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This figure isnt bad, just devoid of any personallity. Which Landa had plenty of. IMO that is. 
Hot Toys's -MMS134 Inglourious Basterds: Col. Hans Landa
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sky_captain
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The expression isn't cutting it for me.
Put a chuckle of the man's face, ffs!
Put a chuckle of the man's face, ffs!
lt0778
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i'll be getting this guy,very nice figure.
Darth_Fatso
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I like the ice cold expression he has as it shows the true Landa but an extra headsculpt with his arrogant smirk that he has in most scenes would be most welcome also.
Doctor Who
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I'd like that expression. However, the choice they made is good enough for me to order him. For those who say it's expressionless... It's from the line: "You're hiding enemies of the state, are you not?"
I'd like that expression. However, the choice they made is good enough for me to order him. For those who say it's expressionless... It's from the line: "You're hiding enemies of the state, are you not?"
gunm
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4th Q could go as far as March of next year, but that'd be fine by me--too many figs pre-ordered, lol!
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probably out in December...ish for HK and what not. but January for NA and such.
gunm
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Yes, thanks Biojex. That's what I was thinking too. Or at least hoping since I need to spread these POs out more haha!
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abake
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Good point, but double the price? It still seems somewhat steep...
gunm
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HT has their own price point to satisfy whatever margin they need to continue to do business profitably, and that is affected by whatever the license holder demands to use the likenesses, name, etc.. So apparently Universal, Tarantino, etc. wanted more for the IB license than some others. The Disney Dastan fig is similar, although HT was able to swing more accessories out of that deal somehow...
You really have no basis for that conclusion and if it were true why putz around and only do two figures, widely separated in time? The fact HT took this long to release the character and did this Landa headsculpt without a smirk shows they really do not get the film or the character.
plasmid303
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This figure only happened because Waltz won an Oscar.
gunm
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I do have a basis: with their US distributor SSC, they price most of their figs at $149.99 (as of this year). The ones that are beyond that are due to features and license and perhaps some combination of the two.
Also, this has been stated before and from HT themselves, but final approval on likenesses are done by the license holder, not HT. HT presents several designs for the expression on the HS, but most of the the time, the people who control the licenses (the actor, the movie studio, their agents, etc) choose the neutral expression--it is not that they "Don't Get" the character.
I agree with Plasmid that they picked Walz because he picked up the Oscar nod. Plus he pretty much stole the movie, so it'd be strange for them not to do him. Why not do any other characters? Why did they even pick the IB license? I have no idea. It's generally some combination of the higher ups at HT like the property and/or they see an opportunity to pick up the license when the agents for that property shop it around.
Why do they "drag their feet" on releasing figs? As much as we can joke about sweatshops in China, HT is still a relatively small company and they only have so many resources. If you look at the Toy industry, it's always about the next thing. Only certain properties have a "staying power" and even these see constant changes on features, styles, and whatnot. There's a good case about HT chasing licenses and not really building a line, but really that's who they are. They make a few figs for certain licenses and then they move on to the next thing. It can be frustrating for those of us waiting for certain figs, but yet the company still continues to grow as a business.
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I wouldn't be surprised if HT took on IB as a foot in the door to get to Tarantino's more iconic stuff like Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill.
They don't get the character because he's not smiling?
Right.
They don't get the character because he's not smiling?
Right.
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That's a great reason to make it then. Plus, it gives Aldo a protagonist.
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