Toys - Doctor Who - Flight Control Tardis

I've become a BIG fan of the new Doctor Who TV series. I was never into the original Doctor Who growing up. So I never really gave this new one much thought. But last year my buddy Spy Magician brought over the 1st few episodes of the 1st season and I was hooked. I was surprised how much I liked it. Now 3 seasons later I'm a HUGE fan. So much so, I of course invested in the toy line by a UK company named Character Options. They are a tad more expensive than I like to pay for a 5 inch scale figure line, as these need to be imported from the UK, but as a big fan of the show I couldn't resist. Up until now I've had very little complaints thus far with the line, but I just got the Flight Control Tardis today and I was not impressed.

I was a tad hesitant to buy this thing cause it was $40.00 with shipping. But, I was like the original Tardis playset was so great, that this one I'm sure would be just as good. Well, I was wrong and now I'm $40.00 in the hole. It also doesn't help that Character Options released a Tardis Bank not too long ago for $15.00 that looks exactly like the Flight Control Tardis. Sure the Tardis Bank doesn't make all the same noises and when you open the doors there is not a picture of the insides of the tardis, but it's essentially the same toy. I mean look at these pictures.

Flight Control Tardis

Tardis Bank

See much of a difference? Me neither. And because these are imports, I can't return it. It's not like I walked into Target and pulled this off the shelf, trust me if I could return it I would. I mean I didn't expect this thing to bend time and space, but I expected more than the bank with some new noises and a spinning feature. Yes I said spinning feature, you can hold the top of the tardis in one hand a the bottom with the other and it has a dial on the bottom that lets it "spin" as it flies thought the air. I'd like to tell Character Options where they can spin this stupid thing. GRRRrrrrrrr.

Needless to say I'm going to be a little more hesitant with my Doctor Who toys from now on, especially the playsets. I'm so sad about this thing I give it...

1 of 4 Ass Monkey

Movie - Resident Evil: Extinction

Resident Evil: Extinction

2 of 4 Ass Monkey.

I can sum up this movie with 7 easy questions.

1) Was it better than the 2nd movie? - YES.

2) Was it a great film? - NO.

3) Can Ali Larter Act? - Hell NO.

4) Is Milla Jovovich hot? - YES and so are her nipples apparently.

5) Does Milla Jovovich get naked? - Not enough to make it a good movie.

6) Should I go see it? NO, not unless you're really into the Resident Evil movies.

SPOILER TIME!!!!!

Do not read below if you don't want to know how the movie ends.

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7) Does it leave itself open for a sequel? YES, but we will never see it, cause it ends with 100 naked clones of Milla Jovovich ready to kick some zombie ass. Sign me up!!!

Toys - Yo Joe!!!!

My buddy Julius Marx at Action Figure Insider asked me to write a review of the new GI Joe action figures that just came out. So I partnered with the only other Joe fanatic I know, Spy Magician, to write a little something. You can read it HERE. We've written a few of these, so if you like it let JM know so we can do some more.

Toys - Dirty MJ

I got Sideshow MJ today and she is dirty. She gets a 4 ass monkey.

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I mean really just look at this thing. It's awesome.

Toys - More than meets the eye.

So I'm not a big Transformers fan. Don't get me started on how much I hated the movie. However I did notice these items the other day for sale at Big Bad Toy Store.

G1-Scale Sparkplug & Spike Figure Set

Quint-01 Quintesson Judge

The great thing is that these are made by Impossible Toys.com and not by Hasbro. And if your an Transformers Generation 01 collector these are a must.

Toys - Marvel Select Thor

So as a follow-up to my Thor review, it looks like Marvel Select will be releasing a new Thor figure next year.

Here is the production shot.

He looks great, but for the life of me I still can't understand why they don't release this line in a scale that folks want. I'd love to add this guy to my Marvel Legends collection, but as he'll look like he's 10 ft tall next to the rest of my figures, I'm gonna pass.

Movies - Dragon Wars!!!

1 Ass Money - Crap

Okay this movie is a bad idea on all fronts. I'm not even gonna waste time discussing it. HOWEVER if you going to enjoy a really bad flick with your drunk friends, this is the movie for you. Under this scenario I give it.

4 of 4 Ass Monkey

I haven't had this much fun since the original Anaconda.

Good times.