This statues likeness of Christopher Reeves is awesome. In 1980, my sister and I were on Mackinac Island in upper Michigan. We came upon a school house that was transformed into a theatre and out the door in a period costume was Jane Seymour. She was by herself so we walked over and we started talking to her. She was giving us an autograph and had my sister hold her hat. She was asking us where we were from and what brought us there. While this was going on Christopher Reeve walked up to us again by himself, and started talking to us which was surreal since Superman had just come out within the last year. They were filming Somewhere in Time. So we watched a few of the scenes being filmed. A cool memory.
To be fair, most would not call the likeness "awesome". If anything there is a resemblance but that is about it! The call to action piece from Sideshow is a far better statue than this. Great story though.
I own this piece and everyone that's seen it says how much it looks like Christopher Reeves not one person mentioned the seam. As a Superman fan I couldn't be any happy with mine it looks amazing in real life
High End Collectors should absolutely receive product that meets expectations without cutting any corners. I was pretty shocked to see that the chest emblem is a sticker! How? It’s not a Mego toy! 😮
Maybe they were just trying to stay extra close to the source material lol. I mean how else would he be able to peel it off and throw it at General Zod?
It drives me nuts when people mispronounce Christropher's last name. It's Reeve not REEVS! George Reeves played Superman in the 1950s TV show. Anyway, for $700 there are too many problems with the build. Problems you'd expect to find on much cheaper figures. That seam under the chin is the worst. They should have sculped the head and the neck as one piece instead of what looks to be separate pieces that were glued together.
@@markpr73I think people are looking to hard or need glasses this statue looks nothing like routh. It looks like Reeves. Even has his smirk. Is it perfect no but it’s good enough that when I look at it it looks like reeves. It looks better than the prototype. I don’t know how in the world it ended up having a freaking seam though. That makes no sense
Not really a collector myself but thought this piece looked pretty good until I looked up Arnie Kim who was mentioned in the comments. Great Scott! He must be a sorcerer who captured Chris Reeve in miniature. It's difficult to distinguish a close-up of Reeve himself from a close-up of Kim's sculpture.
I had to return mine the minute I took it out of the box. Could not justify the cost for what I got. The horrible head sculpt seam, the cheap cloth used for the suit, and the Cape Emblem not even cut out evenly on the cape. No QC at all
Chris Reeve's likeness just seems harder to get right versus any other actor for these figures. Not even Hot Toys has managed to completely pull it off.
Thank you for an honest review. As an action figure and high-end doll collector, I expect my purchases to meet my lofty standards. You have similar expectations.
Yeah the chest emblem needed more attention. There are a couple of ladies in Argentina that actually make or made the 1/6 scale costume. Not sure they do it anymore but they made my full size costume. And also his face looks a little to cgi.
For a piece that big it would have been better if they were able to hand Stitch the s emblem on the chest and make the sculpt look a little bit more like him from the front but it's still a great piece, also good video but keep in mind George Reeves was the 1950s Superman and Christopher Reeve without the S at the end of it is his last name
I was so looking forward to this piece. What a shame…I just can’t believe Sideshow still released this knowing it had these blatant issues. Hopefully Darkside Collectibles Supes will be better.
I’ve stopped using Sideshow. They were extremely unprofessional with one of my orders and I can’t look past it. I’m done. I’ll get my collectibles through BB Toy Store.
Quite the contrary, What kills me is that wrinkle on the suit...man that is not so fine to look at. But they do get 75 percent of Reeve there, the paint apps looks good, body and the blue suit is nice too
I POd this day 1 and cancelled it immediately upon seeing the SDCC photos. I debated the headsculpt and knew it wasn’t perfect but planned a repaint thinking that would do it. But this emblems are inexcusable. The cape one less so. But the chest one at this price should have been screen accurate and cloth and stocked into a cutout in the chest. No excuse for these cheap iron on stickers. Sideshow really doesn’t give a crap about collectors is my thought when I see crap like this. Really wanted this to be even a triple. At best it’s a bunt and a stolen base. 😊
Dude I honestly don't understand what your even talking about. How exactly is this figure controversial, theres absolutely Nothing wrong with this figure. It's an absolutely beautiful figure. The figure is Not the problem. You are. I whould be absolutely thankful to have a figure like this I whould have loved to have been given a figure for Christmas like this but no one gave me anything for Christmas. I whould absolutely love a superman action figure for Christmas. It whould make me vary happy. But No one ever does that for me. And superman is my favorite superhero. Just saying.
