NECA Jaws

[Wor-Gar]

Lol I like how some of you call him Bruce. I’ve been calling him jaws for years. I know that was his on set name tho.

I do agree, I've been calling the shark Jaws since the movie came out... but Maulfan is correct in the confusion after the Bond villains popularity. When you say Jaws I do think most people still think of the shark depending on context though. I have come around to the name Bruce mostly from talking to people like Maulfan for years now.

 

[ironwez20]

Lol these forums were the only place I’ve seen call him that name and ever since then I’ve seen it on various other videos.
I always called him jaws and I think the GA calls him by that name to. Especially at the beach my dad would say “ we better not run into jaws”

lol I was so confused by people talking about Bruce before. I was like. Who the hell is that

 

[MaulFan]

Sideshow is the only official product to used the name.

 

[D'oh!]

Per IMDb on the 1970s King Kong:

In a Time magazine cover story on the production, Dino De Laurentiis said "No one cried when Jaws died, but when the monkey dies, people are gonna cry. Intellectuals are gonna love Kong. Even film buffs who love the first Kong are gonna love ours. Why? Because, I no give them crap."

 

[jal76]

Lol these forums were the only place I’ve seen call him that name and ever since then I’ve seen it on various other videos.
I always called him jaws and I think the GA calls him by that name to. Especially at the beach my dad would say “ we better not run into jaws”

lol I was so confused by people talking about Bruce before. I was like. Who the hell is that

Lol these forums were the only place I’ve seen call him that name and ever since then I’ve seen it on various other videos.
I always called him jaws and I think the GA calls him by that name to. Especially at the beach my dad would say “ we better not run into jaws”

lol I was so confused by people talking about Bruce before. I was like. Who the hell is that

The Shark doesn’t have a name…and the closest thing is JAWS.
Spielberg nick-named the Shark “Bruce” as an inside joke, but that isn’t his name.
Brody didn’t kill a shark named “Bruce” he just killed a nameless Great White Shark like every other Shark in the sea.

 

[ironwez20]

I know but I don’t care I call him jaws anyway

 

[K1LLJOY]

Disappointing to see no Jaws news at Neca Con.

 

[MaulFan]

Sadly, JAWS was not among the items shown off during today's panel, but more things to come on social media this week, and it didn't feel like as full a reveal as NECA usually is at Cons, so there could be more to come. It would be strange to tease Hooper the way they did if they weren't planning to reveal him soon.

 

[dukefett]

Yeah I was hoping to see more but I think we know it's coming so I'm fine to wait.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Oh no...

 

[lttgtimaatisgdaicfi]

Picked up the last Quint at my Target today. It was all or nothing for me on these so I didn’t get a preorder in for Quint. With Hooper potentially happening now, I wanted to secure Quint in case we get the other two now.

As far as Toony Terrors, likeness do unfortunately apply. When the Brady twins came out, everyone was asking Randy if Jack was coming. Apparently they made one, but could get him approved because “a likeness is a likeness.” They almost didn’t even go through with the Twins at that point. So apparently even caricatures require likeness rights.

Have you found any MacReady yet? Centerville had nothing last week. My go to is 300 West but with all the construction lately I've stayed away.

 

[Buttmunch]

I found him about two weeks before Father’s Day. He only lasted about 2 days and I haven’t seen any more since.

 

[MaulFan]

Quint arrived yesterday and I had a chance to open him up today.

A few thoughts. As a toy photographer, I’m disappointed that that blue shirt is sleeveless. I get why they did it this way, makes the figure the most posable and the costume look less puffy, but I was going to have him jacket off, bandana on for some baseball bat shots, that won’t work now. The other nit I have is the machete seems almost 1/6 scale, but it works alright.

While waiting for NECA Bruce.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Scales pretty good there.

Disappointed about the blue "vest"... I didn't check mine thoroughly.

How's he look posed with his trusty speargun?

For this figure size, I really would have loved a deluxe option with fishing pole and full chair. I mean, as long as you have the crushed beer can...

 

[MaulFan]

He looks good, his hair could benefit from a gray wash in spots, but overall a sharp figure.

Hope to get to real photos with him soon.

 

[Wor-Gar]

It's funny, it looks a lot like the Jaws figures we might have gotten from Sideshow back in 2005-2007... same simple outfits and bobblehead with heavy paint.

It really does feel like a nostalgic figure from that time.

 

[JacktheRipper]

It's funny, it looks a lot like the Jaws figures we might have gotten from Sideshow back in 2005-2007... same simple outfits and bobblehead with heavy paint.

It really does feel like a nostalgic figure from that time.

And it's at about the right price for the time.

 

[Wor-Gar]

And it's at about the right price for the time.

That's true too.

I remember getting those James Bond figures at Tower Records for $29.99 in 2003-2005 and thinking that was quite expensive for a doll. Then Star Wars bumped that up to $49.99... but with the promise of better tailoring and paint. The $50 price tag lasted about 1 figure.

 

[JacktheRipper]

I think the $50 was for the exclusives. Those big spender collectors who had disposable income.

 

[ptassler]