Showing posts with label Nick Van Owen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nick Van Owen. Show all posts

Friday, September 6, 2013

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.

Sunday, September 1, 2013

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.