If Neca made a new line with different packaging, it would be neat, but only if they also gave us an ultimate version as well. Now we have a single figure from a completely different line instead of the ultimate.
Exactly. The only good thing about this release is that it’s technically a better version of the figures that came out in the early 2000s. During San Diego Comic-Con NECA revealed that they’re also re-releasing the gurney version where Hannibal Lecter is strapped up with his face mask. Outside of the updated deco, there’s nothing new.
Fantastic ideas on how to improve the statue (or if you're Todd McFarlane "pre-posed action figure" lol) so much so that I went from being indifferent toward it to wanting to buy it and the various other figures to improve it 😂
Thanks! I'm strongly considering keeping it just because of the fun I had. I really hope NECA puts this statue thing to rest now so we can get some truly great figures from Silence of the Lambs and other classic horror films!
Great review and some solid recommendations with interchangeability. I'm with you Alan, I just have a hard time seeing the value in the re-release of this figure without the articulation. A few months ago when McFarlane Toys released images of their World of Warcraft and Diablo non-posable figures, I feel like there was a fan backlash against that direction of statue like figures. It's not that I don't want those IP's or Hannibal, but the early 2000's McFarlane Movie Maniacs statue type figures, and this release of older NECA figures just doesn't seem like a great direction in my opinion - not the licensing, just the execution.
I 100% agree! I really hope this review gains more traction to let NECA that if they plan on reviving the Cult Classics library of figures then we want those older figures upgraded with modern articulation. Thanks for watching!
They've been doing it a lot lately and not just with older Cult Classics figures like Beetle Juice and House of A 1000 Corpses. I believe the recently released Ultimate Lily Munster figure is a statue below the waist and I'm 95% sure NECA new Krampus figure will only have articulation only in the arms and head and maybe the torso for the price of $100...
I 100% agree. That's the biggest reason I did the head swaps. Just imagine if they gave us articulated figure based on his different looks from the film. You could squeeze out at least three different figures as far as I'm concerned. If you do get the figure let me know if you try the head swaps for yourself!
