Mezco’s Cinema of Fear series 4 Jason review (VIDEO REVIEW ADDED)
UPDATE: I know some readers prefer video reviews. So here it is in video form as well! Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK4FmhnvVA8
It’s been a while since Cinema of Fear series 3 hit the market and brought Jason fans a great figure sized version of Jason from Jason Goes to Hell. It was shortly after that release, we were given early pics of series 4 Jason that left collectors drooling at the thought of owning Jason in his Friday the 13th 3D guise. To tide us over, we were presented with a Cinema of Fear figure in February that wasn’t part of a larger series. This was to coincide with the release of the Friday the 13th relaunch film. As great as it was, fans were still eager to get their hands on Jason 3.
The wait ends this month as Cinema of Fear series 4 has hit store shelves and online dealers nationwide (Surprisingly this time at Toys R us!)
Mezco has done another amazing job with Jason Voorhees. The packaging this time around is a noticeably different. It’s smaller and not as well protected as previous series (which came completely covered in plastic). Though the figure looks great MOC, it’s how it looks out of the package that really makes this entry into the Cinema of Fear a must have!
The details on the 7 inch figure are just amazing. The paint application is spot on. Jason stands with his back arched just like in the film. He comes packaged with his trademark machete, an axe, the severed arm of biker gang leader Ali, as well as an alternate head with the axe chop from the finale of the film.
The mask on the primary head is removable, revealing a super ugly Jason. The sculpt is just a tad off in the nose, but for a 7 inch figure, it contains a striking resemblance to the look in the film. The axe chopped mask on the alternate head does not come off, however, the axe packaged with Jason fits into the wound perfectly.
Jason is articulated in the usual places. The shoulders contain a little maneuverability, and the shoulders twist in order to obtain various poses. The legs are stationary and posed in a motion that allows the figure to stand without trouble. The neck is ball jointed and allows a full range of motion and the waist is also ball jointed. The hands bend and twist at the wrist.
This may very well be the best of the Cinema of Fear figures to date. Mezco continues to do a great job and bringing us versions of Jason that other companies have failed to even try. If you have yet to get your hands on series 4 Jason, be sure to grab one now at Mezco’s official site or even Toys R Us! Cinema of Fear series 4 also features Dr. Freddy and Debbie Stevens (Roach Girl) from “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Be sure to check out our massive gallery of pics of Cinema of Fear series 4 Jason complete with detailed pics as well as comparison/display pics of other Jason figures in my collection.
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I saw this the other day on Mezco’s website, but the pics you put up, Tony, look awesome. You’re right. There is great detail!
NEED!
Just got 2 of them yesterday! its awesome! I might sugggest to everyone out there, like the part IV figure from Mezco this one will rise in price very soon. So if you can pick one or two up do it! and if you pick up two, i suggest leaving one in its original packaging.
Damn, that’s very nicely detailed. I like how Mezco is able to include the small but awesome looking weaponry with each figure. I like how well they sculpted his face, it truly resembles what he really looks like without the hockey mask. I also like the fact you could switch heads and have the axe embedded into his skull. Very nicely done.
nice photos!
Did you reinact the entire movie with that figure? You had some awesome shots that were almost spot on from the movie. Very cool figure.
lol. I tried on a few of em. I did do the deleted scene where the maskless Jason decapitates Chris at the end of the film in the dream sequence.
Yes a must have!! Lovely detail!!!!
Tony, my vision of you is now clouded. It’s Ali, not Axl
When did you do that?
lol. Yeah. I changed that a couple of hours ago when reading over it. Not sure why I did that. Video review coming soon for anyone who doesn’t enjoy reading!
Great pics, Tony! Like I said on the Mezco site, I really dig your collection!!
Looking forward to finding the Pt3 Jason figure. It’s really driving me nuts that I haven’t been able to get my hands on him yet!
what set/series is the jason whith the blue marks on his mask from???
It’s a custom Roy Burns that I did myself.
Video review has been added to the initial post. Dusk will get that embedded soon.