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Write a Review link for that item. Scream (Neca)While there’s plenty of horror movies I love, one of my favorites would have to be Scream. Taking a regular slasher film setting and having the characters being very well aware of the type of scenario they’re in definitely makes for a clever flick. And if that wasn’t enough, a new one is coming out next year and I’m definitely excited for it. It’s been almost a year since I reviewed NECA’s “retro” Ghostface, and I recently caved in and got the “ultimate” version, so let’s take a look at him. The packaging is the usual fifth-panel box NECA loves, but the art is pretty simplistic. It’s just the mask on the front, and pictures of the figure on the rest of the sides. Keep in mind that NECA only got the license to Ghostface, not Scream itself, so they weren’t able to use the poster for the box art. As for the inside, I think this may be the first time I’ve seen a NECA box not use twist ties. A plastic tray holds most of it in and that’s a pretty good thing. The sculpt for the figure looks nice, and I would like to point out that the mask here looks better than on the retro version. In fact, we get FOUR different heads here – the regular mask, a more decaying “zombie” mask, a mask with blood on it, and a green glow-in-the-dark mask. The bloody mask is my favorite of the alternate heads because it looked like he just killed someone, and that’s definitely how you want a horror figure to look. In addition, the back of the heads are painted black, making them blend in better with the hood. The body is mainly covered by a soft goods robe, and it’s made out of a stretchy fabric so it doesn’t hinder the articulation. There are sculpted pant legs and shoes, but for some reason there’s fully-sculpted sleeves under the cloth ones. Not sure why NECA did that, but eh, whatever. Everything on the body is fully painted, even the arms, and that’s a nice touch. The figure stands about 7” tall, much like most of NECA’s figures. The articulation on Ghostface is much in-line with what one would expect from NECA. He has a ball-jointed head, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows (double-type), wrists, and knees, ball-jointed chest and hips, swivel thighs, and swivel/hinge/rocker ankles. The upper left elbow joint was stuck tight on me, so rather than try to force it, I poured hot water on it to get it moving (plus I broke said joint on a different figure trying to force it). While the arms work great and can get plenty of poses, the legs are where I have issues. The hips are great, but the knees and ankles don’t bend as much as they should. He also has some trouble standing up, so you may want to use a base/support stand to keep him upright in certain poses. There’s a good amount of accessories included with the killer here. Aside from the alternate heads, there’s also three knives of different sizes, all with nicely painted blood on them, a voice changer, and a big two-handed scythe. I don’t recall there being a scythe in the movies, but this is still a nice inclusion. There’s also an extra set of hands designed to hold the scythe and a few knives. There’s a good selection here, but the inclusion of a phone would’ve been nice. While the retro figure is good and all, it pales in comparison to the ultimate. If I knew it would be this fun a figure, I would’ve grabbed it much sooner. The only things holding this guy back are the small range of motion of the legs and lack of a phone, but it’s still a great representation of a horror icon. A full-fledged Scream line seems unlikely, but one can hope.   by RMaster007 |
| Perceptor |  | Submission Order |  | Mondo Gecko (Shred, Mondo, Shred!) |
| Ghost Face | | Scream Series | | None |
| Perceptor | | Written by RMaster007 | | Mondo Gecko (Shred, Mondo, Shred!) |
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