I have this Christopher Reeve piece in my collection as well I definitely agree it could have been done better. The "s" shield should have been stitched instead of ironed on the paint job definitely could have been better sideshow definitely kind of disappointed me a little bit especially the time we all had to wait for this.
I could completely disregard your ridiculous review 30 seconds in as you call him Christopher Reeves with an S instead of his correct name Christopher Reeve. You did it at least 3 more times in the review, which tells me you know nothing about him, or the movie, or the character he portrayed. I will give you the crease line around the neck, but since you can’t see it unless you are looking for it who cares. Lastly, the prototype was a photograph and actually has a disclaimer saying it is just that, a PROTOTYPE. And that the finished piece might look somewhat different. This is an amazing piece, and I am thrilled to own one
Fair, he accidentally said it with an “S”. Don’t we all make that mistake cause George Reeves? Quit trying to bring people down to make yourself feel a certain way. He made a mistake that didn’t even need this level of attention. Support people within your same interests. I looked at your profile and you seem to know what you’re talking about, but this comment makes you look unsupportive of people with similar interests and makes you look like an ass.
Christopher Reeve. No s at the end. George Reeves was the first TV Superman. I have issue with the face when looking at the piece straight on. Cape looks cheap and the S on the back looks like someone wrote it on. Otherwise the body looks terrific.
The seamline is absolutely horrible. Beyond horrible. How was that not filled in before it was painted? And the sideburns not aligning right next to the ear is ridiculous.
My guess on the seam under the jaw, etc. . .Perhaps they were originally planning on making him look up and point (q.v., famous pose specific to this Superman). They might not have been able to get it just right, or for whatever reason they backed off from that idea. And rather than sculpt a new head, they filled in the joint and made a mold from that. 🤷🏼♂️
Congrats firstly ... but I'm sorry this is not what Sold me on this Statue...it was the Prototype and yes I know often the Final Product may differ from Initial Pics but SS WTF...the Headsculpt is way off CR...the Chest Symbol should have stayed Sublaminated meaning part of the Fabric shown in the Prototype...I decided to Cancel but that's just me. I will go as far as saying SS this is False Advertising and the $ your asking is not Justified...but again Congrats all the same Cheers Jay
Thanks for watching Jay. I couldn't agree more with all your points. I had much debate with myself on if I was going to return it. In the end I am ok with the flaws and for the time being will enjoy a Reeve piece in my collection until the better one is released and I will get that one. I know people always say this about a piece but the head sculpt does look a little better in person then you see in photos although the seam line is even worse in person. That you can't forgive. Thanks again for your comment. Always appreciate different opinions. 👌
@@speakeasycollectibles89 Absolutely Mate, CR is my Superman too Bud , I have both the Hot Toy Releases but really hoping one day I can add a Statue to the Collection too...this is good but could have been so much better 👍 Congrats again Mate 🤜🤛
Looks like 50 dollars cheap doll , overall the quality is poor not only the portrait, really don't understand why people are still spending money on sideshow's cheap chinese shit, 15 years ago may be this was something but not anymore , not at the prices they ask for their junk today.
Yea I was floored when I saw the price for this...no way. I still have a General Grevious from them and it's really nice, have some more modern sculpts too, but this is just sad for 600 dollars
That front emblem is a total eff up. It should have been cloth material matching the rest of the suit and not a plastic stick on. How could they screw that up??? It's a no buy for me.
About Everything: I’m in total Agreement! That would be great for us, the Collectors, McFarlane Toys DC MULTIVERSE Action Figures would be Ideal, for the 7inch line! Let’s see George Reeves, Christopher Reeves, Brandon Ralph, Henry Cavil, the Movie SuperMen! George Reeves was in the Movie “Superman & the Moe- Men….His Batman line consist of Ben Affleck,in the Black&Gray along with an Armored version, Uniform, there’s a Christian Bale Figure Coming from the Dark Knight Film, but no Keaton, Kilmer, or CLOONEY, WOULD like to Own those in 7inch to go with my others in the Line! But the ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN Action Figure would be really good!🦇🦇🦇🦇
mcfarlane is a joke all he does is make garbage batman figures & the Superman figures he releases are the one's we don't want I hope they give the license to another company like Neca
I totally agree with the problem is the of those Arnie Kim pieces are through the roof. I guess its a question of how bad do you want the best? At least for the moment. You never know what could come out.
Looks good. Looks like christopher but a tiny bit off. At least from this video. Love the boots and the legs. Spot on on christopher's anatomy. The head to neck seam is a bit weird, not a super deal breaker. Thanks for the showing.
