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Series: James Bond, 007 Craftsmanship: 9.0 / 10 - Bottle of vodka! - Good likeness of Brosnan - Formal wear is classic but a change of clothes would have been nice - Great for display - Lots of poseability Playability: 8.6 / 10 - Small accessories can be lost - Compatible with other 12” figures - Lots of articulation - Clothes can become frayed and/or ripped
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James Bond (Die Another Day) by Sideshow Toy
With an iconic character translated into action figure form, there’s always a tendency to either wash over the faults and proclaim it the greatest figure ever or to decry each little fault and proclaim it a travesty. I’ll try walking the narrow middle ground between those two extremes – but with a character like James Bond, it’s a tricky business. This is Pierce Brosnan as the world’s most famous secret agent, Bond, James Bond (or 007 as he’s more famously known). The boxshots and pictures don’t do the facial sculpt justice. Since most of Sideshow’s figures use a standard torso for the 12” figures more time can be spent getting the head sculpts just right. As a plasticized version of Brosnan it’s good, if somewhat smooth. The details are a bit glossed over, but the major facial creases are present and accounted for, most notably the forehead and eyes.
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Bond is incredibly poseable, which is an important point if you want to put the accessories to good use. He comes packed with an AKM-74-SU assault rifle, Walther P99 pistol, shoulder holster for the Walther, a bottle of Finlandia Vodka, and a martini glass. The copious articulation means many, many action poses – shooting with one hand and swilling with the other in true Bond fashion. (The sturdy and subtle display base gets top marks too for allowing these poses since free-standing him doesn’t make him stable.) The accessories themselves are pretty good but there could be more detail on the assault rifle. |
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My other gripe is that he doesn’t come with a change of clothes. I know the tuxedo is “classic” Bond but maybe in the future Sideshow could include a second set of clothes. In this case, I would have liked the option to outfit him with his duds from the opening of Die Another Day. I know that it’s dangerously close to “playing with Barbies” but it would still be nice. As it is you can outfit him with his concealed shoulder holster. Playability is marred by a two aspects: the susceptibility of tearing the clothes and the accessories (although they’re pretty big) can be lost. If you’re not an over-excited 5-year old there’s less of a chance of either happening. For the rest of us that play with our toys behind closed doors (and draped windows), Bond is a good play figure. Ever wanted to act-out your own action-packed episodes of Remington Steele? Me neither but Bond’s 12” stature means lots of diorama and play options with other 12” figures. “Do you expect me to talk?” Bond says. “No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to *puuuu-shuuuus* die!” Darth Says. The upshot of it is, Bond fans won’t be disappointed. Sure, there are points that could be addressed with future Brosnan as Bond figures, but this figure is still worth your dollars if you’re looking for solid Bond memorabilia. - Omni (April 12, 2003)
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