Here is Sebastian's review of Iron Man... the action figure!
Photos by Damon Wellner
IRON MAN:
ACTION FIGURE REVIEW
by Sebastian O'Brien
If you're anything like me, ie a total nerd, you saw IRON MAN this weekend -- twice -- and then ran out to buy the toy. After witnessing Robert Downey Jr.'s superb performance as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the superlative Jon Favreau film, I decided I simply must have one of the movie action figures.
Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. introduce
Iron Man at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, CA,
May 1st, 2008.
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Flying blind, I hoped that there would be a version with a removable helmet and Downey's likeness, and thankfully my prayers were answered. IRON MAN WITH SNAP ON ARMOR (HASBRO) had the features I wanted and then some. Actor's likeness are rarely perfect in regards to action figures, but the makers at Hasbro really managed to capture Downey's soulful eyes and angular features.
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The figure itself is pretty much everything you want an Iron Man figure to be, with decent articulation and a cool metallic paint-job. I did notice that some of the gold painting is a bit sloppy, but that's to be expected with a mass produced figure like this one. Another complaint I had was that his wrists were not positioned or articluated to face palm-upwards in "repulsor" mode, which is kind of the first pose you'd want to strike with the figure. Oh well.
The snap on armor is easy to secure and features a chest plate, a helmet, shoulder pads and switchable bare hands/gauntlets. When fully armored, the figure looks really cool and has none of the awkwardness that these type of "removable outfit" figures usually have, and that is a result of good toy design and the fact that Iron Man's armor lends itself to this sort of thing. I was pleased to see that the toyline sticks pretty much to what you see in the movie and doesn't bore you with endless counterfeit variations on the armor. (Batman toys, I'm looking at you.) All in all, a great figure and a must have for fans of the film and the one-and-only Robert Downey Jr.
Tony Stark with Bender-Action! |
1 comment:
I even had to spend the money for the Generic Viagra to gain this magnificent figure of action. Nevertheless I have to say that I'm not sorry of my decision.
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