REEVE. Christopher REEVE. If you can't even be bothered speaking the late actor's surname correctly, you have no business making any videos relating to him.
You know, the part I ABSOLUTELY DON'T like, is that: the face. I mean, it doesn't look that much like Christopher REEVE (not Reeves, that was his predecessor, George Reeves, from "Adventures of Superman, but...I forgive the mistake). I mean, if you look at,,,I don't know, the DC Comics Multiverse 4 inches, or the MEZCO ONE:12 in that...can. They are of course smaller that this, but it looks like the smaller the size is, the more striking the resemblance with Christopher Reeve is My opinion, though Also, if you wanna talk about "complete disaster", think about the fact that I've been looking a lot for a Brandon Routh's Superman figure, from "Superman Returns", and I ended up buying one that didn't look almost anything like Brandon Routh
Thank you for the comment. A lot of people say this looks like Brandon Routh. I agree with you though. I know it's Reeve and I keep saying Reeves. Shame on me for that. I even said to myself before doing this that you better say it right or you will get blasted and I still screwed it up. I apologize.
Sideshow is really good on things of factory defects, you might contact them send picture of head, if this is not the norm, they will replace it. They cape may have been from a movie prop, which often don't have great details and quality, because when caught on film back then it does show to be so cheap looking. So, if on the dailies if it look good, there be no need to do a wardrobe fix.
Oh my, they really when cheap on the cape emblem, gosh we seen stuff from the 70s that looked much better. Looks like they made a mock up for a scaled action figure and the decide not to produce one and instead decided to put the outfit over the statue. So have to give thumb down on this piece. Not one of sideshow better pieces.
Mouth and eyes are off, the seam line on the jaw is unforgivable and as for the transfer on the chest!! A fabulous review so thank you for that, but Sideshow really have dropped the ball recently……I often buy my stuff second hand after I’ve seen a ton of reviews and never pre order. Figure sculpt is good, boots and belt are reference and the suit without the silly and lazy transfer looks very good. Overall it’s a 6/10 for me and will not purchase even though I love Christopher Reeve
Reeve's frame is like that of a big elite swimmer.....doesn't much look him but the statue looks a good-lookin Goodfella who drives all the ladies wild in the neighborhood
Very well done statue, but I agree, the chest "S" should've been at least made from fabric, NOT just a sticker. Not sure how much you paid, but minus the "S", I'd say you got your money's worth. They def captured Chris' likeness.
There’s like a curse on Superman. They can never get it just right on reeves likeness and then there’s the games. Not sure we’ll ever get a good Superman game.
They always get this version of superman wrong yes its the best version we have of a Christopher reeve version coming off from the hot toys version just wish the face sculpt was more true of a likeness but i wouldn't buy it for the full price because of the face but i still would like to own one
@@speakeasycollectibles89 Hey those early "bad" molds often become the most collectable. I hated Power of the Force figures at the time too. Now they go for insane amounts.
I just got mine in the mail, and he looks AWESOME. Is he 100% perfect? NO, but he damn close. Like 90% close. Now you can get a ARNIE KIM 1/4 Perfect Superman Christopher Reeve figure, but it will cost you about $8,000. Im not kidding. Go look up the UA-cam video. I paid $500 for mine, and for the price point this 90% Reeve Superman is a GREAT DEAL. YOU WONT FIND ANYTHING BETTER IN A SUPERMAN REEVE FIGURE. UNLESS YOU HAVE $8000 to buy a Arnie Kim piece. Lol. Thanks for this review.
I'll never spend a single euro for that thing honestly. Zero likeness, horrible head seam line and that S logo in his cape seems designed by a 3 years old kid. Disgusting. Sorry for you man, i can feel your pain but, if you want a suggestion...sell it fast.
I had this on order, hoping that the sculpt would be fixed. I would disagree that "everyone knows that is Christopher Reeve". If anything, it's a very generic Superman appearance. I finally cancelled after seeing the piece at San Diego Comic Con. Glad I did. If I really need this in the future, I'm sure I'll be able to get it through seconds or heavily discounted. Really disappointed. Reeve is "my Superman" and I really wanted this to be great.
Trust me it looks 95% like Christopher Reeves in real life . Every single friend of mine loves it and all say how much it looks like Christopher Reeves Superman
I like it, but maybe for $150. NOT $700 for what I saw here. Sideshow now below sub par in quality for it's demanding price. Nope... not even. It's actually a hybrid Chris Reeve / Brandon Routh face.
