tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21050735041368561102024-03-13T11:31:56.391-07:00Nostalgic GNostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-16035491509200139242011-01-06T05:39:00.001-08:002011-01-06T05:52:44.579-08:00Happy Three Kings Day...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovJPUQG3DhRoHHSsXQM0xLCuB39jf_4EIUAbSIObF-JEYNcZPYuk0SJHhPvlYHfjMElg0kss9vy869X2AqMSaVzI-1d3UJSOvTrCc-V4yRUONRhW-FvtFCmDNkyWF9RAOFCGBHEaEr-kg/s1600/three-wise-men-star.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovJPUQG3DhRoHHSsXQM0xLCuB39jf_4EIUAbSIObF-JEYNcZPYuk0SJHhPvlYHfjMElg0kss9vy869X2AqMSaVzI-1d3UJSOvTrCc-V4yRUONRhW-FvtFCmDNkyWF9RAOFCGBHEaEr-kg/s400/three-wise-men-star.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559070006181896098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;">Today, people all over the world celebrate the arrival of the three wise men at Bethlehem to worship baby Jesus. This is the last major event of the Christmas season. Unfortunately, not a lot of people in the U.S. outside of the Latin communities are very familiar with this celebration of the epiphany.<br /><br /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:small;" >Three Kings Day, celebrates the Biblical story of the three kings, Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, who followed a star that led them to Bethlehem, where they brought baby Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The journey is believed to have taken 12 days, beginning on Dec. 25 and ending with their arrival on Jan. 6. </span></span></span> </p><div class="buttons"> </div> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">O</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">n the eve of Three Kings Day, children leave a shoebox filled with grass, sometimes accompanied by a glass of water or freshly polished shoes, under their bed or by the door to help the three kings and their camels along on their journey.</span><span style=""><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">When children wake up on the morning of Three Kings Day, the grass and water will have been replaced with candy and small gifts, believed to have been consumed by the three kings and their camels. Family and friends will then gather for a feast and to sing the rosary and songs.</span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p>Happy Three Kings Day!Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-71662007423048369632011-01-02T01:41:00.000-08:002011-01-03T03:26:52.549-08:00Toys 'R Us Christmas clearance starts today...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeAdzH2gwffI_UGL2ZlXPXNM5AE80w1OMBoi-OUmUxtGbLQ8TkGVJoA-ZrOtGdfhtaJbDsQ9CmzWe3tigU_kqZuWA-i_dEgHRVVz0dZFnN1DV9uVqo18xCvOGtCSEaDYJ2SSMwibjBChN/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeAdzH2gwffI_UGL2ZlXPXNM5AE80w1OMBoi-OUmUxtGbLQ8TkGVJoA-ZrOtGdfhtaJbDsQ9CmzWe3tigU_kqZuWA-i_dEgHRVVz0dZFnN1DV9uVqo18xCvOGtCSEaDYJ2SSMwibjBChN/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557522265075884210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Toys 'R Us yearly Christmas items blowout sale starts today. All Christmas themed items, from Candy to Figures and everything in between will be markdown to 75% off. This is the time when I always pick up more Peanuts and Rankin Bass Holiday figures and playsets without having to pay the ridiculously high prices. If you've been wanting to pick up some holiday items that were originally too expensive now's the perfect time. You can display them in only 11 months!Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-68919150140978496952010-12-25T00:35:00.001-08:002010-12-25T00:42:18.896-08:00God bless us everyone...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZXbLjtiICdooqDceT6yAR-MMeiculoZMbTzVlhBeSMZDjUB05FX41KRWrBLXyIC3BWgRJqgdd4NXdD9wOORMn5lW9_Do3ZjDWQpxuqIAzV3FTLyB0H3P4CKUj_fpS6T7OuWD-tddpNdb/s1600/Kermit%252Bthe%252BFrog%252BTiny%252BTim_2068_19403833_0_0_7016504_300.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZXbLjtiICdooqDceT6yAR-MMeiculoZMbTzVlhBeSMZDjUB05FX41KRWrBLXyIC3BWgRJqgdd4NXdD9wOORMn5lW9_Do3ZjDWQpxuqIAzV3FTLyB0H3P4CKUj_fpS6T7OuWD-tddpNdb/s400/Kermit%252Bthe%252BFrog%252BTiny%252BTim_2068_19403833_0_0_7016504_300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554535972297574066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />As Scrooge’s nephew, Fred, explains in A CHRISTMAS CAROL, nothing about Christmas can be separate from "the veneration due to its sacred name and origin." This is what gives meaning to Scrooge’s resolution at the end of the story: "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."<br /><br />If there’s hope for mean old Scrooge, Dickens is saying, there must be hope for each of us. Or, as Tiny Tim would put it, "God bless us, every one!"<br /><br />Merry Christmas to all! Thanks for visiting the Nostalgia Factory!Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-44825875855047666342010-12-22T18:18:00.000-08:002010-12-22T18:40:12.487-08:00Remember the night: An overlooked Christmas Classic...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5FAofFyWvGP5EvoqwmybkaQ21iAy_bme5KQ42QACyxoSphOwlYshTmoSV6hdMnHKUyHlODVH-94lUACJDzycp8vHVrBeZ8DBmBeCzcyyrO_bkYdGb1ZsYWhXEkcElQ3-VcZIpTaj6-zs/s1600/rememberthenight.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5FAofFyWvGP5EvoqwmybkaQ21iAy_bme5KQ42QACyxoSphOwlYshTmoSV6hdMnHKUyHlODVH-94lUACJDzycp8vHVrBeZ8DBmBeCzcyyrO_bkYdGb1ZsYWhXEkcElQ3-VcZIpTaj6-zs/s400/rememberthenight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553700870777111506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When we think of classic Christmas movies we tend to remember It's a Wonderful life, White Christmas, A Christmas Story, and the many film adaptations of A Christmas Carol. Those are all beautiful stories brought to the screen in timeless productions that we revisit year after year, but there are so many other lovely Christmas films out there that for one reason or another have been forgotten over the years. A film no one ever really talks about when reminiscing about their favorite Holiday movies is one that I believe should be re-examined and every one who hasn't seen it should really do themselves a favor and check it out this Christmas season. I'm talking about Preston <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sturges</span>' Remember the night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh011HAhZGUt7O2qw21RNmli53Voch6srWGbn0m6oOxKstEsdejycdmZ9BSsXRWW30HW8rLCeKld6MXrL4ctSuKRtJraL7PAu-1ulKPtMwdTCW_B_hVwUrDece-Vtzp1vDH7NEb1aFkbP6q/s1600/remember+the+night.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh011HAhZGUt7O2qw21RNmli53Voch6srWGbn0m6oOxKstEsdejycdmZ9BSsXRWW30HW8rLCeKld6MXrL4ctSuKRtJraL7PAu-1ulKPtMwdTCW_B_hVwUrDece-Vtzp1vDH7NEb1aFkbP6q/s400/remember+the+night.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553700863497570114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The film is a prefect combination of genres, working both as a touching drama and a heartwarming romantic comedy. The film Features a clever screenplay by the great Preston <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sturges</span>, and stars Barbara <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Stanwyck</span> and Fred <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MacMurray</span> in their first film together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6dXmm-kctay-qHspCYvj7W8o5x_mx1_2VNyx-gA6zbWFZF6xM4PKBb8tL7e01wJxD-sEMIpcqO3SSgjLo6PZhbXOtrmdQotJGFzQxF00KtfLbaCvMRL7JcYHWmAAoEPrfr0Vn2l2YPoT/s1600/remember_the_night.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6dXmm-kctay-qHspCYvj7W8o5x_mx1_2VNyx-gA6zbWFZF6xM4PKBb8tL7e01wJxD-sEMIpcqO3SSgjLo6PZhbXOtrmdQotJGFzQxF00KtfLbaCvMRL7JcYHWmAAoEPrfr0Vn2l2YPoT/s400/remember_the_night.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553700866191906162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The story revolves around an Assistant District Attorney (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MacMurray</span>) who falls in love with the shoplifter he is supposed to be prosecuting (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Stanwyck</span>). Feeling sorry that she will have to spend Christmas in jail awaiting trial, he bails her out and takes her to her childhood home in Indiana. After seeing how cold and unwelcoming <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Stanwyck's</span> mother is, he takes her to his own mother's home, also in Indiana, where <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Stanwyck</span> is bowled over by the love and affection she encounters. Hanging over both their heads is the realization that they still have to return to the city to resolve the trial. The film was originally released in early January, 1940 to positive reviews. <i>The New York Times raved</i>, "A memorable film, in title and in quality, blessed with an honest script, good direction and sound performances...a drama stated in the simplest human terms of comedy and sentiment, tenderness and generosity... warm, pleasant and unusually entertaining."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBCVDVa3aEKBBhTzItXPiL0pJ0jlMcbAtvTKDqh5_gwSDpwOSzVVTvAiN1ywvMB6Ku3LGYuHEpQJwY6pQx7S-X_hZn2eP03228B7cCUo1zaOef-FXcSVkOUn21vZOw49-yT4QYn9nDuSa/s1600/remembernight_thumb.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBCVDVa3aEKBBhTzItXPiL0pJ0jlMcbAtvTKDqh5_gwSDpwOSzVVTvAiN1ywvMB6Ku3LGYuHEpQJwY6pQx7S-X_hZn2eP03228B7cCUo1zaOef-FXcSVkOUn21vZOw49-yT4QYn9nDuSa/s400/remembernight_thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553700871306965634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Stanwyck</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">MacMurray</span> would team up on-screen three more times, for <i>Double Indemnity</i> (1944), <i>The Moonlighter</i> (1953) and <i>There's Always Tomorrow</i> (1956).<br /><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">performances</span> by both lead actors are fantastic. By the end of the picture we have truly fallen in love with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Stanwyck</span> and want nothing more than for her to finally find <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">happiness</span>.<br />The ending is very unique for a film taking place during the holiday season. Its not a happy joyful celebration like the ending to It's a Wonderful life and A Christmas Carol. What it does offer audiences is a message of hope and a reminder that we can always change for the better.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrItmh3Xpwa7I9KxyVN_st71Rh4LJ3qTEIv6-OSu-AJF0XayGiCtPjqI7RHT0ZO2yFp0TJf6g29GHC590fR2dWqajP-XlzFMNpNQ5LWBbpnAw17yt941JsNiDnOht8AP_U4v9WWZ3t82h/s1600/remember04.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrItmh3Xpwa7I9KxyVN_st71Rh4LJ3qTEIv6-OSu-AJF0XayGiCtPjqI7RHT0ZO2yFp0TJf6g29GHC590fR2dWqajP-XlzFMNpNQ5LWBbpnAw17yt941JsNiDnOht8AP_U4v9WWZ3t82h/s400/remember04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553700865522135122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I really love this film and I was really happy to discover it's been released on DVD as part of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">TCM</span> archives collection. If you haven't seen it tune in this Friday at midnight as it airs on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">TCM</span> as part of their Christmas Classics line up. You'll be glad you did.Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-12156211834829079332010-12-22T18:12:00.000-08:002010-12-22T18:17:05.385-08:00All new PEANUTS special coming to DVD...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggz9U6F8jt5V-Y3VHy4CmOYvT6okXdFoxxgszek-MVl5M5Dw7GBAD8KgIEck8P3ipHZigacIakDrqYSIU591IFJdTMJZnczOWM0x_UNDeDlHRnoZK93V-vcgl9iOm145J_yooXJtI7ZRAQ/s1600/HappinessIsAWarmBlanketCharlieBrown.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggz9U6F8jt5V-Y3VHy4CmOYvT6okXdFoxxgszek-MVl5M5Dw7GBAD8KgIEck8P3ipHZigacIakDrqYSIU591IFJdTMJZnczOWM0x_UNDeDlHRnoZK93V-vcgl9iOm145J_yooXJtI7ZRAQ/s400/HappinessIsAWarmBlanketCharlieBrown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553695895886540370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After many years without any new Peanuts specials, Charlie Brown and the gang return in Happiness us a warm blanket -- a new direct to DVD animated film from Warner Premiere.<br />The DVD will be available next spring. For those keeping count this will be the 45<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> animated special based on the tales of the peanuts gang by Charles Schultz.<br />Here's the description for the special straight from Warner's press release:<br /><br /><div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">"Linus is pushed to his limits when he learns grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket. As grandma's arrival looms closer the Peanuts gang tries to help Linus learn to cope without his fuzzy crutch. Lucy is particular eager to cure Linus' dependency using her own psychiatric techniques, and while Charlie Brown tries to help he just doesn't have the heart to see Linus suffer. All the while Snoopy is constantly agitating matters because he wants the blanket for himself. In the end, insightful Linus points out that everyone has their own type of "security blanket" and in life a little security is a valuable thing".<br /><br />I for one can't wait to see this. The DVD will also come packed with some extra features including:<br /><br /><div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><li>Deconstructing Schulz: From Comic Strip to Screenplay - How the <i>Peanuts</i> comic strip was made into a movie </li><li>Happiness Is...Finding the Right Voice - Meet the stellar voice cast </li><li>24 Frames a Second: Drawing and Animating a <i>Peanuts</i> Movie </li><li>Deleted Scene featuring an introduction by Director Andy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Beall</span></li></div></div></div></div>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-40178433223115329772010-12-20T19:56:00.001-08:002010-12-20T20:14:24.732-08:00TRON LEGACY: Quorra and Light Runner from Spin Master...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33llF7G7dE5oT8uTb5u3KkOdNu4EblqYrBrjV3O9ppRROeG5ekDoc6RPySTizmQu9R_b0IugRjBYKWx7D8wpKxNCqoL6g-WfjOIi8ntuBxlbWfHCNHuPptCgqN1i22-LMWGAwiXD8HaxR/s1600/Quorra.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33llF7G7dE5oT8uTb5u3KkOdNu4EblqYrBrjV3O9ppRROeG5ekDoc6RPySTizmQu9R_b0IugRjBYKWx7D8wpKxNCqoL6g-WfjOIi8ntuBxlbWfHCNHuPptCgqN1i22-LMWGAwiXD8HaxR/s400/Quorra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552980089075897026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Spin Master's impressive TRON LEGACY toy line continues to expand with a new assortment of characters and vehicles. This second wave includes the character of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Quorra</span>, a sort of daughter to Kevin Flynn inside the computer world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8h5Y3GKNxAtVZcI80Q-xrRdAI40CDGzV0jp0eBjfM1gZrU3Y0KwI8vZrV_Ok8dU5tLGrrtomhS1OGYE0oIm0eb_y2338SOj_BG8RNJDxbvXzRFtJu-mFDUla2KTA0OQDqJQOTXF_QtHbw/s1600/IMG_2180.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8h5Y3GKNxAtVZcI80Q-xrRdAI40CDGzV0jp0eBjfM1gZrU3Y0KwI8vZrV_Ok8dU5tLGrrtomhS1OGYE0oIm0eb_y2338SOj_BG8RNJDxbvXzRFtJu-mFDUla2KTA0OQDqJQOTXF_QtHbw/s400/IMG_2180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552979839170195106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Quorra</span> is surprisingly well played by Olivia Wilde -- an actress I'd never heard of before. The action figure is one fans have been hoping to get since the first wave was announced and she'd been left out. She's finally starting to show up on pegs at Target stores in the West Coast. I just picked one up and since I now have the driver to the Light Runner I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">went</span> ahead and picked up that really cool wave 1 vehicle at Toys 'R Us, where it's on sale for $14.99 at 25% off.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cwA-h890DHlo1fdEvrWWXy0Eid1MEs6ZNTJEd5Vu96UkRHa8TmGMgi5RxqOeYOyhNXbyylYJ3S8Kr6p4mMITfYTs38-FtcZ5Zhq3JD8D_vMAd91A6PIYOHfHtVhnvtXLEHQmLjCSA0lB/s1600/IMG_2177.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cwA-h890DHlo1fdEvrWWXy0Eid1MEs6ZNTJEd5Vu96UkRHa8TmGMgi5RxqOeYOyhNXbyylYJ3S8Kr6p4mMITfYTs38-FtcZ5Zhq3JD8D_vMAd91A6PIYOHfHtVhnvtXLEHQmLjCSA0lB/s400/IMG_2177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552979834276825186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Light Runner is a great vehicle. In the film it's the only land vehicle <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">equipped</span> to handle the dangerous terrains off the TRON CITY Grid. The Spin Master toy is made of really glossy and heavy die cast metal with some plastic pieces. The cockpit opens up to sit two figures.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrlLPxI5EnJRG1itbRsLGByPRZLQNGeUWgjsd94UYU1i5QRDOdd1hnDkREE6r4U2SmiWV6Ycu9TWM_jLMvzMhDhRqkmUjCCwTxOvTNM55Z9MYprNC9YNkOkXgE2HJYbsIjcMKXf9dF3s8/s1600/004W025700830002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrlLPxI5EnJRG1itbRsLGByPRZLQNGeUWgjsd94UYU1i5QRDOdd1hnDkREE6r4U2SmiWV6Ycu9TWM_jLMvzMhDhRqkmUjCCwTxOvTNM55Z9MYprNC9YNkOkXgE2HJYbsIjcMKXf9dF3s8/s400/004W025700830002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552979806176171874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The entire top, front, and back of the vehicle light up. It looks beautiful once you put two figures inside and light them up along with the vehicle. The light runner also has two pop up blasters in the front of the vehicle. The front wheels have a very cool <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">mechanism</span> which allows them to rotate up in order to go over obstacles on the terrain sort of like it does in the film when <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Quorra</span> drives it up some rocky mountain paths in order to make her way to Kevin Flynn's hidden <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">safe house</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIIrqGxMK0qoWvTiTSNgO9i_sm4jSxh-BbiKhpw2zIDfpzT1aLmMGSyrprrR0lvq0VaI1y3ljMmznJ5pwHB_gYzdU2nsEsTrZrSJ9Q51QXjPA0RORKaiPM-hEEZwP8DxyQulMiSKlTuE6/s1600/IMG_2153.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIIrqGxMK0qoWvTiTSNgO9i_sm4jSxh-BbiKhpw2zIDfpzT1aLmMGSyrprrR0lvq0VaI1y3ljMmznJ5pwHB_gYzdU2nsEsTrZrSJ9Q51QXjPA0RORKaiPM-hEEZwP8DxyQulMiSKlTuE6/s400/IMG_2153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552979816513648482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I highly recommend this vehicle at the $14.99 sale price. The more of these TRON toys I pick up and the more time I spend playing around with them the more I like this line.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77PcPmznoyx3KKNNLdcQP4y2litJ8ZJL847-6kTB7Iv1cS0Llp_XZA7i-XVbsO6PKMkFijltdPKIWnpR5tpcOiZSKEcOd-NaUBVKz8MznGAAFgtWAcTm0QH-FgzyMH5Gg8hdGZSRb75i0/s1600/IMG_2170.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77PcPmznoyx3KKNNLdcQP4y2litJ8ZJL847-6kTB7Iv1cS0Llp_XZA7i-XVbsO6PKMkFijltdPKIWnpR5tpcOiZSKEcOd-NaUBVKz8MznGAAFgtWAcTm0QH-FgzyMH5Gg8hdGZSRb75i0/s400/IMG_2170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552979817671445538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As part of the new wave 2 assortment Spin Master will also be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">releasing</span> a one man light jet which looks darn awesome. I'll post pics and a review as soon as I get my hands on it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPBoRO0KIonlZyzy6inmnLi2qUwWefbvGTnt04E7XopJyI-DsSW6MR-5nk3eLYf-K-Y9l2IQdT4Z0-Tqe-BBEnJtNX8oUz-UVxNsiID7LEop0zgd6S8DAZb9jAOWT9wnP10l9o9Wim_Yp/s1600/IMG_2194.