Hot Toys Morbius

Joe Moore · 07-21-2022, 04:52 AM

Morbius 1/6 Scale Figure by Hot Toys

RamenRider · 07-21-2022, 05:01 AM

Man, I really love the string on the back which when pulled, makes the figure say the most iconic line from the movie: "It's Morbin time!".

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I wonder how many people will actually buy this. And if the internet can con Hot Toys into re-releasing it a few months after it comes out

EternianJerkian · 07-21-2022, 05:29 AM

Aye, I have a morbid (or morbin') curiosity about how many they sell of this figure. lol

Krunomo · 07-21-2022, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by RamenRider

Man, I really love the string on the back which when pulled, makes the figure say the most iconic line from the movie: "It's Morbin time!".

Rumour has it the Milo figure plays Ekse by off the meds.

cjflan32 · 07-21-2022, 06:34 AM

Who makes these awful decisions? Absolute garbage.

EternianJerkian · 07-21-2022, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Krunomo

Rumour has it the Milo figure plays Ekse by off the meds.

My Matt Smith loving friend would probably buy that though. Heck, he's the only reason she watched the movie and said he was the best thing about it. lol. I mean, I could say similar about Terminator Genisys. Which she does own the blu ray of as well because Matt Smith lol

Dr Kain · 07-21-2022, 06:55 AM

Out of all of the cool costumes he's had in the comics, they chose to go with the boring movie look? Okay.

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Originally Posted by EternianJerkian

My Matt Smith loving friend would probably buy that though. Heck, he's the only reason she watched the movie and said he was the best thing about it. lol. I mean, I could say similar about Terminator Genisys. Which she does own the blu ray of as well because Matt Smith lol

What? I love Matt Smith, but the dude completely sabotaged the movie. He was the worst thing about it as he didn't take himself seriously one bit and was clearly just collecting a pay check. His levels of cringe make the Peter scenes in Spider-Man 3 look like Oscar worthy material.

Has your friend seen Last Night in Soho yet? Now that's a good movie that Smith decided to do right.

IzzyTipsy · 07-21-2022, 06:59 AM

I will so get this when it's cheap on Ebay just for the memes.

I'd pay full price for Matt Smith's characters with removable shirt just for the meme

EternianJerkian · 07-21-2022, 07:06 AM

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What? I love Matt Smith, but the dude completely sabotaged the movie. He was the worst thing about it as he didn't take himself seriously one bit and was clearly just collecting a pay check. His levels of cringe make the Peter scenes in Spider-Man 3 look like Oscar worthy material.

He's the only one who did anything remotely entertaining in the film. lol. 'sabotaged the movie' lol. The director obviously liked it because it's generally the director usually tells actors how they want the actor to act a certain part. But hey if we're blaming actors acting choices then Leto took the crappy film far too seriously (and was a prick on set too, as usual) and why did the film want us to worry about this guy who had already commited mass murder?

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Has your friend seen Last Night in Soho yet? Now that's a good movie that Smith decided to do right.

Don't know if my friend has. Probably. I haven't.

Nimrod · 07-21-2022, 08:03 AM

He needs to be in the upcoming Blade movie & have Blade dispose of him once & for all. Useless character.

Arachnid13 · 07-21-2022, 08:04 AM

I usually like most moves I see but I regret seeing Morbius.

snake5289 · 07-21-2022, 08:19 AM

I liked the movie but the suit and coat look was pretty dull. Really hope the movie tanking doesn't hurt his chances of appearing in the Midnight Sons if/when the MCU decides to get around to it.

Dr Kain · 07-21-2022, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Arachnid13

I usually like most moves I see but I regret seeing Morbius.

lol

Go watch Elektra, Blade Trinity, the Venom movies, Jonah Hex, or one of Zack Snyder's piss poor DC movies and Morbius will no longer seem so bad.

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Originally Posted by Nimrod

He needs to be in the upcoming Blade movie & have Blade dispose of him once & for all. Useless character.

Thor is more useless in my book than Morbius. Morbius is such a great character in the comics, but it was nice to see this movie actually tried despite failing.

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He's the only one who did anything remotely entertaining in the film. lol. 'sabotaged the movie' lol. The director obviously liked it because it's generally the director usually tells actors how they want the actor to act a certain part. But hey if we're blaming actors acting choices then Leto took the crappy film far too seriously (and was a prick on set too, as usual) and why did the film want us to worry about this guy who had already commited mass murder?

It's Morbius, he's supposed to cause mass murder. That's part of his character. He's on quest for redemption by trying to find a cure while coming to the decision that he will only drink the blood of criminals. How many Morbius comics or Spider-Man issues featuring MOrbius have you read?

Morbius is supposed to be taken seriously because he's a horror character, not some jokester. Leto has the perfect facial feature for Morbius so he was perfect for the role. He did a good job with what he had to work with. Smith, on the other hand, as I said, just didn't give a damn. The director most likely only used his scenes because he had to.