Why would anyone in their right mind pay for something that is so grossly disrespectful of its source material sheesh respect your hard earned money more unless it wasn’t hard earned then it would make sense.
Not even close to the screw up on the new Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry Piece, The figure looks like Dirty Harry is Black, And Sideshow customer service cant be reached to find out WTF happened, Could be a class action in the Future.
I just hope Hot Toys makes another Christopher Reeve Figure that looks more like the Christopher Reeve Costume because the Christopher Reeve Superman Figure that came out in 2011 but the costume S chest looks like George Reeves from the 1950s TV Show I just hope Hot Toys gets to see this post because I would like an improvement on the Christopher Reeve Hot Toys figure and plus they are making Ultra 4K DVD release in the Spring so I just Hot Toys would improve The Sixth Scale Christopher Reeve Superman Figure.
Looks more like Brandon Routh than Reeve. The mouth isn't done very well, but overall it's an eye catching piece. Reeve is the definitive classic Superman
I don't believe it's a complete disaster, overall it looks great, they did a good job looking like Christapher Reeves, but some blemishes, but there will always something people won't like in a figure they get nothings perfect.
It’s REEVE, not REEVE(S)! Geez, that always bugs me! The “S” is on his chest, NOT the end of his last name! Anyway, it seems you’re paying more for the COSTUME, and not the facial likeness. Think I’ll pass on this one.
Uhhh... to me, this looks like a chinese Wish type knock off. I would expect better from Sideshow. WAY better. If this is actually their product, I do not think I would want to spend the exorbitant amount of money on it that I know they will want.
This statues likeness of Christopher Reeves is awesome. In 1980, my sister and I were on Mackinac Island in upper Michigan. We came upon a school house that was transformed into a theatre and out the door in a period costume was Jane Seymour. She was by herself so we walked over and we started talking to her. She was giving us an autograph and had my sister hold her hat. She was asking us where we were from and what brought us there. While this was going on Christopher Reeve walked up to us again by himself, and started talking to us which was surreal since Superman had just come out within the last year. They were filming Somewhere in Time. So we watched a few of the scenes being filmed. A cool memory.
To be fair, most would not call the likeness "awesome". If anything there is a resemblance but that is about it! The call to action piece from Sideshow is a far better statue than this. Great story though.
It's Reeve, not Reeves. For fuck's sake, if you're going to pretend to be a fan at least have the decency of getting the man's name right.
@@asb1619 I disagree it's awesome, have you seen it in real life , it is the best Superman statue ever made
What an awesome story! ❤
Great review! For future reference, George Reeves and Christopher Reeve.
Thank you.
THANK YOU
I don’t get how people keep messing this up.
@@JMan77 it's an easy mistake.
@@FortressofFanitutde for my mom or wife. Not for someone who is a fan and is making a video on the subject. Lol. Anyway it is what it is.
I just saw the price for this one: $590. For $590, the company should get ALL the details right. You should not see even one tiny flaw. Not one.
I own this piece and everyone that's seen it says how much it looks like Christopher Reeves not one person mentioned the seam. As a Superman fan I couldn't be any happy with mine it looks amazing in real life
High End Collectors should absolutely receive product that meets expectations without cutting any corners. I was pretty shocked to see that the chest emblem is a sticker! How? It’s not a Mego toy! 😮
Maybe they were just trying to stay extra close to the source material lol. I mean how else would he be able to peel it off and throw it at General Zod?
It drives me nuts when people mispronounce Christropher's last name. It's Reeve not REEVS! George Reeves played Superman in the 1950s TV show.
Anyway, for $700 there are too many problems with the build. Problems you'd expect to find on much cheaper figures. That seam under the chin is the worst. They should have sculped the head and the neck as one piece instead of what looks to be separate pieces that were glued together.
I can't see any controversy. It's a pretty nice statue of a Chris Reeve's stunt double.
I like it. I wish it looked more like Christopher Reeve, and less like Brandon Routh.
Lol, I never thought of Brandon Routh. You are not wrong though.
@@speakeasycollectibles89 I'm sorry if you can't unsee that now. No insult to Routh, but I have a deep admiration for Chris Reeve.
You’re trippin’. I don’t see Routh at all, only Reeve.
@@markpr73 I wish you could untrip me. I'm happy for you.
