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With the second X-Men movie due to hit the UK cinemas
soon it's only a matter of time before kids up and down the
country start nagging their parents for an X-Men action
figure. And why wouldn't they? When I was a youngster Star
Wars action figures were all the rage, so seeing this
latest movie tie-in product took me back to being a wide-eyed
kid. Fans of the movie are not going to be hard pressed to
decide which figure they want, as arguably the coolest character
has to be Wolverine.
I
let an eight year old rip this from its box and play with
it. He was extremely impressed and the first thing he said
was: "Wow! Wolverine. Cool!" And off he trotted
with his new toy. Apparently, he tells me, Wolverine is exactly
the same size as Action Man and so the two could have some
great fights.
Vivid
Imaginations 13" Wolverine poseable action figure looks
pretty impressive, but where this figure really scores big
is with the number of joints and moveable sections available
- his chest even comes in two sections so you can move the
top half of his torso. Sadly though, there seems to be no
joint in his knees so he won't be running anywhere soon. Instead
there is a joint above and one below his knee section which
can be swivelled. It's difficult to explain, but it looks
rather weird when you are playing with him. Why a knee joint
wasn't used instead is a mystery.
For
the more mature collector out there there is some question
of whether the likeness actually resembles the character from
the movie as well as previous Toy Biz products have. Anyone
used to the collector's edition Lord of the Rings toys
may be surprised at how strange Wolverine looks - but then
he is scowling.
As
a toy to keep the young ones happy this does the trick, but
collector's might want to think twice before parting with
their money.
Nick
Smithson
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