Movies

It’s Showtime with Kenner and Beetlejuice!

June 24, 2010
Beetlejuice by Kenner - 1989 action figure

There are some action figures that seem to divide collectors straight down the middle – you either love them or hate them – and the 5 inch Kenner Beetlejuice action figures from 1989 seem to fall into that group. I personally adore these figures and have no idea why some collectors gripe about them, as [...]

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Lon Chaney Jr. – The original Wolf Man!

April 11, 2010
Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolf Man

With Benicio del Toro currently starring in The Wolfman movie as the latest in a long line of cinematographic lycanthropes, I thought this would be a an excellent excuse to take a look back at the greatest Wolf Man of them all – Lon Chaney Jr. I saw this Universal Studios Monsters action figure in [...]

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Interactive Figure!

March 1, 2010
E.T. 20th Anniversary Interactive Figure

This was a recent market stall find – quite literally, at the bottom of a box of mostly broken toys. Amazingly, this 5 inch Interactive E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial action figure was still in working condition, with plenty of life left in what are probably the original batteries! I discovered there and then that pressing down [...]

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Brad Pitt as Lt. Aldo Raine in Inglourious Basterds by Hot Toys!

January 30, 2010
Brad Pitt as Lt. Aldo Raine in Inglourious Basterds by Hot Toys

If you’re a Brad Pitt fan and action figure collector (or even a Quentin Tarantino fan for that matter) you’re certain to be tempted by this brand new limited edition 12-inch action figure release from Hot Toys featuring the actor as he appeared in Tarantino’s World War II spoof Inglourious Basterds in the role of [...]

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Santa Jack from Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’

December 21, 2009
Santa Jack from The Nightmare Before Christmas

Christmas is almost upon us so here’s a seasonal look at a classic Christmas-themed action figure – Santa Jack from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, released in NECA’s second wave of 7 inch action figures for the film. For those of you who haven’t seen the stop motion masterpiece, Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin [...]

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Horror movie action figure icons for Halloween!

October 28, 2009
Hannibal Lecter and horror movie icons at Halloween

October 31st will soon be upon us so here’s a timely look at some spooky vintage action figures and a few of the best horror movie icons to have been immortalized as toys over the years. Happy Halloween! Hannibal Lecter NECA have to be hands down one of the best action figure producers for really [...]

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New Moon, new action figures – Edward, Bella, Alice and Jacob by NECA!

September 30, 2009
Edward Cullen in New Moon action figure by NECA

New Moon is this year’s highly-anticipated sequel to the blockbuster vampire film, Twilight, based on the massive-selling teen-novels by Stephenie Meyer. In The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson reprise their roles as Bella and Edward, whose romance is further complicated by the arrival of the werewolf Jacob Black (played by Taylor [...]

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