@@markpr73I think people are looking to hard or need glasses this statue looks nothing like routh. It looks like Reeves. Even has his smirk. Is it perfect no but it’s good enough that when I look at it it looks like reeves. It looks better than the prototype. I don’t know how in the world it ended up having a freaking seam though. That makes no sense
Not really a collector myself but thought this piece looked pretty good until I looked up Arnie Kim who was mentioned in the comments. Great Scott! He must be a sorcerer who captured Chris Reeve in miniature. It's difficult to distinguish a close-up of Reeve himself from a close-up of Kim's sculpture.
Sad to say, not impressed with the head, cape or emblems.
I had to return mine the minute I took it out of the box. Could not justify the cost for what I got. The horrible head sculpt seam, the cheap cloth used for the suit, and the Cape Emblem not even cut out evenly on the cape. No QC at all
If John Travolta got the role as Superman, then this figure would have been okay.
This thing is beautiful . The suit is the best I've ever seen . But the head sculpt is a weird conglomeration of Chris and Brandon 😛🎄
I thought it was a sculpt of Brandon Routh too.
Chris Reeve's likeness just seems harder to get right versus any other actor for these figures. Not even Hot Toys has managed to completely pull it off.
Thank you for an honest review. As an action figure and high-end doll collector, I expect my purchases to meet my lofty standards. You have similar expectations.
Yeah the chest emblem needed more attention. There are a couple of ladies in Argentina that actually make or made the 1/6 scale costume. Not sure they do it anymore but they made my full size costume. And also his face looks a little to cgi.
For a piece that big it would have been better if they were able to hand Stitch the s emblem on the chest and make the sculpt look a little bit more like him from the front but it's still a great piece, also good video but keep in mind George Reeves was the 1950s Superman and Christopher Reeve without the S at the end of it is his last name
I was so looking forward to this piece. What a shame…I just can’t believe Sideshow still released this knowing it had these blatant issues. Hopefully Darkside Collectibles Supes will be better.
Agreed
@@speakeasycollectibles89 do you know darkside collectibles comes out?
It's Christopher Reeve wth no 's' at the end. Reeves is the name of the actor who played him in the 1950s "Adventures of Superman" (George Reeves).
Reeve. It's Reeve. George Reeves. Christopher Reeve.
I’ve stopped using Sideshow. They were extremely unprofessional with one of my orders and I can’t look past it. I’m done. I’ll get my collectibles through BB Toy Store.
Praises the statue through 90% of the video.
Titles the video: A Complete Disaster.
Quite the contrary, What kills me is that wrinkle on the suit...man that is not so fine to look at. But they do get 75 percent of Reeve there, the paint apps looks good, body and the blue suit is nice too
I POd this day 1 and cancelled it immediately upon seeing the SDCC photos. I debated the headsculpt and knew it wasn’t perfect but planned a repaint thinking that would do it.
But this emblems are inexcusable. The cape one less so. But the chest one at this price should have been screen accurate and cloth and stocked into a cutout in the chest. No excuse for these cheap iron on stickers. Sideshow really doesn’t give a crap about collectors is my thought when I see crap like this.
Really wanted this to be even a triple. At best it’s a bunt and a stolen base. 😊
They need to make a George Reeve Superman statue.
Agreed
It’s actually George Reeves, and Christopher Reeve.
Dude I honestly don't understand what your even talking about. How exactly is this figure controversial, theres absolutely Nothing wrong with this figure. It's an absolutely beautiful figure. The figure is Not the problem. You are. I whould be absolutely thankful to have a figure like this I whould have loved to have been given a figure for Christmas like this but no one gave me anything for Christmas. I whould absolutely love a superman action figure for Christmas. It whould make me vary happy. But No one ever does that for me. And superman is my favorite superhero. Just saying.
Looks good, but like you said it could have been so much better than what it was. Thank you for sharing this with us...👍
Fun fact, when he auditioned he was really thin, so who trained him, Darth Vader himself, David Prowse
Wow, I did not know that. That's so cool. Thanks.
I have this Christopher Reeve piece in my collection as well I definitely agree it could have been done better. The "s" shield should have been stitched instead of ironed on the paint job definitely could have been better sideshow definitely kind of disappointed me a little bit especially the time we all had to wait for this.
Agreed
Just a small thing. His name is Christopher Reeve. Not Reeves.
They did a good job putting this 2gether. I have the Hot Toys figure.
Looks like Christopher's derpy relative.
Would be awesome if someone made a giant size General Zod (Terrance Stamp) statute. "KNELL BEFORE ZOD!"
