If You Think The Retaliation Figures Are Bad...

[Dolemite]

Personally, now that I have the Retaliation figures in-hand, I really like them, despite the cut-backs. But for those of you who are getting sand in your vaginas over them, I offer proof that it can always be worse...far, FAR worse.

To prove my point, I present the new Dark Knight Rises toys, which I came across today in TRU. These things make the Retaliation figures look like wet dream of the Pursuit of Cobra line. I'll just let the pictures state the obvious:
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=108144&stc=1&d=1337890647
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=108145&stc=1&d=1337890647
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=108146&stc=1&d=1337890647

[sharky]

LOL! Baman looks like he's standing there thinking, "yeah I suck, wanna make something off it?"

[mister-x]

i saw all these at walmart last night...craptastic!!!

[VideoViper]

I hate the look (of Bane) but saddly I'll probably be sold once the movie come out.

[Xenos]

I guess Mattel wanted to one-up the Green Lantern toys, and make the new worst 4" line in recent memory.

[Colder Soldier]

LOL! Baman looks like he's standing there thinking, "yeah I suck, wanna make something off it?"

Lol.

[theprocess]

These look like Chinese KOs

[Griff]

No suprising. Mattel has always had a lack of articulation in movie toys. only way to get anythign good from mattel (articulation-wise) is to buy their subscription line toys....which costa small fortune.

[Syn3sthesia]

That is expected out of other lines. Not GIJOE but hey if your satisfied with the bare minimums then take it by all means. Not all of us are buying turds labeled as Joes.

[Python_Puckman]

Please tell me these aren't like $10

[drew2kew]

we are blessed. at our worst, it is still better than their best.

[Krooklyn Dodger]

Personally, now that I have the Retaliation figures in-hand, I really like them, despite the cut-backs. But for those of you who are getting sand in your vaginas over them, I offer proof that it can always be worse...far, FAR worse.

To prove my point, I present the new Dark Knight Rises toys, which I came across today in TRU. These things make the Retaliation figures look like wet dream of the Pursuit of Cobra line. I'll just let the pictures state the obvious:
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=108144&stc=1&d=1337890647
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=108145&stc=1&d=1337890647
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=108146&stc=1&d=1337890647

Well, sand in the vaginas huh? LOL! I hate the Retaliation toyline and for the record I don't collect any ol' garbage and Batman toys aren't apart of my collection. Unlike a number of collectors, I have standards for which I choose to collect. Retaliation toys are still crap.

[Repeater_24]

Think these guys were 5.99 at Tru.

[Trigue]

Wow welcome back to the 1970's. That is just beyond crazy. I can't belive they'd make a toy today with that bad of articulation. That's like 1970's star wars level right there.

[mister-x]

Please tell me these aren't like $10

i think they were under $7?

[polyphenus]

Holy cow those are bad. What is this, 1982?

[Dolemite]

The Bane figure was especially horrible.

[GeneralxRon]

Target sold out at 4.99 .. Oh wait..they haven't put them out yet..


http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1447/img4071jh.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/571/img4071jh.jpg/)

[jiffy18]

1970's called, they want their toys back! :P

[orezona]

My Red Ninja LAUGHS at your puny Dark Knight Rises movie toys:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/axisofevilskateboards/COBRAAAAA/IMG_1016.jpg

"AH HAHAHAHAHA!"

[theprocess]

I haven't had a Happy Meal in like 20 years but I'm pretty sure their toys are much better than this.

[gyrapados]

Wow welcome back to the 1970's. That is just beyond crazy. I can't belive they'd make a toy today with that bad of articulation. That's like 1970's star wars level right there.

And you honestly expected more from Mattel?
If there's one thing they've proven time and again, it's that they suck at making 1:18th scale figures. they should just stop. those figures will rot on the pegs just like GL did.

[gyrapados]

My Red Ninja LAUGHS at your puny Dark Knight Rises movie toys:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/axisofevilskateboards/COBRAAAAA/IMG_1016.jpg

"AH HAHAHAHAHA!"

Winning.

[Jeffrozup]

I will not collect these toys but for $5 I don't see much complaining. Now if they were $8-10 like SW, GI Joe etc despite the lack of articulation then I would complain.

What do you people expect from movie line toys? Haven't you learned by now? The quality gets eliminated for the quantity every single time.

[alcinde4]

Ooh! Pretty doorstops...