EternianJerkian · 07-21-2022, 10:15 AM

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It's Morbius, he's supposed to cause mass murder. That's part of his character. He's on quest for redemption by trying to find a cure while coming to the decision that he will only drink the blood of criminals. How many Morbius comics or Spider-Man issues featuring MOrbius have you read? Morbius is supposed to be taken seriously because he's a horror character, not some jokester. Leto has the perfect facial feature for Morbius so he was perfect for the role. He did a good job with what he had to work with.

Except that he's almost always been seen as a cheesy character that take itself way too seriously. Any attempt to actually portray him as a horror character has usually failed. The 90s Spider-Man cartoon added to him being seen as a bit of a joke due to having to nerf his entire vampire gimmick and have him extract 'plasma' via weird sucker things on the palms of his hands (which to be fair is actually kinda grosser than teeth lol). And yeah I'd read Morbius in various Spider-Man comics across the decades (earliest one being when Spidey gave himself 6 arms which I believe was Morbius' first appearance. I liked a lot of the Gil Kane art era from the 70s). I think the most recent comics I read with Morbius in them was one of the Marvel Zombies minis from about 10 years ago or so where he was held captive by zombie/vampire morbius from the zombies universe. Used to have a couple issues of a 90s series that I remember said Midnight Sons at the top and was the typical 90s cringey attempts at trying to be edgy and cool (and godawful 'art' to match). So aye, basically Leto nailed that then, the more seriously he tried to play the part the more laughably bad it came across. lol

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Smith, on the other hand, as I said, just didn't give a damn.
The director most likely only used his scenes because he had to.

lol. So Smith didn't give a damn appearing in a big hollywood Marvel movie? Sure. You think he's that above it all? Well you did claim he 'sabotaged' it because yeah that seems like something a guy trying to have a career in Hollywood does. lol. And the director? You know them personally and can confirm he 'had to use' all the scenes of Smith that were used? Smith was the only remotely entertaining part of the entire movie, mate. Well, except for smirking at Leto trying to be all dark and broody.

immortalslayer9 · 07-21-2022, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

lol

Go watch Elektra, Blade Trinity, the Venom movies, Jonah Hex, or one of Zack Snyder's piss poor DC movies and Morbius will no longer seem so bad.

Morbius makes the Venom movies look like Citizen Kane and Casablanca. And ZSJL was excellent.

Nimrod · 07-21-2022, 12:08 PM

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Morbius makes the Venom movies look like Citizen Kane and Casablanca. And ZSJL was excellent.

Totally concur. ZSJL blows away Morbius, both Venom movies, Elektra, Thor L&T as well as some of the D+ MCU shows.

Dr Kain · 07-21-2022, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by immortalslayer9

Morbius makes the Venom movies look like Citizen Kane and Casablanca. And ZSJL was excellent.

I couldn't even make it past an hour in ZSJL. If I want to listen to super heroes drop f bombs I'll watch The Boys instead. Plus, it has the worst iteration of Barry Allen ever and a cheap skank for Mera. They should have titled the movie the Justice Lords and it might have been slightly better.

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Originally Posted by EternianJerkian

Except that he's almost always been seen as a cheesy character that take itself way too seriously.

Except not. Go read the Vampire Tales from the 70s where they kept Morbius very much horror centric. That's what the movie should have borrowed from.

Nice that you have read his premier issues though.

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Used to have a couple issues of a 90s series that I remember said Midnight Sons at the top and was the typical 90s cringey attempts at trying to be edgy and cool (and godawful 'art' to match).

The first few issues were fantastic. They kept the horror aspects and gave Morbius a kick ass new goth costume.

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lol. So Smith didn't give a damn appearing in a big hollywood Marvel movie? Sure.

Well what else am I supposed to think given how shitty he acted? The man didn't even try to take the movie seriously and it shows in his garbage performance. Maybe there is a reason studios keep cutting out his small scenes in other movies. Perhaps he isn't that good of an actor afterall.
Maybe he only skated by on Doctor Who and what we thought were poor scripts was actually just poor delivery on his part.

KachoOn · 07-21-2022, 04:08 PM

[QUOTE=Dr Kain;902680]I couldn't even make it past an hour in ZSJL. If I want to listen to super heroes drop f bombs I'll watch The Boys instead. Plus, it has the worst iteration of Barry Allen ever and a cheap skank for Mera. They should have titled the movie the Justice Lords and it might have been slightly better.

I realize this a Morbius thread and what not, but I think thats the best iteration of Barry. Sure, Ezra is a lunatic, but the physics when he uses his powers and the unique speedster scene(unlike the CW, Quiksilver, or Sonic)makes it really cool imo

Dr Kain · 07-21-2022, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by KachoOn

I realize this a Morbius thread and what not, but I think thats the best iteration of Barry. Sure, Ezra is a lunatic, but the physics when he uses his powers and the unique speedster scene(unlike the CW, Quiksilver, or Sonic)makes it really cool imo

I've never read a Flash comic where Barry is some lonely introverted emo brat who is as bright as coal. This Barry wouldn't be able to his way around a paperbag, let alone a crime scene.