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPBoRO0KIonlZyzy6inmnLi2qUwWefbvGTnt04E7XopJyI-DsSW6MR-5nk3eLYf-K-Y9l2IQdT4Z0-Tqe-BBEnJtNX8oUz-UVxNsiID7LEop0zgd6S8DAZb9jAOWT9wnP10l9o9Wim_Yp/s400/IMG_2194.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552980077917949330" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-73865072657561391662010-12-18T23:12:00.000-08:002010-12-18T23:48:50.307-08:00TRON LEGACY at Disney's El Capitan Theater...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHEgM4hFJP-N8Es1ujAU_jisVw_7z-Q9qQ6LnsVMZiX1W2A8zR7nZw2EKFa1FUqINeYYPvInrgH_Mxu7qfAHqscPoZjE4WDow2SYpLGj2AARt0jHxmtnxQtKByMlHvkMbebYZXEVcJ-4k/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHEgM4hFJP-N8Es1ujAU_jisVw_7z-Q9qQ6LnsVMZiX1W2A8zR7nZw2EKFa1FUqINeYYPvInrgH_Mxu7qfAHqscPoZjE4WDow2SYpLGj2AARt0jHxmtnxQtKByMlHvkMbebYZXEVcJ-4k/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552289182136421778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />TRON LEGACY rocks! The film is everything I hoped it wold be. Not only is it a fast paced, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">action</span> packed adventure film which utilizes the latest in 3D technology to dazzle audiences but it's also a loyal and worthy successor to our beloved 80s cult classic. We get to revisit old friends and are treated to a story that not only entertains -- but just like the original, contemplates some very powerful and interesting ideas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgco3PHpI9cI1egaGgzhWv7IfWjj5NtxqM3Z9_0XPoynVBTVMu1EJHJ5al2xewwb9JKFYOjsUMqJmOpNYoBQbnW7txNkJzilue9Fnq-s6qdM6zRyj6x0Q1SreJgo5gkOSDHugZwueVL0DmZ/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgco3PHpI9cI1egaGgzhWv7IfWjj5NtxqM3Z9_0XPoynVBTVMu1EJHJ5al2xewwb9JKFYOjsUMqJmOpNYoBQbnW7txNkJzilue9Fnq-s6qdM6zRyj6x0Q1SreJgo5gkOSDHugZwueVL0DmZ/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552288947218565266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I just got back from seeing it at Disney's landmark El <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Capitan</span> theater in Hollywood and already I feel like <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">seeing</span> it again. The folks at Disney sure know hot to put on a show and they've really pulled out all the stops for TRON LEGACY.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeslnqsPPBzJ2ABRJJadig8LJJwugF3ylhRBB9y81y2fvR2hBq0tDIkVjNHjl-y_cN8_wjwEVdssSzWPSefwi3Fg_KrhXA99W3blWIFatfALrIaOH4uSWnOfe5horhSpp_e7_bhNsy-LT/s1600/IMG_2126.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeslnqsPPBzJ2ABRJJadig8LJJwugF3ylhRBB9y81y2fvR2hBq0tDIkVjNHjl-y_cN8_wjwEVdssSzWPSefwi3Fg_KrhXA99W3blWIFatfALrIaOH4uSWnOfe5horhSpp_e7_bhNsy-LT/s400/IMG_2126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552288921068789570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The theater lobby has a cool display of props from the film including Sam Flynn's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">lightcycle</span> and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">digitizer</span> which scans users into the grid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrnEXKY-r7y4JR9vrpwoeSDHtRaD7lAl_0NiJANZEsYQja3t4UjOMH8kp3DI-kbXoDRdsYjg2MxsaXYxZ1mBWQJ34IsI4YBqb2WHuIFEQklLVU9KZyS4R60ejI3eiDfDCcIFtu7EtFrPV/s1600/IMG_2121.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrnEXKY-r7y4JR9vrpwoeSDHtRaD7lAl_0NiJANZEsYQja3t4UjOMH8kp3DI-kbXoDRdsYjg2MxsaXYxZ1mBWQJ34IsI4YBqb2WHuIFEQklLVU9KZyS4R60ejI3eiDfDCcIFtu7EtFrPV/s400/IMG_2121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552288470117587842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just before the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">movie</span> starts, audiences are treated to an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">exhilarating</span> laser light show featuring the music of Daft Punk and nearly 360 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">degrees</span> of laser beams. At one point all of us in the audiences were surrounded by an overhead grid of laser, fog and light effects.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILZ3XvUZ447rqEu1UPOJgg8QzT4Xz8JSju6B39V0wfexxar7zydqlHLVQ0mDmQ_v8FZbXSOl81eZOV65bNryQ0cUvlBxy9YJRb7rB1zI0qZFkelxlWe0CyuRPuqzdeB_Jl274Pmx0jw67/s1600/IMG_2109.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILZ3XvUZ447rqEu1UPOJgg8QzT4Xz8JSju6B39V0wfexxar7zydqlHLVQ0mDmQ_v8FZbXSOl81eZOV65bNryQ0cUvlBxy9YJRb7rB1zI0qZFkelxlWe0CyuRPuqzdeB_Jl274Pmx0jw67/s400/IMG_2109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552288464383269218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The sound system at the El <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Capitan</span> is one of the best of any theater in the United States. When you combine all the firepower that system packs with the throbbing sounds of Daft Punk's score to the film the combination is mind blowing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNoVS2YL2sk6k-Ef485IihtKTgX2c3-q3zxIIkvHH_NteHVKtZvBOTQ-EVYQFM3UuWh62CI3TaZBgILMBOWFApFRSpw1KpISRRUl2o26caqsEcjyqnDed1Y_8DOLULeVFXYOLUlqu5j18/s1600/IMG_2102.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNoVS2YL2sk6k-Ef485IihtKTgX2c3-q3zxIIkvHH_NteHVKtZvBOTQ-EVYQFM3UuWh62CI3TaZBgILMBOWFApFRSpw1KpISRRUl2o26caqsEcjyqnDed1Y_8DOLULeVFXYOLUlqu5j18/s400/IMG_2102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552288453618405682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Even a gigantic identity disc the size of a wall appears on stage followed by another array of dazzling laser beams and lights.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknad6TvnUXgkPXLi1BNqAqg7MACWL59pKGadjLhkJMBnIes2enQZGOTEKIRqnK3ID_kc9AIbRU-mjVSecQ1NFRJj5elpzwJoMOyXlihz8tgJcBACEFmBAIZTgyKvvan8z2g2FLd-vGuO2/s1600/IMG_2090.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknad6TvnUXgkPXLi1BNqAqg7MACWL59pKGadjLhkJMBnIes2enQZGOTEKIRqnK3ID_kc9AIbRU-mjVSecQ1NFRJj5elpzwJoMOyXlihz8tgJcBACEFmBAIZTgyKvvan8z2g2FLd-vGuO2/s400/IMG_2090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552288451767903618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When the laser show came to an end every single person in the audience was totally psyched for the film, which delivered in every aspect.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoYm365STfj-Sfc4meviaPc_4XxLqvpM6_eP3YA2tdqgRa9-ziJP4lr-dhttf8Hhi6vQ6luGAiKj578nIBoEy6ehHUU2NDZ8t1ob3rppw6THcSaS4fcEw2UTLzd-lGxYiKQyY7dO16RIL/s1600/IMG_2105.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoYm365STfj-Sfc4meviaPc_4XxLqvpM6_eP3YA2tdqgRa9-ziJP4lr-dhttf8Hhi6vQ6luGAiKj578nIBoEy6ehHUU2NDZ8t1ob3rppw6THcSaS4fcEw2UTLzd-lGxYiKQyY7dO16RIL/s400/IMG_2105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552288458305835666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I can't express how much fun it is to see a film with all the showmanship that the El <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Capitan</span> adds to the presentation. It's a true experience. Too bad other theaters around the country don't do anything close to this in order to turn the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">movie going</span> experience into a major event for fans.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKwZgvAfWAiwUjzMDNoP7kTfbVxRLU-RHUiKvkuYp48u__CEUTL3rhg6cmV7phfItLFgQvJbeqKGRmfZDMzuE9KWr621XrbbmB6QHVJ8Ba6v9t5eYzZXQWBRpWUhcd_tFc8Emz2-NDDyz/s1600/IMG_2133.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKwZgvAfWAiwUjzMDNoP7kTfbVxRLU-RHUiKvkuYp48u__CEUTL3rhg6cmV7phfItLFgQvJbeqKGRmfZDMzuE9KWr621XrbbmB6QHVJ8Ba6v9t5eYzZXQWBRpWUhcd_tFc8Emz2-NDDyz/s400/IMG_2133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552288930177806514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After you <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">exit</span> the theater the El <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Capitan</span> gift store is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">packed</span> with overpriced TRON LEGACY items. The prices are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">ridiculous</span>, specially when you take into account Toys R Us' current sale which has all the toy and collectibles produced by Spin Master at 25% off.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EKh0-pF4W6XiVBgP1Ck_0PmlMp4d5Q_fALz72WegaVoszX3cD7J6M_wMPUSzFazhI1c3D_2SbtXxqkbJ3hj9bjf4NJ0y6I7Uo4X7R6MgdciAE60_-KYBWmLJjnuzxARK9Dr0acaus57A/s1600/IMG_2132.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EKh0-pF4W6XiVBgP1Ck_0PmlMp4d5Q_fALz72WegaVoszX3cD7J6M_wMPUSzFazhI1c3D_2SbtXxqkbJ3hj9bjf4NJ0y6I7Uo4X7R6MgdciAE60_-KYBWmLJjnuzxARK9Dr0acaus57A/s400/IMG_2132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552288926382697714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Surprisingly people were actually buying up stuff at these overblown prices.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIesKsn2TAQ2iKl-pLpBqtpCBM1SzitZwC4f8hWQpGhiOz527bRnOiFDeREaBS3lLdI76iCVO_FJF0b1L-Gkl3DtpKD8H9RSBaLB1wmePBRc0pJLWi3nVM0z-t1tLG2bambMHXovtJP2P/s1600/Picture+.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIesKsn2TAQ2iKl-pLpBqtpCBM1SzitZwC4f8hWQpGhiOz527bRnOiFDeREaBS3lLdI76iCVO_FJF0b1L-Gkl3DtpKD8H9RSBaLB1wmePBRc0pJLWi3nVM0z-t1tLG2bambMHXovtJP2P/s400/Picture+.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552288939455888194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACucdeJkOiYeaFp9Kws0am6pt3XPCKVOQo0Q6KrmtM6IIRZUXFq1kQJO6R8jYh445wgtP7v8ZL8abfWKSKFgLmL37Ld3gzzsae1JIXZEvHme7lVeX2tECQP8ejMhe7wqCzQLz0nrEejQL/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACucdeJkOiYeaFp9Kws0am6pt3XPCKVOQo0Q6KrmtM6IIRZUXFq1kQJO6R8jYh445wgtP7v8ZL8abfWKSKFgLmL37Ld3gzzsae1JIXZEvHme7lVeX2tECQP8ejMhe7wqCzQLz0nrEejQL/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552289180350644002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The theater also <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">hands</span> out the pop corn in reusable TRON LEGACY buckets which are a cool collectible and you can use them to eat pop corn during your movie nights at home. A nice souvenir you get to take home. Although with the overblown prices the theater's concession stand charges you pretty much end up paying for the stupid bucket.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3GM1_Dl0gpqGlA7CMqJZk7j3sCh0nGIqb0w7l9_HQk-VECnZvbioqK7l3xVj3aTgacomJzGYrFS6W5cPFWGm8xZZ82-3oohqE7irXkSQB6y_qgIf-KfegeESYc88UqNYpG3kYW_kvFiA/s1600/IMG_2146.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3GM1_Dl0gpqGlA7CMqJZk7j3sCh0nGIqb0w7l9_HQk-VECnZvbioqK7l3xVj3aTgacomJzGYrFS6W5cPFWGm8xZZ82-3oohqE7irXkSQB6y_qgIf-KfegeESYc88UqNYpG3kYW_kvFiA/s400/IMG_2146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552289652120233698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you haven't done so already head on out to your local theater and check out TRON LEGACY in glorious REAL-D 3D or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">IMAX</span> 3D.Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-83770732706845510792010-12-18T22:27:00.000-08:002010-12-18T23:55:12.946-08:00TRON LEGACY: 25% off sale at Toys R Us...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECTh-PpMZteGzymaHX6FEK-B36mdiTpceeGoPbQ42I8ufFpYetG9DWUQrSzSS3cSweuWa5Mig9dxlr-1BThlqNTrxgxVLNCJVBljDLbPLMkrOSVxwWEAyzFG0v2AZLD1k7Fi3Bmb9A-RW/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECTh-PpMZteGzymaHX6FEK-B36mdiTpceeGoPbQ42I8ufFpYetG9DWUQrSzSS3cSweuWa5Mig9dxlr-1BThlqNTrxgxVLNCJVBljDLbPLMkrOSVxwWEAyzFG0v2AZLD1k7Fi3Bmb9A-RW/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552276458928675074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you're looking to pick up some of the cool toys from Tron Legacy head on over to your local Toys 'R Us where starting tomorrow the entire assortment from Spin Master's TRON LEGACY line will be on sale at 25% off. Happy hunting!Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-28066285502850994042010-12-15T23:19:00.001-08:002010-12-18T21:05:25.787-08:00Mattel Ghostbusters collection...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_imB5p3zvcFBte7iAX20sIQHKJaYrZ4bF-IBykb0xG-3y_Zm64oUHZjMVhyphenhyphenSC94dbqy2FjpWevwcAdVUaR5Jpph4PcGs0w5zaX3nb-S88JJoBSVA8XbsI5EQJ0HYWpj_MNWQrCiYD5uAY/s1600/IMG_2019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_imB5p3zvcFBte7iAX20sIQHKJaYrZ4bF-IBykb0xG-3y_Zm64oUHZjMVhyphenhyphenSC94dbqy2FjpWevwcAdVUaR5Jpph4PcGs0w5zaX3nb-S88JJoBSVA8XbsI5EQJ0HYWpj_MNWQrCiYD5uAY/s400/IMG_2019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551176647143983474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After many months of painfully going through the process of purchasing action figures from the scumbags at Matty Collector an theyir dumb ass website, I've finally completed my collection of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ghostbusters</span> figures from the new Mattel "adult collector" line.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniiguRsnLLQBeKA4uxm4L84umSfcWxuIGGrwGeE8dSJVm2q9dPFRLBMEnIGfOVXVet3Ofickjb0_ZVRqaLuAgCJ6qTSNGONjvftlEQ0Ca72agwmgBkUadAAAlXCbJfvDuNzgtvIigJb_X/s1600/IMG_2009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniiguRsnLLQBeKA4uxm4L84umSfcWxuIGGrwGeE8dSJVm2q9dPFRLBMEnIGfOVXVet3Ofickjb0_ZVRqaLuAgCJ6qTSNGONjvftlEQ0Ca72agwmgBkUadAAAlXCbJfvDuNzgtvIigJb_X/s400/IMG_2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551176633218318866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I only wanted the 4 'busters in their uniforms from the first flick, none of those stupid ass re-releases with different outfits or accessories for me. The figures look great and have tons of articulation as well as some highly detailed <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">accessories</span>. Mattel did a stupendous job on these but at $31.50 a pop (including shipping and handling charges) I ended up paying over $150.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">00</span> dollars for 5 action figures which in retrospect feels a bit like rape.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvuI1pRgBZqHmUHThwoUNEVlJLLSdcGbkb285zlC9mGa2JKKefjEs2BiafDq-mRknEvKp7dYu_1B3Jc30o2AgFxMFNXz7X0IoN1kcX-q3Es-Un0yV1jf3vXdmU-hUaOhh0zkE8k8nhGRW/s1600/IMG_2012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvuI1pRgBZqHmUHThwoUNEVlJLLSdcGbkb285zlC9mGa2JKKefjEs2BiafDq-mRknEvKp7dYu_1B3Jc30o2AgFxMFNXz7X0IoN1kcX-q3Es-Un0yV1jf3vXdmU-hUaOhh0zkE8k8nhGRW/s400/IMG_2012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551176635394431794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The greatest thing Mattel did on this line is the opportunity for fans to finally have a highly detailed version of the ghost containment unit. You can get it by purchasing the Walter Peck action figure, which is pretty much a reuse of the sculpt for Mattel's Movie Masters Two Face figure from The Dark Knight. They did go through the trouble of sculpting a new head to go along with the reused body and I must say the likeness to "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">dickless</span>" is pretty accurate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibB4zzFxUDdT3Ep0N7nIxtuu2fFdjZVk746Aax8ZnvQceF0JqbUWaQxRgmAORglHauHhv3ed5torOynmWtTUTCpRMtuAL09XsmleJEuAe3VvZF5OdP5MYqSW6gOf5GZRmjLM9Ksi3T_kXP/s1600/IMG_2032.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibB4zzFxUDdT3Ep0N7nIxtuu2fFdjZVk746Aax8ZnvQceF0JqbUWaQxRgmAORglHauHhv3ed5torOynmWtTUTCpRMtuAL09XsmleJEuAe3VvZF5OdP5MYqSW6gOf5GZRmjLM9Ksi3T_kXP/s400/IMG_2032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551177049990421730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I couldn't justify spending $31.50 for a Walter Peck action figure so I told myself I was buying the ghost containment unit and getting a free <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Walter</span> Peck figure. Sometimes you have to play mind-games to justify some of the stupid ways we toy collectors burn our money.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlde77e60DXgNfVjuqbisEjgr4odP9qBncsbpciTXOtxwmyEQMGLxLUKFu9rWtxZpVODu7eYDaoJg-uhm3ROn21PfLdtH2eBGvQdp913dqrOUWeNlFdv0Oi-wf-6QXX70BaP9dyEhvMDb-/s1600/IMG_2051.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlde77e60DXgNfVjuqbisEjgr4odP9qBncsbpciTXOtxwmyEQMGLxLUKFu9rWtxZpVODu7eYDaoJg-uhm3ROn21PfLdtH2eBGvQdp913dqrOUWeNlFdv0Oi-wf-6QXX70BaP9dyEhvMDb-/s400/IMG_2051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551177063566168898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Other figures such as Ray and Egon come with pretty cool looking mini ghosts that you can pretend to capture with the ghost trap included with the Winston action figure.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7lfIImOPJgfHAUR1cXNGDQAjvNDTpsg_TfcD646iEBp1R81VH86SEu1Azj_E41IIt2XPObS38-dmZ3NJeAgjivxPzxBN8UiZR7DNUxDe95F-3Ljh1NoFe2PNPHEpYuCpnjQPoWyZFpCL/s1600/IMG_2031.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7lfIImOPJgfHAUR1cXNGDQAjvNDTpsg_TfcD646iEBp1R81VH86SEu1Azj_E41IIt2XPObS38-dmZ3NJeAgjivxPzxBN8UiZR7DNUxDe95F-3Ljh1NoFe2PNPHEpYuCpnjQPoWyZFpCL/s400/IMG_2031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551177043355926098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All in all Mattel did a fine job with this line. I hope they keep up the good work and offer some of the other cool characters from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ghostbusters</span> such as Lewis Tully and maybe even Janine.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWED-eKavaPo3flkVjBnIYyFrVm1bLbOsO4GSe-9vzMns-62d4vqvD3h6o-VS-pfyyKyL8L9z71sK_j9CV1If-96A2FlZVWIDpOdMYg0e-vl6c7-tdupkey0_kSxrEd04lYobdSpEEpiB/s1600/IMG_2029.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWED-eKavaPo3flkVjBnIYyFrVm1bLbOsO4GSe-9vzMns-62d4vqvD3h6o-VS-pfyyKyL8L9z71sK_j9CV1If-96A2FlZVWIDpOdMYg0e-vl6c7-tdupkey0_kSxrEd04lYobdSpEEpiB/s400/IMG_2029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551177036232362434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's a look at some more pics I just took. Enjoy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmTNVBqfV9KGCn_XPlDRFU8fzkVz-4wcj0M77kDxxc0J66M9nR8tsd2wZad_SXOZpdQ7mhRwYUcQktT-b9yM3aDTxIWmF4VQLCEF-FoUZNQ1uByLuGiRY3ftECj5pYL6DmS_teGXzRkqN/s1600/IMG_2016.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmTNVBqfV9KGCn_XPlDRFU8fzkVz-4wcj0M77kDxxc0J66M9nR8tsd2wZad_SXOZpdQ7mhRwYUcQktT-b9yM3aDTxIWmF4VQLCEF-FoUZNQ1uByLuGiRY3ftECj5pYL6DmS_teGXzRkqN/s400/IMG_2016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551176643498541426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLWJyWQg95w0FyhHGG0ETASWachXHSPONaetbtrFdlpDc0GYCa7XV-f7KCaGFZUCK1V7BXGd8HK6xtdSDalzItofQWqyqdemnQt1avpL4lZqxgbZrB4GDlVGTVB9_bbg3wK5ENoJOL3_Y/s1600/IMG_2007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLWJyWQg95w0FyhHGG0ETASWachXHSPONaetbtrFdlpDc0GYCa7XV-f7KCaGFZUCK1V7BXGd8HK6xtdSDalzItofQWqyqdemnQt1avpL4lZqxgbZrB4GDlVGTVB9_bbg3wK5ENoJOL3_Y/s400/IMG_2007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551176629386886530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW97kw5aNSJnZ7VeJ8Qr1MFGlwdfCWwanF9lDMDH-xu3diUbl1iERk7foXe9IQzerThx4Lr2Sf5y5mdtYbeQ-lRG3_oXPXV36xpzTs_PGSutcsl2ouka-U6T6G6CrFzIibAQtTmVID4ELN/s1600/IMG_2035.