HIS HEAD GLOWS!!!
Written: Sep 23 '01
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Pros: Nicely articulated, good likeness, action feature is worthy to the film
Cons: HIS HEAD GLOWS!!!
The Bottom Line: A good figure, although NOT a two pack, but his head lights up so it's all good.
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| shocka's Full Review: X-Men the Movie - Cyclops and Jean Grey |
This figure has one feature I can't quite recall from the film. When you press the button on his back, his eyes supposedly light up red, like the laser mutation Cyclops had from the film. However, the thin plastic surrounding the led in his skull means than not only do his eyes light up, so does his head.
Cyclops, from the X-Men movie line, closely resembles James Marsden and is armed up with some nice articulation: neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, torso, legs, feet and knees. He is nicely sculpted, good paint and has some nice accessories. Yet it's hard to go past the fact that his head lights up.
I'd imagine it would make a great party trick ("hey guys, check this out!"), or even better, it would be useful if he ever got stuck in a blackout. Someone could press his back and walk with him, lighting up most of the world.
The accessories include two headpieces straight from the film; his visor, and his sunglasses. The sunglasses are very weak and will fall apart easy, but the visor is very nice. Also included is a 'figure' (term used loosely) of Jean Grey, trapped in the green goo spat by Toad in the film. This is quite ridiculous. Unless Toad's body was 98% goo, he wouldn't be able to spit up nearly this much, and in the film it just covered Grey's face. I must stress that Jean Grey is not an extra figure, just an accessory, made out of flimsy rubber plastic and with no points of articulation. Also, like all the females in the X-Men movie line, Jean Grey has ECA (Excessive Cleavage Action). It's alright for this to be featured on a McFarlane figure (hell, lets face it, most of the collectors out there are mindnumbing pervs anyway), but if you want to teach your kids the facts of life, it'd be better to get them Where Did I Come From? over a line of action figures.
And, of course, although it's not an accessory, it's important that you note that Cyclop's head lights up.
He could well be the most unintentionally kewl action figure ever. I suggest that from now on, every action figure ever contains an action feature where their head lights up. This would definately make the world a better place. Recommended for all.
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Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 5
Type of Toy: Action Figure
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