Mattel Movie Master Green Lantern Hal Jordan

The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters and superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and power lantern that gives the user great control over the physical world as long as the wielder has sufficient willpower and strength to wield it. The ring is one of the most powerful weapons in the universe, and can be very dangerous.

With the recent spade of comic superheroes movies churning out of Hollywood, it comes as no surprise that Green Lantern gets his very own movie.

The film stars Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan.
I seriously don't fancy this actor.
I don't know...I feel his look is more suited for comical roles. I just can't see him as a superhero.
For the record, I was also against him playing Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Anyway back to the post.
At the recent STGCC 2011, I managed to get my hands on Mattel's Movie Master Green Lantern Hal Jordan.
It was on discount and I though my display needed more green.
The figure is part of the Collect & Connect theme where each figure from the series comes with a part that can be combined into another figure. This time it is Parallax.

The packaging looks pretty cool and shows off the figure very well.
It is sturdy and the figure will be safe in it.
It also brings out the feel of the movie.
However the packaging is rather wasteful, as there is a lot of unused space.

Nice packaging






The sculpting is decent comparable to most mass market superhero toys.
However this is supposed to be Mattel's collector range and at the original price point, this figure falls short.

The standard of the painting is not as good as the sculpt as it gets sloppy at times.
There's a little slop on Hal especially around the hair line.
Something not acceptable if it is supposed to be marketed as collector range and comes with a hefty price tag.
The good thing is that the painting improves for the costume and the transition between colors on the costume looks well done.

Hal Jordan




Not counting one part of Parallax, this figure is very limited in the accessories department.
He comes with a very ordinary base. Come on Mattel...for that kind of cash, you could at least design a nicer looking base!
Hal too comes with a lantern, which took a bit of effort to get him to hold.
Well...that's about it.

The limited accessories




I only bought this figure because it was on discount and in the spirit of STGCC I was in a toy buying spree.

Hal Jordan as Green Lantern

Yes...I think I can wait

I have been waiting for a 1:6 scale Christopher Reeve Superman 12-inch figure for the longest time.
Mattel recently produced that figure and the conclusion is that I can still wait!
Yes I am waiting for Hot Toys version...:)

Mattel Ghostbusters

What is the similarity between Singapore/USA and Hot Toys/Mattel 12 inch figures?
They are miles apart!
Ok, I know that was a joke served ice cold but I could not resist it.
Mattel is currently working the Ghostbustersline, producing 12 inch and 6 inch figures. However they were sold through Mattycollector.com. Not as popular as the Master of the Universe line where the figures got sold out immediately when they went on sale but wait a more few weeks and they will be sold out too.
I managed to get Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler and Peter Venkman but missed out on Winston Zeddemore.
In this post, I am going to review all 3 Ghostbusters at 1 go because the quality of sculpt and accessories are similar.
You can read my other Ghostbusters review here!

The packaging is pretty simple in design and shows the figure well. I love the idea of putting the accessories in a "locker" box slotted at the side of the box.
Did you know if you get all four of the 12 inch Ghostbusters, the four packages actually create a mural when set next to each other and viewed from the side, bookshelf style. Thanks to mwctoys.com...now I know.
However, I already threw away the packaging...sigh.



The packaging is not collector friendly, once you decide to take them out of packaging, there is no turning back. You basically have to destroy the packaging to get to the figures. It is okay for me because I don't usually keep the packaging anyway.

Peter Venkman in packaging








Egon Spengler in packaging








Ray Stantz in packaging








Accessories are in a "locker" box slotted
at the side of the box


The 3 locker boxes


Being so used to the standard of Hot Toys, Sidehow, DID etc, I am disappointed with the head sculpts. Mattel went with the cartoony style which I am totally not thrilled.
If you look hard enough, you can see the resemblances of the actors playing the Ghostbusters...but only just.
I think of all the 12 inch Ghostbusters, Winston's head sculpt looks the best and that was the one I missed out.
The painting is pretty average but they did not paint the lips, making them the same color as the skin.

Peter Venkman






Egon Spengler






Ray Stantz with his goggles






Thankfully, the negatives stop at the head. The accessories are actually pretty well done. The main accessories across all 3 figures are the proton pack and portable trap. These are very well made and have a lot of details on them. The proton pack comes with all the wires and little buttons. It even has a light up feature with 4 small LED lights that move in a circular fashion. Pressing the button at the bottom of the pack activates the lights but there is no off button. You would have to wait a few seconds for it to go off on its own. It is one damn cool accessory.
The portable trap is not far off with both lids able to open with a push of a red button. It is attached to a foot paddle.
The other accessories are pretty normal like a pair of hands and walkie talkie.
However, each character does get a unique accessory.
Ray Stantz his own goggles, Egon Spengler his PK meter and Peter Venkman a pair of folded gloves for his belt and another extra pair of hands.

Proton Pack


Just look at the details










Where to put the batteries


Batteries here!


Button to switch on the LED lights


Portable trap connected to foot paddle




Press red button...


The trap door opens!


Foot paddle




The other accessories




Overall these figures are pretty cool to have. What attracted me to the figures were the proton packs, however I realised that all I needed was to buy 1 figure as all 3 came with exactly the same pack!
Well...come to think of, it is also quite cool to display all 3 of them together. It is also the idea of having the Ghostbusters figures that pushes me to purchase them even though the standard is not there.
Nice to have I guess.

Peter Venkman




















Egon Spengler


















Ray Stantz






















The Original Ghostbusters!!