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(More customer reviews)This figure is Toy Biz's take on Gollum, the creature a Hobbit once called Sméagol was turned into when he succumbed to the power of the Ring, as he appears in The Two Towers movie.
It's a two-piece set, the figure and an Electronic Sound Base. The figure is a vivid representation of the computer-generated character from the movie. It's not a traditional hard plastic figure, but a bendable figure, molded in soft rubber with inside wires for an endless variety of poses. The paint job is remarkable, pale and pink stipples on his skin give a realistic impression of a delicate, unhealthy flesh. And the amount of details for such a simple creature is extraordinary: you can clearly see the wrinkles on the palms of its hands, the lashes on its back, the thin strands of hair on his head, the irises of his eyes, the fibers on his loincloth and even each tiny, deformed tooth in his mouth.
The Electronic Sound Base on the other hand is made of hard plastic, and it simulates a salient of rocks with vines and a dead twisted tree branch. When you push a button neatly disguised as a stone it plays the phrase, "My precious..." - maybe even a bit too loud - in the voice of Andy Serkis, the actor who voices Gollum and Sméagol in the movie trilogy. And although the base doesn't have pegs to secure the figure by its feet, it has plenty of space for the figure to stand on without fear of having it suddenly tumble down.
I should also point out that this is the same figure that was released for the Return of the King series under the name of "Sméagol with Authentic Movie Phrases," the only difference between the two is the face sculpt, whereas Gollum wears an evil grin wrapped in hatred for his Hobbit companions and desire for the Ring, Sméagol displays a frivolous look underlined by madness.
This is the best Gollum figure so far, and it looks especially good displayed alongside Frodo and Sam, so don't wait too long to add it to your collection.
--Reviewed by M. E. Volmar
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Support your local Gollum! Look at this guy---he needs you. They took his ring, they lied to him, they insulted him, they pushed him around. He was getting it from all sides, from the Hobbits, the humans, the Ringwraiths, even from his scheming alter-ego. We've all had days like that, and it's not fair.Yes, Gollum had a violent side and yes, he did refer to himself in third person, but he was just misunderstood, another lost soul in the night, and this figure precisely captures his crazed Middle Earth angst. Support him, show him that you care, buy yourself a Gollum. Not later in the day, not tomorrow, not next week, but right now. Buy a back-up too, in case the first one decides to go looking for a new ring. Keep him safe and away from molten lava causeways. Gollum's a good guy. He'll fetch the occasional fish for you, or even lead you to the nimbus-wreathed headquarters of ultimate evil if you so desire.
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