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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 King [...]

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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 nailing movie [...]

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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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Super poseable Hulk Movie 2003 figure

September 23, 2009
Hulk Movie 2003 Super Poseable Action Figure

When the Incredible Hulk appeared on the big screen in 2003 in Ang Lee’s hotly anticipated Hulk, critics and public alike just didn’t seem to get the movie and it met with a tepid reception. For me, it is one of those much maligned films that I’m certain (and I hope) will one day regain its rightful [...]

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Countdown to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince!

July 2, 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

With the latest Harry Potter movie set to hit cinemas this summer, action figures based on the film modelled closely on the cast are already selling like the proverbial hotcakes!
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – based on the eponymous book by JK Rowling which charts the young wizard’s 6th year at Hogwarts School [...]

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