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1/6 1/6 Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien - Collectible Figure
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Howard said there were no delays, no real ones but there are.
They mostly happen to this Ripley figure. Mostly.
I say we takeoff and cancel our online preorders. It's the only way to be sure.
That way Howard can't weasel his way out of this one, and we can ensure he gets nailed to the wall. Right to the wall.
They mostly happen to this Ripley figure. Mostly.
I say we takeoff and cancel our online preorders. It's the only way to be sure.
That way Howard can't weasel his way out of this one, and we can ensure he gets nailed to the wall. Right to the wall.
I would absolutely love that -- if everyone just cancelled their preorders. That would be hilarious. I can see the retailers calling Sideshow, and Sideshow reporting to HT: Hey, sorry, you have no one to ship Ripley too now. Just eat it.
If only solidarity happened.
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Does it make a difference at this point? They're not doing anything with these non-Disney owned licenses anyway.
Does it make a difference at this point? They're not doing anything with these non-Disney owned licenses anyway.
Exactemundo. A single Ripley figure and an Endoskeleton no one cares about (instead of an Endoskeleton everyone would care about)
*the Ripley figure for which people are still waiting 3 years after they debut her, the endoskeleton from a 'current movie' that is already 2 years old - great timing Hot Toys
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i googled Michaelangelo for this quote, but all i got was that ugly stupid nickelodeon wood doll. so sad.
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I'm Chan, Howard Chan. I work for the company, but... don't let that fool you, I'm really an okay guy. I'm glad to see your order's a little closer. They uh, they tell me that all the waiting and dissatisfaction should pass soon, it's just... natural side effects of such an unusually long pre-order. Or something like that.
What do you mean? How long ago was it put up there?
Has no one discussed this with you yet?
No. But, I mean... I don't... recognise this thread.
No, I know. Uh... okay, it's just that uh this might be a shock to you, it's long...
How long? Please...
57 years.
What?
That's the thing, you've been waiting on this pre-order for 57 years. What happened was the release window had drifted right through the core properties, and it's really just... blind luck that a factory salvage team found an empty release slot when they did. Just one in a thousand, really. I think you're damn lucky to see a release, kiddo. Your money could be floating out there forever. Uh, are you... okay?
What do you mean? How long ago was it put up there?
Has no one discussed this with you yet?
No. But, I mean... I don't... recognise this thread.
No, I know. Uh... okay, it's just that uh this might be a shock to you, it's long...
How long? Please...
57 years.
What?
That's the thing, you've been waiting on this pre-order for 57 years. What happened was the release window had drifted right through the core properties, and it's really just... blind luck that a factory salvage team found an empty release slot when they did. Just one in a thousand, really. I think you're damn lucky to see a release, kiddo. Your money could be floating out there forever. Uh, are you... okay?
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Look I can see where this is going, but I'm telling you that those things exist
Thank you Officer that will be all.
PLEASE you're not listening, Kane, the crew member who went into that warehouse said he saw thousands of Iron man's, thousands.
Thank you that will be all
*********, that's not all! If one of those Iron Man's gets shipped out that will be all, then all of these other lines we think is so important, you can kiss all those goodbye...
Thank you Officer that will be all.
PLEASE you're not listening, Kane, the crew member who went into that warehouse said he saw thousands of Iron man's, thousands.
Thank you that will be all
*********, that's not all! If one of those Iron Man's gets shipped out that will be all, then all of these other lines we think is so important, you can kiss all those goodbye...
I'm guessing Ripley will eventually ship the same time as Jyn Erso, for no other reason than it's sod's law I'll have to pay up for two figures in the same month 
Still, after that I've pretty much given up on the idea of seeing the Aliens Ripley & new powerloader within the next decade, and entirely dropped my ludicrous notion of our getting a variant Alien Ripley in a white deco of the spacesuit.
Hell, I don't even know that I'll keep this figure, given I'm not realistically expecting the outfit to end up more accurate on the final toy than it appears to be from the photos. But, hope springs eternal and all that. I'll see the preorder through.
Still, after that I've pretty much given up on the idea of seeing the Aliens Ripley & new powerloader within the next decade, and entirely dropped my ludicrous notion of our getting a variant Alien Ripley in a white deco of the spacesuit.
Hell, I don't even know that I'll keep this figure, given I'm not realistically expecting the outfit to end up more accurate on the final toy than it appears to be from the photos. But, hope springs eternal and all that. I'll see the preorder through.
I think the general consensus is Hot Toys is done with not just the Alien franchise but many of the other 80's franchises we all know and love i.e Aliens, Terminator, Predator and Robocop. I think its not helping of course that the further we move away from the 80's the less interest there is in these figures and the less demand on Hot Toys to produce. Much of the core base of people who actually grew up with, remember and have a fondness for films from the early to mid 80's are now in their late 30's or 40's.