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW97kw5aNSJnZ7VeJ8Qr1MFGlwdfCWwanF9lDMDH-xu3diUbl1iERk7foXe9IQzerThx4Lr2Sf5y5mdtYbeQ-lRG3_oXPXV36xpzTs_PGSutcsl2ouka-U6T6G6CrFzIibAQtTmVID4ELN/s400/IMG_2035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551177053614606642" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-56930655198089746892010-12-08T21:54:00.001-08:002010-12-09T00:45:09.149-08:00Pursuit of Cobra Awesomeness...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgycbo0wEWzzZ_hAi3EWy8QLJDlRZ8lXdoiJhIpohWywQFOQHalKZo-Tm7lhzYzFRv183jLK-INPGdu7cUkwbroXX4Utc_kZuwU7u3VxWqMXZ5dj8XkI_5qRX7usd-KN-6gAuDVkU7ygjY/s1600/IMG_1960.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgycbo0wEWzzZ_hAi3EWy8QLJDlRZ8lXdoiJhIpohWywQFOQHalKZo-Tm7lhzYzFRv183jLK-INPGdu7cUkwbroXX4Utc_kZuwU7u3VxWqMXZ5dj8XkI_5qRX7usd-KN-6gAuDVkU7ygjY/s400/IMG_1960.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557799765283730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Surprisingly, the Toy makers at Hasbro continue to impress me. The new Pursuit of Cobra line has actually been a pleasant surprise to me. When I first heard of this line and saw some of the early prototypes I was rather <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">disappointed</span>, I mean how much better can they make <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Zartan</span> look the 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> time or snake eyes the 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">0th</span> time. It just didn't seem that appealing to me to see the same characters again redone over and over, specially after Hasbro had done such a great job at <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">re-imagining</span> them while at the same time staying loyal to the original looks of the characters with their 25<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> anniversary line.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsHkBUZbeHjwXICX36Zv04sMoCQMg-lbR8tYZLQuMHGaqqI6AwujQANZ6uvolBlrmxLZnaAHtGLdK5FW31EotO_46iZGX9dvXcYO1To5ziWvoQUX0U8swbc2Y0kKuo1Oxhw0c2vjwKtxb/s1600/IMG_1969.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsHkBUZbeHjwXICX36Zv04sMoCQMg-lbR8tYZLQuMHGaqqI6AwujQANZ6uvolBlrmxLZnaAHtGLdK5FW31EotO_46iZGX9dvXcYO1To5ziWvoQUX0U8swbc2Y0kKuo1Oxhw0c2vjwKtxb/s400/IMG_1969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548558010440362322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Turns out Hasbro's toy magicians still had some surprises in their hat, specially when it comes to the new vehicles. Let's take a look at my two favorite vehicles from the new line and the best looking figures from the Pursuit of Cobra assortment which in my humble opinion are Spirit and the wicked cool Jungle Viper.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFa0XuB0jXMEaf5RbTC4AuZQOjpj9QTLLs5K8nrMHvM9M9-XT9U6XETF4F_-U45Ma2YgNYycS_qsa0lSTNKsszkI5P1pbBMPMEIGq5AbQqDIh_CcHzw8JTBIhKkaMUzTDCve9BHynwBWi/s1600/IMG_1927.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFa0XuB0jXMEaf5RbTC4AuZQOjpj9QTLLs5K8nrMHvM9M9-XT9U6XETF4F_-U45Ma2YgNYycS_qsa0lSTNKsszkI5P1pbBMPMEIGq5AbQqDIh_CcHzw8JTBIhKkaMUzTDCve9BHynwBWi/s400/IMG_1927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557322443783538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">most</span> impressive vehicles in the new assortment is the new HISS TANK. By now I've lost count of how many Hiss Tanks Hasbro has released since the 80s but this one features the most different and daring design of them all as well as a pretty cool action feature. The new Hiss Tank can carry 2 figures and can <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">transform</span> from scout mode to attack mode by the push of a button. Once transformed, the cockpit and missile launchers elevate a couple of inches off the ground giving the vehicle a meaner battle ready look.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_stOAcaUTcGm_JPCzxuc_84LpqsmTSOl02iIG7iNMdq66DE2SHt-p9AxXtAmrILf83wB2pVDh5Z42CwTEGKvcZn1Mgy00NqoocWsW_QOz-cipjSMB24zHwd0Qihafe0W0TBZ8yi6h_-qV/s1600/IMG_1961.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_stOAcaUTcGm_JPCzxuc_84LpqsmTSOl02iIG7iNMdq66DE2SHt-p9AxXtAmrILf83wB2pVDh5Z42CwTEGKvcZn1Mgy00NqoocWsW_QOz-cipjSMB24zHwd0Qihafe0W0TBZ8yi6h_-qV/s400/IMG_1961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557802481523346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The design of this new Hiss Tank is pretty sleek and in my opinion <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">should've</span> been used in the terrible Rise of Cobra movie rather than those dull black Hummers. This is what a kick ass vehicle for action figures is all about. It takes me back to the glory days of the line.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7CQHmC-46DDMpHU9Q8j-1V_tj1UqJH8pRYGh1RwPQ00uCidJK3ClnrFHXkdZnLUQQxqFx7KOatDB5abBzI4LQ3l0EXWPTRMMgBQHTd9ILan51qsXZXzSweEFW_UayH2yZ5-RkU57SavM/s1600/IMG_1952.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7CQHmC-46DDMpHU9Q8j-1V_tj1UqJH8pRYGh1RwPQ00uCidJK3ClnrFHXkdZnLUQQxqFx7KOatDB5abBzI4LQ3l0EXWPTRMMgBQHTd9ILan51qsXZXzSweEFW_UayH2yZ5-RkU57SavM/s400/IMG_1952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557794700928050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Joes</span> have a new ride to meet the Cobra threat and challenge the HISS TANK with the new 4X4 Vamp -- a redesign of a fan favorite from the original vintage line. This new take on the Vamp is sleek and powerful, it reminds me a lot of the Argo All Terrain Vehicle from Star Trek Nemesis. I like it a lot. It can fit up to 10 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Joes</span> and maybe even more if you remove the missile launcher in the back and use that cargo space for extra troops.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkx1ZuO3SrjTxhlJ5pMr1qWjzNuU76kGg20-0TgKlWvtFynHihap0ZwfQqiO0mNjLzwhQbGXiLRP2-a68dobfjbrx5LjOLBk_zry4kYVC5fAKiIwY0eEGJJZbY5c9c_KZzhzlsXDnViLFf/s1600/IMG_1931.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkx1ZuO3SrjTxhlJ5pMr1qWjzNuU76kGg20-0TgKlWvtFynHihap0ZwfQqiO0mNjLzwhQbGXiLRP2-a68dobfjbrx5LjOLBk_zry4kYVC5fAKiIwY0eEGJJZbY5c9c_KZzhzlsXDnViLFf/s400/IMG_1931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557334221846994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The vehicle has some fun features including a grappling hook and retractable winch, two missile launchers, weapons, gasoline tanks, and multiple ports throughout the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">chassis</span> to snap in more weapons. This is the kind of vehicle I loved as a kid. The interior is very detailed, specially the dashboard, and the figures fit <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">perfectly</span> in the seats which is usually a problem in many vehicles for other action figure lines.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sgQevSHzx_TFivADIdiicvLH1_zVqdJ_ZIThSpihwZ93-oYcxu-MchtcHDZJ7v3EmT6ScdAFaiMO4pzMx64HTghGX0RuKSJjJnSW6JsAY5LCBn9zNGfM8Z9B112Hv-OnSexP7uVe5QVX/s1600/IMG_1965.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sgQevSHzx_TFivADIdiicvLH1_zVqdJ_ZIThSpihwZ93-oYcxu-MchtcHDZJ7v3EmT6ScdAFaiMO4pzMx64HTghGX0RuKSJjJnSW6JsAY5LCBn9zNGfM8Z9B112Hv-OnSexP7uVe5QVX/s400/IMG_1965.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557811506556114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm amazed at the level of detail Hasbro keeps putting into their vehicles. Just when you think they've done as much as can be done they go ahead and release vehicles like the new VAMP and HISS to surprise you once more. Both vehicles come with driver figures including a new version of Clutch with the VAMP.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqLYWRFbshRW9h4tajcFJpF2no0K4JPkvnFFm5aHRoQG72KhoQDDqZFwGHdENWScEza7GCEB7DPY_EDXzuTgMbDtn_XNDbWciS0jz1oaCWGgrcaYaa0Ws2LFsTEt8H1TDatSnlTt3Kz1Q/s1600/IMG_1946.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqLYWRFbshRW9h4tajcFJpF2no0K4JPkvnFFm5aHRoQG72KhoQDDqZFwGHdENWScEza7GCEB7DPY_EDXzuTgMbDtn_XNDbWciS0jz1oaCWGgrcaYaa0Ws2LFsTEt8H1TDatSnlTt3Kz1Q/s400/IMG_1946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557343022054914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The VAMP looks rugged and ready for tons of action. Kids can have plenty of fun with these bad boys out in their yards. They both offer multiple play possibilities and the paint scheme and stickers on the VAMP make it look even more realistic. I highly recommend picking this one up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sIPmdohgRRKhoqEjNyIo8f2FX7JimIsmERoKoJUXfS96Vw-QCbdqkR_dpkYKlehL3WE0DV7XY7blR9E_qmWozZ6XxXqF24MrjTyDMbvjl1EKjrx4oKX66Eqp6vUnRkocy4jTGrq49ulh/s1600/IMG_1933.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sIPmdohgRRKhoqEjNyIo8f2FX7JimIsmERoKoJUXfS96Vw-QCbdqkR_dpkYKlehL3WE0DV7XY7blR9E_qmWozZ6XxXqF24MrjTyDMbvjl1EKjrx4oKX66Eqp6vUnRkocy4jTGrq49ulh/s400/IMG_1933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557340697722626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Of all the new figures in the Pursuit of Cobra line it's Spirit: Iron Knife that takes the prize for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Joes</span> and the Jungle Viper for the Cobras. Both figures are highly detailed and come with a truckload of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">accessories</span>. Not just crap, but really good looking weapons which fit perfectly with each figure's personality and the environments they are meant to be used in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvbWlHjz55YxxEhqmVcKrc-ir29NiUunilziprAsgrXnAUlA0nxej6T8IQJfuUKG2UG4iJt3IlCXHA_i8lL0Z6WI-sBY0e-YEiIgHVsHBd6tAjAkXrli8n2MUXGM1IBrgqQXtOso8eks1/s1600/IMG_1966.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvbWlHjz55YxxEhqmVcKrc-ir29NiUunilziprAsgrXnAUlA0nxej6T8IQJfuUKG2UG4iJt3IlCXHA_i8lL0Z6WI-sBY0e-YEiIgHVsHBd6tAjAkXrli8n2MUXGM1IBrgqQXtOso8eks1/s400/IMG_1966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557998091942418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />SPIRIT is a Toys 'R Us exclusive, and one of the few <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">TRU</span> exclusives worth picking up in years as they're usually <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">pointless</span> repaints. The Jungle Viper is pretty easy to find at any store that carries the G.I.Joe toys. Once you attach all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">cammo</span> gear to the figure it becomes one of the most unique looking action figures I've seen in years<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncyyqB4k-vNX4gGh5Se21i16kYHV1zRqjX9JvAvBDqNPTqRDPN6Hjrt_Td01S96EA9BLNkRklCY_CDlaVF72svYptAqx9VkVqMHToYaPfdMoQRXiCv5CQEH7GHt66zHnrhnHr5QRa4U8S/s1600/IMG_1947.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncyyqB4k-vNX4gGh5Se21i16kYHV1zRqjX9JvAvBDqNPTqRDPN6Hjrt_Td01S96EA9BLNkRklCY_CDlaVF72svYptAqx9VkVqMHToYaPfdMoQRXiCv5CQEH7GHt66zHnrhnHr5QRa4U8S/s400/IMG_1947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557788276711330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Those of you looking for a good deal on the HISS TANK check your local Ross Store. These just started showing up for $11.99, way less than the $24.99 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">MSRP</span>. I picked up the last one on the shelf at my local Ross in the west coast but reports have been coming in from all over the country so keep an eye out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCeiO8_PNYjzgq3HUh3FlwRGzgrovXmzwj0qUQWPuvVhT9-tqENzAWRn1267vplVKi5GBmnLd1fWzomXMYH2Q-zc-_de6S6PDG1rgioWgk8pE1cvjEd5-UNkv2meuFE9y0OvMS3siPZY_/s1600/IMG_1929.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCeiO8_PNYjzgq3HUh3FlwRGzgrovXmzwj0qUQWPuvVhT9-tqENzAWRn1267vplVKi5GBmnLd1fWzomXMYH2Q-zc-_de6S6PDG1rgioWgk8pE1cvjEd5-UNkv2meuFE9y0OvMS3siPZY_/s400/IMG_1929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548557328790539026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2spfU-DzlHDPC7buc1tuPxugY1y0y-Sp9pq3s9GZ91fGwLawbkHUKQ9lpv-msw3dUSvJnf80KvTQZXg1GMB5XJJ1v1se0iItNysJBw1NKcI7ZkCHxiycTDn0YXNg61E5sHX2ZU_HhhmeA/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2spfU-DzlHDPC7buc1tuPxugY1y0y-Sp9pq3s9GZ91fGwLawbkHUKQ9lpv-msw3dUSvJnf80KvTQZXg1GMB5XJJ1v1se0iItNysJBw1NKcI7ZkCHxiycTDn0YXNg61E5sHX2ZU_HhhmeA/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548600752459409762" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-7739909067448312292010-12-07T19:49:00.000-08:002010-12-07T20:24:34.137-08:00Hot Wheels Ecto-1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CwMt9cKfId1UjmNsBq23_SLyMd65cCvq-NgvrjGSMwUBWJdkZNjXHjOW4jN1Gj5mkajcTiPUQF0x0Sz54VQt-iubUxH1Vu3KMG_wWuv1O0Iy9A0fVz-bkmdAl4UldBPdeik-IHrovMaS/s1600/IMG_1902.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CwMt9cKfId1UjmNsBq23_SLyMd65cCvq-NgvrjGSMwUBWJdkZNjXHjOW4jN1Gj5mkajcTiPUQF0x0Sz54VQt-iubUxH1Vu3KMG_wWuv1O0Iy9A0fVz-bkmdAl4UldBPdeik-IHrovMaS/s400/IMG_1902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548154646553637570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'd been looking for this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ECTO</span>-1 from Hot Wheels for months now as it's a pretty good looking interpretation of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">GB's</span> ride. It's pretty hard to find in stores and I got fed up with digging through hundreds of Hot Wheels cars on the pegs of every store I walk into. So, after experiencing a temporary lapse in good <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">judgment</span> I went ahead and bought it from a seller on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">fleabay</span>. I paid way more than these things go for in stores plus some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ridiculous</span> shipping and handling charges. One of my New Year's resolutions for 2011 is to stay away from picking up stuff on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">fleabay</span> that's hard to find in stores. I have to stop encouraging the scalpers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YHsZDCc-umsp7L8GIX5f4p9K5W1QKycLVs1XrH2XaXKgB-wBY3x3V6JPhNcsOsl_V8zLxqXglEjwTznmUwffJZ95rw3-cwlHhZaOTD-YDSr6aqnJZk7wDt5yNW1oj0LegNj1_qIscAWn/s1600/IMG_1903.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YHsZDCc-umsp7L8GIX5f4p9K5W1QKycLVs1XrH2XaXKgB-wBY3x3V6JPhNcsOsl_V8zLxqXglEjwTznmUwffJZ95rw3-cwlHhZaOTD-YDSr6aqnJZk7wDt5yNW1oj0LegNj1_qIscAWn/s400/IMG_1903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548154656814617826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ECTO</span>-1 looks great but for some reason the scumbags at Mattel have made it rather limited and to make things worse the few that do make it to the pegs usually get snatched up immediately by scalpers. It's crazy how this thing is nowhere to be found in stores, yet there's TONS of them on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Fleabay</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bYQOCew3NmgcluJ9XBUmiFE9ecoFoCeYLNrNFUyGfYuZ1KtBShXg-l5rJW7UmgJtYGtI6z9Nf7x41WmKSsj32IBbVyW6zxCRrilnYJYXexmZKEOSicAO1aS29V5-c5f0OE_1NHVueE4l/s1600/IMG_1905.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bYQOCew3NmgcluJ9XBUmiFE9ecoFoCeYLNrNFUyGfYuZ1KtBShXg-l5rJW7UmgJtYGtI6z9Nf7x41WmKSsj32IBbVyW6zxCRrilnYJYXexmZKEOSicAO1aS29V5-c5f0OE_1NHVueE4l/s400/IMG_1905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548154677922586930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one's part of the 2010 Hot wheels assortment so since the year is coming to an end and the 2011 line is already starting to show up on the pegs I figured the chances of finding this one in stores are even smaller now. It's also been the same way with the Silver <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Delorean</span> and some of the Batman Hot Wheels. Mattel knows fans are gonna want to pick these up right away so they made a smaller amount of them to drive the market wild.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NGIC9domeulZux43g0BGM5204Mv04l-FrAnouU6kleOwAEXUQzATFtq-z803-_ETjM8CqAlAkJcEYVRL3Orc3DUwzlbnLsMFIGVrtVaMAuH9R6AzXa8mEAXm5YEh5QeZpE7Q4C7gEiUq/s1600/IMG_1904.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NGIC9domeulZux43g0BGM5204Mv04l-FrAnouU6kleOwAEXUQzATFtq-z803-_ETjM8CqAlAkJcEYVRL3Orc3DUwzlbnLsMFIGVrtVaMAuH9R6AzXa8mEAXm5YEh5QeZpE7Q4C7gEiUq/s400/IMG_1904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548154670157186690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you find it in stores pick it up as it's one of the better looking Hot Wheels movie vehicles since the 1989 Tim Burton <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Batmobile</span> released two years ago. It's got plenty of detail and makes for a great little display piece. I also finally completed my set of Mattel 6 inch <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Ghostbusters</span> figures from Matty Collector. I'll be back later in the week with some pics and my thoughts on that really awesome line of figures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINY3Jv9Ko785XckaXGsQkc92AEWOXhaHR5UUBrmEUk7SBHczyUT3KG9NqNyUogdOxfPNeKT9ESLuCsGjau2JYfVE3CcLkCDITF8JdRPgr07e_0eCitu5WvCwh5N1cb090mcXt6FHKZQv0/s1600/IMG_1901.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINY3Jv9Ko785XckaXGsQkc92AEWOXhaHR5UUBrmEUk7SBHczyUT3KG9NqNyUogdOxfPNeKT9ESLuCsGjau2JYfVE3CcLkCDITF8JdRPgr07e_0eCitu5WvCwh5N1cb090mcXt6FHKZQv0/s400/IMG_1901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548154632176439330" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-12901206936609255122010-12-03T22:32:00.000-08:002010-12-03T22:59:28.221-08:00You will each be given an identity disc...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhDhO3nvkV_zV-T7MxdMTXgLqtCe3b2vcqDwj-Fx_thLtR6o0Cv4pr7ziVURcKl_1kEO0hi3dfNec30prTwDd1U9ff5OKqxu-XBZfvPpe7E6a_O42zDkw-NENmbfymDELm-O4nYsFIeal/s1600/IMG_1645.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhDhO3nvkV_zV-T7MxdMTXgLqtCe3b2vcqDwj-Fx_thLtR6o0Cv4pr7ziVURcKl_1kEO0hi3dfNec30prTwDd1U9ff5OKqxu-XBZfvPpe7E6a_O42zDkw-NENmbfymDELm-O4nYsFIeal/s400/IMG_1645.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546711952142631538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the TRON universe Identity Discs are an important element of any program, these discs hold all the data which define who the programs are as well as their functions and are also used for combat on the game grid. We continue our look at TRON LEGACY toys from Spin Master with two more superb offerings: the Sam Flynn identity disc and the deluxe collector's edition of the disc.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2ej1Dmx6YtMBNSDBlLWpyz-DhFLG6NlaS_OqpVbb8SBNJ39-Phurl2yHlBpchyphenhyphenR37tGgMkA59DOIfk8YHuNmzK0wMcqhnaU5wqQm9nV2fldtSNlrp-wtgaNoTKF-icrDttV4W-aCKW0u/s1600/IMG_1647.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2ej1Dmx6YtMBNSDBlLWpyz-DhFLG6NlaS_OqpVbb8SBNJ39-Phurl2yHlBpchyphenhyphenR37tGgMkA59DOIfk8YHuNmzK0wMcqhnaU5wqQm9nV2fldtSNlrp-wtgaNoTKF-icrDttV4W-aCKW0u/s400/IMG_1647.