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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Chris_Billings Recent reviews written by member Chris_Billings en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_474077171332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - Last year Hasbro introduced a new wave of figures in the basic 3.75 inch line of Star Wars figures which coincided with the release of the film, The Clone Wars.  I just happened to be browsing the Star Wars Online Shop around this time... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474077171332 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:13:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474077171332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473311383172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - Last year, Hasbro introduced us to some new characters in the Star Wars universe around the release date of the video game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.  One of my favorite figures released is based on one of these new... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473311383172 Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:14:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473311383172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472935992964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - One of my favorite figures in Hasbro's 30th Anniversary Collection of Star Wars figures would have to be the R2-D2 (Lights & Sounds) action figure released in 2007.  The figure was first released with the "Lights and Sounds"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472935992964 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 18:56:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472935992964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472809442948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - I still remember the first time I ever saw Star Wars.  Who could forget the opening sequence with the titles and storyline scrolling off into the distance and then immediately after the words disappear we are thrown right into the action... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472809442948 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:44:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472809442948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472711728772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - Hasbro for years now, have been pumping out an "infinite" amount of Clone Troopers and Stormtroopers in the Star Wars line of action figures.  I have been pretty critical of the company at times for releasing the same... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472711728772 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 21:23:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472711728772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472688332420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - Any fan of the first Star Wars film remembers the iconic scene towards the beginning of the movie where Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) learns that the Princess (Carrie Fisher) is being held captive by the Imperial Forces.  He tries to convince... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472688332420 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 17:00:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472688332420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472563551876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - A couple weeks ago my Dad and I were talking about the ‘69 Datsun 510 he used to own and just a few days ago I came across a miniature version of it at Toys R Us.  I wasn't even planning on going down the action figure or toy car... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472563551876 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:59:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472563551876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471872999044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - Sega has always been a leader in Arcade games and every arcade you walked into, you always saw a row of Sega machines. From pinball machines to stand-up video games, Sega was in the front of the competition. But when it came to home consoles, Sega never... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471872999044 Wed, 27 May 2009 15:14:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471872999044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471755492996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - The ‘69 Dodge Coronet Super Bee in the 2007 Hot Wheels "mainline" was one of forty "new models" released for the 2008 season.  I was kind of excited to see this vehicle finally included in the Hot Wheels line.  The "Super... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471755492996 Tue, 26 May 2009 16:15:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471755492996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471564127876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - Every Christmas I purchase Hot Wheels for the stockings of various family members and friends that I spend Christmas Day with.  It's a fun, cheap addition to a stocking that would ultimately be pretty boring if it didn't have a "toy" thrown... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471564127876 Mon, 25 May 2009 00:56:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471564127876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471558884996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - This past Christmas I picked up several diecast vehicles in the latest Hot Wheels - Batman line.  One of the vehicles I picked up was the Batmobile from the 1960's Batman television series.  The car seen in the television series was a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471558884996 Sun, 24 May 2009 23:36:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471558884996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471375908484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - One of my favorite pieces in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars line of action figure from Hasbro released last year (2008) is the Count Dooku figure.  The figure is an all around cool looking figure that is completely different than... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471375908484 Sat, 23 May 2009 04:36:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471375908484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471330688644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - A couple weeks ago I picked up a few more pieces in The Clone Wars series of action figures from Hasbro.  I was wandering around the mall on my lunch break and decided to stop in The Comic Book Shop not looking for anything in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471330688644 Fri, 22 May 2009 17:56:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471330688644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471000190596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - Batman Vengeance for the Nintendo GameCube is based on the cartoon series, "Batman: The Animated Series". You assume the roll of The Dark Knight himself, Batman. The game starts out with Batman searching for a missing child. But through... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471000190596 Tue, 19 May 2009 18:04:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471000190596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470986296964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - One year I received a Batman action figure for Christmas, right around the release of the film Batman Returns.  I was always a huge fan of the Batman comic books and movies, but I had never really gotten into collecting action figures or toys... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470986296964 Tue, 19 May 2009 15:14:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470986296964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470922071684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - I recently joined the Science Fiction Book Club, and as I was browsing through the catalog I came across a listing for a book called Bat-Manga! - The Secret History of Batman in Japan.  I decided to add the book to my "cart" to fulfill my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470922071684 Tue, 19 May 2009 04:26:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470922071684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470912503428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - One of the first action figure produced back in 1978 in Kenner's Star Wars line was the bounty hunter Greedo.  The original figure was one of the ugliest looking figures produced and didn't even resemble the character.  So Hasbro decided... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470912503428 Tue, 19 May 2009 01:40:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470912503428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470802730628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - The same night I came across the Utapau Shadow Trooper I picked up the Covert Ops Clone Trooper figure.  The piece... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470802730628 Mon, 18 May 2009 04:28:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470802730628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470795783812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - Last year I was walking down the toy aisle at Wal-Mart after work not looking for anything in particular.  I had to stop off late at night and pick up something from the store and was not planning on purchasing any action figures that evening but I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470795783812 Mon, 18 May 2009 02:48:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470795783812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470538161796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - When it was announced that a new Star Wars film was going to be released I was really excited.  In 1999 Hasbro toys released a line of figures based on the upcoming prequel, Star Wars-Episode I: The Phantom Menace.  During this time I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470538161796 Fri, 15 May 2009 20:30:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470538161796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470451392132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - I've always been critical of Hasbro because of their constant releasing and re-releasing Stormtroopers and Clone Troopers with different paint jobs but keeping the sculpting of the figures the same.  They give the figure a new paint job and called... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470451392132 Fri, 15 May 2009 02:30:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470451392132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470292532868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - Hasbro celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the film Star Wars with a wide variety of action figures based on the characters of all the film in the series as well as figures based on story boards, concept art, and the "extended universe". ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470292532868 Wed, 13 May 2009 17:14:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470292532868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470157856388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - When I heard that Hasbro was producing figures based off an upcoming Star Wars video I was intrigued.  But it wasn't until I heard about a new version of Darth Vader was going to being produced that I was really excited.  I know you are saying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470157856388 Tue, 12 May 2009 15:52:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470157856388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470090288772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - I've been collecting Star Wars action figures since I was a kid, so when I see "exclusive" action figures being sold I usually jump at the opportunity to pick them.  I am a big nerd at times and I go through periods where I buy massive amounts of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470090288772 Tue, 12 May 2009 01:43:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470090288772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469854948996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - The second "wave" of action figures in the 2008 Indiana Jones series is made of up characters from the fourth "Indy" film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.  Even though most stores have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469854948996 Sat, 9 May 2009 23:58:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469854948996?linkin_id=8003929