Top 5 Worst Jurassic Park Action Figures

  A few days ago I wrote about the top 5 Best Jurassic Park Action Figures. Well today I am writing the Sequel to the top 5 best Jurassic Park Action Figures with the top 5 Worst Jurassic Park Figures. As you probably know, Kenner's Jurassic Park figures were hit and miss when it came to the headsculpts and the poor attire choices they made. However nothing can compare to the stupidity of these 5 figures.

   1. Nick Van Owen. This figure is from series 1 of The Lost World Jurassic Park line. This figure looks nothing like Vince Vaughn and the whole hat thing is just plain wrong. I wonder who Kenner was really basing this on. It was probably someone from the book, Maybe Jutson who was in the original script. Also the dinosaur makes no sense whatsoever. However I do give Kenner brownie points for including the video camera.

Oh Look it's a Crocodile Dundee figure.

   2. The Evil Raiders. Ok these human figures make no sense whatsoever. They were made up characters by Kenner for the Jurassic Park Series 2 line. However Why would they make figures that aren't based on characters in the book or movie? A waste of plastic as far as I'm concerned.
3. The Dino Trackers. Ok these also make no sense because as I stated with the Evil Raiders, these were characters that were not in the book or movie, but made up by Kenner. Don't confuse them with the ones that are included in box sets and exclusives, those are repaints of these. The only one that kind of makes sense is Jaws Jackson because he looks like the Jeep driver.
4. Lynx. Ok this one isn't that bad but It makes the list because it is actually a preexisting dinosaur with a new name. There never was a dinosaur called a Lynx. The dinosaur is really a Lycaenops. Anyway this isn't Kenner's fault, it's Hasbro's.
5. Amanda Kirby. This figure was one of the first Jurassic Park III figures I've bought. Why does this make the list? Well she looks too generic, kind of like those Playskool Mommy and Daddy figures. Her headsculpt sure reminds me of one, Also it looks nothing like Tea Leoni. Her character was kinda annoying in JP3.

Hot Wheels 2013 USS Enterprise NCC-1701

  On Tuesday I received the second thing on my wants list. Actually I ordered two of them. As you probably know, I collect Hot Wheels cars. I tend to buy all of the street and movie cars that are New Models. Hot Wheels put out a USS Enterprise in the basic line this year and it is extremely hard to find. I haven't seen any of them on the shelves in my area. Most of the online retailers are scalping this diecast at $10+. There is no way in hell I would pay that amount for a basic Hot Wheels car. So I was on Amazon looking for the Hot Wheels Star Trek Enterprise and found the battle damaged variant for $3. So I bought 2 of them. One to open and one to keep MOC.

Man of Steel Movie Masters Faora

  Today I received one of two highly awaited packages from Amazon.com. The first one was Faora from Man of Steel Movie Masters. Faora is a highly sought after figure and is really hard to find at retail. She is one of the best figures from the Movie Masters line. Faora is wearing Kryptonian Armor and the armors detail is superior. Faora is also smaller than the other Movie Masters figures but not by much.
  Faora doesn't come with any accessories except for her Kryptonian crest display stand. Faora seems like she will be the only other villain figure made besides General Zod. 

Haddaway Is Not a One Hit Wonder

  When it comes to one hit wonder artists in the US, Haddaway's hit single What is Love? is often regarded as a one hit wonder. However Haddaway is not technically a one hit wonder in the US. He had another hit single called Life (Everybody Needs Somebody to Love). Life charted at 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also charted at 3 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles Sales Chart. Life was also a number 3 hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart. In addition to those charts, Life also charted at 14 on the US Billboard Pop Songs Chart. So What is Love? basically overshadows Life in a landslide. However it is a shame that Haddaway only had two major US hit songs. Interesting enough, Haddaway's self titled debut album was certified gold for sales at 500,000 copies.

Top 5 Best Jurassic Park Action Figures

  In the past I have written about the best Superman figures, and the best Batman figures ever made. I have never done the Best Jurassic Park figures ever made before, so lets get cracking. I'll cover figures from all of the movies.
1. Sarah Harding. This figure is one of the few figures that Kenner actually got right. It's pretty much one of the rarest and most sought after figures out there. Not only does this figure have the attire right, the headsculpt is dead on accurate to Julianne Moore. They even got the dinosaur and accessory right by giving her a baby stegosaurus and camera. The net thingy is the only thing that doesn't make any sense with her.
2. Ian Malcolm. This figure is also from the Lost World Jurassic Park. Ian's head seems like its a reuse from Jurassic Park. Anyway the headscan is pretty decent for a Kenner interpretation of Jeff Goldblum. There are 2 different hair variations to Ian Malcolm, one with short hair and one with long hair. Anyway the figure is a major improvement over his first figure.
3. Nick Van Owen. This figure is one of two that has Vince Vaughn's likeness. Nick Van Owen from Series 2 is pretty rare and goes for a bunch of money. Unlike the Nick Van Owen with the hat from series one, series 2 version is much better. It comes with a cool camera accessory which reminds me of the one that came with the Jakks BCA cameraman. Nick Van Owen is a video specialist, not a tracking expert.

4. Alan Grant. Ok this is one of two figures from Jurassic Park III to make it on the list. Alan Grant is one of the only figures from this line to not have any torn clothes. Also the figure looks a lot better than the one from the first movie. Also the Compies are better than the ones that came with Dieter Stark because they are more realistic looking but are a bit out of scale compared to the 4 inch Alan Grant. I do want to add that the Jurassic Park III figures are smaller than the previous 2 movies figures.
5. Military Diver. Okay this figure doesn't make any sense in the least bit because he wasn't in Jurassic Park III. However he makes it onto this list because he is one of the most playable action figures that Hasbro came up with. The possibilities are endless with the diver. The figure may seem bland and generic but I kid you not he is one of the most detailed figures made. He has a sculpted Divers Watch. I freaking love divers watches.

Mattel BattlePacks Series 22 Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero

  Yesterday I went to Walmart to pick up a few items and did my usual routine check of the Toy Dept and found that they reset the mod and put out new WWE figures. Among the millionth case of E21 hit my store again and a few cases of B30 were put out. Everything was starting to look grim. Until I noticed they had new Battle Packs. My store hasn't had Battle Packs in Months . Literally it has been several months since my store got a wave of Battle Packs in and that was one case of BP21.
  So my store put out BP22. which one out of the three did I buy? Well it's not Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara. It's definitely not Ryback and Jinder Mahal. Although I would buy that Ryback and Jinder Mahal just for the updated Jinder. I ended up buying the shortpacked Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero. Now I primarily bought Dolph and Vickie just for the updated Vickie Guerrero and the dented SmackDown MITB briefcase. Vickie is a straight up repaint of her B13 figure with one difference, her headscan is way better than her first figure. Something isn't right about her first figure's headscan. She seems a little crabby in her B13 figure. Anyway The Dolph Ziggler is just plain Meh. The headscan looks an awful lot like Trollface. I'll probably give the Dolph to my Nephews or sell it.

Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment A-Team Corvette

  I am a huge fan of The A-Team. I knew that once Hot Wheels made the A-Team van, they would have to make Faceman's Corvette. As with the properly painted A-Team van from the Retro entertainment line, the 80s Corvette is a real home run out of the ballpark. Not only is the Corvette a perfect representation of the actual Corvette from the TV show. It is extremely detailed down to the wheels.