Anyway, I think we've put far more energy into arguing over Morbius than the movie deserves.

07-21-2022, 04:52 AM	#1
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07-21-2022, 06:55 AM	#7
Dr Kain King of Nerdom Join Date: May 2012 Location: Englewood CO Posts: 10,692	Out of all of the cool costumes he's had in the comics, they chose to go with the boring movie look? Okay. Quote: Originally Posted by EternianJerkian My Matt Smith loving friend would probably buy that though. Heck, he's the only reason she watched the movie and said he was the best thing about it. lol. I mean, I could say similar about Terminator Genisys. Which she does own the blu ray of as well because Matt Smith lol What? I love Matt Smith, but the dude completely sabotaged the movie. He was the worst thing about it as he didn't take himself seriously one bit and was clearly just collecting a pay check. His levels of cringe make the Peter scenes in Spider-Man 3 look like Oscar worthy material. Has your friend seen Last Night in Soho yet? Now that's a good movie that Smith decided to do right. __________________ Last edited by Dr Kain; 07-21-2022 at 06:58 AM..

07-21-2022, 08:52 AM	#13
Dr Kain King of Nerdom Join Date: May 2012 Location: Englewood CO Posts: 10,692	Quote: Originally Posted by Arachnid13 I usually like most moves I see but I regret seeing Morbius. lol Go watch Elektra, Blade Trinity, the Venom movies, Jonah Hex, or one of Zack Snyder's piss poor DC movies and Morbius will no longer seem so bad. Quote: Originally Posted by Nimrod He needs to be in the upcoming Blade movie & have Blade dispose of him once & for all. Useless character. Thor is more useless in my book than Morbius. Morbius is such a great character in the comics, but it was nice to see this movie actually tried despite failing. Quote: Originally Posted by EternianJerkian He's the only one who did anything remotely entertaining in the film. lol. 'sabotaged the movie' lol. The director obviously liked it because it's generally the director usually tells actors how they want the actor to act a certain part. But hey if we're blaming actors acting choices then Leto took the crappy film far too seriously (and was a prick on set too, as usual) and why did the film want us to worry about this guy who had already commited mass murder? It's Morbius, he's supposed to cause mass murder. That's part of his character. He's on quest for redemption by trying to find a cure while coming to the decision that he will only drink the blood of criminals. How many Morbius comics or Spider-Man issues featuring MOrbius have you read? Morbius is supposed to be taken seriously because he's a horror character, not some jokester. Leto has the perfect facial feature for Morbius so he was perfect for the role. He did a good job with what he had to work with. Smith, on the other hand, as I said, just didn't give a damn. The director most likely only used his scenes because he had to. __________________ Last edited by Dr Kain; 07-21-2022 at 08:56 AM..

07-21-2022, 12:59 PM	#17
Dr Kain King of Nerdom Join Date: May 2012 Location: Englewood CO Posts: 10,692	Quote: Originally Posted by immortalslayer9 Morbius makes the Venom movies look like Citizen Kane and Casablanca. And ZSJL was excellent. I couldn't even make it past an hour in ZSJL. If I want to listen to super heroes drop f bombs I'll watch The Boys instead. Plus, it has the worst iteration of Barry Allen ever and a cheap skank for Mera. They should have titled the movie the Justice Lords and it might have been slightly better. Quote: Originally Posted by EternianJerkian Except that he's almost always been seen as a cheesy character that take itself way too seriously. Except not. Go read the Vampire Tales from the 70s where they kept Morbius very much horror centric. That's what the movie should have borrowed from. Nice that you have read his premier issues though. Quote: Used to have a couple issues of a 90s series that I remember said Midnight Sons at the top and was the typical 90s cringey attempts at trying to be edgy and cool (and godawful 'art' to match). The first few issues were fantastic. They kept the horror aspects and gave Morbius a kick ass new goth costume. Quote: lol. So Smith didn't give a damn appearing in a big hollywood Marvel movie? Sure. Well what else am I supposed to think given how shitty he acted? The man didn't even try to take the movie seriously and it shows in his garbage performance. Maybe there is a reason studios keep cutting out his small scenes in other movies. Perhaps he isn't that good of an actor afterall. Maybe he only skated by on Doctor Who and what we thought were poor scripts was actually just poor delivery on his part. __________________

07-21-2022, 04:11 PM	#19
Dr Kain King of Nerdom Join Date: May 2012 Location: Englewood CO Posts: 10,692	Quote: Originally Posted by KachoOn I realize this a Morbius thread and what not, but I think thats the best iteration of Barry. Sure, Ezra is a lunatic, but the physics when he uses his powers and the unique speedster scene(unlike the CW, Quiksilver, or Sonic)makes it really cool imo I've never read a Flash comic where Barry is some lonely introverted emo brat who is as bright as coal. This Barry wouldn't be able to his way around a paperbag, let alone a crime scene. Anyway, I think we've put far more energy into arguing over Morbius than the movie deserves. __________________