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I'd been looking for this ECTO -1 from Hot Wheels for months now as it's a pretty good looking interpretation of the GB's 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 judgment I went ahead and bought it from a seller on fleabay . I paid way more than these things go for in stores plus some ridiculous shipping and handling charges. One of my New Year's resolutions for 2011 is to stay away from picking up stuff on fleabay that's hard to find in stores. I have to stop encouraging the scalpers. The ECTO -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 Fleabay . This one's...

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. 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. 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 picki...

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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. Apparently Kevin has gone missing and has been tr aped 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. 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 robe lights up in the film and worse of all be...

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. 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!

The very limited and highly anticipated Target exclusive Empire Strikes Back vintage 9 figure set has hit store 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 DPCI number on any of the store's price scanners: 087-06-1620. Happy hunting!

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. The El Capitan theater 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 ...