I saw Birds of Prey on Saturday night and I loved it. It seemed to take inspiration from some of my favorite movies: Scott Pilgrim, Kill Bill, Zombieland, and any other fast-paced wacky adventure you can think of. It was fun and entertaining (and I even appreciated the gore). Two of my very favorite comic characters (Cassandra Cain and Huntress) made their silver screen debut and (potentially) became known to the masses. If I was to cater Huntress' movie debut to my personal preferences, it would have been very very different. But that's not saying I didn't enjoy her quirky irrational violence and Drax-like social cues, I just love the cheesy comic version more. I have been waiting for a Huntress Funko Pop forever. Once we got the main Bat-Ladies like Batgirl, Harley, Catwoman, and Ivy, Huntress was the very next character on my list. It was a long wait, but this figure is perfect. The colors are bright, she's in her iconic Batman: Hush design. Now I want Bluebird and Black Bat! Let's Check out Helena below!
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here is Huntress with the recent Batwoman Pop.
Cheers!
I loved Birds of Prey too, and the depiction of Huntress was probably my favourite part of the movie - Mary Elizabeth Winstead was great in the role, and I like that they made her a bit dorky, which makes sense because having trained her whole life, she has no social skills. I think a big influence on the movie was Tank Girl, which also tracks because Margot Robbie has acquired the rights to remake Tank Girl and I hope she's successful with that (and that she gets Rachel Talalay back, because the studio prevented her from making the movie she envisioned).
ReplyDeleteOoh I hadn't heard that about Tank Girl. That could be a very interesting project. I liked how Huntress lacked all social skills. It reminded me a bit of Drax the Destroyer, or one of the billion movies where an alien is trying to blend in to human life. It's a classic trope that never gets old. Although I hope in 10 years there's some opportunity for a serious comic-accurate Huntress in a movie.
DeletePlease do the new Sarah Connor from Terminator the dark fate (Neca)
ReplyDeleteFunny thing is I picked her up for a friend, so I had her in my possession for a week. But she's not a figure I was planning on buying for myself. I don't usually buy militant figures unless they're very cartoony looking. ToyHypeUsa and SuperHeroHype both posted some good pics of her.
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