Mez-Itz: Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, and Mini-Me action figures by Mezco, Review by Andrew Lenahan
Series Overview:
Mezco made a line of action figures for the Austin Powers "Goldmember" movie. They weren't quite up to the standard of the previous McFarlane lines, but they were sculpted well and generally okay. Mezco also made this garbage: poorly-sculpted, overpriced hunks of plastic that desperately want to be Lego figures whilst apparently forgetting exactly what made Lego figures fun. Can this really be the same Mezco that made my all-time favourite action figure? (Cabin Control Nemo, for those who care)
Character Overview:
Well, you get Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, and Mini-Me all in one little package. So it's three times the pain.
Action Figure Sculpt and Paint: 0
There are no words in the English language to describe the depth of my hatred for these figures. There might be something in Klingon. I don't know. But I know that these suck. None of them look like the characters they're supposed to represent. Austin Powers looks more like a fat old female librarian than an international man of mystery. With a white-grey face and grey eyes, Dr. Evil is the scariest-looking figure I've seen since Clive Barker's Tortured Souls series. No, wait, I take that back: Mini-Me is scarier. Mini-Me was actually cute in his first McFarlane figure, but here he looks like a demented corn-husk doll with a turkey-baster bulb for a head and a face painted by a spastic chimpsnzee during a seizure.
Articulation: 3
My review figure of Austin Powers had a problem with his arm, which came off constantly. Even if your Austin isn't a leper, though, there's still a lot of problems here. Austin Powers and Dr. Evil articulate at their necks, shoulders, waists, and hips. Mini-Me is similar but without the waist joint and his legs are connected, so he can't be posed in a walking position. To make things even worse, his arms are hard to re-insert once they pop out, which happens easily. Oh, and you can switch Austin and Dr. Evil's limbs around, because we all know that Austin Powers with one of Dr. Evil's arms would be the most hilarious thing in the world. If you get entertained by that, you'd probably have just as much fun chewing on the packaging while staring at the wall.
Accessories: 1
The only accessory is Austin's gun, which is an exaggerated revolver, like a big starter pistol. I'm pretty sure he didn't use a gun like that in the movie, though I don't feel like checking. It isn't sculpted well (the trigger portion isn't even cut out) and not painted at all. Austin's ascot is removable, but doesn't fit on Dr. Evil.
Packaging: Average
This trio of terror comes in a little cardboard box with a window. It's nothing special, but still probably the best thing about these three.
Overall score: 0.5
These are truly some of the worst action figures I've come across. The crazy part is that all three of these characters have much better figures of them, including Mezco's own Goldmember series! I can't even recommend them to dieghard Austin Powers fans, who would likely be appalled at the horrible likenesses. Can you believe these originally cost between $10 and $15? (They were $1.88 at K B Toys when I last saw one). Do not buy these, at any cost. It's that simple.
Availability:
Just say NO! Ok, ok... if you really want them, I've seen them at K B Toys outlets. Or try eBay. Or try using your money for bog paper, because you'll have more fun that way.
Mezco made a line of action figures for the Austin Powers "Goldmember" movie. They weren't quite up to the standard of the previous McFarlane lines, but they were sculpted well and generally okay. Mezco also made this garbage: poorly-sculpted, overpriced hunks of plastic that desperately want to be Lego figures whilst apparently forgetting exactly what made Lego figures fun. Can this really be the same Mezco that made my all-time favourite action figure? (Cabin Control Nemo, for those who care)
Character Overview:
Well, you get Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, and Mini-Me all in one little package. So it's three times the pain.
Action Figure Sculpt and Paint: 0
There are no words in the English language to describe the depth of my hatred for these figures. There might be something in Klingon. I don't know. But I know that these suck. None of them look like the characters they're supposed to represent. Austin Powers looks more like a fat old female librarian than an international man of mystery. With a white-grey face and grey eyes, Dr. Evil is the scariest-looking figure I've seen since Clive Barker's Tortured Souls series. No, wait, I take that back: Mini-Me is scarier. Mini-Me was actually cute in his first McFarlane figure, but here he looks like a demented corn-husk doll with a turkey-baster bulb for a head and a face painted by a spastic chimpsnzee during a seizure.
Articulation: 3
My review figure of Austin Powers had a problem with his arm, which came off constantly. Even if your Austin isn't a leper, though, there's still a lot of problems here. Austin Powers and Dr. Evil articulate at their necks, shoulders, waists, and hips. Mini-Me is similar but without the waist joint and his legs are connected, so he can't be posed in a walking position. To make things even worse, his arms are hard to re-insert once they pop out, which happens easily. Oh, and you can switch Austin and Dr. Evil's limbs around, because we all know that Austin Powers with one of Dr. Evil's arms would be the most hilarious thing in the world. If you get entertained by that, you'd probably have just as much fun chewing on the packaging while staring at the wall.
Accessories: 1
The only accessory is Austin's gun, which is an exaggerated revolver, like a big starter pistol. I'm pretty sure he didn't use a gun like that in the movie, though I don't feel like checking. It isn't sculpted well (the trigger portion isn't even cut out) and not painted at all. Austin's ascot is removable, but doesn't fit on Dr. Evil.
Packaging: Average
This trio of terror comes in a little cardboard box with a window. It's nothing special, but still probably the best thing about these three.
Overall score: 0.5
These are truly some of the worst action figures I've come across. The crazy part is that all three of these characters have much better figures of them, including Mezco's own Goldmember series! I can't even recommend them to dieghard Austin Powers fans, who would likely be appalled at the horrible likenesses. Can you believe these originally cost between $10 and $15? (They were $1.88 at K B Toys when I last saw one). Do not buy these, at any cost. It's that simple.
Availability:
Just say NO! Ok, ok... if you really want them, I've seen them at K B Toys outlets. Or try eBay. Or try using your money for bog paper, because you'll have more fun that way.
posted by Andrew Lenahan at 11:23 AM
1 Comments:
I don't know what it is....I just think these things are so neat looking...I similarly like the little Simpsons figures that you can switch around too...its the same sort of like here. I dont think they were suppose to be painted realistically. They remind me more of Playmobile figures, then of Legos.
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