Sorry this one is late everyone! I've got a great excuse, though: Hurricane Zeta blew a few trees down across from my house, one of which knocked over some powerlines. We lost power on Thursday morning and didn't get it back until late Sunday evening. Fortunately, my parents live close by so we headed to their house where they still had power (though there internet was out until Friday night). Halloween wasn't a bust, though, and we still had plenty of Halloween adventures and fun. I'll detail those on Friday, though, as this is a catch-up post from last Thursday. So, what was I up to the week before Halloween? Let's check it out...
* Did you catch these Halloween 2 Toy Capsules from NECA this year? I saw the Child's Play eggs in Walmart one day but I didn't know there were Halloween eggs until I saw them on another site (I can't remember who, or I'd link to them. I got them as a gift from my family and had a fun time opening them with my little one. She's never seen any Halloween film but she loves the music and know who Michael Myers is, plus she loves opening surprise stuff like this. I won't spoil the surprise yet but there are two pieces in here that will go well with your NECA 7 inch scaled figures (though one of them is a straight up reused piece from the Halloween 3: Season of the Witch set. If you're looking for Halloween shoelaces, lanyards, magnets, and other little weird items, this might just be worth picking up. You may even find it on sale now, too.
Remember how I promised I was going to watch real horror movies? Well... that didn't quite happen. With a 7-year old around all the time since she's doing school remotely this year due to Covid-19, we watched mostly family friendly Halloween movies. The Boy Who Cried Werewolf is a 2010 Nickeloden TV movie starring Victoria Justice and Chase Ellison as a sister and brother who find out that they are set to inherit their great uncle's castle in Wolfsberg, Romaia. From the poster, it's pretty clear that Victoria Justice becomes a werewolf and hijinks ensue. So far as Halloween kids movies go, this one is pretty decent with some cool werewolf effects and some rather funny running jokes. There are some pretty solid side characters, too, like Brooke Shields as Madame Varcolac, the stern housekeeper of the castle. If you have kids who want to watch a werewolf movie, you could do far worse than The Boy Who Cried Werewolf.And, of course, here's a quick look at the most popular reviews on the site this week:
Beast
Man from Masters of the Universe Origins is on his second week and
he's sitting up at the top of the chart. Who doesn't like Beast Man? Well, Skeletor for
one. He seems to truly loath the guy. I guess the Heroic Warriors also probably
hate him. Evil-Lyn? She won't give him the time of day. Sheesh. It must be hard
being Beast Man! These figures seem to now be in good supply and more collectors and casual fans are getting their hands on them.
Mighty
Max Slays the Doom Dragon is on its third week and as one of my
reviews from The Dawn of 31 Days of Toy Terror it's really exciting to see the
enthusiasm for this one. I loved Mighty Max as a kid and I still love adding
more sets to my collection. If you dig Mighty Max too, please let me know! I'd
love to pull out more for future reviews...
Gung
Ho from G.I. Joe: Classified Series is on his third week on the chart. I really want to like this guy but I found him kind
of disappointing. Still fun, though. He's the first series 2 figure I've
reviewed though I've reviewed Cobra Commander as well, with the Red Ninja coming soon!
Arctic Mission Storm Shadow from G.I. Joe Classified Series is a new review from last week that's gotten some attention. This one was a pain for folks to get ahold of, wasn't it? I almost skipped him originally but I'm glad I didn't. He excellent! One of the best in the line.
Profit
Director Destro from G.I. Joe: Classified Series is on his third week
and continues to show us that while directing profits 8-EZ, it's lucrative for
sure. The Classified Series is insanely popular and Profit Director Destro is
one of my favorite figures in the line. He's smooth, savage, and ready to ...direct
some profits, I guess. I can't wait for a themed Baroness to go with him!
Man-At-Arms from Masters of the Universe Origins is another new figure from this hot line. I'm really waiting for this line to find its own identity, like 200x or MOTUC, but these are still fun toys for the price point.
That's all for this week! See you again in just a few days since this one got delayed.
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