Robby the Robot, Forbidden Planet review

Robby the Robot

Funko have released their Robby the Robot figure. Robby first appeared in the 1956 science fiction movie Forbidden Planet. 
He went on to appear in many other movies, series and even did some commercial advertising. He is in the Robot Hall of Fame.

 A poster from the Forbidden Planet movie, from which Robby is most well known.

 Robby is number 89 in the Funko vinyl pop movies line of figures.

 

Robby has his big feet and tire like legs.

 

 Robby looks like hims self, is well painted and is quick a sturdy heavy figure.

  

He has nicely painted and accurate dials on his chest unit.

  

His head is also nicely sculpted.

 

Here he is with the Lost in space Robot, Robby also appeared in Lost in Space.

 Robby is a classic and much loved robot.

  Video Review:

                 

01 Rides Batmobile

BATMAN & BATMOBILE

This figure and the car is based on the 1960s live action television series. Batman is well known for its campness of the possibly (closeted homosexual) duo batman and robin.

The front of the box

 The back of the box.

In the box you get a classic looking television series Batman and the Batmobile.

 

Here we see the steel looking pipes.

 

The bonet and front grill look awesome and kind of bat like. 

 

Got to love the bat-rims.

 

Rocket exhaust!

 

The interior is spare, there is a steering wheel. The peg is for Batmans foot.

 

Batmans foot has a hole, other figures can sit in the car but do not have a hole in their foot.

 

Batman can leave the car and he looks just as good standing beside it as he does driving. 

 

The figure is unmistakably Batman.

 

The paint and detail is good.

 

Cool bat-cape.

 Unfortunately the god bat-symbol on the bat-buckle of the bat-utility belt is off center.

OPINION:

I think the rides line is going to be cool, i can think of a few id like to see, The Time Machine, and Herbie would be great. What vehicles would you like to see in the Pop  Rides line?  

 

Arya Stark cant reach the breaks!

 

Captain Jack doesn't need the Black Pearl, but a Pop Black Peal would be cool.

 

Shelden cooper parked in the Batmobile, id like to see a Time Machine for the gang to sit in, and a Morlok.

 Its the zombie apocolipse as if you wouldn't go for a drive in the Batmobile!

A video review:

Preview: Robot B9

The Robot from Lost in Space

 

Funko are releasing the Robot form the Lost in Space series, for their Television line of Funko pop vinyl figures. I am sure every science fiction fan is going to want one of these.

Available: 

December 24th 2013 

 Opinion:

 So thinking of robots, i would like to see; 

Gort (The Day The Earth Stood Still 1951), 

Johnny Five (Short Circuit 1986),  Kryten (Red Dwarf), a little Twiki with Dr. Theopolis (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century), Cylons and Daggit (Battlestar Galactica 1978), 

Marvin, the Paranoid Android ( The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981),  

and every single robot ever (Doctor Who).  

So there my picks, what robots would you like to see given the Funko pop treatment?

Preview: Robby the Robot

Robby the Robot

 

Funko have done it again with their Robby the Robot figure. Robby will be in the Movies line. Robby first appeared in the 1956  science fiction movie Forbidden Planet. He went on to appear in many other movies, series and even did some commercial advertising. He is in the Robot Hall of Fame.

Robby will be a must have for any Science fiction fan. They could even at a later date release his vehicle, but that is just my idle speculation.

Available:

December 24th 2013

01 Jason Voorhees

Friday the 13th Jason Voorhees

 

Friday the 13th was first released in 1980 and has gone on to create one of the largest slasher/horror franchises. The movie has spawned some 12 other movies, and gone to television, documentaries, comics and has become a part of the horror movie mindset. 

 Jason Vorhees is the star and villain of Friday the 13th. He is usually killed at the end of the movies by a strong female character, but is resurrected, often by electricity, at the start of the next movie.

 Jason is the first Funko pop figure in the Movies line.

Um what? Why is this on the back of the box? Am i missing some lore from the movie? I think "get him, before he gets you" or "they'll thrill you!" might have made more sense...

Jason looks adorable. He may be cute as a bloody button but remember he is a supernatural killer hell bent of revenge.

 Jason wears suitably tattered clothing. You could say he was dressed to kill, but that would be a lame joke.

Jason wears his trademark hockey mask.

The back of his head is nice and lumpy, he did get killed a lot and his head reflects this.

He holds his signature weapon, the machete, which is metallic coloured and bloody.

Don't look too hard or he will give you his crazy eye stare!

For size comparison we have got some likely suspects in a line up. From left to right; Michael Myers (Halloween), Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th) and Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street), all from the Funko pop Movies line.

How embarrassing! I'm sure it happens more than you would imagine.

A video review: