Alice in Wonderland toy figures – merchandise
Mar 4, 2010 Uncategorized, alice in wonderland, movie collectibles
Alice in Wonderland is the big Disney Blockbuster that opens this weekend in 3D and it really is a fantastic movie. Alice in Wonderland was made for Tim Buton’s style and this really is one of the best Blockbuster films I have seen in the past 6 months and is already a front runner on my top movies of the year!
Well medicom who are one of the best collectibles toy companies along with Hot Toys are releasing a 12″ RAH (Real Action Hero) version of the Johnny Depp Mad Hatter and also 2 highly detailed 7″ figures of both Alice and again the Mad Hatter.
If you are new to movie merchandise collecting two of the main companies you should always look out for are Medicom and Hot Toys who produce some of the very best high end collectibles that are available.
Most Medicom figures are limited editions and normally sell out very quickly, they are also very much a collectors item with prices on secondary collectors markets like ebay and amazon some times doubling or trebling depending on the figures, as anyone who tries to buy any of the medicom star wars figures or Hot Toys Alien vs Predator figures will tell you.
I think that the Medicom 12″ Mad Hatter figure really does look fantastic and I have already got mine on pre-order, this will be a great collectors item.
the Mad Hatter RAH 12-inch Figure by Medicom Toy, celebrating the upcoming Tim Burton film ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Featuring the authentic likeness of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, this outstanding 1:6 scale figure is of the highest quality and detail, ready to take life on your shelf in any dynamic pose that you desire. Medicom Toy’s RAH body is one of the most articulated 12-inch figure bodies available, capable of nearly any pose that the human body can achieve.
The 12″ Mad Hatter medicom figure is available to pre-order on play.com now and is due out around Aug 2010, if you cannot wait this long you can find it from many International sellers on ebay.
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Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland review
Mar 3, 2010 alice in wonderland, movies
I have been a massive Tim Burton fan ever since I went to see Batman when I was 12 years old at our local Odeon cinema, I even remember being first inline at our local video shop when it was released on video, for some reason I remember the yellow video box that it came in.
Since then I have watched and loved nearly every Tim Burton movie and with his partnership with Johnny Depp they have to be one of the best collaborators of recent times, with the exception of Charlie and the chocolate factory, which I just found myself let down by.
Anyway on to Alice in Wonderland, this is not a retelling of the original story but rather a reimagining of the tale.
Alice now 19, finds herself back in Wonderland but it is not as she left it, an evil queen has taken over and she is the only one who can save Wonderland and reawaken the beauty.
Where do I begin, well this film was a joy from beginning to end, the 3D effects were amazing, even if some of the scenes did seem a little dark and unlike a 3D film like Avatar they did seem like they were an added after thought, although I think we will be seeing a few films like that this year, Clash of the Titans springs to mind.
Tim Burton has always created strange and wonderful worlds and his imagination has gone into over drive here and he has created a wonderland that captures Carrolls tale with so much heart.
The cast is also a triumph, Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter gives another wonderful performance, I was fearing that it would be more of a willy wonka type preformance, but I was wrong, Depp brings real feeling to the role, in fact I think it’s one of his best in a long while. The supporting cast of mostly british actors really set this film apart, notably Alan Rickman as The Caterpillar, Crispin Glover as The Knave of Hearts, Stephen Fry as The Cheshire Cat and of course, a wonderful duo performance from Matt Lucas as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Lucas plays both roles with charm and vulnerability. But it is The Red Queen, played by Bonham Carter that shines the brightest. Her childlike villain is brilliantly played in all it’s giant head glory. And what a sight that giant head is. Once you see her very first moments on screen you’ll be completely enthralled with this fantastic performance.
This really is a fantastic film that the whole family can enjoy and will work just as well in 2d as in 3d.
I cannot wait for the Alice in Wonderland Blu Ray release and maybe we will get a blu ray 3d release as well.
9/10
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