Toy Review: Iron Man 2/ SM Cinema Tumbler Toppers

Iron Man 2 Tumbler Toppers

Since McDonald’s lost the Disney license, they’ve been putting out some crappy Happy Meal Toys. The thing I loved about the Disney toys was that they weren’t trying hard to be overly complicated. Most of them were little more than gashapons; little, cheap, statues that didn’t move, but looked great grouped together in a display. Now everything HAS to have an action feature and it makes most of the toys look awful.

I’m so glad that whoever is doing the Iron Man merchandising is keeping it simple. If you hurry, you can still get these great tumbler toppers at SM Cinemas now. They say stocks are limited, but they’ve had them since the start of the week and still had them yesterday night when I watched Iron Man 2

These things are pretty gorgeous; they’re almost like those mini-busts you’d find in a high end hobby store for thousands of pesos. Considering you’re only paying about Php 100.00 for them (a hotdog and large drink cost about Php 100.00 at SM cinemas which is a little over $2.00) these are worth every centavo.

They’re about 3 or 4 inches high (the toppers, not the tumblers) and made of some cheap rubbery plastic. They’re pretty solid though, not rotocast, so there’s little chance of them shattering. They are pretty soft though, so watch how you carry them or War Machine’s chain gun will need some viagra.

The sculpt is pretty good, looking decent enough and more detailed than you’d expect from one of these things. Even the back is pretty good.

I prefer War Machine to the Mark VI though, mainly because the Mark VI’s pose looks kind of off. It’s not extended enough, like they were trying to fit him in a specifically sized mold. The same is true of War Machine, but his pose is more neutral so it’s not as obvious.

Paint isn’t spectacular, but then nothing is at this price. You get some extra gray on the WM and some gold on the VI and a little white on both. That’s about it. It’s not particularly well applied either, but you can’t complain.

As movie swag goes, this is some of the best I’ve seen in awhile. I mean I love my Star Trek special edition DVD case, but I had to pay 2 grand for that thing. These things are cheaper than the price of my ticket (we only pay about $4.00 for a movie ticket which is frankly, one of the best things about living here)

If you want, you can skip the toppers and just get the tumblers, but they aren’t all that great. The prints are sometimes blurry, and the graphics aren’t the best images. Poor War Machine doesn’t even get his own cup. If you prefer, you can get plastic dog tags with Iron Man’s or War Machine’s head on it. Nice enough, but I don’t really want to pay Php 50.00 for them. Ditto with the LED keychain flashlight, but your mileage may vary.

Here’s a list of the menu:

Iron Man Tumbler with Topper
Php 199.00
You get a 24 oz drink with either a Junior Popcorn and Donut, or a Hotdog, or a Regular Popcorn plus a tumbler and topper

Iron Man Tumbler
Php 149.00
You get a 24 oz drink with either a Junior Popcorn and Donut, or a Hotdog, or a Regular Popcorn plus a tumbler

Iron Man Dog Tag
Php 149.00
You get a 24 oz drink with either a Junior Popcorn and Donut, or a Hotdog, or a Regular Popcorn plus one dog tag set

Iron Man LED Key Chain
Php 149.00
You get a 24 oz drink with either a Junior Popcorn and Donut, or a Hotdog, or a Regular Popcorn plus on dog tag plus a LED Key Chain

I really recommend you get a pair of these as soon as you can. A set of nice looking statues for your desk at work. If you have any skill with a brush, they’d probably be easy enough to repaint and some plaster/paper clay/epoxy and you can make a proper base for it. It won’t be a 7-11 Iron Man cup, but I’ll take what I can get.