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05-05-2012, 02:27 PM
Canadian51
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I'm sure that this has been talked about - I don't doubt that at all. I think I was inspired to start ranting because they are airing Avatar on FX, and I can't help but get sucked in.
I will leave the merits of the film aside. That is a debate I do not want to get into. But regardless, I find myself still frustrated this many months later that they were unable to capitalize on the action figures.
I bought one. I bought Neytiri, and was HORRIBLY disappointed. She was rubbery, and her weapon was a singular piece of crap. It was bent right out of the package and had the arrow attached to the bow and the string. She had no other accessories, and minimal articulation, and worst of all, was NOT to scale for the other figures in the line.
How hard would it have been to really make this a fantastic line? I find myself thinking of the recent 30th anniversary Joes, who have amazing articulation, and a WHOLE HOST of accessories. The marines could have been awesome, giving them pistols, knives, the rebreather masks... make the Na'avi proportional (even if you have to set them at a slightly higher price point) so that the whole line is continuous and makes sense. Give the Na'avi their knives, bows, arrows and articulation befitting the flexible creatures they represent.
I didn't buy any of the vehicles - and so will not criticize those - they looked cool, but I was so disappointed by the rest of the line, I simply let them go at retail. I think they could have really capitalized on this, releasing figures that were compelling and fun to play with. Instead, they gave us crappy rubber stamp-out movie figures - similar to the travesties revisited by the Pirates of the Caribbean line. Is it so hard to see what works in action figures and replicate it?
If they ever come out with Avatar 2 and 3, I hope that they contract with a better toy company so they can release 1/18th scale figures, with the articulation, sculpting and accessories that will make them successful. Skip the 3D computer rendering crap... and just make a quality toy.
If you've read this far - thank you. Again, I'm sure I'm not the first to put this out in the world - and if it is too redundant, then please delete this thread. But I had to get my frustrations out the in world - and this seemed like as good a forum as any.
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