Treasure Trove of Movie Collectibles in....ION? Huge collection of Transformers, Terminator, Predator and Star Wars Toys!

Sometimes you can expect to find the most amazing movie collectibles at the most unexpected of places.  Window shopping in Ion, the spanking new shopping mall right in the heart of Orchard Rd, my attention was drawn by this very detailed life-size replica of C3PO placed strategically at the shopfront of an audio video shop. So I ventured in to have a closer look and take some nice images with my camera phone.

There was also a very nice replica of R2D2 right next to this fine model, but I couldn't take any good shots with my camera due to the glare from the glass window, so I gave up after a while and ventured deeper into the shop for some snooping around. I thought, who knows, I may get lucky and find some nice stuff.....and I'm glad I did.  I found this whole shelf of bobble heads! Wow.

Boba Fett and Darth Vader bobble heads

Looking at the sea of bobble heads, I was almost dizzy with excitement! I simply couldn't decide which was the one I liked the most, well maybe Ironman, Wolverine, Battle Droid, Storm Shadow....wait thats more than a few already LOL... 

I was just about to leave when I caught sight of this.....I'm in luck!

 

Look at the fine details on these Transformers collectibles!

Optimus Prime (red) and Streak (metallic blue)

Manufacturer: Takara Tomy

Optimus Prime in white still looks great!

Bumblebee is looking HOT! Manufacturer: Takara

Your Transformers collection can't be complete without Optimus Prime!

This looks like a Y-wing fighter from Star Wars. Am I right?

Starscream - I like this name!

Starscream - Transformed

The display cabinet is bigger than it looks and is actully L-shaped. So whats on the other side?

close-ups

This Endoskeleton may look ugly but don't be deceived by its looks! Its actually the priciest of the lot here and will set you back by SGD379.95!

John Conner model from Terminator Salvation

Abe Sapien and Hellboy (Manufacturer: Hot Toys)

Abe Sapien says "Hi"

The Joker "Bank Robber" version - Batman Begins

close-ups

Iron Man Mark 1 from Hot Toys

Indiana Jones wielding a mean looking whip

Silken Ross and The Octopus from "The Spirit"

Manufacturer: Hot Toys

Pleasantly surprised to see Luke Skywalker here

Manufactured by Sideshow

General Obi Wan Kenobi
Manufactured by Sideshow

RAH Emperor Royal Guard from Medicom
RAH? - Real Action Hero

Yes! They also have AvP 1/6 figurines. You want to bring one home?

The Predator on the left will set you back by SGD499.95!

This Predator model is incredibly detailed and life-like.

This Dog Alien may be small in size but it is not cheap at SGD219.95!

Battle-ready Predator

Private Billy Sole from Predator

Chris Redfield figurine from Resident Evil

Other Terminator figurines on sale

Other Transformers figurines on sale

Well, you've come this far and seen (mostly) all the figurines that are available at the store. Hope you enjoyed it as nuch as I did. I post regularly so you might like to bookmark my blog and view my other posts. In the meantime, just have a nice day!

Spoilt for choice at the cinemas....some comments on new movie billboards

Astroboy coming on 05 Nov....OMG its not going to be released on it 23 Oct like the rest of the world! Why the delay? And what's that "From the people who brought you TMNT'?  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Come on now.... that doesn't sound like effective advertising to me... TMNT is not THAT GOOD!

Perhaps I should just wait for this other movie Planet 51. Yeah "From the Academy Award writer of Shrek" sounds infinitely better than the guys who brought us TMNT right? Cowabunga my FOOT!

And talking about delayed screenings, what happened to Coraline? The whole world already watched this animation movie SIX months ago! Crap I just checked that the DVD has been available since July! Speechless.....

(500) Days of Summer...whats that tagline "This is not a love story. This is a story about love." Huh? Don't they mean exactly the same thing? Very confusing to me....

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXL sized (500) Days of Summer promotional t-shirt.  Its my size! Will the cinema management give it to me if I ask nicely???

After a string of duds, Jennifer Aniston definitely needs to have a box-office winner soon or she is not going to have a career in movies. Is this movie going to be the one? Well maybe "sometimes when you least expect it"......?

Are my eyes playing tricks on me? These are obviously two guys, they don't look like lesbians to me...oh ok so its the vampires who are lesbians. What a misleading title. From the looks of it, this one is definitely a forgettable B movie...next please!

Is there maybe a new trend in bad spelling for movie titles? Like "Basterds", I can't find the word "Pandorum" in my trusted Webster Dictionary. The studio honchos probably thought it sounded more hip. You decide.

We've really got more than enough of Bruce Willis and the constipated look on his face as he goes through yet another Die Hard performance in Surrogates. What I really want to know...where are the eye candy hunks and babes shown on the movie poster? Don't see them anywhere in the movie. I feel cheated....

Spread? Ok.... its Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche in the  lead, but where's Anne? Anne doesn't look that bad to be missing from the billboards promoting her own movie! What happened? And lose those shades, Ashton, they're just not cool on you!

Yeah I love the sweet design of this Taking Woodstock billboard, its definitely a collectible I want to own. Give it to me, baby!

If you really cannot figure out what this movie is about, there must be something seriously wrong with you! Its screaming VENGEANCE for goodness sake! This is yet another gangster-style movie from Director Johnnie To, no doubt saddled with a forgettable plot but filled with gratuitous violence. I like that.

No need to guess what this movie is all about, you see the bloodied spear? the horrified expressions of the girls and you instantly know this is a slasher movie, no mistake about it.  Think along the lines of "I know what you did last summer".

The above images of movie billboards  were all taken at a single location...the Shaw Cineplex in Orchard Rd. There were in fact about a dozen billboards not shown here but I did not have the time to take the photos. With the numerous movies screening at any one time here in Singapore, all these billboards are vying for your attention. Its difficult to choose a movie to watch, don't you think?