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This actually makes perfect sense. Other than the head and the addition of the speaker fins on the shoulder pauldrons, the unit is identical to the Fire Valk. I may get this but I'm really interested in the Emerald Force's S and F Blazer variants.
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My wallet AND bank account just whimpered, and I swear every one of my credit cards just gave me the evil eye, at the mere thought of how much something like this would cost...
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Not likely to be a coliseum but something more akin to the giant warehouse seen at the end of Raiders of the Lost Arc...
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General 1/18 Scale Figure and Toy Thread
mechaninac replied to sh9000's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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Indeed. Disney is, by no means, the only guilty party in the wholesale destruction of legacy IPs; however, they are, by far, the worst offenders.
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That has been the case for me regarding Star Wars: I have zero desire to rewatch the originals and prequals because, thanks to Disney, all roads lead to Jake Skywalker and "wonder" Rey Palpatine; similarly, Marvell has also been severely tainted to the point phases 1-4 have no rewatch value anymore. Some, a small part, of the sentiment is due to me outgrowing these IPs to be sure, but the bulk of it is due to what those in charge have done to them. It is actually quite sad just how much they've screwed the pooch -- chasing, and pandering to, the "Modern Audience" and laughably bad writing and execution-- with once guaranteed crowd pleasers and money makers and merchandizing juggernauts... now moribund, easily ignored, husks of their former selves.
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Not my cup of tea to be honest but I don't consider these public domain derived slasher flicks any more of a butchery of the original IPs than what Disney has been doing for at least the last half a decade or so; in a way, given their tongue-in-cheek nature, they're FAR less damaging to the classics than abominations like the "live" action Snow White.
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Prequels, sequels, reboots, retellings, (usually soulless and often butchered) live-action(ish) remakes... every Disney division is completely bereft of originality, inspiration and sorely lacking in what an entertainment company should excel at producing: compelling storytelling.
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Lilo & Stitch (Live Action) Summer 2025
mechaninac replied to no3Ljm's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
None of those numbers, and Cap 4's budget is grossly underreported given the substantial reshoots and delays that some peg the total north of 300M, take into account the marketing budgets and differences in studio financial recoup between domestic (~50 cents on the dollar) and international (~35 cents on the dollar, in aggregate) markets... cinemas need to make money and governments take their cuts. Rule of thumb for taking everything into account is to multiply the ACTUAL budget, not what the studios initially allocate in their production pitch, by 2.5... and this does not even take inflation* into account. Assuming the numbers quoted are within the actual final cost, minus advertising, the numbers required for break even (zero profit during their theatrical runs) are: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - $388m budget = $970M to break even (tbe), $476m BO = $494M loss before recouping some back through tax breaks depending on where the majority of the filming is done. The Marvels - $374m budget = $935M tbe , $206m BO = $729M loss, again before any claw-backs. Deadpool and Wolverine - $200m budget = $500M tbe, $1.3b BO = $800M profit plus whatever tax incentives there may be... an unqualified success! Captain America: Brave New World - $180m budget = $450 tbe, $373m BO = still $77M underwater and entirely dependent on the true budget numbers. Of the 4 movies cited, only Deadpool made money and likely not enough to offset the total loss of the other 3 combined. *Inflation also means there are far fewer butts in seats paying higher per-seat prices to achieve the BO numbers being reported as compared to the past. -
1/48 SOUTHERN CROSS BIOROID PART II
mechaninac replied to captain america's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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Fan-frick'n-tastic!
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Lucky you.... you'll be able to witness the full "glory" of the failure that is Disney's hubris, vis a vis their cheap plastic monument(s) to pre-landfill garbage, first hand.
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Agreed. In light of how niche of a niche Star Trek has become over the Bad Robot/Alex Kurtzman stewardship of the franchise, and the fact that contemporary figures of the same size tend to msrp at twice, or more, the price point of this upcoming line, Star Wars' non selling inventory of unwanted Disney era garbage characters -- littering discount outlets like Ollies -- notwithstanding, the articulation is more than adequate.
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NGL, they all look fantastic, some more desirable (Jellico, especially) than others, but all a huge improvement over the limitedly articulated Playmates stuff released around the time First Contact came out, to say nothing of the older smaller scaled fare that could not sit without being awkwardly spread-legged.