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Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 1:54 pm
by MrBadGuy
I never had a white or black one, in hindsight I guess I like colour

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 1:56 pm
by Jewish Candy
I did also have a red rakhshi and Gali Nuva too
Incidentally, I thought all the toa were female until the movie came along

EDIT: Just checked, it was a Kohrak-Kal that I had

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 1:58 pm
by MrBadGuy
Hm, now I'm wondering how I knew that Gali was the only female

I had all the original toa, but only a few nuva

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:01 pm
by Jewish Candy
My family was a bit late to the bionicle party, so we only ever had nuvas. My little sister got super sexy Tahu

They thinned out Gali's face in the movie to extra girlify her :(

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:04 pm
by MrBadGuy
Never got me hands on a Tahu Nuva, Kopaka was my favourite, and I also had Lewa and Gali, and I found a Pohatu a couple of years ago

Did you notice that in the movie, every toa got their arse kicked by Rahkshi except for Kopaka who never had any problems?

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:07 pm
by Jewish Candy
That's cos Kopaka was the Silent Badass. Ice is always the best it seems.
Ah Pohatu, the Brian Blessed of the bionicle universe, I always wanted to get him

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:17 pm
by MrBadGuy
Brian Blessed... that comparison is too perfect

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:27 pm
by Jewish Candy
Master wrote:The fella who voiced Tahu in that film was Scott McNeil, he was also known for voicing various characters in Beast Wars, such as Rattrap, Dinobot and Waspinator.
I feel I should mention that he is by far the best voice actor in the entirety of TMOL. No wonder he's as prolific as he has been.

I've also realised that I had Takanuva's set too. Why the FUCK did I give them all away? Apart from, you know, giving children the chance to play with toys instead of hoarding them away?

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:39 pm
by Haruka
I still have my collection saved around here, although I already sold 2 Metru Nui Matorans because, eh...

These will still be my favourites:

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m353 ... 5f62c2.jpg

http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Haruka ... sort=3&o=9

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m353 ... 061871.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m353 ... 37ed93.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m353 ... ce27bd.jpg

I have more of them in my collection but these that I listed are my favourites.

The movie had a lot of issues, starting with the animation and graphical treatment that could have been better and there was already better than that in that time. I also did not like some character designs. I only watched the movie in the portuguese version and the voices are ok but nothing reaaaaally outstanding. One of my biggest disappointments is the lack of action, that it was something I believe that many people were waiting for lots of combat. I find the old flash videos of the old site more entertaining. Notice also how the Toa are beaten up one by one except for Kopaka (?). I mean, I used to remember they weren't so easily beatable. Anyway, it was an ok movie, at least less confusing and better than its sequel.

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:59 pm
by Jewish Candy
Thanks for posting all those, you've got a great collection! That's a glorious Makuta.

Yeah, the action is extremely limited. Things only get somewhat interesting in the penultimate battle where the Toa actually start working together and combining powers. Additionally, the power level of the Rakhshi varies between 'unstoppable' and 'comically pathetic' depending on the needs of the plot. And the end of the movie is stupid.

Badguy was wrong about Kopaka, he does get beaten up enough that his eye-lights go out. But only once though. Then he's back to stoic and Bond one-liners.

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:26 am
by MrBadGuy
Jewish Candy wrote:I've also realised that I had Takanuva's set too. Why the FUCK did I give them all away? Apart from, you know, giving children the chance to play with toys instead of hoarding them away?
Aye, you are too altrooikstikq, I kept mine with the intent of passing them onto my childrettes someday
Jewish Candy wrote:Badguy was wrong
No you

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:30 am
by Jewish Candy
Silly bolg, after the Singularity there will BE no more childrettes to pass on physical material to!

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:32 am
by MrBadGuy
Singularity? Isn't that a biotic power in Mass Effect?

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:33 am
by Master
I believe Candy refers to the technological singularity, where we get beat by AI.

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:01 am
by MrBadGuy
Ah, that doesn't sound good, what's a multiplarity then?

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:37 am
by Jewish Candy
A plurality. :wink:

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 12:06 pm
by MrBadGuy
Hm, I think multiplarity sounds better

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 12:17 pm
by Jewish Candy
You're entitled to your own personal preferences.

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 12:20 pm
by MrBadGuy
Thanks! :D

Re: Childhood toys

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:48 pm
by Master
So, anyone seen the revived Bionicle sets?