The 1980s were a wonderful time for the comedy horror movie, and two of my absolute favourites from that decade were released on the very same day on June 8, 1984 – Ivan Reitman's Ghostbusters and Joe Dante's Gremlins. Those pre-CGI times were something of a heyday for animatronics and puppetry workshops, and the marionettes created for Gremlins still look impressive to this day.Gizmo the Mogwai here, may have looked cute and cuddly, but if three golden rules - never expose it to bright … [Read more...]
Remembering MJ…Michael Jackson – Superstar of the 80s – by LJN Toys
Sooner or later every toy blogger must face the million dollar question when it rears its ugly head - is that an action figure...or is it a DOLL?! Reis O'Brien provides what is possibly the last word in the action figures versus dolls debate over at About Action Figures, and by his standards, our Michael Jackson here teeters dangerously on the edge of doll-dom - to make things worse, LJN Toys, whose wresting figures and Thundercats lines are 100% in the action figure camp, even used the D-word … [Read more...]
Lion-O from ThunderCats
There's been some very excited blogging throughout the Internet over the last few days ever since the Cartoon Network screened a preview of the all new ThunderCats at WonderCon. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the new series is due to hit small screens this summer and will see the old heroes Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro and Tygra back in re-imagined versions and darker story-lines. What better time, then, to dig out a vintage ThunderCats action figure of Lion-O from the original 1985 TV series … [Read more...]