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546711966194576002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />First up let's look at the basic identity disc role play toy. Made of hard plastic, its the perfect toy to reenact your favorite battle from the TRON films. This baby flies pretty far and looks just like the Sam Flynn disc in the film. It's made to withstand a lot of action so you can pretty much go out and throw this baby in your yard all day long. It can bang up against trees, walls and your best friend's butt and be ready for more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtgfN6DI4o65f3TTCfwy4YJkwBnSI_Zru6n36Z2G0A2BIb64PlPbY6qS8ZBHWX67HBSbq2bQxS8Ie1sf5r-6e4tJ04uiANigL1hQ6dMEh58aldrGNSoQE2Ond9DEYJs0ksMz2LvKrffA1/s1600/IMG_1648.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtgfN6DI4o65f3TTCfwy4YJkwBnSI_Zru6n36Z2G0A2BIb64PlPbY6qS8ZBHWX67HBSbq2bQxS8Ie1sf5r-6e4tJ04uiANigL1hQ6dMEh58aldrGNSoQE2Ond9DEYJs0ksMz2LvKrffA1/s400/IMG_1648.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546711974329993874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was surprised at how well engineered these discs are since they look just like the actual props but fly like a really well made Frisbee. I highly recommend picking this one up and stepping outside with a bunch of friends to fly it around. Lots of fun! I got mine for 8 bucks and some change at Toys 'R Us which is a pretty good deal for a pretty sophisticated looking Frisbee which also doubles as a cool collectible.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYII9FldsU8TaP2-dFrBwCscZ3AibCpJPbvA-hx4rinlskL4iFHzTt5y0rU1TEccYAKHW6HIMF1jyOFKzP4p_S7ZkqG6AUe_wnYR7LO1elgMyR40v5wlV91kRrqZXO_sZPmhZ3gOu-HsK/s1600/IMG_1650.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYII9FldsU8TaP2-dFrBwCscZ3AibCpJPbvA-hx4rinlskL4iFHzTt5y0rU1TEccYAKHW6HIMF1jyOFKzP4p_S7ZkqG6AUe_wnYR7LO1elgMyR40v5wlV91kRrqZXO_sZPmhZ3gOu-HsK/s400/IMG_1650.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546712353137647858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you make your way to the outdoors toys section of the stores a good Frisbee will run you more than 6 dollars so for about two bucks more you get a kick ass TRON LEGACY collectible which can also give you some solid hours of outdoors fun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtFO7ckIsmRxAa-OVVa-RKmi7NG5_sd7Dhh4d1BNYUJjQFLa8VjCVcMk-LM3sLjladeGWT25Ngiu3bcG2CeksOjjFY-PC_VV6rv3uNtLP2NguaOm3I_VGJKib8Z_4s9pqZuTpxmyDJCRk/s1600/IMG_1834.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtFO7ckIsmRxAa-OVVa-RKmi7NG5_sd7Dhh4d1BNYUJjQFLa8VjCVcMk-LM3sLjladeGWT25Ngiu3bcG2CeksOjjFY-PC_VV6rv3uNtLP2NguaOm3I_VGJKib8Z_4s9pqZuTpxmyDJCRk/s400/IMG_1834.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546712369061422722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For those of you interested in a more high end replica without breaking the bank the Spin Master Sam Flynn Deluxe Disc is the perfect choice. Beautifully designed and with really impressive lights and sounds features this disc makes a perfect display piece next to any of the more expensive prop replicas being sold these days from your favorite films and TV shows. If you turn off all the lights and activate this baby you'll be really impressed at how beautiful this thing looks lit up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcX7seLPuhJrIeZ-iLKu8PIg6M7UXnovtH1EQ65RjpNlnw8ZrHaFO1J9pZE-Qt92g0E6H4vgo40uBhgSBmajSoBk0pXbDec3PyNXeWbDvxOoCPYj5HvohzAGbaBNR2cAt_jJxwZbrSaYHm/s1600/IMG_1848.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcX7seLPuhJrIeZ-iLKu8PIg6M7UXnovtH1EQ65RjpNlnw8ZrHaFO1J9pZE-Qt92g0E6H4vgo40uBhgSBmajSoBk0pXbDec3PyNXeWbDvxOoCPYj5HvohzAGbaBNR2cAt_jJxwZbrSaYHm/s400/IMG_1848.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546712387555185682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I turned off all the lights in my living room and started throwing around this thing while lit up. It looked amazing and my dog went nuts for it. The package clearly says it's not meant for throwing since it's rather fragile as it has some electronic components inside for the lights and sounds features, but it just looks too darn good while lit up for me to not try and fly it around. I recommend you're very careful if you do try that. This version of the disc is also motion activated so if you pick it up and bang it against the palm of your hand the lights and sounds rev up. This one comes with a small plastic stand with the TRON LEGACY logo so you can display the disc up on your shelf. I picked up this version on sale from the weasels at Walmart for $19.95 and took advantage of their online deal for an extra 5 dollar gift card which they offered with most TRON LEGACY toys a couple weeks ago, so in the end I only paid $14.95 for it. A pretty good deal considering almost all the other retailers are selling it for $24.95. I Highly recommended picking it up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9cyeQM5fMbdGcjJrofV7gyEK-__tyYbzUvRtYmw7jn2k8Dl_5xWmCfNBh9XA6hGglrYu7o0dDwKAN2QeT8QL5dtGB8J1P5sN3stwuXA0938jTzN0SA0w3GBAR8qCPBwrgxTOPsGoH5kB/s1600/IMG_1842.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9cyeQM5fMbdGcjJrofV7gyEK-__tyYbzUvRtYmw7jn2k8Dl_5xWmCfNBh9XA6hGglrYu7o0dDwKAN2QeT8QL5dtGB8J1P5sN3stwuXA0938jTzN0SA0w3GBAR8qCPBwrgxTOPsGoH5kB/s400/IMG_1842.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546712379063130610" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-9324697043441856042010-12-03T19:13:00.000-08:002010-12-03T19:16:37.963-08:00Toys for Tots Time...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlxg_78lZyJhGgrSClchR0UQkM30LR5k1lwa2UcqKx7A23N9c4Zo7CyJhobnw6uFHe5nGZMcXPEOSYMUSyBMZ5LVroLq5YDWu-S-WZZ9aYPmf6BVwZ4y1u7Gyc09CQuj754s0gBurhoih/s1600/orig_poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlxg_78lZyJhGgrSClchR0UQkM30LR5k1lwa2UcqKx7A23N9c4Zo7CyJhobnw6uFHe5nGZMcXPEOSYMUSyBMZ5LVroLq5YDWu-S-WZZ9aYPmf6BVwZ4y1u7Gyc09CQuj754s0gBurhoih/s400/orig_poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546660712875302418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Many of us are very fortunate to have everything we need and so much more this Holiday season. <span name="intelliTxt" id="intelliTXT">There are many families that won't be able to put toys under the tree this year, but we can all help out. You can buy new toys to donate or give extra packaged items from your collection. </span>Please help bring some joy to a child in need this Christmas. If you want to learn more about the Toys for Tots campaign or to find a drop off location in your community please visit their<a href="http://toysfortots.org/"> site</a> now.Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-14522774332390991382010-12-01T22:09:00.000-08:002010-12-02T03:17:41.936-08:00TRON LEGACY: A tale of two Flynns...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRewJh9cCRjJKC6N7k-FhMFyAXIJdKQmUkrrFpFKqxMVnvvYRGeMzF52E5J0WAcQp7GhXXI_sSRh74PYGvgp-QZlBlY8m4NZtkLV-jwFNDy2SLVERwCoLSzZQ0Ie1kIidkk3GSInNPxFR/s1600/IMG_1757.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRewJh9cCRjJKC6N7k-FhMFyAXIJdKQmUkrrFpFKqxMVnvvYRGeMzF52E5J0WAcQp7GhXXI_sSRh74PYGvgp-QZlBlY8m4NZtkLV-jwFNDy2SLVERwCoLSzZQ0Ie1kIidkk3GSInNPxFR/s400/IMG_1757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545964076293372754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By now all the TRON fans know that the story for the upcoming sequel TRON LEGACY focuses on the search for Kevin Flynn by his son Sam. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Apparently</span> Kevin has gone missing and has been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tr aped</span> somewhere inside the Grid for decades. As part of Spin Master's TRON LEGACY toy line we get a new Kevin Flynn figure and one of his son Sam. Let's take a closer look at them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVx6IdWqyuP3_jZRn7xmjMIl0DgabmH7piz2QQN8ijdPjzy1yMxAhfHOO79sf77R1NcjsllFOLBlAiplDMZTSMPhAn-bfnzCZypAqVfQE8zR3EIQ0Dost6nuOSStZsU5mKfhBPmjxph72/s1600/IMG_1766.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVx6IdWqyuP3_jZRn7xmjMIl0DgabmH7piz2QQN8ijdPjzy1yMxAhfHOO79sf77R1NcjsllFOLBlAiplDMZTSMPhAn-bfnzCZypAqVfQE8zR3EIQ0Dost6nuOSStZsU5mKfhBPmjxph72/s400/IMG_1766.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545964079117621906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Regular readers of this blog will by now have noticed that I'm really into this new TRON LEGACY toy line. The light up features and the impulse projection technology on the figures as well as the highly detailed vehicles and role play items have really impressed me. Unfortunately I think Spin Master messed up big time on the Kevin Flynn figure. First off the face sculpt is terrible and the figure looks overweight. Neither body nor face sculpt come close to getting the look of the character right. The light up feature is used poorly since I don't think Kevin's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">robe</span> lights up in the film and worse of all <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">because</span> the figure is white there is a crazy <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">amount</span> of light spill on the figure's chest.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4_4FGLbFdwMRw8orKXyHm0RY5VL5yx489tP1wl-eYV3yqZ3lnJB_kMW49Iskg2lNlI_brz7EQS8xIK4ZRwuE7kGXjikDHkktnha6UkoNmu2NkF6JmQFUWVsrmM3FS_O4wL-y4SowWfQV/s1600/IMG_1740.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4_4FGLbFdwMRw8orKXyHm0RY5VL5yx489tP1wl-eYV3yqZ3lnJB_kMW49Iskg2lNlI_brz7EQS8xIK4ZRwuE7kGXjikDHkktnha6UkoNmu2NkF6JmQFUWVsrmM3FS_O4wL-y4SowWfQV/s400/IMG_1740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545963826572018754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I could kind of tell this was the case just from seeing the figure in the packaging but since this is the only figure currently available in the line based on the Jeff Bridges character I decided to pick it up anyhow. I got it at Toys 'R Us for $7.99. I would never pay <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">the</span> $10.99 or $11.99 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">price</span> other retailers are asking for it. Online it's going even higher than that since apparently this is the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">short</span> packed figure in the assortment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXWi2q1eikKs5CozdXLzc7JPGVelvRQ80cvgpY6jX-4T1SmD7x2jAW6gZMdH7XRi16c9ks2Efz2B_Y0X2byVltZ2t0IyIrkriAWARYvmcdjuCz7Z6RAwoTNDHlHoIGLhHb6dWSeibR-l9/s1600/IMG_1748.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXWi2q1eikKs5CozdXLzc7JPGVelvRQ80cvgpY6jX-4T1SmD7x2jAW6gZMdH7XRi16c9ks2Efz2B_Y0X2byVltZ2t0IyIrkriAWARYvmcdjuCz7Z6RAwoTNDHlHoIGLhHb6dWSeibR-l9/s400/IMG_1748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545963834302117794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've only seen it twice in stores and while there's a good <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">amount</span> of the other characters on the pegs there's only been one Kevin Flynn figure at the two stores I've seen it. So when I found it cheap at Toys R Us I decided to pick it up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdkKAF055TvUQXex696zUSQTj5VDgfsakkNvLdC6vMoIuEEK1_HcPjgZm3WZnTt8li4DVHCvrqnkITivUnbGVAI9CfRPg8xuZiq4ZKUvm0-JkjAmv7tQWnI57XkKxcofkCUxS_Fw6ZhiE/s1600/IMG_1742.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdkKAF055TvUQXex696zUSQTj5VDgfsakkNvLdC6vMoIuEEK1_HcPjgZm3WZnTt8li4DVHCvrqnkITivUnbGVAI9CfRPg8xuZiq4ZKUvm0-JkjAmv7tQWnI57XkKxcofkCUxS_Fw6ZhiE/s400/IMG_1742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545963832279417922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmMrl9TEmAj2XLf7WUoM_XI0LfL5InwMbIGbe8Yf8ZMWUZ9Bac0xUaLzqTj-ONFQn-a9A2elUEKXvYCcVAMkO-NDMNzsizdNDTLhZqDq7kKE4eyuso2xXd6pQUrcf6S1Je5At20Ry4mBQ/s1600/IMG_1772.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmMrl9TEmAj2XLf7WUoM_XI0LfL5InwMbIGbe8Yf8ZMWUZ9Bac0xUaLzqTj-ONFQn-a9A2elUEKXvYCcVAMkO-NDMNzsizdNDTLhZqDq7kKE4eyuso2xXd6pQUrcf6S1Je5At20Ry4mBQ/s400/IMG_1772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545964082695706850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Sam Flynn figure is pretty awesome and really well sculpted and made. The light up feature on this one works <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">beautifully</span> and with barely any spill since the figures is made in black plastic. I really like it a lot and it fits in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">perfectly</span> on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">both</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">lightcycle</span> vehicles. so far I haven't been able to get the Kevin Flynn vehicle into his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">lightcycle</span>. The cockpit won't close. the freaking <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">figure</span> is too thick. I guess this version of Kevin has been pigging out these last two decades inside the electronic world.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwkY8pwAnRcv0ozA6-hZCasG-i4CxE95rjAhWZK0M8TJTH5RXu2QhnF8JuQBBgg1-MBa7cedVCLXMSKcBOTnIhi4Mvd1Ja9a-WMz-LaaQxDycKYlAAYRnAfDNmpyj0Qs0GWfZqeWOQ2Fr/s1600/IMG_1594.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwkY8pwAnRcv0ozA6-hZCasG-i4CxE95rjAhWZK0M8TJTH5RXu2QhnF8JuQBBgg1-MBa7cedVCLXMSKcBOTnIhi4Mvd1Ja9a-WMz-LaaQxDycKYlAAYRnAfDNmpyj0Qs0GWfZqeWOQ2Fr/s400/IMG_1594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545963824517260738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Both figures come with really great <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">accessories</span> such as the identity disc and the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">baton</span> which launches and controls the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">lightcycles</span>. Spin Master has done an awesome job with this entire line so I can forgive them for messing up one figure. Unfortunately it's the figure of the most important character in the film and the TRON <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">mythos</span>. Hopefully this will be corrected and we'll get a better looking Kevin figure in a future wave. Here's hoping sales are good this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Holiday</span> season so we can get wave 2.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgR-R7Ye9gtEw-2uHnsh3fjDFtJrlpNXGlw4rvkN0ASpaf9qtHzULT6bVfpUyOZoAwYIQ17M7mnRnJ_P_LACWunaRnhNCJVXx1ZGdwzeWBaj3ueANTy90Wu1CV0eFx7__mogQvP4voQGum/s1600/IMG_1590.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgR-R7Ye9gtEw-2uHnsh3fjDFtJrlpNXGlw4rvkN0ASpaf9qtHzULT6bVfpUyOZoAwYIQ17M7mnRnJ_P_LACWunaRnhNCJVXx1ZGdwzeWBaj3ueANTy90Wu1CV0eFx7__mogQvP4voQGum/s400/IMG_1590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545963812614247218" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-69563439716649903742010-12-01T21:28:00.000-08:002010-12-01T21:44:44.469-08:00TRON LEGACY boutique at Toys 'R Us...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Yf7Dvmk9oF51KVTL-291pi7clXcFvvsGxrABXND5e-OwyHI1DaPF6As6YU5F3Zw-wxhYjW43pmWCHZxncMu170Xaf8m64NorYkdYipGkh7nf2tl3QabtgE-OzvRdnb8eHll3PO_18xk/s1600/IMG_1735.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Yf7Dvmk9oF51KVTL-291pi7clXcFvvsGxrABXND5e-OwyHI1DaPF6As6YU5F3Zw-wxhYjW43pmWCHZxncMu170Xaf8m64NorYkdYipGkh7nf2tl3QabtgE-OzvRdnb8eHll3PO_18xk/s400/IMG_1735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545954318224552370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Every couple of months Toys 'R Us puts up a big section at the front of the store full of merchandise for whatever hot ticket movie is hitting theaters. In past years Star Wars, Star Trek, and Harry Potter have had "mini boutiques" by the store's entrance. Now the time has come for TRON LEGACY to be featured.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57iqnuhf07vwLr4Urnoj5GHr1BCj8o_jWgO6h047wKvY5d8kE3YUCW9stxHmht1KAE4roW_LHpfHJLK1EielQzmnle5FHMz264aTwj1itLa2qmuhWLdCgDx9-GuXG_j82t4IKREFmwyFj/s1600/IMG_1733.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57iqnuhf07vwLr4Urnoj5GHr1BCj8o_jWgO6h047wKvY5d8kE3YUCW9stxHmht1KAE4roW_LHpfHJLK1EielQzmnle5FHMz264aTwj1itLa2qmuhWLdCgDx9-GuXG_j82t4IKREFmwyFj/s400/IMG_1733.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545954308106633874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All the Spin Master toys are up as well as other items like Tron folding scooters, race tracks, and even the Marvel comic book adaptation. Toys 'R us has the best prices on all the TRON merchandise, for example the core action figures are being sold at places like Target for $11.99 while TRU has them at just $7.99 each. If you've been wanting to get your hands on this now's a perfect time since once the film comes out a lot of this stuff will likely be flying off the shelves. Happy hunting!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuice8xJyy0YNNDFHWcDQPTI4N0VpNiiFQn5GKhcfre1g-_Ff92txG2J-AyKUFOiKJ6MaM6pzHL8iHlQYySH9s0xJLW-MLAWA4hs2DYPQzpNPdi873GsBz5e3Ij4BZmtjPY_j2JxSp1Gd/s1600/IMG_1736.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuice8xJyy0YNNDFHWcDQPTI4N0VpNiiFQn5GKhcfre1g-_Ff92txG2J-AyKUFOiKJ6MaM6pzHL8iHlQYySH9s0xJLW-MLAWA4hs2DYPQzpNPdi873GsBz5e3Ij4BZmtjPY_j2JxSp1Gd/s400/IMG_1736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545954298630345282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27nrwML7RGftTO_PM7wL10wIyj7QFiBpHyuBBOJx6CV20cFPy0U8X1faJyobSE97DlYA2wHQEGyygw1uqrpzR1JStutIUQu-BiYzCZ0De91Oy0iHrwM7VqgHGuAatDpB1XHsBkG72VoVC/s1600/IMG_1734.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27nrwML7RGftTO_PM7wL10wIyj7QFiBpHyuBBOJx6CV20cFPy0U8X1faJyobSE97DlYA2wHQEGyygw1uqrpzR1JStutIUQu-BiYzCZ0De91Oy0iHrwM7VqgHGuAatDpB1XHsBkG72VoVC/s400/IMG_1734.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545954294153515778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdh990XIA0aeGhVWyC33f07-WBH4tCgGwu_LtAG30Ter7sc8wd3hTOyb-xt3jdsSEwj0lwWq566XolsME4ZDpW6X9IknsbKwcNzjqJHnqN1298t1nEJDwBvQmOTjv9yIJHCSIQI3XXqoI/s1600/IMG_1737.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdh990XIA0aeGhVWyC33f07-WBH4tCgGwu_LtAG30Ter7sc8wd3hTOyb-xt3jdsSEwj0lwWq566XolsME4ZDpW6X9IknsbKwcNzjqJHnqN1298t1nEJDwBvQmOTjv9yIJHCSIQI3XXqoI/s400/IMG_1737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545954285500351314" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-11460147873940929722010-11-30T23:50:00.001-08:002010-11-30T23:57:06.686-08:00Store sighting: Empire Strikes Back Vintage 9 pack...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwza5aKYDoWCVOSNbpk1b22DYiwAF4oayLKw-zgIn96YULMOScFtB2T6YnrEDQwM068LZuFq_zca6psfaOovZmBF5QjWOn_pbk4cT4O3TDCygHDbGB84KlJo-0Y1I7mKH2YpNoW_BCoft/s1600/IMG_1732.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwza5aKYDoWCVOSNbpk1b22DYiwAF4oayLKw-zgIn96YULMOScFtB2T6YnrEDQwM068LZuFq_zca6psfaOovZmBF5QjWOn_pbk4cT4O3TDCygHDbGB84KlJo-0Y1I7mKH2YpNoW_BCoft/s400/IMG_1732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545618291618044882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The very limited and highly anticipated Target exclusive Empire Strikes Back vintage 9 figure set has hit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">store</span> shelves. I just saw a good quantity of these tonight at my local Target. These are reissues of figures I already own so I decided to pass on it. If you don't have these individual figures already it's a pretty good deal for 9 figures in cool retro packaging for $49.99. If you can't find it on the shelves at your Target store it might be in the stockroom. Jut punch in the following <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DPCI</span> number on any of the store's price scanners: 087-06-1620. Happy hunting!Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-84774716678148270162010-11-29T22:23:00.000-08:002010-11-29T23:18:19.217-08:00TRON LEGACY: Movie theater premiums, Coke Zero, etc...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe8_qnLs7ccQCwFEOhzTFuozVEElhKUUhtrH9UQcPK2xU1Dvs6GJZ6351nxF8AePp2Z-OjqXZEg5UcxbpksCYvUmjacazcbTgz7LMJ_qAwAxEG-pT5q8g_3B4_GyT00fwNDlJUkblYZ8R/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe8_qnLs7ccQCwFEOhzTFuozVEElhKUUhtrH9UQcPK2xU1Dvs6GJZ6351nxF8AePp2Z-OjqXZEg5UcxbpksCYvUmjacazcbTgz7LMJ_qAwAxEG-pT5q8g_3B4_GyT00fwNDlJUkblYZ8R/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545226406972864770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As we get closer to the December 17 release of TRON more movie theaters are starting to gear up with tons of cool promotions. My local AMC theater is giving away some really cool TRON LEGACY cups with the purchase of a large soft drink. The cups are meant to promote the film as well as the upcoming video game and the promotional tie in between Disney and Coke Zero. The coke cups should be available at all AMC theaters nationwide. You can also download a really cool TRON LEGACY / COKE ZERO app for your iphone right now for free.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEise6fDLZtFXX2BIETJgJ7vyVJzPKAlgxEZhhHSRnX3AEj24HReP07_Os_PiknY1CUJJMMBp7LJmBFsb3ahfiuxemDZ-f-XkHi8HG_KpnbxI8v64hQRnSUk5MW_PaI5RTJ8q29kzs8rAyOe/s1600/IMG_1615.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEise6fDLZtFXX2BIETJgJ7vyVJzPKAlgxEZhhHSRnX3AEj24HReP07_Os_PiknY1CUJJMMBp7LJmBFsb3ahfiuxemDZ-f-XkHi8HG_KpnbxI8v64hQRnSUk5MW_PaI5RTJ8q29kzs8rAyOe/s400/IMG_1615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545226384818251682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReWIfpuKWHEbzwHeU2yUFS0ryc9zGJC90lgJSmFBrRGOj4QgZuWsjxoD2R7RzUPXPZZsHeAx4CKGNkteh9_7qekQuKWTtaUQvUefMBsYRc4fLyw1oy3dpNyi1uP_fo9Eli6AGuPTnK6qK/s1600/IMG_1617.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReWIfpuKWHEbzwHeU2yUFS0ryc9zGJC90lgJSmFBrRGOj4QgZuWsjxoD2R7RzUPXPZZsHeAx4CKGNkteh9_7qekQuKWTtaUQvUefMBsYRc4fLyw1oy3dpNyi1uP_fo9Eli6AGuPTnK6qK/s400/IMG_1617.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545226363496769282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The <a href="http://elcapitan.go.com/">El Capitan theater</a> in Hollywood will be giving away reusable plastic TRON LEGACY popcorn buckets to patrons who purchase pop corn during all the TRON showings from December 17 to January 20. I can't wait to see the film on opening weekend at The El Capitan, as they always do they'll be having some extra attractions for movie goers including a laser light show before every screening and some cool props on display in the theater lobby including a life size mock up of the new Sam Flynn lightcycle. <a href="http://celebrationcinema.com/popcornbuckets">Celebration Cinemas and Imax</a> will also be having TRON popcorn buckets starting on December 1. You can refill your TRON buckets twice per visit at the theater. I'll have a full report from the TRON LEGACY opening weekend at the El Capitan theater as well as pics from any props on display.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25xraW__xh3Ih5hU7mtwRQw2kXzOnfCJhRhTL316WwLgzJXrUooPNYcYveWaTgsOkAn_JbFpMQ2tsNzc3NzpUOBMG1YVVse4mFBfPif8viXIJF_1hiz90uqiwwoA6mNSnHpgJNJEGoCdd/s1600/IMG_1644.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25xraW__xh3Ih5hU7mtwRQw2kXzOnfCJhRhTL316WwLgzJXrUooPNYcYveWaTgsOkAn_JbFpMQ2tsNzc3NzpUOBMG1YVVse4mFBfPif8viXIJF_1hiz90uqiwwoA6mNSnHpgJNJEGoCdd/s400/IMG_1644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545226388050669842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you hear of any other cool theater premiums or promotions for TRON LEGACY let me know in the comments section!Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-59806368431121420772010-11-28T23:55:00.000-08:002010-11-29T01:19:45.124-08:00TRON Lightcycles from Spin Master...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhJjsdFnxGdKxDo6pXNVVeUNlJ6cIn5IBMgoMUxLQrOAN2nXC-bEezhocRoCDXuaMolrPz1Y_ga6Y7ThDxXCZ4-ssZ_wAfqSm1NVkMEojfVjmzuoUxKlhzanjR5BCply70HNBWeJVYMih/s1600/IMG_1663.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhJjsdFnxGdKxDo6pXNVVeUNlJ6cIn5IBMgoMUxLQrOAN2nXC-bEezhocRoCDXuaMolrPz1Y_ga6Y7ThDxXCZ4-ssZ_wAfqSm1NVkMEojfVjmzuoUxKlhzanjR5BCply70HNBWeJVYMih/s400/IMG_1663.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544878293246575506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I still remember watching TRON for the first time as a kid on a Sunday evening during The Wonderful World of Disney back in the mid 80s. I was 2 years <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">old</span> when the film first came out in theaters so I didn't get a chance to experience it until its T.V. debut. To this day I still remember the thrill I felt watching the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lightcycle</span> chase scene. It was so visceral, exciting, and just plain fun that I kept replaying it in my head and trying to recreate it with my G.I.JOE motorcycles and Star Wars speeder bikes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2h3qzaqN0qbbiBSPTyB1ZkRZvP7-r6UMrHkGcUTgAVHHdjREfwXGkAXQW4vP2kIhglkw1OoauEcM8_h0dP5zwJQYrfuK12bul_sZHJd9LupsdGxrML3vnHOh54hcAXIzgpraocO1TjdmM/s1600/IMG_1685.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2h3qzaqN0qbbiBSPTyB1ZkRZvP7-r6UMrHkGcUTgAVHHdjREfwXGkAXQW4vP2kIhglkw1OoauEcM8_h0dP5zwJQYrfuK12bul_sZHJd9LupsdGxrML3vnHOh54hcAXIzgpraocO1TjdmM/s400/IMG_1685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544878694860609650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had no idea back then that TOMMY had released a series of TRON figures and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lightcycles</span> so I was never able to get them. By the time I saw the film any toy merchandise had long been off the shelves. With the upcoming release of TRON LEGACY we've been treated to some superb toys from Spin Master. I was expecting to be completely disappointed by this toy line given Spin Master's less than impressive track record until I picked up their <a href="http://nostalgic-g.blogspot.com/2010/11/tron-legacy-impulse-projection.html">Impulse Projection figures</a> a few weeks ago and reviewed them for the blog. Those were so impressive that I decided to give the rest of the line a try. I couldn't wait to finally pick me up some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">lightcycles</span>. I'm glad to report that I'm really happy with these vehicles. Let's take a closer look at them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv467tEURoKJMPChpjL8onNPoIi2T3CYUqKc9i31nY-ihzzUasl-GF5y-9SzDdfG4TtTO2mdNqWXIuwQ4KIBBma2YYOGThJudTWNXgykMjJQrKbMNTtmjksT9mbjI1Wun0vb2GePzsCMWY/s1600/IMG_1597.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv467tEURoKJMPChpjL8onNPoIi2T3CYUqKc9i31nY-ihzzUasl-GF5y-9SzDdfG4TtTO2mdNqWXIuwQ4KIBBma2YYOGThJudTWNXgykMjJQrKbMNTtmjksT9mbjI1Wun0vb2GePzsCMWY/s400/IMG_1597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544877877193948770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To start off the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">packaging</span> is pretty cool. Spin Master goes with the now standard window box packaging but they make it more exciting by adding cool artwork featuring the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">lightcycles</span> in action right under the window area. Back in the 80s a big part of what made us pick up a toy and beg our parents to buy it for us was the very imaginative and exciting art that covered these boxes. Sadly those days of elaborate package art are gone so it's really nice to see Spin Master make an effort to make these boxes look as exciting as possible.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7xyDeqYxOdhQYabd8YD_0jlooVdPsBJ26nq2ud8bB416sVDkQzbBzOY65j6IDEtFB027Qfw0SvJ1BFLBMQQk8ojH1C0aUKyFehqZBffyAvMCISfvzFVSuitwQcGZqT4JJPpR2yHiPJhL/s1600/IMG_1611.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7xyDeqYxOdhQYabd8YD_0jlooVdPsBJ26nq2ud8bB416sVDkQzbBzOY65j6IDEtFB027Qfw0SvJ1BFLBMQQk8ojH1C0aUKyFehqZBffyAvMCISfvzFVSuitwQcGZqT4JJPpR2yHiPJhL/s400/IMG_1611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544877906462043122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Sam Flynn bike box has a pretty cool <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">gimmick</span> at the bottom with two holes that serve as viewers giving you a 3 dimensional image of the bike in action. Again, this is the sort of thing that makes a kid pick up an item at a store and really get excited about playing with the actual toy by seeing it in action in an imaginary scenario. Kudos to Spin Masters for having this idea and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">incorporating</span> it into what is already a pretty darn impressive and creative packaging job.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWpzrUhnTQyyGCPmYFlDuaa9EB-6QIJpTfXnBkTweAvV_odbebCQ0pxiz03RmqjKtiKaXyUH-CfDN7H7cue_aER4PRGgZTpjCWrgQOfJpjbGf7myaSYCPQwSCPYZ82P4QVuFwA3gyc0Lc/s1600/IMG_1606.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWpzrUhnTQyyGCPmYFlDuaa9EB-6QIJpTfXnBkTweAvV_odbebCQ0pxiz03RmqjKtiKaXyUH-CfDN7H7cue_aER4PRGgZTpjCWrgQOfJpjbGf7myaSYCPQwSCPYZ82P4QVuFwA3gyc0Lc/s400/IMG_1606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544877886706796850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The toys themselves are beautiful and loads of fun. They're jam packed with features as well as some really cool looking lights and sounds features. It's been a long time since I was this excited over a toy line based on a movie, specially when dealing with a company that's not really known for producing great looking toys that can also be considered highly collectible.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp86JemeYTYelceDdZB0305bZ9JEeIxYfqJrp9PRvclSfMo0uOK1dIfnTdQ6NaMo4NgVfc-svA2k9O5LvsoqwHym-QBRFQhmA7wyNlat8QmevH77-V6dFXr-9-k6qdaCyCgCNBQWFHKCKS/s1600/IMG_1687.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp86JemeYTYelceDdZB0305bZ9JEeIxYfqJrp9PRvclSfMo0uOK1dIfnTdQ6NaMo4NgVfc-svA2k9O5LvsoqwHym-QBRFQhmA7wyNlat8QmevH77-V6dFXr-9-k6qdaCyCgCNBQWFHKCKS/s400/IMG_1687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544879143796984962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Sam Flynn bike is a sleek and attractive vehicle and the Spin Master version captures it's essence perfectly. There's multiple ways to activate the lights and sounds features. My favorite function makes the engine sounds rev up as well as all the lights as you roll the bike on a flat surface. Also, once the wheels roll, the engine mechanism in the mid part of the bike's body begins to turn. A great detail which adds more realism to the toy. From certain angles this lightcycle looks like a futuristic version of the Bat Pod from The Dark Knight.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrN-FkoJC8-Ea-fOc6jd_EKKPisQmKHCfHDXgUc0DN6MX9R2CJyrJpleflHQpjImPmZW0uCTVPnlzt43pPZ6h1PqBDK6M2tbd1qSEYBMw46b5scAyr53x6LuSQPM-SzMbBezfEerRVDDS/s1600/IMG_1693.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrN-FkoJC8-Ea-fOc6jd_EKKPisQmKHCfHDXgUc0DN6MX9R2CJyrJpleflHQpjImPmZW0uCTVPnlzt43pPZ6h1PqBDK6M2tbd1qSEYBMw46b5scAyr53x6LuSQPM-SzMbBezfEerRVDDS/s400/IMG_1693.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544879157814964930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The TRON LEGACY figures fit perfectly on the bike. It comes with a plastic, non articulated rider figurine which you'll want to remove, strap to an ESTES rocket and launch as soon as possible since there's not much use for it. The only good thing about the included rider figure is that you can remove the helmeted head and put it on your regular articulated Sam Flynn figure's body.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWgFhEYm22o0lNMSYqM9eG191UbjsCg2z99Of5oTr0Z_4caRFkubWnzgYZQWIlX3pYvvE9ZF_5zzmc-Xgxpe7KU3ONkmsa99Kxu1vcCjB6DGHgCz_c5rjby8_XiwcoC0YHeiCNb5FA61O/s1600/IMG_1683.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWgFhEYm22o0lNMSYqM9eG191UbjsCg2z99Of5oTr0Z_4caRFkubWnzgYZQWIlX3pYvvE9ZF_5zzmc-Xgxpe7KU3ONkmsa99Kxu1vcCjB6DGHgCz_c5rjby8_XiwcoC0YHeiCNb5FA61O/s400/IMG_1683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544878691272258722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The bike also has "working" air brakes which add more play features. Not just a great toy but a beautiful display piece as well. I could never afford anything that company's like Hot Toys put out but with this bike I can have a pretty detailed replica which I can also play with for less than 20 bucks. Not a bad deal at all!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPL-iTLPEx-oaG9ly2x3W4KuyYzi-CxmmKVfF6jPRWXMqsOmVBObCGyStwsxhne4MnEQuLOoh6U6IyUUM4VkXvpdI9pDsg5Bndraxa52AQxPNfkoaUVCuc8F0srKfYXMaUtsg7gJARxLA/s1600/IMG_1697.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPL-iTLPEx-oaG9ly2x3W4KuyYzi-CxmmKVfF6jPRWXMqsOmVBObCGyStwsxhne4MnEQuLOoh6U6IyUUM4VkXvpdI9pDsg5Bndraxa52AQxPNfkoaUVCuc8F0srKfYXMaUtsg7gJARxLA/s400/IMG_1697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544879164778152594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There's also a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">CLU</span> lightcycle which is a slightly different version of this bike designed to look like the one used in the film by Jeff Bridges' evil computer program-counterpart. That bike is only currently available at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Walmart</span>. There are rumors that Spin Master will begin to ship it to every other retailer that carries the line with their wave 2 assortment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCDkqnXX9T4eaAd4oIhINrvCYZlsDuOY9mrssk-pM3vpmOxV_OjPC-LsJreTC4mXPNs4GYxFX7t50aBYeFN_RLSB7IauYSekQcwCeDFPLNia-VoTFvcs64h4A5D4ntUQiwLKVc-mpDuxu/s1600/IMG_1692.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCDkqnXX9T4eaAd4oIhINrvCYZlsDuOY9mrssk-pM3vpmOxV_OjPC-LsJreTC4mXPNs4GYxFX7t50aBYeFN_RLSB7IauYSekQcwCeDFPLNia-VoTFvcs64h4A5D4ntUQiwLKVc-mpDuxu/s400/IMG_1692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544879151108191746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Kevin Flynn bike is a new deco on the classic TRON bike we all love from the original film. With a very modern white and black color palette, reminiscent of an Apple <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Ipod</span> or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Macbook</span>, the bike modernizes the look of the classic film's design.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU5DhGMUD5Oo0lgKQ-vWz_65UOhk-t8cq80PCM2majZmyhiARvlMWBJpfkPJRlza4gPH5NNfLIv85cQq0-oYs6amh0Gd0QMpC3KlstAIRaQw60RrAWOoU0fUT4SFNfSFOxJje6W_WOpq5/s1600/IMG_1670.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU5DhGMUD5Oo0lgKQ-vWz_65UOhk-t8cq80PCM2majZmyhiARvlMWBJpfkPJRlza4gPH5NNfLIv85cQq0-oYs6amh0Gd0QMpC3KlstAIRaQw60RrAWOoU0fUT4SFNfSFOxJje6W_WOpq5/s400/IMG_1670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544878687784143410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />With an opening cockpit and an interior that actually has some details on the control areas this updated <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">lightcycle</span> is perfect for fans of the original TRON. Like I mentioned before I never got to pick up the original TOMMY bikes so this one was a must have for me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjpYZpmKTFcQlZnLxYcfu9K6GInItHuFqucv2OyZO5VX5f3G2ms5WqJawU8Z_JHjy1VwsdrQax0OAZJjQMx_PJ0npSD52NHo9iq-Quprn5rTruu1g7ymUwYkfETzOQzBxZjvqMIr4QrAe/s1600/IMG_1665.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjpYZpmKTFcQlZnLxYcfu9K6GInItHuFqucv2OyZO5VX5f3G2ms5WqJawU8Z_JHjy1VwsdrQax0OAZJjQMx_PJ0npSD52NHo9iq-Quprn5rTruu1g7ymUwYkfETzOQzBxZjvqMIr4QrAe/s400/IMG_1665.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544878297765736098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The bike looks really beautiful when lit up. The design is really simple, yet clean and elegant. I love toy vehicles with cockpits that open up and can house action figures. They're a lot more fun to play with. I was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">able</span> to fit my Sam Flynn figure inside perfectly. Once you get your figure inside the bike lights up on each side, specifically the area surrounding the wheels as well as through a series of small openings between the cockpit and the wheels.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTif87lgRDeXJkWFHbKGIHZIH9b-bdWZQ-JZGMaQPNKbKMQS5T22xjSs3uBFbT45Vj5qJDgSGRtJp3R_Z7FqVIS1VspNMhMW8mQDBJLJJ-6qz1asbILKYSDkmCG-G5nkLBfbmYvdbHyOW7/s1600/IMG_1669.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTif87lgRDeXJkWFHbKGIHZIH9b-bdWZQ-JZGMaQPNKbKMQS5T22xjSs3uBFbT45Vj5qJDgSGRtJp3R_Z7FqVIS1VspNMhMW8mQDBJLJJ-6qz1asbILKYSDkmCG-G5nkLBfbmYvdbHyOW7/s400/IMG_1669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544878673984751362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I found myself racing these babies down my table and doing wheelies with them immediately after opening the boxes and feeling like a 6 year <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">old</span> kid again. What more can you ask of a toy than that? Plus, if you're not the type to play with your toys then you still have a beautiful yet inexpensive display piece. Spin Master has really hit the mark with these cycles. I can't think of any kid out there who wouldn't be able to get countless hours of fun out of these.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79tisHbLPz-lFGSOVa8X0_iZN-OXppy-6TiQZjmJbheRtmRkc1iUFhNFBLGg_loCSvTThojNhzQV1nIFOJzOWdJcGghvxPWZGoGLBVBQguP_2K5FZCner74llfladxwvuhA7vsT2ciKlP/s1600/IMG_1668.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79tisHbLPz-lFGSOVa8X0_iZN-OXppy-6TiQZjmJbheRtmRkc1iUFhNFBLGg_loCSvTThojNhzQV1nIFOJzOWdJcGghvxPWZGoGLBVBQguP_2K5FZCner74llfladxwvuhA7vsT2ciKlP/s400/IMG_1668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544878657340694786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Kevin Flynn <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">lightcycle</span> is priced about 5 to 10 dollars less than the Sam bike so it does not include any sound effects, it only lights up. I would've liked for it to also have sound effects but it's not something that ruins it. I still think it's a great piece. They probably wanted to have a lower price point vehicle and had to sacrifice the sound feature in order to hit the price mark.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7swbISWxd5PGee-E1Up7MbXcqj2Oh3bU8hOWUGnSIrTs-KblAjEcQet_IKHi6xCoG39B3iAyHuB1HcKWOaOzEjIyFRk_fnptGluLcBxX8TzesDrIpoEKrjezy0nMePWcENtB1ZnAoCaT/s1600/IMG_1667.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7swbISWxd5PGee-E1Up7MbXcqj2Oh3bU8hOWUGnSIrTs-KblAjEcQet_IKHi6xCoG39B3iAyHuB1HcKWOaOzEjIyFRk_fnptGluLcBxX8TzesDrIpoEKrjezy0nMePWcENtB1ZnAoCaT/s400/IMG_1667.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544878303908245778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If I had to choose between lights or sounds I'd go with lights so I'm glad Spin Master made this decision. I still haven't seen any footage of this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">bike</span> in action in the film so I'm not sure how it ties into the storyline, but regardless it's great to get a new version of a beloved classic vehicle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxHQQf3RZ0dR_tytaVcZ0GYklAWETr1-1AIW6tZeG8r3TrVU7zAXkGVtwNL9nEslqc4irIPQv2LuZ-Mj3I5z0bBCxwHD_A8S53B7Im3w9eqpq8MPQre-KQtRpx5pRFssr01Nr-BmiUHbo/s1600/IMG_1660.