Post by Dabid on Mar 21, 2013 11:07:55 GMT -5
I really don't like Brock Lesnar, but Mattel decided I was going to have to purchase this figure if I wanted to build Theodore Long. So I figured I might as well review Best of PPV Brock since I had to buy him.
Full review of Brock is over on my blog, but here's my summarized thoughts on the former "Next Big Thing":
Pros:
--Attire is accurate to what Lesnar wore in 2012.
--Head sculpt is serious and fierce-looking. None of the goofiness of the BO PPV Dolph Ziggler figure.
--Articulation is more than adequate to do Brock Lesnar's power-based wrestling moves (although not necessarily his MMA moves).
Cons:
--It's not a fault of the figure itself, but this is a complete repack of the Basic 26 Brock Lesnar! What the heck, Mattel? I know that the first release of this figure was popular, but it just does not make sense to repackage the figure, make it 50% more expensive, and pack in build-a-figure pieces. This is good for Mattel, as there's no new expenses, but bad for anyone who spent time and money hunting down this Brock Lesnar figure previously.
Overall: I don't like Lesnar, but I do like this figure. It sucks that this figure is just a repack of a recently-released Brock Lesnar figure, and it really sucks for people who already bought that figure and are being forced to pay ~$17 to buy him again for the Teddy Long arms. Even so, the paint, articulation, and sculpting are all well-done, and for a WWE Basic style figure, this is excellent.
GRADE: A-
Full review of Brock is over on my blog, but here's my summarized thoughts on the former "Next Big Thing":
Pros:
--Attire is accurate to what Lesnar wore in 2012.
--Head sculpt is serious and fierce-looking. None of the goofiness of the BO PPV Dolph Ziggler figure.
--Articulation is more than adequate to do Brock Lesnar's power-based wrestling moves (although not necessarily his MMA moves).
Cons:
--It's not a fault of the figure itself, but this is a complete repack of the Basic 26 Brock Lesnar! What the heck, Mattel? I know that the first release of this figure was popular, but it just does not make sense to repackage the figure, make it 50% more expensive, and pack in build-a-figure pieces. This is good for Mattel, as there's no new expenses, but bad for anyone who spent time and money hunting down this Brock Lesnar figure previously.
Overall: I don't like Lesnar, but I do like this figure. It sucks that this figure is just a repack of a recently-released Brock Lesnar figure, and it really sucks for people who already bought that figure and are being forced to pay ~$17 to buy him again for the Teddy Long arms. Even so, the paint, articulation, and sculpting are all well-done, and for a WWE Basic style figure, this is excellent.
GRADE: A-
