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Nacelles figures look great, but I will honestly be shocked if they make it more than a couple of waves. I really appreciate what they tried to do with their character selection, but they swung WAY too hard into the off the wall character selection. I love that we finally get a Nog, but does anyone out there want both Worf and Data in old timey sailing uniforms, before we actually get them in, you know, Starfleet uniforms?

I’m really excited for this Quick Kick; I passed on the original because I like to stick to the more military styles figures. The Beachhead… I don’t love. But also I’m a bit sad that they move the Nightforce colors (my favorite subline) from the dark grey and blue to brown and green.

Whenever there’s a sculpt that’s even slightly off, there are always posts questioning whether the company doesn’t have the rights for an actors likeness, and I find that funny. When a company doesn’t have the likeness rights for an actor, they generally don’t release a figure. If they DO release one, then they go out of their way to make sure it looks NOTHING like the actor; different hair color, a mask, etc. Because if it even VAGUELY resembles the actor then they are open to massive damages. Whenever you see a figure that has a bad likeness, it’s just a bad likeness.

I’ve always enjoyed The Rock, but at this point, I literally don’t remember the last time he made a movie that I thought was even WATCHABLE much less enjoyable. He’s deeply committed to churning out the worst stuff, as fast as possible, to fill out his ego and wallet. (Although I’ve never gotten around to the Jumanji movies, I’ve heard they’re really fun) Given that this is a Netflix Rock movie, I have a really hard time there will be an ounce of quality or effort in it.

Hasbro definitely has to get releases approved by Lucasfilm, and I’m sure supporting the new media is part of it. But you have to also consider that when Hasbro decides what figures to make from a new series, they generally have little insight into the story or characters, and obviously they have no way of knowing whether the show will be good or not because it often hasn’t even finished filming. So it’s fairly reasonable to decide to produce the main characters from each show. It’s just unfortunate that Hasbros sale/budget apparently accommodates so few new figures, that those new media slots take such a large percentage of the annual releases.

I’ll definitely be getting this, but man I find that color green to be absolutely HIDEOUS. Falcon thankfully only has some splashes of it, but I might buy another Shooter so I can give Quarrel a different body.

I was actually looking forward to buying the Locust and Praetorian, after having not picked up anything from the last few waves, and passing on the Vanguard due to the size. But Bobby’s behavior has finally made me drop collecting the line. I’ve generally ignored his behavior in the past. I don't pay any attention at all to beefs in the industry, and I only watch YouTube reviews to see if I would like something. But Vala is really determined to be vocally nasty about people he doesn’t like, and he seems to not like a lot of people, including his customers. I’ve admired and enjoyed the product he built, and I liked supporting a small company. But honestly there’s nothing he’s putting out that I can’t get from other lines, including the one that he hates/copies from more than anything else.

I don't think it's that clear cut. I love these new figures so far, but I have the NECA Kratos and Atreus 2 pack which I think was $50, and its FAR more detailed (Kratos shield looks pretty bad here) and has more accessories. From Marvel Legends I pretty much only buy MCU figures these days and they're equally on par with these for $5 less. M cFarlane is unfortunately always all over the place quality wise. I don't know if they use a bad factory or just don't oversee things or what.

Umm….ok?

While I hate BvS with a passion, the designs were mostly great and make for solid figures. The biggest exception I can think of is this idiotic, generic Doomsday. I’m hard pressed to think of a figure I would want less. Jesse Luther I guess? At least he would cost half as much.

I honestly was looking forward to Rebel Moon; I thought that moving to an “original” screenplay maybe the idiocy that marked all of his DC films wouldn’t be an issue. I forced myself to watch half of part one, and then gave up. Characters that are barely 2 dimensional can still work (look at John Wick) but they at least need to be FUN. Snyder introduces a dozen characters that have no personality, virtually no backstory, and dull, repetitive action scenes to keep us interested. Honestly I love his early stuff, and he is a perfect director for some scripts. But he CAN NOT WRITE. And no amount of slow motion makes a boring, shallow script any more interesting.

There is no plot.

I felt like the last one was fairly terrible and I forgot what happened the second I left the theater. I’ll probably watch this eventually only because they filmed a lot near my home. But on fast forward.

To each their own. I like the top half but the green/brown camo is hideous. I’m going to be looking at switching out the lower body with better looking legs.