
There's lots of TF Movie merchandise hitting the shelves. Some of it is being put out a bit earlier than the scheduled release date of June 2nd. I saw the kids' movie storybooks and Optimus Prime and Bumblebee keychains at TRU, and some deluxe figures at Target. KMart's had most everything else from the toyline out for about a week now. Seeing this new stuff reminds me how I felt back when Beast Wars came out. Those animal Transformers were so different from any TFs that came before it created a rift in the fandom, kind of like how Macross fans fuckin' hate Robotech and vice versa. I think this movie stuff is going to create the next big fandom rift, seperating the kids who grow up liking the movie look and the kids who grew up liking anything that came before it. The movie's getting sequels so this design aesthetic is here for a few years. That'll be long enough to grow a good strong base of fans who like the movie toys and will be all loud about how super great it is. But I don't really give a crap either way because the ONLY ROBOTS I'm buying next aren't movie toys.
2 comments:
Careful with that Prime. His seams have a tendency to rip, or so I've heard. This means I'll have to handle the Bumble-plushies with kid gloves. =/
I'm torn on the movie designs. On one hand, I'm not crazy about them, but on the other.....
I admit it, I actually like Bumblebee's movie design. (How could I not? It's Bumblebee!) So I'll happily buy his toys, more or less. Just not sure if I'm gonna like what they do to his character in the movie. :(
You are wise to distust the young Prince's love of die cast. Die cast is quite heavy and makes an effective weapon. He may be planning to usurp the throne. ;)
It's not the Bumblebee I remember. The Bumblebee I remember was a fuel efficient spy with no firepower. Movie Bumblebee is an ass kicking covert agent with a huge arm gun. Holy crap when did that happen?
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