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxHQQf3RZ0dR_tytaVcZ0GYklAWETr1-1AIW6tZeG8r3TrVU7zAXkGVtwNL9nEslqc4irIPQv2LuZ-Mj3I5z0bBCxwHD_A8S53B7Im3w9eqpq8MPQre-KQtRpx5pRFssr01Nr-BmiUHbo/s400/IMG_1660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544878286789559810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Right now you can pick each one of these bikes for $14.95 and $19.95 respectively from most retailers. A lot of stores and websites are offering deals for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Cyber</span> Monday including Toys 'R Us online where you can pick them up for 20% off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaEcSeT3rK66-f_LzkMAUMMMy1mI5zVUkxg3QT5gTh5Q9saenEfvHMYhsFz5Nwa-6n2hrtBmIbJeYH_HS4EuRROa7qnqq0Fv-Ywu3afRvbH63guVl_EBFaSuTVkBhUcVurOpHBwoG8fNJ/s1600/IMG_1656.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaEcSeT3rK66-f_LzkMAUMMMy1mI5zVUkxg3QT5gTh5Q9saenEfvHMYhsFz5Nwa-6n2hrtBmIbJeYH_HS4EuRROa7qnqq0Fv-Ywu3afRvbH63guVl_EBFaSuTVkBhUcVurOpHBwoG8fNJ/s400/IMG_1656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544878279893916722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm really enjoying these toys and finding myself pleasantly surprised by Spin Master's efforts. Check back later in the week for more reviews of other TRON products from this truly impressive line.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpLIOXWsj_PIGCgi4n_m6De-dL0B0BYG5QzL20Tlu8hGsLSK0ZWK34fGCtvcoA61a-7HCltTayxUYo16DCxE6rzWY-Nf-r7kfBViyDdBGCVz4nhIy4YdSHwvCvx_0njV_eSkJ-RkGQ9PV/s1600/IMG_1655.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpLIOXWsj_PIGCgi4n_m6De-dL0B0BYG5QzL20Tlu8hGsLSK0ZWK34fGCtvcoA61a-7HCltTayxUYo16DCxE6rzWY-Nf-r7kfBViyDdBGCVz4nhIy4YdSHwvCvx_0njV_eSkJ-RkGQ9PV/s400/IMG_1655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544877927524653138" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-19193518895016302482010-11-27T01:35:00.000-08:002010-11-27T02:13:08.382-08:00TRON week is coming...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPGMMAEzODoeGLW3P-Cl3_wPVNTiHaUtmZKQMYMdkg2_eq1BRcj1hJbojxfXiIfgs-4_YB199m84nI4zx59zxDcO-ZJNsD2RbG_j4EmkzE4q4Fj6Z3UG1s9YUtqucWhH-jWlEFlkcb3j2/s1600/IMG_1577.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPGMMAEzODoeGLW3P-Cl3_wPVNTiHaUtmZKQMYMdkg2_eq1BRcj1hJbojxfXiIfgs-4_YB199m84nI4zx59zxDcO-ZJNsD2RbG_j4EmkzE4q4Fj6Z3UG1s9YUtqucWhH-jWlEFlkcb3j2/s400/IMG_1577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544161992128870754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As you can see from the blury pic of my desk I have a lot of TRON stuff to open up, read, and play with. I've been swamped the last few days and haven't had a chance to go over all the great TRON items that are starting to hit stores. Next week in honor of the original 80s classic and the upcoming sequel I'll be blogging about TRON every night. Toy pics and reviews, book reviews, and an in depth look at the making of the original film with many rare photographs I've been scanning from my vintage magazines and books collection. END OF LINE.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXAg7Ky1mw6C6JtdQ_yET4lOjZc46qbGwNuCGCRVMsDM_fC_ArNq2qEa6SvBJo4JPQAuKQWhifInRM3Iwb2U4luTAkORp7CwgCZIDDlPX4vkIz_YAazGl-dSKWwr8OYMiD9JECR9zVa4W/s1600/IMG_1410.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXAg7Ky1mw6C6JtdQ_yET4lOjZc46qbGwNuCGCRVMsDM_fC_ArNq2qEa6SvBJo4JPQAuKQWhifInRM3Iwb2U4luTAkORp7CwgCZIDDlPX4vkIz_YAazGl-dSKWwr8OYMiD9JECR9zVa4W/s400/IMG_1410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544161995874094290" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-58801709167434778692010-11-26T02:45:00.001-08:002010-11-26T04:04:33.567-08:00Home Alone merchandise flashback...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcTf8_vW3DPZyHnVjMl80U0Wwi6IC5Ad2J_pPlkXfG2BfzKqbzm_mmEqQlgYiqnlR3I8njPCMkgcrqdelOiCJdW_5zbplSkb_azXIu0rNxZOo2AVot1N1dlSVk9QeZBxjPwYgtMn5CkOa/s1600/Home+Alone+Christmas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcTf8_vW3DPZyHnVjMl80U0Wwi6IC5Ad2J_pPlkXfG2BfzKqbzm_mmEqQlgYiqnlR3I8njPCMkgcrqdelOiCJdW_5zbplSkb_azXIu0rNxZOo2AVot1N1dlSVk9QeZBxjPwYgtMn5CkOa/s400/Home+Alone+Christmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543808689136452066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's sort of become a tradition for my friends and I to watch Home Alone on Thanksgiving evening, or at least have it playing in the background at our yearly get together. Tonight we upheld our tradition. After watching the film again I started thinking of the Super Nintendo video game based on the first film which I got for Christmas the year it came out. Then I thought about all the stuff that came out during the release of the second movie which led me to the brilliant conclusion that I should write about all those goodies on tonight's Nostalgia Factory post.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisS8N4WJYuhz5V7dJp4Qg5YGqwtXKixnf86Xl0OHuyGnsOWQgAEXIXpIFJCAmo74_mRi7_iOBJnmX-vpeghKv5OZzELRO-IZX0dVGoWXxg5nyUry4lc-_LIGxvBQxZ6mXu5nhx2x-0qjD9/s1600/Picture+11.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisS8N4WJYuhz5V7dJp4Qg5YGqwtXKixnf86Xl0OHuyGnsOWQgAEXIXpIFJCAmo74_mRi7_iOBJnmX-vpeghKv5OZzELRO-IZX0dVGoWXxg5nyUry4lc-_LIGxvBQxZ6mXu5nhx2x-0qjD9/s400/Picture+11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543809764045488866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As a moderately budgeted family comedy Home Alone was not expected to be the gigantic financial success it went on to become. So when 20th Century Fox made preparations for the film's release they didn't have anything to draw in major tie in and merchandising partners to produce items for the film's release. Once the film opened to big numbers at the box office the story changed and THQ quickly drew up a deal with the studio to produce toys and games based on the hit movie.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAbKSrfvWP7mpDZI8__DNZoigjFKBiHPwy4HzOkzS2KrJDnQpRKa8n2QA6_ErninIoySuJ4JmcSTZaudrONys-3_y0_ppHgJVW685nIlGlvrp8DPko48kw1LaenzWYWf5EAfhPS6eGv7X/s1600/Picture+10.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAbKSrfvWP7mpDZI8__DNZoigjFKBiHPwy4HzOkzS2KrJDnQpRKa8n2QA6_ErninIoySuJ4JmcSTZaudrONys-3_y0_ppHgJVW685nIlGlvrp8DPko48kw1LaenzWYWf5EAfhPS6eGv7X/s400/Picture+10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543809244171374242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These days THQ only focuses on Video Games but back then the company would produce board games, dolls and many other items. After all THQ stands for Toy Headquarters. The offerings from THQ included the video game for multiple platforms which for a quickly put together movie tie in game was not terrible. I spent many long hours playing the SNES version back in the day. Also available from THQ was a Screaming Kevin figure. The figure was about 9 inches tall and would play back an electronically recorded scream. The face looked just like Kevin's from the film's classic after shave scene.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcCginDA5VfLZ3JboimZDk8VEwOdS2CQop3z6LJFBYvSZasT9duiqlZ9IHzMsFTMRKSxLDIFdnKgXCTXZ2nlxrUcMkkWi0Lg8Xg-ybCtOFQesmNkTLqk8zW-W41vxq5a7IHkNuyCXeg-x/s1600/Picture+9.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcCginDA5VfLZ3JboimZDk8VEwOdS2CQop3z6LJFBYvSZasT9duiqlZ9IHzMsFTMRKSxLDIFdnKgXCTXZ2nlxrUcMkkWi0Lg8Xg-ybCtOFQesmNkTLqk8zW-W41vxq5a7IHkNuyCXeg-x/s400/Picture+9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543809240434714338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />THQ also put out a 17 inch doll with a really impressive likeness to Macaulay Culkin. The doll would play back multiple lines from the film once someone would pull the chord on the back. The outfit and the head sculpt were really good on this doll. It was like staring at a mini Kevin McAllister. The face was just adorable and to this day I think it's one of the best likenesses ever captured on a toy doll. Remember this is way before the days of Tonner's collectible dolls and this was merely a play item not a high end collector's piece. I really love how the doll had the Home Alone logo on the left sweater sleeve, just to make sure if someone didn't recognize the character they studio could still get a plug for the film.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Km6LGY-vlSmk8DmrB8YnXwnoXpjhLg4Swip7tVptEH8eei6sgMBXhl3_i1MdD-cMTvW18ff1PUm47zop4L4wFIdV0jFn19NEMNo1D1WMJzTJqrrynAVCHFuehqJlJjLInu2XwuuB6ceF/s1600/Picture+19.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Km6LGY-vlSmk8DmrB8YnXwnoXpjhLg4Swip7tVptEH8eei6sgMBXhl3_i1MdD-cMTvW18ff1PUm47zop4L4wFIdV0jFn19NEMNo1D1WMJzTJqrrynAVCHFuehqJlJjLInu2XwuuB6ceF/s400/Picture+19.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543810441129838178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPiAjB0uOPvnarUdjZzh-zoyzqaxWF4JcVgKkx3gkMRL-J9YDanXl8Z9wRGTTPWX5RE3DQ73FQguMgt4T5ALpk5pOopTYLaJDKtc38Cn3Yco_HIk0elAc1GWObAw9hgJddtjdwgyEjUuF/s1600/il_570xN.180598372.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPiAjB0uOPvnarUdjZzh-zoyzqaxWF4JcVgKkx3gkMRL-J9YDanXl8Z9wRGTTPWX5RE3DQ73FQguMgt4T5ALpk5pOopTYLaJDKtc38Cn3Yco_HIk0elAc1GWObAw9hgJddtjdwgyEjUuF/s400/il_570xN.180598372.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543808747854102898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />THQ also came out with a pretty lame board game. It's very difficult to capture the kinetic fun and all the gags from the movie on a plain old dice and board game like this one. If they really wanted to make a board game in the spirit of the film they should have come up with something along the lines of Mouse Trap -- a game where you have multiple pieces which allow you to build booby traps right on the game board. This game was a major missed opportunity.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgB2coIZ34Nnlu2DCLBv3L9C575E26Ynpa8M9dyZdtGuGopoklHgw7CsNynLdl6aE52WjwBXiXFPGPHci4sUXZUoSrrrjlitKAM2mkRYd6-eFjC-otkCDpNOgnpQWF2DDcrPEmVuYoym-/s1600/Picture+16.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgB2coIZ34Nnlu2DCLBv3L9C575E26Ynpa8M9dyZdtGuGopoklHgw7CsNynLdl6aE52WjwBXiXFPGPHci4sUXZUoSrrrjlitKAM2mkRYd6-eFjC-otkCDpNOgnpQWF2DDcrPEmVuYoym-/s400/Picture+16.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543810385729043794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUvIn7rl36JIFIQCsbBbpvj33Iy4B6jXLJybg3wxb9aW5l-VCj9ncrqh5dl4cPNJl61HfDG824Qv49cYQB_sT3Ovkhz60lIWlAsuZoS43_s18rpxXMpV_b0UmayrApw9vTxK2ZZt3LHJo/s1600/Picture+15.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUvIn7rl36JIFIQCsbBbpvj33Iy4B6jXLJybg3wxb9aW5l-VCj9ncrqh5dl4cPNJl61HfDG824Qv49cYQB_sT3Ovkhz60lIWlAsuZoS43_s18rpxXMpV_b0UmayrApw9vTxK2ZZt3LHJo/s400/Picture+15.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543809819161111522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also after the film's release multiple companies produced t-shirts, posters, pins and other items utilizing imagery from the film's promotional campaign.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHTbanUd560cvtOVlY5MIaYwnBqJpWMwhLKFFqZbpW-AdwXUduVwd7m1JtLNX7VILm3FwWAVvJJ7P9MOuz30rYT15Djr7LFkwdjTTiiOnwAAPbGieZ_4lF6cYaz5h7QDJ-MZ4RbHplVpr/s1600/home+alone+front.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHTbanUd560cvtOVlY5MIaYwnBqJpWMwhLKFFqZbpW-AdwXUduVwd7m1JtLNX7VILm3FwWAVvJJ7P9MOuz30rYT15Djr7LFkwdjTTiiOnwAAPbGieZ_4lF6cYaz5h7QDJ-MZ4RbHplVpr/s400/home+alone+front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543808705417357138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />For Home Alone 2 things were much different as Fox now had a sequel to one of the highest grossing comedies of all time on their hands. Multiple companies lined up to try and get the rights to produce all kinds of merchandise for the film. THQ was again selected for the games based on the film and Tiger toys came in to produce a series of electronic gadgets and games as part of a line of products centered around an item which would actually end up as a key prop on the film. Like most major movies the film also got a novelization courtesy of Scholastic books.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWjSebnR4QAfDI_NZAg-Ky35bcmJ3JkOe-NfUae24CuyfmNm8dPM7-JiyK-wRu2W397iP1eGrheH9AWEAv100QrQpEJ3vT9r_65yL1w-FDZ8Crk8fI4IS_TALr3z0ICWrUIRqhdhLI-1a/s1600/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWjSebnR4QAfDI_NZAg-Ky35bcmJ3JkOe-NfUae24CuyfmNm8dPM7-JiyK-wRu2W397iP1eGrheH9AWEAv100QrQpEJ3vT9r_65yL1w-FDZ8Crk8fI4IS_TALr3z0ICWrUIRqhdhLI-1a/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543811495847463202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />THQ produced a follow up video game for the SNES and various other consoles as well as a much improved board game, this new electronic version utilized voices and pre-recorded dialogue to help move the game along. It was a better concept than the original almost generic board game, but still not able to capture the fun and the spirit of the films. It seems like such an easy idea to create a booby trap focused board game to tie into the films, but on two occasions THQ missed their mark on this.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO6So9V2Wz14-nW-MBRml9u_BStxJVuif7JGqM5_fjOZcwCipPZ4kjirL41cGeCZadk8a-BVtE6osmiylaBJqbtEZCg0TxoyUmZ2Agyeh7AwMR_gU3lkWn8WvMflRd9h__qiBpqCoDb_A/s1600/Picture+12.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO6So9V2Wz14-nW-MBRml9u_BStxJVuif7JGqM5_fjOZcwCipPZ4kjirL41cGeCZadk8a-BVtE6osmiylaBJqbtEZCg0TxoyUmZ2Agyeh7AwMR_gU3lkWn8WvMflRd9h__qiBpqCoDb_A/s400/Picture+12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543809770860843666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16Vsc6JmpZ0YJrL53IOUZtynCylwLofdDQMFleXsAXHTVJCxdJ0zJpFtiolBNOOsfVL8kqRh5o6KnGIbUXBVAyD-OBwsnLrZHjzIw3xxYkNO1kkqKxe5CFb_ez3E9ZtoxC5GI932glbPC/s1600/Picture+17.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16Vsc6JmpZ0YJrL53IOUZtynCylwLofdDQMFleXsAXHTVJCxdJ0zJpFtiolBNOOsfVL8kqRh5o6KnGIbUXBVAyD-OBwsnLrZHjzIw3xxYkNO1kkqKxe5CFb_ez3E9ZtoxC5GI932glbPC/s400/Picture+17.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543810421697960210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEWqICN9EOZGM89lnLMryjvWCVa7Mkady60fCNvTMKe6XRrnWErTqziFy-cR6D2DkNCA5wnUMVRavbZApmNwFrqBSX-3tFsfyznsoY3C3Z4361ab66I-5R2p9g9aP25si6eLrd04ySFSK/s1600/Picture+14.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEWqICN9EOZGM89lnLMryjvWCVa7Mkady60fCNvTMKe6XRrnWErTqziFy-cR6D2DkNCA5wnUMVRavbZApmNwFrqBSX-3tFsfyznsoY3C3Z4361ab66I-5R2p9g9aP25si6eLrd04ySFSK/s400/Picture+14.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543809790844350018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tiger Toys, best known for their line of handheld electronic games, produced their typical black and white, squiggly line, static background electronic handheld game for Home Alone 2 but they also created the key prop for the film and an item many believed would go on to become the most coveted piece in every kid's wish list: The Talk Boy.<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hoz0vbm3Vss?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hoz0vbm3Vss?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />In Home Alone 2 we see Kevin utilizing the Talk Boy to pull off a couple of fast ones on the adults. When I first saw the movie I thought it was one of the coolest things ever. It just looked amazing. Unfortunately after closer inspection you'd realize it was nothing more than a Walkman with the ability to record and slow your voice. I wonder how many kids did go on to blackmail their sisters after recording them with the Talk Boy while they fooled around with their boyfriends.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgID7GoKYRvSFWjQnxrArCMUDFKUfR1spRUtEBhJ0jRNSPFS-KhrEmkq0IznZ9cO4qVgsFyl_2cn0QP-P3pnxSwz5n-FlpoHiZ0Glg2qfQEw04zyfDfI0QhWQ_hSEhzA_121Hg811To2Hcr/s1600/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgID7GoKYRvSFWjQnxrArCMUDFKUfR1spRUtEBhJ0jRNSPFS-KhrEmkq0IznZ9cO4qVgsFyl_2cn0QP-P3pnxSwz5n-FlpoHiZ0Glg2qfQEw04zyfDfI0QhWQ_hSEhzA_121Hg811To2Hcr/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543808766391163026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tiger promoted the item heavily. The commercial would play multiple times during all the afternoon kid shows as well as on Saturday morning. I'm pretty sure the Talk Boy was also featured on that year's Toys R Us big toy book. Not only did Tiger make a big hoopla about the item being used in the film they had so much faith in the product they made multiple versions of it including a pink one for girls aptly named Talk Girl.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo2v5qlFd0Le-LnkpwPP2kGduZuGZ7ym3NBpj813niaypAZbKpZpktQOn7i0PHEyN3VLBqqmnz9BifcXNcg-t5jC_lw16sC12vUNpgqXGIWhIkVvlZCOIJ4pU9BfICcnpn6aNpkJarMHE/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo2v5qlFd0Le-LnkpwPP2kGduZuGZ7ym3NBpj813niaypAZbKpZpktQOn7i0PHEyN3VLBqqmnz9BifcXNcg-t5jC_lw16sC12vUNpgqXGIWhIkVvlZCOIJ4pU9BfICcnpn6aNpkJarMHE/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543809219628062178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vvL5mX0AL6VoQ_3jvc2WZ_unwa2vE1Ff1m8tyzCJGqHVU3EFPP_dpUG83pBuDus1a84RS8BEMoz3xY1Gg0juGveOx_m4s-E0cyIXUUw98E4G60ppYwB9HPXUTt0g2vgcox3CHXf-sbvw/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vvL5mX0AL6VoQ_3jvc2WZ_unwa2vE1Ff1m8tyzCJGqHVU3EFPP_dpUG83pBuDus1a84RS8BEMoz3xY1Gg0juGveOx_m4s-E0cyIXUUw98E4G60ppYwB9HPXUTt0g2vgcox3CHXf-sbvw/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543808754287608562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tiger also applied the same concept to a series of pens as part of their Talkboy F/X line. After the movie had come and gone and kids everywhere had forgotten about Kevin's handy talk boy, Tiger kept trying to squeeze some juice out of this line by producing the Talk Boy in multiple colors and adding more items to their Talkboy F/X line. Even though there was no Talkboy pen in the movie they marketed it as a Home Alone 2 item. Later releases in the Talk Boy line such as the Talk Boy Shock Rocker, dropped the Home Alone logo from the packaging completely since Kevin never used a shock rocker version of the Talk Boy to record his own gangsta rap tunes in the film.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KqCCCV0SyhOgUZuGtHc8zQhADsjTDz5l2dBpvEM8vpV_iaR-LbJqqEgAA_7WRanIvsWqQMo1vwhG5G0oQyR1HW4aitBvyIyKDBk1VqjI_0RJBwiXWlQDFm0vHRG-W-V4rrJdkMk48T9s/s1600/Picture+8.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KqCCCV0SyhOgUZuGtHc8zQhADsjTDz5l2dBpvEM8vpV_iaR-LbJqqEgAA_7WRanIvsWqQMo1vwhG5G0oQyR1HW4aitBvyIyKDBk1VqjI_0RJBwiXWlQDFm0vHRG-W-V4rrJdkMk48T9s/s400/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543809232226654450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHdHjiuzkbEQOStK8g1r4w4JAAd2_5_Nrwl5d4v0Vkd-i0vrG31yUI_DX-AC3kObHH2PBIeK7yvClrxwcKn9UbHTPsCC6tc_gj6_JET89geaXvq1OqyiBZ87MYKAeoEwvl6LBVY3H9hh1/s1600/Picture+7.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHdHjiuzkbEQOStK8g1r4w4JAAd2_5_Nrwl5d4v0Vkd-i0vrG31yUI_DX-AC3kObHH2PBIeK7yvClrxwcKn9UbHTPsCC6tc_gj6_JET89geaXvq1OqyiBZ87MYKAeoEwvl6LBVY3H9hh1/s400/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543809226533288482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Home Alone 17 inch Kevin doll was re-released with different clothes now sporting Kevin's backpack and his New York threads.