Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Mindwipe
Posted in2016 - Titans Return

Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Mindwipe

Continuing on with the updated Decepticon Headmasters, today's review cover's Titans Return Mindwipe.  Wave 1 gave us Skullcruncher, the first beast based headmaster, Wave 2 gives us Mindwipe and Weirdwolf.  All of the updated Headmasters figures are very close in design and look to their original G1 counterparts with the exception of Mindwipe.  While Mindwipe captures the essence of the Bat to Robot, he has a very different transformation and much more proportioned look overall. That design change isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just something that may bother people looking for a really pure "update".  Titans Return Mindwipe is…
Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Chromedome
Posted in2016 - Titans Return Reviews Transformers

Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Chromedome

Wave 2 of the Titans Returns line wraps up the redesigned versions of the original 7 Headmasters from G1.  Today's review is for Titans Return Chromedome with Stylor.  There haven't been a whole lot of easy to get options for an updated Chromedome since the original Generation One release.  There was a repaint of Transformers Prime Wheeljack for the Collectors Club, and at least one 3rd Party figure in Fansproject CODE.  He's a fairly popular character in the IDW comics but he is admittedly kind of a bland design with all of his squareishness and brown shades.  It's understandable that…
Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Hardhead
Posted in2016 - Titans Return

Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Hardhead

Of all the Headmasters, Hardhead is one that's really been hurting for an update for a good while.  There was a repaint of the old SWAT truck Onslaught that looks nothing like Hardhead.  Not much else other than the original toy.  Part of the travesty of his lack of an update is that Hardhead was a major player during the early runs of IDW's Transformers comics, back during the time they were on Earth.  He was one of the core handful of Autobots on earth, though he wasn't a headmaster in that storyline.  That was back before Hasbro constantly made…
Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Skullcruncher (Skullsmasher)
Posted in2016 - Titans Return

Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Skullcruncher (Skullsmasher)

For the titans Returns line, Hasbro has opted to revisit the Headmasters gimmick of G1.  There are some other nods to the Target Masters and Power Masters, but the actual gimmick is heads that come off and turn into smaller robots that interact with the larger vehicles.  In the original run of Headmasters, there were 7 original toys, Skullcruncher, Mindwipe, Weirdwolf, Chromedome, Hardhead, Highbrow and Brainstorm.  Thankfully, for the updated designs, they dove right in nd gave us all 7, across the first two haves (one figure being a store exclusive).  There are also some other characters who were not…
Review – Movie – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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Review – Movie – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

NOTE: I was originally going to make one long review with a spoiler filled section of bitching following this segment. Unfortunately due to the somewhat random and incoherent nature of the plot, the spoiler filled section became very random and incoherent. In the interest of making some level of observations, I’m going to go with the non spoiler filled section here and sort out the rest later for a second post. Ok, Revenge of the Fallen. Transformers 2. In case you missed it, my Transformers 1 review can be found here. This movie is certainly an action flick. Lots of…