes mens anger at being forced into the charade of masculinity, and instead of deconstructing that masculinity and helping men find what gives them satisfaction he radicalizes and militarizes them but is ultimately rejected by them.

I won't respond on this topic again, I was expressing my own confusion over the merchandise for an anti-materialist themed movie/novel, not looking for a discussion on the subject matter.

[Louise Belcher]

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You've not read the book then? Or seen the film possibly. I mean anti-materialism is central to Project Mayhem. How can you miss that?

I have seen the movie, all the idea is Project Mayhem is evil!

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Also the nuclear family only existed in the 1950s onwards, briefly. It was an aberration.

An aberration?! The nuclear family exist for hundreds of years and it still does, the fact is religious families who are still nuclear have more children then the promiscuous secular society, not to mention all the negative studies about kids growing up without a father.

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You realize that is one of the themes of the film, yes? A cunning manipulator preying on young men's sense of victim hood, and twisting their anger at their own mandated position into society in a way that is ultimately self-serving and self destructive? Tyler Durden is the villain on the film because he takes mens anger at being forced into the charade of masculinity, and instead of deconstructing that masculinity and helping men find what gives them satisfaction he radicalizes and militarizes them but is ultimately rejected by them.

Yes, because we have destroyed good masculinity as I explained before. All the men the movie feel as society look down upon them and unappreciated, therfore they look for purpose and way to express their manhood.

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I won't respond on this topic again, I was expressing my own confusion over the merchandise for an anti-materialist themed movie/novel, not looking for a discussion on the subject matter.

Again that book made into Hollywood movie, it had product placements! It's like Animal Farm is against communism by having the main characters evil.