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiNn_3SHM2qkuMLO4xK5cJtyOyzpPKu7KeOc8L5TtoG2mlGE3AyOE5gD2HGBYrh3x1-8DbXNRbtTCgPF-GOR7F4vXLu6DU2pE6CdMozOzO4yP0RmiJW6MC4oWaEjAwV-Kw6wRf_H7n9SL/s1600/Picture+18.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiNn_3SHM2qkuMLO4xK5cJtyOyzpPKu7KeOc8L5TtoG2mlGE3AyOE5gD2HGBYrh3x1-8DbXNRbtTCgPF-GOR7F4vXLu6DU2pE6CdMozOzO4yP0RmiJW6MC4oWaEjAwV-Kw6wRf_H7n9SL/s400/Picture+18.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543810427041495810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />THQ wasn't satisfied with just their electronic board game so they put out yet another almost generic standard board and dice game just as atrocious as the one from the first movie.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B4P_0sAlbdMX7PQhBr2EG9XO3Wd5cOIL-igxqDGneobEfegrxsgwK_-fENVVrdv4QzE3DuhXcFn0TnMfCb4lqeVq88KqCWXobuTpet3RaEXy8TL5Q1KATHqTLTz6SuOFb6B-spgXdsBM/s1600/Picture+13.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B4P_0sAlbdMX7PQhBr2EG9XO3Wd5cOIL-igxqDGneobEfegrxsgwK_-fENVVrdv4QzE3DuhXcFn0TnMfCb4lqeVq88KqCWXobuTpet3RaEXy8TL5Q1KATHqTLTz6SuOFb6B-spgXdsBM/s400/Picture+13.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543809780085145762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Raisin Bran had some games inspired by the film on the back of select boxes of cereal too.<br />I found it odd that none of my friends remembered any of these items whenever we'd talk about Home Alone. The first two films have gone on to become modern Christmas classics and are loved by people of all ages. You'd have to be a real Grinch not to love these movies. So if there's a major Home Alone fan on your gift list this year you might wanna track down some of these vintage items on Ebay. Happy Hunting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8F4GKOgsntanALziucIuoqc2t15eSRkB48m6_PZinLMgjs3N4Da7XmodHP6Q_7enYLqVRjoGnKnI24beNTwvEK6PuCSkIdjIKgAF2loNfj2ZZ3VQDuker5xNFk_-kpNnC2HbxFUW8qoDX/s1600/Picture+21.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8F4GKOgsntanALziucIuoqc2t15eSRkB48m6_PZinLMgjs3N4Da7XmodHP6Q_7enYLqVRjoGnKnI24beNTwvEK6PuCSkIdjIKgAF2loNfj2ZZ3VQDuker5xNFk_-kpNnC2HbxFUW8qoDX/s400/Picture+21.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543810982878776882" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-25521945939400852362010-11-25T01:01:00.000-08:002010-11-25T01:27:42.833-08:00Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq383YwFcZ6bQsbZdZBc3F9EXpMtNCUWkZRByZICTU894FM3GlteXdj6p43rZ_kBHAHSa-Yiq41UodvUfipYzR4y6tKV0nqGCBWR3gQUfT43zBk2fKfkSY-YvgHIyvS8p9Ikn6vW2H3dBq/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq383YwFcZ6bQsbZdZBc3F9EXpMtNCUWkZRByZICTU894FM3GlteXdj6p43rZ_kBHAHSa-Yiq41UodvUfipYzR4y6tKV0nqGCBWR3gQUfT43zBk2fKfkSY-YvgHIyvS8p9Ikn6vW2H3dBq/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543410451273094306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's odd that a symbol for speaking up against the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">commercialism</span> of Christmas has actually become a mass produced item which pops up every holiday season in most stores. The pathetic little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Christmas</span> tree that Charlie Brown picks out at the tree market, for which he's made fun of by all his friends, has become an iconic image that millions have come to associate with the beloved character of Charlie Brown, his struggles and everything he stands for.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6FE5QE9lL44-DMk55WAlrnmz8ReyQcD2TQpyA-ix0Jf_0QdUsv8QVUTjKPO6agzhe10kWoWQDVJkGaA1vYyQd_M_LDCSO15TCTho4I-bRn3rPHIMD3UfEon6QnAh-tw4bA4L08-vpbW5/s1600/IMG_1548.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6FE5QE9lL44-DMk55WAlrnmz8ReyQcD2TQpyA-ix0Jf_0QdUsv8QVUTjKPO6agzhe10kWoWQDVJkGaA1vYyQd_M_LDCSO15TCTho4I-bRn3rPHIMD3UfEon6QnAh-tw4bA4L08-vpbW5/s400/IMG_1548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543410448993305986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We finally picked up the decorative replica of this little tree after seeing it in stores every Christmas season. It's a reminder of one of our favorite Holiday traditions, watching <span style="font-style: italic;">A </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Charlie</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Brown Christmas</span> with our loved ones and smiling with great joy as Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang make us laugh, cheer and stop to remember the true meaning of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">the season</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eRUdOQ8Y0zi8P7AbZt3WgyCU5EDRFuu33bWBjJwC7gL5qa7OqSUH1TIjjzZi7sjI1hOOlops9Lm7uf81xkrMcIBuWUb_K1ZBRJP29bxBYsiGEnr9KdQnQFf39WCWNC9C-mhenKoFsC8e/s1600/IMG_1545.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eRUdOQ8Y0zi8P7AbZt3WgyCU5EDRFuu33bWBjJwC7gL5qa7OqSUH1TIjjzZi7sjI1hOOlops9Lm7uf81xkrMcIBuWUb_K1ZBRJP29bxBYsiGEnr9KdQnQFf39WCWNC9C-mhenKoFsC8e/s400/IMG_1545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543410269469215730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm glad that in a society which continues to try and veer away from the true meaning of Christmas we have a yearly reminder of what we should actually be celebrating thanks to good old Charlie Brown and this beloved television special.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJSAHbvcrRtJZMcpa34lgYHC8MIn79fvPO9wQYwghltsfAHPHJZd8J19q-GMJ2lF2Bi8kjH9Ov3gtSVcjpvInv72YBHA2lz_QtWL3TbuNwWzn-ViFA27wNZnpARRWlH4ukpzYUh9tpiLa/s1600/IMG_1543.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJSAHbvcrRtJZMcpa34lgYHC8MIn79fvPO9wQYwghltsfAHPHJZd8J19q-GMJ2lF2Bi8kjH9Ov3gtSVcjpvInv72YBHA2lz_QtWL3TbuNwWzn-ViFA27wNZnpARRWlH4ukpzYUh9tpiLa/s400/IMG_1543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543410262102705330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As dinky as the little tree is it's one of the most beautiful ornaments you could put up this holiday season. Plus it's much cheaper than any tree at the lot. There's a lot of fun to be had with this little tree specially if you have any Peanuts figurines. We placed some of them under the tree to add to the fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpjKx1FpXGO468_pQc3CzETv42GJgSpGyk3zCBeTvL1IGG4NQYpcET0nvYyUM1yCvmb4nV0BoT4K2Q2EVr3HwMZYAEkQAURtIk2PL3EQ1ZbdQKtjEshDOM0roHrso41DluHsnDkm9RtTB/s1600/IMG_1544.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpjKx1FpXGO468_pQc3CzETv42GJgSpGyk3zCBeTvL1IGG4NQYpcET0nvYyUM1yCvmb4nV0BoT4K2Q2EVr3HwMZYAEkQAURtIk2PL3EQ1ZbdQKtjEshDOM0roHrso41DluHsnDkm9RtTB/s400/IMG_1544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543410269116592130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvX8HEUHp-sCUJzsNFqhNC2UurmUTQoUVe1muuaEms2BkVYn6V8j56QCUFFBdSRIYLvcgPsQu1EQ-iO65JumzTh4cfJCHABtUP2u2SuKXx3Cxl88jpgG_oVzgrCxh2TdKKnbLLbH1L6Rd/s1600/IMG_1542.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvX8HEUHp-sCUJzsNFqhNC2UurmUTQoUVe1muuaEms2BkVYn6V8j56QCUFFBdSRIYLvcgPsQu1EQ-iO65JumzTh4cfJCHABtUP2u2SuKXx3Cxl88jpgG_oVzgrCxh2TdKKnbLLbH1L6Rd/s400/IMG_1542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543410256507284690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm a big Peanuts fan so when the fall begins I have 3 great Holiday specials to look forward to. I also took out my skating Snoopy plush that my brother gave me for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Christmas</span> almost ten years ago. Another great Holiday souvenir which has a lot of meaning for me, just like the little tree had for Charlie Brown.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZMzOZleq2gTU5PnXgZx_uiGUnfOmxsoqkld9a5ljxHCfVe9s-cq34tzo9BK6M1yoFysLuN90QCZijCt6yw5P-KvrHRyGHra36hTH53Z3mZ8hz4tGjVqNtxsYGF6S_IRPcjLQmlSJCNtN/s1600/IMG_1546.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZMzOZleq2gTU5PnXgZx_uiGUnfOmxsoqkld9a5ljxHCfVe9s-cq34tzo9BK6M1yoFysLuN90QCZijCt6yw5P-KvrHRyGHra36hTH53Z3mZ8hz4tGjVqNtxsYGF6S_IRPcjLQmlSJCNtN/s400/IMG_1546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543410274048872114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRva5NeN1im8TPOoqFLNa8du9oEwHEGl93Jb7a5dvQbTM_w4oBjRmPGJIUQtVqwCuhf2waMhzy2eWWwfAlx4E40d7ddBqsyJvmBZ3JoCIOqZUFFu5vZbAvT28oOcbdIymGO0zKJ_JpnyKw/s1600/IMG_1547.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRva5NeN1im8TPOoqFLNa8du9oEwHEGl93Jb7a5dvQbTM_w4oBjRmPGJIUQtVqwCuhf2waMhzy2eWWwfAlx4E40d7ddBqsyJvmBZ3JoCIOqZUFFu5vZbAvT28oOcbdIymGO0zKJ_JpnyKw/s400/IMG_1547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543410441177680050" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-31065081799778222032010-11-24T02:48:00.000-08:002010-11-24T03:12:00.603-08:00Mtv's Thanksgiving '97...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XJPcL6Q0NHae4IjyUKZ-Iu8uXid8rQNGerUZGJl6BK10Ry9vz-ubAzxVJDSeZKxvaBSUciIPQKj5U3dCW7c-WQT_Ya6JTVSp3zDaHd9IauHKJacr5-l6qo3mndldNVA9FtBA-g8e9iLB/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XJPcL6Q0NHae4IjyUKZ-Iu8uXid8rQNGerUZGJl6BK10Ry9vz-ubAzxVJDSeZKxvaBSUciIPQKj5U3dCW7c-WQT_Ya6JTVSp3zDaHd9IauHKJacr5-l6qo3mndldNVA9FtBA-g8e9iLB/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543066911658001954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On November 27, 1997 MTV aired a special Thaksgiving show featuring america's sweethearts Beavis and Butthead. B&Bs final episode was set to air the folowwing night on the network so this was a perfect opportunity for MTV to promote the boys' final episode the day before the series finale. So watch now as Kurt Loader tries to teach the boys the true meaning of Thanksgiving.<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wpQ5eS6A-FU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wpQ5eS6A-FU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ZPzV3pkzRE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ZPzV3pkzRE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-13160506199775884832010-11-23T00:08:00.000-08:002010-11-23T00:58:36.203-08:00New Peanuts Christmas items at Toys R Us...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC-m5Zpn6-UjikIX_mTAImd7Yd0VWkE_rKkKgU8nSIHu6fTgvGe4NT-j-JajXAfFhI6yuUbfX1hoRTRcjieZBgY-u_l-P9eR3SnnVdQIpNNIPxw0GSe2yjgNXBpQonVAcwid-xtSrSkg_/s1600/IMG_1495.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC-m5Zpn6-UjikIX_mTAImd7Yd0VWkE_rKkKgU8nSIHu6fTgvGe4NT-j-JajXAfFhI6yuUbfX1hoRTRcjieZBgY-u_l-P9eR3SnnVdQIpNNIPxw0GSe2yjgNXBpQonVAcwid-xtSrSkg_/s400/IMG_1495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542654718390612338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.foreverfun.com/Peanuts/">Forever Fun</a>, a company which has changed its name multiple times in the last five years has a new assortment of Peanuts toys and accessories for this Holiday season. Every year they offer a nice batch of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">poseable</span> figures, mini figures and Christmas tree ornaments celebrating the classic Christmas special featuring good old Charlie Brown and Company.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNLkaCFF0eSEgKRsRHeq_GJgImc0UUcd3b3qGvKO5pUMZoRH0n0dXETWs9OP3-a_r0keIj4HJ7touJlma7UVq1M2JovvPEuplyEcnfSlajSN1mPavm28v_KQ3Hst2oRA_2iVW91gR0Pof/s1600/IMG_1496.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNLkaCFF0eSEgKRsRHeq_GJgImc0UUcd3b3qGvKO5pUMZoRH0n0dXETWs9OP3-a_r0keIj4HJ7touJlma7UVq1M2JovvPEuplyEcnfSlajSN1mPavm28v_KQ3Hst2oRA_2iVW91gR0Pof/s400/IMG_1496.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542666724950160386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTAFenNHgHntFLhnoeBi03O6djPNgevs0QXbwPgX7SLsj_FXWcmrN0OZi1gYkwta1SfFculsHQ1zXYbWmK5h22IQy4-SeFSiuuZ1LvZKrXbK6gbY7jNTT2BJRKNq4Qgo11XMz_7Nusr8x/s1600/IMG_1494.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTAFenNHgHntFLhnoeBi03O6djPNgevs0QXbwPgX7SLsj_FXWcmrN0OZi1gYkwta1SfFculsHQ1zXYbWmK5h22IQy4-SeFSiuuZ1LvZKrXbK6gbY7jNTT2BJRKNq4Qgo11XMz_7Nusr8x/s400/IMG_1494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542654711500018546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This year the assortment of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">poseable</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">figures</span> is back with new <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">accessories</span> as well as a new build a tree promo which basically steals the idea of DC Classics' <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">buid</span>-a-figure line by having each figure come with a bonus piece which once put together makes a big Christmas tree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5etpUIjRyUu5CzK1l-hyB4lWRVA4d2_dmLZifwgopVzo9VVJ_HL2bt8DjocPRp1OmWg4BA0TRYpF7U3OxJHa2CLFoslowscyPexVg1okbGMLEeh6OKek_m_h2oF03zJ4nDkds7ThapXX/s1600/IMG_1493.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5etpUIjRyUu5CzK1l-hyB4lWRVA4d2_dmLZifwgopVzo9VVJ_HL2bt8DjocPRp1OmWg4BA0TRYpF7U3OxJHa2CLFoslowscyPexVg1okbGMLEeh6OKek_m_h2oF03zJ4nDkds7ThapXX/s400/IMG_1493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542654698953048658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This year's mini figures set focuses on the Christmas pageant nativity scene. Two new play packs featuring poseable figures of Linus & Sally and Lucy and Charlie also focus on the nativity scene by including the characters dressed up and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">accessorized</span> as Mary, Joseph, Angels, and baby Jesus (Woodstock). Also in this year's assortment we get a couple of deluxe scale figures featuring snoopy as a snowboarder and Charlie Brown with new Holiday inspired <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">accessories</span> such as a giant candy cane and boxed Christmas gift.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCT6oazj0eHa0nR5BPazswqZTQ3l7XeTOuKHJdQzDaw1EC_9S1n0U9syMn0D02AcTaDwV-tAfInrqaJs_Ph_qnd4EzHJxUXhQeX11BhrEV0tlZ3qZR-iDHDTnURlbIR-VSn5VlL-9DyM1/s1600/IMG_1492.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCT6oazj0eHa0nR5BPazswqZTQ3l7XeTOuKHJdQzDaw1EC_9S1n0U9syMn0D02AcTaDwV-tAfInrqaJs_Ph_qnd4EzHJxUXhQeX11BhrEV0tlZ3qZR-iDHDTnURlbIR-VSn5VlL-9DyM1/s400/IMG_1492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542654695807539282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Peanuts decorative blocks from last year are back in two different sets of 5 or 9 blocks. I always wait 'till after Christmas day to pick these figures up since Toys 'R Us marks them down drastically starting on December 26. These have become a Holiday tradition at our home as we put together a <a href="http://nostalgic-g.blogspot.com/2009/11/under-christmas-tree.html">different scene featuring Charlie Brown or the Rankin Bass gang under our tree every year</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPdtlGVoo_mnx7G5_uChn7OHQYYPmy2vWc31f_9CazuJj2oDp_ncz_kKQjL0aZmD-OOJR-x1hjoT2jKsb4fPVfcbrSFvFHMVFb5mfmOL8GTsYLFPwAAS8TZ-t1BPTiCL_yeDO-4B6PgKZ/s1600/IMG_1498.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPdtlGVoo_mnx7G5_uChn7OHQYYPmy2vWc31f_9CazuJj2oDp_ncz_kKQjL0aZmD-OOJR-x1hjoT2jKsb4fPVfcbrSFvFHMVFb5mfmOL8GTsYLFPwAAS8TZ-t1BPTiCL_yeDO-4B6PgKZ/s400/IMG_1498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542655161000214994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />K-Mart stores also have some exclusives from A Charlie Brown Christmas this year also from Forever Fun. I'll share some pics of those as soon as I make my way to my local K-Mart.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQuRt1B8MVNhfhJbJ3mEoavhK6H1lrpLbGk4s_P4x3GFyOeL6zJQd6utfcgcUkzzJpeDKeyQfPQvRKtq2YdBha0EppXCptKdB-1SWy70PtCMaW42NmC-lARfAXr-JCXsYlx3bk9aTr5TJ/s1600/IMG_1491.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQuRt1B8MVNhfhJbJ3mEoavhK6H1lrpLbGk4s_P4x3GFyOeL6zJQd6utfcgcUkzzJpeDKeyQfPQvRKtq2YdBha0EppXCptKdB-1SWy70PtCMaW42NmC-lARfAXr-JCXsYlx3bk9aTr5TJ/s400/IMG_1491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542654686840159874" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-18381079796591919622010-11-20T00:32:00.000-08:002010-11-20T01:23:52.652-08:00Hasbro Return of the Jedi vintage assortment - Pt 1: Rebel Commando and Wicket...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfeK40g5jAM2CCClffOZY6CK9BnlIbgMtW929F2BVUJ-vknoSs97QRry58hq2UAoEwKaQgayCBZ8X0KBg0zBMIKjfCfMEFxtiDFe5BmNxmMxeYaI1AV4aXsP7HWXNsXkER8uCMsE1dxlw/s1600/IMG_1420.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfeK40g5jAM2CCClffOZY6CK9BnlIbgMtW929F2BVUJ-vknoSs97QRry58hq2UAoEwKaQgayCBZ8X0KBg0zBMIKjfCfMEFxtiDFe5BmNxmMxeYaI1AV4aXsP7HWXNsXkER8uCMsE1dxlw/s400/IMG_1420.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541547598438492450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Back in the days of the original trilogy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kenner</span> released an incredible amount of figures, vehicles, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">playsets</span>, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">accessories</span> so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">incredibly</span> awesome that to this day many of those items are better than anything produced in recent years. Some of the molds for the vehicles were reused countless times for the modern era line which kicked of in the mid 90s and is still going strong. Unfortunately the last couple of years Hasbro had seemed to run out of ideas on how to bring back a sense of excitement to the original trilogy product line and I truly lost interest in Hasbro's Star Wars offerings. Most of the Clone Wars stuff is just terrible and it seemed to become the focus of Hasbro's product output. Fortunately this year Hasbro has gone back to the original trilogy characters and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">vehicles</span> in a big way in order to help celebrate the 30<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. To end the year a third wave of vintage figures has just started to show up on the pegs based on Return of the Jedi.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfx_lH1QUh5RXaSAYtl5t_12DdFrWZtfNTWHVNs8T0icgLE1a9fGzhYO8qFtmZWv_jKm6Xgv_FvTrJBTDkux-GcDNI-BXDifpe3RGHvy7VBPb9QS20_TCaU5leJgMtKYE7GyjyzCReaXOa/s1600/IMG_1453.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfx_lH1QUh5RXaSAYtl5t_12DdFrWZtfNTWHVNs8T0icgLE1a9fGzhYO8qFtmZWv_jKm6Xgv_FvTrJBTDkux-GcDNI-BXDifpe3RGHvy7VBPb9QS20_TCaU5leJgMtKYE7GyjyzCReaXOa/s400/IMG_1453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541547904719377570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The last two Vintage waves were pretty mediocre, but Hasbro has finally improved things with this Jedi wave. The figures look better than anything we've gotten from Hasbro since 2008's Legacy collection. Two of my favorite figures got the vintage treatment in this wave: the rebel commando and Wicket W. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Warrick</span>. I just picked these up this week at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Walmart</span> which has all the vintage package figures on sale for $6.99.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDBtn1q_GHOI7ofW98aX9Cdq5bLQEOl40CzV-EgsIFlwbkwYAnFrxANbXnKQRWg2-qYt4wEgLdEvxcHJEjJiZiEmI81Bw3DvQkJdk6e8S7sccEy4fcwFxJ-blM16GWVseqEgCWQh8DLMN/s1600/IMG_1444.