Avatar toys review
Following my earlier blog post about the Avatar movie trailer and its toyline preview, here are the video reviews of the main Avatar toys to look out for, when you finally get to see them here at mass retail.
Avatar 3.75″ Action Figures Video Review.
This video shows Jack Sully (w/wheelchair), Avatar Jack Sully & Neytiri.
My thoughts: The packaging and virtual cards gimmick look interesting, and then it stops there. The little action figures do not seem to have anything great to shout about, other than they look quite like the movie characters that they represent. The humans and supposedly taller Na’Vi figures are not in scale too!
Overall, this action figures toyline is mainly for the fan boys and fan gals to collect, and also for the kids to play with.
Avatar Vehicles & Ride-Ons Toy Video Review - Part 1
This video shows the DireHorse & the Scorpion Gunship.
My thoughts: Like reviewer, I’m also surprised that the DireHorse looks rather small for a toy that comes packaged in such a big box. That was very wicked of Mattel to pull a stunt like that! The range of articulation for the DireHorse could have been more and better too.
The Scorpion Gunship is very impressive in the movie and it’s my favourite vehicle in Avatar. Here the actual toy is green in color, while it was more grey in color on screen. The false missiles at the sides are also a letdown. Nevertheless, this vehicle still looks quite cool on its own, and will indeed display very well with in scale G.I.Joe figures!
Avatar Vehicles & Ride-Ons Toy Video Review - Part 2
This video shows the Leonopteryx & the AMP Suit.
My thoughts: The Leonopteryx toy could have been better designed with more points of articulation. It’s an awesome gigantic flying dragon-like creature on screen, but its toy is more of a statue than an action figure. However it still makes a great display piece, especially for toy collectors who don’t plan to play with it much!
The AMP Suit looks to have the most articulation, which makes it more fun to pose and play with. The size is good too. My guess is that this piece will be 1 of the most popular Avatar vehicle toys. If only all these Avatar vehicles come with an exclusive pilot action figure like the Movie G.I.Joe vehicle toys do.
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Currently, I still don’t see Avatar toys selling at mass retail in the local departmental stores. It has largely to do with Mattel Singapore. They probably don’t have much experience in making sure that they release movie related toylines on time with the respective movie screenings in the cinemas. The same goes for Disney’s “The Princess & the Frog” toyline, also by Mattel. The movie toylines by Hasbro tend to hit the stores at least about a month before the movies are screened.
Luckily for Mattel, the Avatar movie is proving to be a big hit in cinemas worldwide and in Singapore. Hence when the Avatar toys do eventually come, they should be quite popular with the usual circle of regular toy consumers here. Right now, you can buy Avatar toys from collector’s toy shops like Simply Toys, while limited stocks last. Happy Avatar toy waiting and hunting!
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So do you think the mcdonalds one are better now? LOL
Hi LEon,
The McDs Avatar animal toys in the US are cooler! Here are 2 of them:
DireHorse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXNaoZqPW_Q&feature=channel
Hammerhead Titanothere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxTzWwuB2yk
Too bad they had these only when I came back to Singapore, and not while I was there
Hi Juliana,
Wow the LEDs lighting are cool.
Hi Hippo,
Yeah, I like them for the lights too!
These toys are awesome but not intend to collect them. Happy new year to you, Juliana!!
I think I will order the AMP suit from Matty!
Happy New Year Juliana!
Hi deSMOnd,
Happy New Year to you!
Hi Little Plastic Man,
I like the Scorpion Gunship but I have no space for it at home…
Happy New Year too!
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