[USAgent]

those will look great with my green lantern figure collection. i can't wait to see them all hanging together at my local walmart's clearence section.

[Xenos]

I will not collect these toys but for $5 I don't see much complaining. Now if they were $8-10 like SW, GI Joe etc despite the lack of articulation then I would complain.

What do you people expect from movie line toys? Haven't you learned by now? The quality gets eliminated for the quantity every single time.

It's not even just about the articulation on these toys though. Kenner would have been ashamed to put out that Bane in the 1980's. There were some original Star Wars figures with better paint and sculpt then that thing.

[Darkseid83]

How are the heads attached?

[pig iron grenadier]

1970's called, they want their toys back! :P

Mego takes affront to your accusation! :)

[laurenluna1977]

How are the heads attached?

I also was thinking these would atleast be good to get decent sized 3.75 scale Batman heads

[Galaxus]

I will not collect these toys but for $5 I don't see much complaining. Now if they were $8-10 like SW, GI Joe etc despite the lack of articulation then I would complain.

What do you people expect from movie line toys? Haven't you learned by now? The quality gets eliminated for the quantity every single time.
this^

[WVMojo]

That's the Exclusive Deboman figure -

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/swampdaddy12/debo_friday02.jpg
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=108145

[JokerFC]

yup Mattel strikes again with their shit.

[Jinx723]

What do you people expect from movie line toys? Haven't you learned by now? The quality gets eliminated for the quantity every single time.

So true.
You so call collectors should know this trend by now.

[sharky]

At this point, why do they even bother with the articulation it does have. Just make it one solid chunk of plastic, leave it one color, and call it done.

[Steel Brigade]

what the heck is happening with action figures these days, those Batman figures look like they are from 1995.

[darthdrew13]

I guess Mattel wanted to one-up the Green Lantern toys, and make the new worst 4" line in recent memory.

^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^

I cannot believe Mattel thinks 5 points of articulation actually sells!

[Jay West]

LOL! "yeah I suck, wanna make something off it?"

Classic. The tank is funny tonight. This is the second time I have laughed out loud.

[Bionic Commando]

They look like the kind of toys you see hanging on a peg at a gas station from the figure to the packaging

[Monte Williams]

As I scrolled past these photos, I honestly, seriously expected the post to end with something along the lines of, "Ha ha, nah, just kidding, I photographed these at the dollar store".

Wow.

I have zero understanding of production costs and profit margins in the toy industry, but I gotta think it'd be better to just not produce a series of toys at all rather than create a retail glut of irredeemable shit like this.

[vkat7phish]

These figures are terrible. Shame on you Mattel. I only want the Movie Masters line, really only for the Build a Bat Signal. I haven't seen those yet though.

[Jeffrozup]

These figures are terrible. Shame on you Mattel. I only want the Movie Masters line, really only for the Build a Bat Signal. I haven't seen those yet though.

They sell out pretty fast. I only noticed them at my TRU because I saw empty stickers that were not there previously. I asked and I was told they were gone the minute they were put out.

[Iok]

I saw the DKR toys myself today. Those photos don't do their sheer shitiness justice.

[JokerFC]

seen some of these in person today......does Mattel realise that Kenners M.A.S.K. figures from the mid 80s were smaller scale and still better detailed/articulated than these pieces of crap?

these are 50 times worse than the GL stuff IMHO.

[boff123]

they are aweful. saw tons of bats the other day. meet the new green lantern toys!

[VideoViper]

I thought about getting them just for the heads, aka customs, But they look to out of scale.

[USAgent]

I thought about getting them just for the heads, aka customs, But they look to out of scale.

they work perfectly and ar actually pretty easy to swap. i'm on my tablet now so can't post the pic, but in the batman toy thread i've got pics of the bane-batman-bruce-catwoman all on joe/mu bodies

[GI Flow]

They make chap mei look like sideshow

[GI Flow]

good job on the transplants tho Lo. You salvaged what you could to make acceptable figures

[MST3KFan]

So that's where all the money they could be pouring into toylines like MOTUC and DCUC for better accesories and articulation went...making cheap looking poorly painted chinese knockoffs for a yet ANOTHER movie and help clog up shelves even more.

Seriously, my local TRU is still clogged with crappy Green Lantern and DCIH stuff...

[JokerFC]

mattel should have kept the movie stuff at 5".they are clearly incapable of making anything smaller look decent.