Though I liked it a lot, I think I still like Thor better for now out of the two Marvel movies this summer. I say for now because I had the chance to watch Thor thrice, with each time better than the next. So until I get to watch Captain America: The First Avenger three times, I'm only going to make a temporary judgment. ;P
As far as toy lines go, Cap certainly does have the better variety. I mean, you can put ol' Stevie R in winter gear, jungle fatigues or even toss him in with a spiffy vehicle but you can't really do the same with our favorite Norse god. Mjolnir can only be repainted in so many ways before people will start to think Hasbro is up to something. Well, actually we'll know even before that. But you get my point.
The range of characters we get from the First Avenger line is also larger in terms of characters they can put on a card and sell to us. Captain Britain, U.S. Agent, Winter Soldier, Red Guardian, and Crossbones all don't appear in the movie but are in the line. Thor has no characters from outside of the movie so far.
What does this mean in terms of the Red Skull figure? Well, nothing! ...Except that the Rangerlord and I managed to find a whole bunch of him and Crossbones, both of whom are shortpacked, when we went to our usual Toys 'R' Us. And we paid retail price too, so one more notch in the belt for the knight/ranger toy-hunting dynamic duo. Lol.To be honest I was less than excited about opening Red Skull up until I saw the movie opening night (28th July) here in Singapore. But after a great movie and a masterful performance by the evergreen Hugo Weaving, I had to bust the figure open and do this review. Let's see how it went! :)
Oh, and this review will contain spoilers, so be warned! (Even if it is two months since the movie opened. Heh.) ;P
