Re: Hot Toys - STAR WARS 1/6th & 1/4th Figures from Episode I-VII + New Interviews
So not much of an annoucnement... Anakin and Han are the only figures (as far as I know) that Chan said they would definitely make... but that was back when we expected more than just the DX Luke. Vader's interesting... but I'm not holding my breath.
I also wrote, but deleted before posting "or maybe we'll all be dead."
Too macabre, but it's out there now.
But a fair point
I don't have very high hopes for Episode VII, but I do feel it stands a far better chance of capturing the spirit of Star Wars than the Prequels managed, in that it has a head start by bringing back original actors/characters and familiar vehicles.
By spirit I particularly mean the Original Trilogy, and the early expanded universe such as Brian Daley's Han Solo Trilogy, L. Neil Smith's Lando Trilogy, and even Alan Dean Foster's second go at a Star Wars novel: Splinter of the Mind's Eye (the low-budget sequel that never was to be).
There's something very special and nostalgic about that period, and I find it also applies to the Indiana Jones original trilogy. Something of the spirit in both licenses was lost in the intervening years.
I tend to agree with this... I'm not positive the new films will be good, but I'm hopeful and I think at the very least those involved know that SW can suck and will want to avoid the mistakes of the PT. I'm sort of hoping that shows like "Rebels" will be the dumping ground for the dumb **** they want to put in the movies but decide it's not a good idea.
Yeah, I agree. I think that everyone involved in this movie wants the same thing. To recapture the magic of the OT.
Mind you Spielberg directed Crystal Skull, but things have changed since then.
This is our last best hope for another great Star Wars movie.
No, there is another...
But, really your probably right... even if these suck they will continue to make more and dilute the property. But if these are quality then maybe it will usher in a new era of SW awesomeness.
I honestly believe that because of this sideshow will soon just end their 1/6 Star Wars line for good. The reason being is because sideshow has done this 3 times before every time hot toys gets one of their licenses they drop it. By the way the three previous drops are T2, Planet of the apes and platoon.
Pretty sure Sideshow did all they wanted with those licenses and then moved on... yeah, they could have done more with Terminator (only three figures) but Apes had a crap ton and Platoon made quite a few figures for how niche of a movie it is.
So, while I see your point I think you're wrong. Not to mention all of those figures being made by HT occurred years after Sideshow was done.
I told my daughter, who turns 5 in less than 3 weeks, that we'd watch Star Wars together sometime soon after her birthday. She already knows a bunch of the character names, but she needs a point of reference to know what daddy's up to with his collecting.
Hope she can sit through it.
Gotta raise 'em up right. My daughter's about to turn 4 (on the 7th, actually) and yesterday she asked about Jabba... not sure who mentioned it, maybe another kid. But took her into the collection room and showed her Jabba in 1/6, vintage Kenner and Lego. And of course she's familiar with most of the core characters and has a few SW toys of her own.
Sideshow is just part of her life experience:
If a Vader is coming, I'd expect it as part of an Anakin DX set, ROTS. But I wouldn't expect it first. Anakin is like a 1/10 compared to any main character from the OT, even Leia. It's a big gamble, while OT less-so.
Ugh... that may be a pass on general principal. I will not drop money on a ROTS armored Vader.