I could completely disregard your ridiculous review 30 seconds in as you call him Christopher Reeves with an S instead of his correct name Christopher Reeve. You did it at least 3 more times in the review, which tells me you know nothing about him, or the movie, or the character he portrayed. I will give you the crease line around the neck, but since you can’t see it unless you are looking for it who cares. Lastly, the prototype was a photograph and actually has a disclaimer saying it is just that, a PROTOTYPE. And that the finished piece might look somewhat different. This is an amazing piece, and I am thrilled to own one
Fair, he accidentally said it with an “S”. Don’t we all make that mistake cause George Reeves? Quit trying to bring people down to make yourself feel a certain way. He made a mistake that didn’t even need this level of attention. Support people within your same interests. I looked at your profile and you seem to know what you’re talking about, but this comment makes you look unsupportive of people with similar interests and makes you look like an ass.
Christopher Reeve. No s at the end. George Reeves was the first TV Superman. I have issue with the face when looking at the piece straight on. Cape looks cheap and the S on the back looks like someone wrote it on. Otherwise the body looks terrific.
The seamline is absolutely horrible. Beyond horrible. How was that not filled in before it was painted? And the sideburns not aligning right next to the ear is ridiculous.
100% with you on that
Reeve, Christopher Reeve, not Reeves. That's George Reeves
Its nice but...I'll never understand why this stuff is so expensive.
I want, I need one. The only one Superman forever.
My guess on the seam under the jaw, etc. . .Perhaps they were originally planning on making him look up and point (q.v., famous pose specific to this Superman). They might not have been able to get it just right, or for whatever reason they backed off from that idea. And rather than sculpt a new head, they filled in the joint and made a mold from that. 🤷🏼♂️
This is hands down one of the top 3 worst statues ever made!!!!!!!!
Sick, out of curiosity what are the other 2?
Congrats firstly ... but I'm sorry this is not what Sold me on this Statue...it was the Prototype and yes I know often the Final Product may differ from Initial Pics but SS WTF...the Headsculpt is way off CR...the Chest Symbol should have stayed Sublaminated meaning part of the Fabric shown in the Prototype...I decided to Cancel but that's just me. I will go as far as saying SS this is False Advertising and the $ your asking is not Justified...but again Congrats all the same
Cheers Jay
Thanks for watching Jay. I couldn't agree more with all your points. I had much debate with myself on if I was going to return it. In the end I am ok with the flaws and for the time being will enjoy a Reeve piece in my collection until the better one is released and I will get that one. I know people always say this about a piece but the head sculpt does look a little better in person then you see in photos although the seam line is even worse in person. That you can't forgive. Thanks again for your comment. Always appreciate different opinions. 👌
@@speakeasycollectibles89 Absolutely Mate, CR is my Superman too Bud , I have both the Hot Toy Releases but really hoping one day I can add a Statue to the Collection too...this is good but could have been so much better 👍 Congrats again Mate 🤜🤛
They made a Jon Hamm SUPERMAN figure...?
Looks like 50 dollars cheap doll , overall the quality is poor not only the portrait, really don't understand why people are still spending money on sideshow's cheap chinese shit, 15 years ago may be this was something but not anymore , not at the prices they ask for their junk today.
Yea I was floored when I saw the price for this...no way. I still have a General Grevious from them and it's really nice, have some more modern sculpts too, but this is just sad for 600 dollars
That front emblem is a total eff up. It should have been cloth material matching the rest of the suit and not a plastic stick on. How could they screw that up??? It's a no buy for me.
Looks awesome 😎👍
About Everything: I’m in total Agreement! That would be great for us, the Collectors, McFarlane Toys DC MULTIVERSE Action Figures would be Ideal, for the 7inch line! Let’s see George Reeves, Christopher Reeves, Brandon Ralph, Henry Cavil, the Movie SuperMen! George Reeves was in the Movie “Superman & the Moe- Men….His Batman line consist of Ben Affleck,in the Black&Gray along with an Armored version, Uniform, there’s a Christian Bale Figure Coming from the Dark Knight Film, but no Keaton, Kilmer, or CLOONEY, WOULD like to Own those in 7inch to go with my others in the Line! But the ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN Action Figure would be really good!🦇🦇🦇🦇
Yes, Yes and hell yes. Lol!!
Christopher Reeve, not Reeves
mcfarlane is a joke all he does is make garbage batman figures & the Superman figures he releases are the one's we don't want I hope they give the license to another company like Neca
I feel the only person who can do a good Chris Reeve Superman statue is Arnie Kim. His are custom pieces and unlicensed. Likeness is incredible
I totally agree with the problem is the of those Arnie Kim pieces are through the roof. I guess its a question of how bad do you want the best? At least for the moment. You never know what could come out.
