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Community => Watto's Junk Yard => Topic started by: Scott on May 19, 2003, 10:09 AM
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No I am not going to smack off about my mad skillz, but...
Walked into Wal-Mart this morning and was greeted by a wall of green figures, there are two different ones and like the ones at Target and TRU appear to be going nowhere fast.
How long before Wal-Mart finally gets rid of these Pegwarming radioactive figures (I still see Grinch figs at TRU every year)
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They will probably land up in the bargin bin sometime after the movie is released. I find that when a movie is going to be released, stores stock up on the figures for promotion but if they don't sell, price slash & they still sit around for months.
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The funny thing is there's still a third basic figure assortment that hasn't shipped yet.
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Ooh boy, that is what this line needs is more pegwarming goodness
I'm going to guess next summer there will still be Hulk figures around.
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The real question here is who will be buying up these figures to add to their collection?
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I bought one of the initial three. And I may buy two more. There would have to be something really good for me to buy any more than that.
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LOL, the funniest thing is almost all of them are the same figure only in purple or blue pants! Worst toy line ever
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I read there will be FIVE assortments of these by the time the movie is released. Yippee.
I'll buy a rotocast Hulk since it's the only one that appears to be in scale with the Marvel Legends figures (of which I own two). Not sure if I'll get the Scowling Hulk or the Cavity Check Hulk. It'll probably depend on my mood.
Those Hulk Fists are hard to pass up. I might need a couple pair of those just for the office. Maybe the restroom. (*Ziippp* CRASH "Hulk smash!")
If I see a Banner figure on clearance I'll pick one up for custom fodder, but the rest of the line is action feature overkill. And I thought Hasbro was bad with Darth Maul figures.
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Yeah, unfortunately this looks like a toy line that is going to fail miserably, at least thatt is how it appears at a local Wal*Mart whose figures are already getting dusty. And judging by the trailers I've seen the movie isn't going to fair much better, but that's just my opinion and a whole other thread.
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Yeah, this movie is not looking too great based on the trailers I've seen so far (including several during tonight's Spurs/Mavericks playoff game). When the hell are todays producers, directors, etc. going to realize that the CGI overload is getting to be a total bore. I'm tired of watching cartoons on the big screen all the time now. It looks like 90% of the Hulk's movie footage is going to be a CG character. Looks pathetic if you asked me. Completely unrealistic and unbelievable. I'll take Lou Ferigno over this cartoon character any day of the week.
As for the toys - just a solid wall of onmoving (untouched for that matter) green garbage. So his shorts change color a few times. Big deal. Clear some room out for the 2003 Star Wars line that 90% of the population has yet to see! >:(
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I just counted 120 Hulk figures at Wal Mart, every peg full none were sold. There are only 2 to choose from. Maybe after the movie these will see a big push but I'm not going to hold my breath
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You actually counted them. :o
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4 deep times 30 pegs...pretty simple :-*
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That is way to many Hulk figures. Imagine if every Walmart had that many in each store in your city, you could actually melt down all the figures & make a real life size Hulk figure & still have some plastic left to make Brent a She Hulk figure. ;D
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The She Hulk would sell but the Hulk, he'd be retail death
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I think where The Hulk will have trouble compared to the other Marvel movies (X-Men, X-2, Spiderman) is just the nature of the character. The Hulk is this huge, gree monster. And, he would have to be done as a digital character to be convincing. As much as Lou Ferigno was cool in the series, this is just a different case.
Here, we're being asked to know the Hulk as he was in the comics. Which if you think about it, is a big stretch for anyone's imagination. You're talking about a 15 foot tall green beast with mega-strength, and the ability to leap miles at a time.
What might have served as a good case for capturing the Hulk's performance is the technique Peter Jackson used to capture Gollum in Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers. Have an actor try to act these scenes out in a motion capture suit, and then use that performance to drive a digital Hulk. It certainly worked in the case of Gollum.
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That is way to many Hulk figures. Imagine if every Walmart had that many in each store in your city, you could actually melt down all the figures & make a real life size Hulk figure & still have some plastic left to make Brent a She Hulk figure. ;D
hmmm, customizing.... :-*