Hot Toys MMS 692 + 693 BATMAN (1989) 1/6 scale Batman 2.0

Did we confirm ratcheted joints? I heard that thrown around earlier. That alone would be a huge upgrade over the prior figure.

Garlador said:

Did we confirm ratcheted joints? I heard that thrown around earlier. That alone would be a huge upgrade over the prior figure.

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I’m not sure but that would be a hell of an improvement because you cannot pose much with the original.

Is it a fully rubber suit this time, or is it rubber pieces attached to spandex, like the film?

His suit looks like stone.

Yeah that suit texture is an issue, I don't get why they went with the stone look. Wonder what they used for reference?

Evil_Deadite said:

Is it a fully rubber suit this time, or is it rubber pieces attached to spandex, like the film?

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Appears to be full rubber again like the first.

I can't wait to have this standing next to the JazzInc Batmobile.

Rotfish said:

I didn't have a problem with the DX09 when I had it, but after your comparison, I can't stop fixating on how poorly fitted the mouth plates are.

I prefer the cowl texture on the new one, but the body texture of the old. The clincher is the new one's realism and less-exaggerated lips.

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Yeah the original release had some real tolerance issues both with the mouths and the hatch on the back of the head. I can’t decide if the original looked a little more like Keaton or if the features were just exaggerated in a cartoon chariacture kind of way.

Garlador said:

Did we confirm ratcheted joints? I heard that thrown around earlier. That alone would be a huge upgrade over the prior figure.

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Won’t know until we get video reviews.

Spanbauer said:

or if the features were just exaggerated in a cartoon chariacture kind of way.

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This, this is why I never went back and picked up the DX09. I agree, it has a very cartoon-esque quality to it, more than Nicholson.

This new sculpt is so HD that we’re not used to seeing Keaton Batman like that, thus throwing the likeness off a bit in our eyes. Even the 4K physical disc is grainy.

I look at the right side of the new figure’s
face on that photo and immediately see Keaton, if not for the left eye, you’d think it was him.

I'm just excited for the diorama base
Call me insane, but the figure was pretty secondary to me compared to that.

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Rotfish said:

...was the suit really that rough in the movie?

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Rondesmo said:

Yeah think too the suit is too textured.

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Mondragon said:

it should have less of a that frikin stony texture.

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Wor-Gar said:

His suit looks like stone.

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He's slowly becoming one of those gargoyles he's always perched around.

I am seeing some real issues with these re releases....

It splits the fan base because many, including myself, don't see the likeness being improved. It seems to be a downgrade.

To each their own I guess.

Some people think the DX09 looks terrible.

Then again, some people think the Joker DX11 looks good.

Not terrible, just extremely dated. Even Nicholson is showing it’s age now despite being an exceptional release. DX11 stopped looking good by 2017 when customs really began to take hold.

I think this Batman turned out nicely. I’m always skeptical about people complaining about the blogger pictures because it seems like nine times out of ten people change their tune when they get a figure in person.

Blogger photos, HT promotional photos, none ever really make a figure look good like seeing it in hand. This HD detail will be muted in hand, with the Moducase overhead lighting casting shadow on parts of the masked sculpt, it’ll look fantastic I’m sure. Now the suit once again being one piece and overly textured is not good.

Nick D said:

DX11 stopped looking good by 2017 when customs really began to take hold.

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Come on, it never looked good.

Rondesmo said:

Yeah think too the suit is too textured.
It’s less rough and more sleek IMO.
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Still don’t understand why they pronounced so much the lines under the eye’s holes…
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Man, I just noticed this its kinda bothersome to me. Wtf happened to his chest? Don’t recall it looking so flat and extra wide in the proto photos. Also don’t remember it looking like that on the DX09.

Side note-Likeness is good enough for me. I saw someone say earlier that its about 80% and I agree. Nearly every figure can look dead on in certain shots with specific lighting. Close enough to Keaton, but nowhere near the likeness levels of the recent Tom Holland head or Maul 2.0.

There’s a reason why Burton wanted to redo the design of the suit for BR..he said over and over the years he thought the 89 suit was too rough in texture . I think HT is just sticking to the script and they wanted to showcase how the original suit was different than any other bat suit in the movie franchise

Wor-Gar said:

Come on, it never looked good.

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It never looked like the real deal no, and the first bank robber Joker had the better likeness, but the paint apps were too dated by 2017 so everyone used the DX11 sculpt until the 2.0 BR came out. We didn’t have much to choose from so we settled.

The same can be said for those who hold the InArt release in high regard, they don’t have a custom sculpt, custom clothes, shoes etc.

Back then we didn’t have 4K copies showing the pores in Heath’s skin, or the more accurate tones with the new age color grading. That all changed the fall of 2017 when the 4K transfer released.