Looks good. Looks like christopher but a tiny bit off. At least from this video. Love the boots and the legs. Spot on on christopher's anatomy. The head to neck seam is a bit weird, not a super deal breaker. Thanks for the showing.
REEVE. Christopher REEVE. If you can't even be bothered speaking the late actor's surname correctly, you have no business making any videos relating to him.
The Head sculpt is the only thing that I find off. Besides that it looks awesome.
You know, the part I ABSOLUTELY DON'T like, is that: the face. I mean, it doesn't look that much like Christopher REEVE (not Reeves, that was his predecessor, George Reeves, from "Adventures of Superman, but...I forgive the mistake). I mean, if you look at,,,I don't know, the DC Comics Multiverse 4 inches, or the MEZCO ONE:12 in that...can. They are of course smaller that this, but it looks like the smaller the size is, the more striking the resemblance with Christopher Reeve is
My opinion, though
Also, if you wanna talk about "complete disaster", think about the fact that I've been looking a lot for a Brandon Routh's Superman figure, from "Superman Returns", and I ended up buying one that didn't look almost anything like Brandon Routh
Thank you for the comment. A lot of people say this looks like Brandon Routh. I agree with you though. I know it's Reeve and I keep saying Reeves. Shame on me for that. I even said to myself before doing this that you better say it right or you will get blasted and I still screwed it up. I apologize.
that just had to be the Gary Frank Superman right? leapt right off the screen. so amazing.
Sideshow is really good on things of factory defects, you might contact them send picture of head, if this is not the norm, they will replace it. They cape may have been from a movie prop, which often don't have great details and quality, because when caught on film back then it does show to be so cheap looking. So, if on the dailies if it look good, there be no need to do a wardrobe fix.
Oh my, they really when cheap on the cape emblem, gosh we seen stuff from the 70s that looked much better. Looks like they made a mock up for a scaled action figure and the decide not to produce one and instead decided to put the outfit over the statue. So have to give thumb down on this piece. Not one of sideshow better pieces.
Mouth and eyes are off, the seam line on the jaw is unforgivable and as for the transfer on the chest!! A fabulous review so thank you for that, but Sideshow really have dropped the ball recently……I often buy my stuff second hand after I’ve seen a ton of reviews and never pre order. Figure sculpt is good, boots and belt are reference and the suit without the silly and lazy transfer looks very good. Overall it’s a 6/10 for me and will not purchase even though I love Christopher Reeve
I mean, maybe get his name right if you're gonna do a video...
You do realize it’s Reeve and not Reeves?
He looks beautiful, that jaw seam makes no sense tho, never have seen it before.
I'm waiting to see one of the UA-camrs that repaint Hot Toys figures, and see what they do with this one.
Reeve's frame is like that of a big elite swimmer.....doesn't much look him but the statue looks a good-lookin Goodfella who drives all the ladies wild in the neighborhood
I feel the statue captures that with his body. It’s weird but that’s a natural body and something we aren’t use to today.
Very well done statue, but I agree, the chest "S" should've been at least made from fabric, NOT just a sticker. Not sure how much you paid, but minus the "S", I'd say you got your money's worth. They def captured Chris' likeness.
Regarding the head piece, they clearly just took a mold of the posable head piece from the posable figure they also make.
There’s like a curse on Superman. They can never get it just right on reeves likeness and then there’s the games. Not sure we’ll ever get a good Superman game.
They always get this version of superman wrong yes its the best version we have of a Christopher reeve version coming off from the hot toys version just wish the face sculpt was more true of a likeness but i wouldn't buy it for the full price because of the face but i still would like to own one
Is very amazing : )
May God keep u safe tho 🙏🏽
That head sculpt is bad. And It's Christopher Reeve. Not Reeves. You spent this kind of money and don't know the guy's name?
All that's missing is some lipstick and a purse. "GAAHH", what a travesty.
Have to say, the profile is spot-on Reeve. But the head-on is lost. It only resembles Reeve head-on.
I'll take it off your hands.
Thank you but I am keeping it. I like the piece and can deal with the seam line. This will be on sale in no time at sideshow if it isn't already.
@@speakeasycollectibles89 Hey those early "bad" molds often become the most collectable. I hated Power of the Force figures at the time too. Now they go for insane amounts.
@@Freshbrood I like your positivity. Wouldn't that be something if it really happened? Lol!!