What we're relying on here a little bit is Howard Chan and the fact that he grew up in the 80's and maybe he might have more of an an interest in some of those licenses and think them worthwhile producing. Thats frankly the only way i think we'll see more figures from the 80s franchises. Right now they just aren't big enough money spinners for Hot Toys and thats just the sad reality we all have to face. I always think the best period for Hot Toys 80's licenses was around 2006 - 2013.
What we're relying on here a little bit is Howard Chan and the fact that he grew up in the 80's and maybe he might have more of an an interest in some of those licenses and think them worthwhile producing. Thats frankly the only way i think we'll see more figures from the 80s franchises. Right now they just aren't big enough money spinners for Hot Toys and thats just the sad reality we all have to face. I always think the best period for Hot Toys 80's licenses was around 2006 - 2013.
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So many of my favourite movies are from the 80's
T1
Blade Runner
Scarface
Aliens
Die Hard
Gremlins
Back To The Future
Commando
Predator
Rambo
Platoon
Robocop
The Goonies
and of course the Indy trilogy
I was born in 83, so unfortunately I missed out on seeing any of then at the cinema.
No other decade can touch the 80's in terms of action/adventure genre.
T1
Blade Runner
Scarface
Aliens
Die Hard
Gremlins
Back To The Future
Commando
Predator
Rambo
Platoon
Robocop
The Goonies
and of course the Indy trilogy
I was born in 83, so unfortunately I missed out on seeing any of then at the cinema.
No other decade can touch the 80's in terms of action/adventure genre.
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Honestly I know people have wishlists but we've seen a good number of 80s franchise figures come out. Not as much in comparison to the heavy hitters but people act like there's been nothing. Multiple incarnations of Terminators, three Robocop figures plus ED-209, the Alien Warrior Xenomorph, a bunch of Predator variants, Marty McFly plus the DeLorean, three Keaton Batman/Bruce Wayne figures along with two Nicholson Joker figures and the Batmobile, John Matrix. A lot of those are relatively recent (at least within the past few years give or take) and there are still things coming this year too like a second Marty figure and now a Doc Brown plus of course Ripley. I think the problem is that some of these figures have a much more limited appeal whether people like to hear that or not. There's more than likely a reason why they don't do as many but they have made a fair amount in my opinion.
Agreed, I think filmmaking reached its peak in the 80's terms of the mixture of great storylines, ideas and the pinnacle of practical SFX effects which imo always looked more realistic than CGI. Like yourself most if not all of my favourite movies were made in the 80's.
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Agreed, it is ludicrous what people seem to almost expect, as if Hot Toys were their own personal supplier of 80's nostalgia wishlists.
Alien hasn't, IMO, been particularly well-served, for all that; I get that there's a lot of people for whom Xenomorphs and soldiers are all exciting n that (and I guess NECA scratches that itch, tho not at 1/6 admittedly); but when the original is your preferred film, it's about the crew members. Still, Dallas remains a great figure, and we are finally getting Ripley. It'd be great to have had, or be getting, other crew members, but it's simply not going to happen. They'd sell bugger all.
I do wonder how big the Ripley run is. It really can't be many. Weaver's licence can't be cheap tho, so unless they're simply taking the hit to realise having the figure in their lineup, HT must think they'll break even on Ripley overall. Ah, I dunno
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Alien hasn't, IMO, been particularly well-served, for all that; I get that there's a lot of people for whom Xenomorphs and soldiers are all exciting n that (and I guess NECA scratches that itch, tho not at 1/6 admittedly); but when the original is your preferred film, it's about the crew members. Still, Dallas remains a great figure, and we are finally getting Ripley. It'd be great to have had, or be getting, other crew members, but it's simply not going to happen. They'd sell bugger all.
I do wonder how big the Ripley run is. It really can't be many. Weaver's licence can't be cheap tho, so unless they're simply taking the hit to realise having the figure in their lineup, HT must think they'll break even on Ripley overall. Ah, I dunno
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I'm incredibly nostalgic for the 80s, but the 70s was responsible for more genuinely great films.
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Aye to that. American cinema of the 70s really was something, for all sorts of reasons, but especially for a new guard coming through after the collapse of the original studio system. (Obviously there was still a lot of ****e made as well, but that's true of any period for any artform)
Yeah 70's was a great decade for films just thinking about it Taxi Driver, Sat Night Fever, Jaws, The Warriors, Star Wars, The Godfather, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Deliverance, The Deer Hunter to name but a few.
Chinatown. Greatest screenplay, just a masterpiece. All The Presidents Men, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, Walkabout, Dog Day Afternoon, Badlands, Mean Streets (alright I know Walkabout is a bit more arty, but hey)... also that strain of sci-fi that produced Rollerball, Silent Running..
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