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDBtn1q_GHOI7ofW98aX9Cdq5bLQEOl40CzV-EgsIFlwbkwYAnFrxANbXnKQRWg2-qYt4wEgLdEvxcHJEjJiZiEmI81Bw3DvQkJdk6e8S7sccEy4fcwFxJ-blM16GWVseqEgCWQh8DLMN/s400/IMG_1444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541547892702974882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When the first Star Wars film came out I wasn't alive yet. During Empire's release I was merely 3 months old. When Jedi hit theaters I was 3 years old so this was my introduction to Star Wars. I loved Wicket and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Ewoks</span> (still do) and the first Star Wars action figures I ever owned were from this movie. The rebel commando was on of my favorites and as much as I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">loved</span> that figure back in the day this new vintage edition from Hasbro puts the original figure to shame. The sculpt and articulation are fantastic. Paint job is pretty awesome and all the accessories including the helmet, holster, backpack and trench coat are top notch. There's so much play value added when figures come well accessorized. I really wish the original line from our childhood had as many weapons and accessories as we're able to get with the new figures. Back then we'd get one weapon or accessory per figure and some figures wouldn't even come with any at all.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGX6Gr0KkWEurUYlKZS5OWdEzDagArIhqIzilUIY903cGhRBXO41UfNlyWJIznKyA99ojE7KioOX_vOevvb8WrNxCCd4Db5HbtG7C2sbNeiofI3WbHUGY2jrM9LqqEe15w0u5W8hYqog1u/s1600/IMG_1452.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGX6Gr0KkWEurUYlKZS5OWdEzDagArIhqIzilUIY903cGhRBXO41UfNlyWJIznKyA99ojE7KioOX_vOevvb8WrNxCCd4Db5HbtG7C2sbNeiofI3WbHUGY2jrM9LqqEe15w0u5W8hYqog1u/s400/IMG_1452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541547894535905570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For the $6.99 sale price these figures are a great deal. I think their regular price of $9.99 is a rip off. I might pay that price for these ones but most of the other figures in the previous waves are reissues of figures we've gotten before without any improvements at all so to have to pay nearly 10 dollars for them just because they come in a vintage looking card is rather ridiculous.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7rAUIL7OS0-h7HaRVrVH-Iy9KRnbOatzvKGG9jiMyLtNmzzND8GzL2ya7d4YQ7lT3v3XtmQwvPM1UHr8w8pNGPvWTl3NwJlGBno0fMTcI4o4z1XhdPV1wr22rgL35RJs9JB7zj1hLklv/s1600/IMG_1423.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7rAUIL7OS0-h7HaRVrVH-Iy9KRnbOatzvKGG9jiMyLtNmzzND8GzL2ya7d4YQ7lT3v3XtmQwvPM1UHr8w8pNGPvWTl3NwJlGBno0fMTcI4o4z1XhdPV1wr22rgL35RJs9JB7zj1hLklv/s400/IMG_1423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541547612656904690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wicket is super awesome and for a small <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Ewok</span> figure he's surprisingly articulated. The face sculpt is the best sculpt I've ever seen for an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Ewok</span> figure. Again, Hasbro has done a great job with the accessories, not only do we get his wooden staff, we also get a nice pouch for him to put his berries or whatever he picks on the forest and an extra hood in a different style and color.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOguDuLXhOF6ciCt90RHDh-cmFcqQEoH9ciBMkieNg8yC-ucs-klvWhrtbUscZIHq5jPl8C1reEDY9J-RlWz4D0yswgJaEIr4fDzI9J6wlDl_TkHowg1h57w3NC_a6F8PsE_d5lNBrevAc/s1600/IMG_1439.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOguDuLXhOF6ciCt90RHDh-cmFcqQEoH9ciBMkieNg8yC-ucs-klvWhrtbUscZIHq5jPl8C1reEDY9J-RlWz4D0yswgJaEIr4fDzI9J6wlDl_TkHowg1h57w3NC_a6F8PsE_d5lNBrevAc/s400/IMG_1439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541547636546050834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you already have a Wicket figure you can put his green hood on and use him as a different background <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Ewok</span> which is pretty cool if you're trying to build an army of furry, adorable <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Ewoks</span>.<br />I was rather <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">disappointed</span> with the Empire vintage wave, but this Jedi wave has restored my faith in Hasbro. Unfortunately the other waves hitting shelves next are based on episodes 1,2, and 3. I have no clue why they would put those figures out again but this time on "vintage" packaging from the 80s. Those figures are not part of the vintage era. To me it just seems like Hasbro is looking for an excuse to get more figures out again from recent years and justify an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">MSRP</span> of $9.99 so I feel like <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">every time</span> Hasbro does something good like this Jedi wave they go and do 3 stupid things in a row like <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">they're</span> about to do with the upcoming waves.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnpJUZVdktQ82waebVFWOuj40JeFLXYFJN3buIILDmYIHx8tpfYrmodO8yZT81AL0MHx_tw18mb5oeDokLsh_0SI-zLkXUwiIrqWn5JWlAaT3k1S_0ePpgnHlcIQoTnXtfTYXuIJ-2FQY/s1600/IMG_1442.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnpJUZVdktQ82waebVFWOuj40JeFLXYFJN3buIILDmYIHx8tpfYrmodO8yZT81AL0MHx_tw18mb5oeDokLsh_0SI-zLkXUwiIrqWn5JWlAaT3k1S_0ePpgnHlcIQoTnXtfTYXuIJ-2FQY/s400/IMG_1442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541547644023138370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The rest of this current wave from Return of the Jedi also includes Jedi Luke and Admiral <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Ackbar</span>. I'll be taking a look at those two figures in a future post.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAH998X_KgSMED06ZPSbkC2uGRA58EfLyLVPsRbBVYV9JLbMJTigqRs0kpVogPQ_73xIGUhFvxuAKh3nGBp54V6AkBIBH2i-j767sqQXMcJ1rQhDCNFKAsL6NcAqedsS-yZXreEw2r80U/s1600/IMG_1436.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAH998X_KgSMED06ZPSbkC2uGRA58EfLyLVPsRbBVYV9JLbMJTigqRs0kpVogPQ_73xIGUhFvxuAKh3nGBp54V6AkBIBH2i-j767sqQXMcJ1rQhDCNFKAsL6NcAqedsS-yZXreEw2r80U/s400/IMG_1436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541547625937000514" border="0" /></a>Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105073504136856110.post-55018597895662460642010-11-16T16:47:00.001-08:002010-11-16T18:01:57.345-08:00TRON LEGACY: Impulse Projection Technology Figures...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-6d9AuXGkNZBbirw4kTE1NTO8mCuEIxyg7QIgpjPEpxlU4rg5C1dAi_Y_8IWIdQg9zmQghfHL7481O1EzUWTCN0uPvgi-d-41qiP_CGswzyLQJbnpAAh24wQZG1kRDl__cY7NrU39vFV/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-6d9AuXGkNZBbirw4kTE1NTO8mCuEIxyg7QIgpjPEpxlU4rg5C1dAi_Y_8IWIdQg9zmQghfHL7481O1EzUWTCN0uPvgi-d-41qiP_CGswzyLQJbnpAAh24wQZG1kRDl__cY7NrU39vFV/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540317993203387986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />With the upcoming release of TRON LEGACY on December 17, Spin Master has unleashed a massive assortment of toys based on the upcoming sequel to the cult classic 80s video game adventure flick. Spin Master is known for cheapo toy lines such as last summer's M Night <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Shyamalan</span> Crap Fest The Last <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Airbender</span>. I'm happy to say this new line of Tron figures could be the toy line that changes everything for Spin Master. I'll go into more detail on the other pieces in the line in future posts. This time around I'll be focusing on the totally radical Impulse Projection <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Technology figures</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvvvXhmN1Pxv0Q0_Z8adU7q4kOR-PaRPCUhnkiNzJS8bzG5-LTih85AaNRMysRi-_pRK-Z_DU6o5iolclcmditA5rRWLxwDLa93m_llBG369Bwg_JdyNQ-xYW_uFpEaZce6AsC9XMqjPz/s1600/IMG_1406.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvvvXhmN1Pxv0Q0_Z8adU7q4kOR-PaRPCUhnkiNzJS8bzG5-LTih85AaNRMysRi-_pRK-Z_DU6o5iolclcmditA5rRWLxwDLa93m_llBG369Bwg_JdyNQ-xYW_uFpEaZce6AsC9XMqjPz/s400/IMG_1406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314714655521746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Four figures are now available as part of this 7 inch line including <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Clu</span>, Sam, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Rinzler</span> and a Blackguard. There's also a 12 inch Sam figure with the same features and even more lights. I picked up the 7 inch <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Clu</span> and Sam figures last week and haven't been able to stop playing around with them. The impulse projection technology makes it possible for an image of the character's face to appear inside their helmets when it lights up and you can actually see the figure appear to speak. Unlike other licensed toy lines to utilize voice features Spin Master actually included the lines from the film as voiced by the actors. So when the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Clu</span> figure "speaks" you actually hear Jeff Bridges' voice not some impersonation of his voice like Hasbro did for those Phantom Menace <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Commtech</span> Chips back in '99.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprxp1K8-GkwX_MUjA7wP631bd7NRI4GD4bY6aMzmuP51x7L-HpqXkX1H1_dbXz5SY7-Krq-ySEPa1uDWgucg2bIpIRgmGtAkodP65frYV6Yc709lh105dY-1zCwRd1JzgVGaBBMy5Bcke/s1600/IMG_1404.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprxp1K8-GkwX_MUjA7wP631bd7NRI4GD4bY6aMzmuP51x7L-HpqXkX1H1_dbXz5SY7-Krq-ySEPa1uDWgucg2bIpIRgmGtAkodP65frYV6Yc709lh105dY-1zCwRd1JzgVGaBBMy5Bcke/s400/IMG_1404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314699483692130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I truly feel like this is a new chapter in action figure history. This feature is truly something we have never seen before in any line of figures. Those Visionaries figures I loved so much back in the 80s don't even come close in terms of cool factor, and technology to these Tron figures. Back in July Disney and Spin Master made a big announcement about this toy line and one of the key points they focused on was the new <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">technology</span> that would be introduced to action figures with this new line. At first it all seemed like a silly feature that would never look good when it was first announced at Comic Con, but once you get the figures in your hands and activate their features they truly seem to come alive and. The feeling of motion as well as the changing features and expressions on the facial projection is pretty convincing.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksh1gseJjR9-DAPKNRWDJC2n5UzwN1v-tBbHggDmnYDZxFAY7RXT2LTWxvhDlgt1kv9b5xyfsH7fV5Yg8_MdgwUO156mGW9Rwd3S3tiTlTpCZc6Qzpj3jXUbUx47iUmqRYasLasVw1Zs0/s1600/IMG_1387.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksh1gseJjR9-DAPKNRWDJC2n5UzwN1v-tBbHggDmnYDZxFAY7RXT2LTWxvhDlgt1kv9b5xyfsH7fV5Yg8_MdgwUO156mGW9Rwd3S3tiTlTpCZc6Qzpj3jXUbUx47iUmqRYasLasVw1Zs0/s400/IMG_1387.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314162780016946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When I was growing up back in the 80s we never had anything like this. I wonder how much a feature like this would've rocked the very foundations of our existence if we'd gotten figures with impulse projection technology back in the day. The kids these days who've never experienced the world of Tron are in for quite a treat when they see the new film and decide to ask Santa for some of these figures. Lucky bastards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fte8AY2TVxpR8I_Th8E8DsH2zKfC0t1tS0-GeBPXoY2Oowh3x_G15o4tDqsyhDyG3nZMcJdvybJ0JCDxpAhB4lp_Ba5HwMTclalM9WCOetjnpu4mTLDQ4g3O32JTtJvYCcMPW1L8_fAZ/s1600/IMG_1402.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fte8AY2TVxpR8I_Th8E8DsH2zKfC0t1tS0-GeBPXoY2Oowh3x_G15o4tDqsyhDyG3nZMcJdvybJ0JCDxpAhB4lp_Ba5HwMTclalM9WCOetjnpu4mTLDQ4g3O32JTtJvYCcMPW1L8_fAZ/s400/IMG_1402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314209040883410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The upper body on each figure also lights up. There's a pattern of lights that follows along from the chest to the waist making it appear as if their suit's functions have just gone online. I keep pushing the activation button and staring at these babies over and over again and still I can't find anything that gives away the gimmick. The toy gurus at Spin Masters have really proven themselves with these figures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6fpwd-R0REGsppVdDXGom4htJSaqQBQRnlgBdrK9cUZOU0gxBfwxUb0sGVMHQp90N933xjUmlCni5RpiSbWcbh5iWO8RdTfBzyH460q5zwWeD6__0Cp5biXfTzawlhVEyjzr2xAhswHt/s1600/IMG_1399.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6fpwd-R0REGsppVdDXGom4htJSaqQBQRnlgBdrK9cUZOU0gxBfwxUb0sGVMHQp90N933xjUmlCni5RpiSbWcbh5iWO8RdTfBzyH460q5zwWeD6__0Cp5biXfTzawlhVEyjzr2xAhswHt/s400/IMG_1399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314197037000722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A lot of folks out there have been wondering what's the secret behind the illusion. If you have some extra dough burning a whole in your pocket and decide to pick up some extra figures you could crack some of these bad boys open and find out for yourself. What you'll find inside each figure is a ring lined up with some pretty powerful, small LED lights. Right above this ring there's a second ring lined with really small pieces of film which contain the images of each actor's face with different lip and mouth movements. Once you activate the figures a pattern of lights emits from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">LEDs</span> pushing the different projections up to the inside of the helmet in a succession of quick bursts which give the illusion of movement.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifATKvRN0zLQlp6VqL3sJeMkSvWjClADBW6AGoHzgS3sa-04jgK6rZcsE4Kn8jT9m_iE6zaRdXKDK4g9SRtSy2kTojn_q38s4PHI6ZOIwoOEm10qk9h9dQjGOvTcX_2kn2IwPldynpSSs8/s1600/IMG_1396.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifATKvRN0zLQlp6VqL3sJeMkSvWjClADBW6AGoHzgS3sa-04jgK6rZcsE4Kn8jT9m_iE6zaRdXKDK4g9SRtSy2kTojn_q38s4PHI6ZOIwoOEm10qk9h9dQjGOvTcX_2kn2IwPldynpSSs8/s400/IMG_1396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314191215265106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Each figure is really well sculpted. The light and projection feature obviously takes precedence here so the articulation has to suffer for that. The figures don't have as many points of articulation as say a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">MOTU</span> classics figure, but it doesn't really matter. You still get more articulation than any action figure from back in the 80s or 90s and the projection feature is way to cool to complain about anything else.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c0HrNH8qntzgO85FBTrgC0PVv6EqE6bN_5RAY-NtzgD5W3bfcFLCNM178Y-Ncko1lAyYBaah1sfAPvUaT3JJ6y5BUPdotM9e-uIVn4w_1PND8xmkGluax99Vp9UCqr4s156CST32ohrX/s1600/IMG_1403.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c0HrNH8qntzgO85FBTrgC0PVv6EqE6bN_5RAY-NtzgD5W3bfcFLCNM178Y-Ncko1lAyYBaah1sfAPvUaT3JJ6y5BUPdotM9e-uIVn4w_1PND8xmkGluax99Vp9UCqr4s156CST32ohrX/s400/IMG_1403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314688555299938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The figures all come with their own identity disc which attaches quite nicely to their backs just like they do in the new movie. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Clu</span> also came with a kick ass light <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Katana</span> and Sam comes with the launch baton used to activate and control the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">lightcycles</span>. The baton also attaches to the side of his leg.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8rfnxBy6Q3CvQEYq5WfPiwuUDYY2wLGZYqm9GrRzG1srTWOTLhiRHNE9s73SVX75G_8TAVZZ7M2Nvm_6VzBhTfiNA5HfF576m9ZzEoxZ0uZRgvhYNoQLQsrKQeUaGd2CBSLmakyf8sXB/s1600/IMG_1390.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8rfnxBy6Q3CvQEYq5WfPiwuUDYY2wLGZYqm9GrRzG1srTWOTLhiRHNE9s73SVX75G_8TAVZZ7M2Nvm_6VzBhTfiNA5HfF576m9ZzEoxZ0uZRgvhYNoQLQsrKQeUaGd2CBSLmakyf8sXB/s400/IMG_1390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314187967821378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In order to get the level of detail and cool features that Spin Master was able to bring to these figures they worked closely with the folks at Disney's licensing division in order to better match the story and character elements from the film to the line of toys. For that same reason Spin Master toy makers have recently stated that as cool as the impulse projection technology is they do not plan to incorporate it into any other lines in the near future. The concept matches perfectly with the Tron line and to start putting other toy lines out with this feature would diminish the coolness and uniqueness of this line.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0aQUza47RXmosDj0C4hjEsjiGlSMYqk4LpswUYEhs6LykqQfEhrZDt_XTcCfWEWp8sTIaFqSWJnN464JEBfnwzMykuFcXewPEw3RnUPn-6yHK_WPjYP_JgQv8jEY_rQ0SWN_Dc5ZW9FL/s1600/IMG_1408.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0aQUza47RXmosDj0C4hjEsjiGlSMYqk4LpswUYEhs6LykqQfEhrZDt_XTcCfWEWp8sTIaFqSWJnN464JEBfnwzMykuFcXewPEw3RnUPn-6yHK_WPjYP_JgQv8jEY_rQ0SWN_Dc5ZW9FL/s400/IMG_1408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314719132655058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I for truly hope sales of the line are strong enough to allow Spin Master to go into production on a second series of figures. Already there have been rumors of a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Quorra</span> figure and other cool accessories for a follow up wave.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kO65S92Ep1jkIK375i5CAMJWbEd5b9RPvKT26dk_1ioj1YjrlbmZLmJTekpVJeRLWtMc_IfXikZMnlnQspdbzY4yxjsiQqF5pMZTYzqZos01i_UlR-5ZwLfF4bjVB3ViB7rkpr14ffIA/s1600/IMG_1405.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kO65S92Ep1jkIK375i5CAMJWbEd5b9RPvKT26dk_1ioj1YjrlbmZLmJTekpVJeRLWtMc_IfXikZMnlnQspdbzY4yxjsiQqF5pMZTYzqZos01i_UlR-5ZwLfF4bjVB3ViB7rkpr14ffIA/s400/IMG_1405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314709555521762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Each figure sells for $14.95 at most retailers, but you can take advantage of a great deal the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">slimeballs</span> at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Walmart</span> are offering to get them for less. If you go to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Walmart</span> website now you can buy the figures for the $14.95 price but you get a 5 dollar gift card which you can apply to the second figure. You buy a second figure and you get another 5 dollar gift card that you can apply to the third figure and so on.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2PWL7RWesj2NxWM7clQrm41yiWm4gRcRjhZfTngEuq25deThEljKlxRI71a__Vblc1TJSgdJCImRlEr9XKn8gBTJ96I7AAonZYEfZXAgQYQzRA0AOMcviMz_v6i1bQby773PzPhop1a2/s1600/IMG_1409.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2PWL7RWesj2NxWM7clQrm41yiWm4gRcRjhZfTngEuq25deThEljKlxRI71a__Vblc1TJSgdJCImRlEr9XKn8gBTJ96I7AAonZYEfZXAgQYQzRA0AOMcviMz_v6i1bQby773PzPhop1a2/s400/IMG_1409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540315127695055122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'll be back throughout the week with more TRON coverage. So stay tuned...Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389570064756953860noreply@blogger.com3