Red hot redhead
Written: Aug 02 '02
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Pros: great likeness, creepy accessory
Cons: really, how feasible is it to go into battle wearing high heels?
The Bottom Line: A fine addition to an X-Fan's collection, this tiny plastic Jean truly captures the spirit of her live-action movie counterpart.
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| yogore's Full Review: X-Men the Movie - Jean Grey |
She gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "mind over matter."
With psionic abilities second only to Professor Xavier's, Jean Grey is a talented telepath and telekinetic. Able to read minds and manipulate objects with the force of her mind, Grey is also a brilliant genetic scientist who functions as the public spokesman for the X-Men to the human world.
It's no longer blondes who have more fun: viewed as firey and independent, red hair is suddenly "in." Heck, even red dye outsells blonde and brunette combined. Less than 2% of the human race is naturally amber, which is less common than being left-handed or gay. But for all the press red is getting now, it's been that way for years in the realm of comicbooks. From Mary Jane (love interest of Spider-Man) to Poison Ivy (Batman's foe), comicbook redheads are stunning, sexy women.
But Jean Grey is the queen of them all--back in the day, young Marvel Girl had four different superheroes fighting over her attentions. She's known how to work it for forty years; the rest of the world is just beginning to catch up.
When Jean and her fellow X-Men made the jump from printed page to the silver screen, merchandise was sure to follow--after all, it was the first big cinematic hit of the summer season, and the best superhero movie to come along in quite a while. Everyone could enjoy the film, without being too familiar with the world of the comics, so marketing was a natural.
The X-Men figures come in distinct packaging, with a three-dimensional X-Logo that doubles as a stand for the figure. The likenesses are all very good, but Famke Jansen's Jean Grey has to be one of the best.
Jean stands just over five inches tall in her high heels, and has ten points of articulation. She comes with a Mutated Senator Kelly accessory, which pretty much amounts to be a plastic sack with plastic beads inside--he feels disturbingly squishy when you hold him. Personally, I find that's it's fun to run him over with Wolverine's motorcycle, and watch his flimsy mutated limbs quiver.
Unfortunately, while Jean stands up to play, Kelly is made from soft rubber which has a tendency to dry out and crack. Therefore, in a few months, he's falling apart; so this figure loses a Durability star due to disintegrating accessory.
There are three versions of this figure, each released in its turn. The first edition (seen above) had Jean's hair down and her jumpsuit unzipped; tres slutty. The second release features her hair in a ponytail, and the addition of a little black paint across the chest to make up for the low zipper. Dubbed the "bustier" version for the painted-on garment, I kept reading it as "more busty" rather than "an article of clothing." Eep.
However, the rarest of all the variants, the "Clean Jean" version, features the ponytail as well as a resculpted torso which has her jumpsuit zipped all the way up. Muuuuuuuch better.
This is a very fun figure, with a dead-on likeness to her movie counterpart. Plus, she's the original mane attraction.
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BONUS!
Want to read Jean's official bio? http://www.marvel.com/comics/bios/bio_jeangrey.htm
Keep up with the developments in the X-Movie sequel at http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808406654
For one of the best X-Men stories ever, check out The Dark Phoenix Saga, available from any reputable book store.
Suggested For: Everyone
Bang For the Buck: 4 - Go to the half-price bin.
Best Feature: Sculpt/Likeness
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 2.97
Type of Toy: Action Figure
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