You know, it dawned
on me that I haven't reviewed a figure from the Transformers live action
movies, yet.
A figure of a character with some actual screen time, that is.
-Good
going. And you’ve been doing this for how long, now?
Shut up.
Anyway,
without further ado-
-This
again?
Would you
please shut up and get lost!?
-Fine.
In any
case, this is *inhale* Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Hunt for the Decepticons Leader Class Starscream.
I have no
idea what this “Hunt for the Decepticons”-deal is, because the full name is a mouthful without the added title, but it was on the box, so here it is.
Way to set
the bar high because this guy is fantastic.
He’s about
as screen-accurate as a Movieverse figure can get, what with the bots in the
movies being insanely intricate and all.
The figure
pretty much follows suit: he’s very
complex and can get somewhat frustrating, but it’s completely worth it.
He’s nice
and large, more or less kibble free and the paint and molding are spotless. He
has a few non-functioning flip-out weapons in his arms and either one of his arms
can convert into a working missile launcher (fold the hand back, pop said launcher from his back and attach to arm).
And
then there are the Leader Class’ obligatory electronics. These involve nothing
more than a few lines (just his name in the European release *sigh*), sounds of
jet thrusters and, of course, the
transforming noise.
In robot-mode
you can pull the
chest-compartment/cockpit which activates the sound clip and his mouth opens.
You know, implying he’s actually talking.
In jetmode
there’s a small button marked by a Decepticon-symbol which plays the thruster sounds…
Whatever, I’m
still not big on electronics.
Seeing as
I’m whining already, let’s go over the few minor gripes:
First: He
can’t look up, due to the mouth-opening thingamabob.
Second: He
could have done with wrist swivels.
Third and most significant:
Although the dual-jointed “chicken” legs are quite poseable, there aren’t many
positions that can actually support him because the torso is quite heavy. The joints don’t bend beyond 90 degrees, and
despite the splayed toes and heel supports it’s not quite enough.
Like I said
the transformation is quite complex, but it’s doable once you get the hang of
it.
Now, speaking
of the transformation, this is usually where I give a *cough* brief description
of it, but well…
Alright,
I’ll try to keep it brief.
First off,
you disconnect-
-Really?
You’re doing the whole thing?
Hm? I thought- no, hoped you
were gone.
-Well, I return once in a while, just to piss you off.
Well,
mission accomplished. Now beat it.
-Good. See
ya.
…douche.
You know
what? It’s my review and I say: Screw it. Just get this guy yourself and find
out. You’ll be the judge if it’s really that complex or if I’m just an idiot.
In any case
you’ll be glad you did.
Now the
alt-mode, which is of course one of a Raptor.
And holy crap it
shows.
The
jet-mode is a little thick on the underside...
(*waiting until you’re done
snickering and thinking up Yo Momma-jokes*)
...but other than that he makes for an
absolutely beautiful jet.
One I feel could easily be mistaken for a scaled model of an actual Raptor.
So, looks like now it's v
Despite the somewhat cynical undertone up until now,
I love this guy.
He has a
lot going on, plenty of detail, many shifting panels and moving parts and he is
a rarity among Transformers in that he can actually pull off a mean crossed-arm
stance.
I’m still a
little bit on the fence about Starscream’s character in general, and the Movie
version especially, but this figure is not to blame one way or another.
This guy
pretty much has everything a Transformer should have: attitude, screen
accuracy, size, good transformation scheme and an awesome alt-mode.
The fact that he’s from the live action movies might repel some TF-fans *cough*Geewunners*wheeze* but all in all he’s a solid figure and a centerpiece for any (Movieverse) shelf.
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