@@speakeasycollectibles89 Tiny head Han Solo. Mark my words.
I just got mine in the mail, and he looks AWESOME. Is he 100% perfect? NO, but he damn close. Like 90% close.
Now you can get a ARNIE KIM 1/4 Perfect Superman Christopher Reeve figure, but it will cost you about $8,000. Im not kidding. Go look up the UA-cam video.
I paid $500 for mine, and for the price point this 90% Reeve Superman is a GREAT DEAL. YOU WONT FIND ANYTHING BETTER IN A SUPERMAN REEVE FIGURE. UNLESS YOU HAVE $8000 to buy a Arnie Kim piece.
Lol. Thanks for this review.
The boots are best, out all superman costume.
I'll never spend a single euro for that thing honestly. Zero likeness, horrible head seam line and that S logo in his cape seems designed by a 3 years old kid. Disgusting. Sorry for you man, i can feel your pain but, if you want a suggestion...sell it fast.
I had this on order, hoping that the sculpt would be fixed. I would disagree that "everyone knows that is Christopher Reeve". If anything, it's a very generic Superman appearance. I finally cancelled after seeing the piece at San Diego Comic Con. Glad I did. If I really need this in the future, I'm sure I'll be able to get it through seconds or heavily discounted. Really disappointed. Reeve is "my Superman" and I really wanted this to be great.
Trust me it looks 95% like Christopher Reeves in real life . Every single friend of mine loves it and all say how much it looks like Christopher Reeves Superman
If Fred Gwynn played Superman…
The nose is too broad across. His nose was thinner than that. The shape is right, but not the width of the nose.
How much did it cost?
Yeah, Sideshow had that problem with some of their Bond figures. Don't know why they can't do what Hot Toys does.
The way he coughed when the camera went to Supes junk told you a lot about this guy
From the front he looks like the actor Ken Wahl from the movie the Wanderers.
You should check out our latest video on this superman figure.
I like it, but maybe for $150. NOT $700 for what I saw here.
Sideshow now below sub par in quality for it's demanding price.
Nope... not even.
It's actually a hybrid Chris Reeve / Brandon Routh face.
This is seriously criticized for free. An underrated holy grail
Why would anyone in their right mind pay for something that is so grossly disrespectful of its source material sheesh respect your hard earned money more unless it wasn’t hard earned then it would make sense.
Not even close to the screw up on the new Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry Piece, The figure looks like Dirty Harry is Black, And Sideshow customer service cant be reached to find out WTF happened, Could be a class action in the Future.
Likeness is awful. What a shame. That's a NICE figure. Likeness ruins the whole thing. OOF.
TBH it doesn’t look that far off from the prototype. And that didn’t look like Christopher Reeve either.
So glad I watched this video. Definitely cancelling my order
Besides the emblems and seam line, I think it's super.
I just hope Hot Toys makes another Christopher Reeve Figure that looks more like the Christopher Reeve Costume because the Christopher Reeve Superman Figure that came out in 2011 but the costume S chest looks like George Reeves from the 1950s TV Show I just hope Hot Toys gets to see this post because I would like an improvement on the Christopher Reeve Hot Toys figure and plus they are making Ultra 4K DVD release in the Spring so I just Hot Toys would improve The Sixth Scale Christopher Reeve Superman Figure.
Looks more like Brandon Routh than Reeve. The mouth isn't done very well, but overall it's an eye catching piece. Reeve is the definitive classic Superman
Won’t get my money
Thank for watching
I don't believe it's a complete disaster, overall it looks great, they did a good job looking like Christapher Reeves, but some blemishes, but there will always something people won't like in a figure they get nothings perfect.
REEEVE! REEVE! His name is REEVE! I'm not going to bother watching your video. Enjoy the comment.
I apologize for that. I know it's Reeve but I for some reason say Reeves all the time. I don't know why. Bad habit of mine.
It’s REEVE, not REEVE(S)! Geez, that always bugs me! The “S” is on his chest, NOT the end of his last name! Anyway, it seems you’re paying more for the COSTUME, and not the facial likeness. Think I’ll pass on this one.
Uhhh... to me, this looks like a chinese Wish type knock off. I would expect better from Sideshow. WAY better. If this is actually their product, I do not think I would want to spend the exorbitant amount of money on it that I know they will want.
I have the old Hot Toys Christopher Reeves Superman and that headsculpt looks better.
I don't like the portrait. Just seen from the side it reminds me of Reeve... a little.
Reeve, not "Reeves"
Ive had it for weeks and have no issues with it all