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NECA’S DOUG JONES COLLECTION!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week, we are taking a look at some of the NECA figures from the Guillermo Del Toro movies, which we will dub ‘The Doug Jones Collection’, since Doug played most of those characters. But first, an introduction from Doug Jones himself!

ToyFarce note: I made a complete fool of myself when I wrote ‘Matilda’ instead of ‘Ofelia’ in the request, since I wanted to joke that he also played her. This is why you always double check before you send something, folks. Let it be a lesson for all of us. And many thanks to Doug Jones for delivering this!

Doug Jones is the actor extraordinaire that played all sorts of monsters and creatures in all your favorite movies and TV shows. From the Gentlemen in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Abe Sapiens in the Hellboy movies, all sorts of monsters in Guillermo Del Toro’s movies, the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic four movie, and many more. These days, he can be found as Lt. Saru in Star Trek: Discovery. The fact that he can act so well without showing his face is a testament to his talent. I personally love the way he moves his hands, and can sometimes recognize him just from the way his hands ‘act’. And now, the figures!

THE AMPHIBIAN MAN from THE SHAPE OF WATER

A great figure from NECA. The ‘yellow’ skin parts are a bit transparent, and the figure has some shine on it, to make it look like it’s wet. It comes with a base with chains and cuffs, a different ‘screaming’ head and some eggs (the Amphibian man’s favorite snacks!). The movie was a masterpiece (as is tradition with Guillermo Del Toro), and the figure does it justice. Doug Jones did an amazing job in that one too, even if naysayers will say that it’s basically just a silent Abe Sapiend from Hellboy. The articulations are a bit meh, but nothing unusual for NECA. It’s not like the character was a professional gymnast in the movie anyway…

Here’s a great review of the movie:

THE FAUN from PAN’S LABYRINTH

Another amazing movie from Guillermo Del Toro, Pan’s Labyrinth came out in 2006 (What?!). The 3 following figures are from that movie. A newer version of the Faun came out recently, with his ‘older’ look from the beginning of the movie (in the movie, he seems to age backwards and become younger every time we see him). Doug Jones played multiple characters in the movie, all of them being, as usual, creatures with tons of make-up and prosthetics. The figure comes with 2 bags, and is an amazing piece of plastic.

OFELIA (NOT MATILDA) from PAN’S LABYRINTH

Like mentioned at the beginning of the review, I wrote ‘Matilda’ instead of ‘Ofelia’ in the request for an introduction to Doug Jones, so I will keep calling her ‘Ofelia (not Matilda)’. This is the cross I have to bear. Another great figure from Pan’s Labyrinth. She comes with a pillar, her fairy tale book, the key that she gets from the giant toad, and 3 little fairies.

THE PALE MAN from PAN’S LABYRINTH

The Pale Man, another character coming right out of the mind of Guillermo Del Toro. The figure looks great. Maybe too great, considering we can see all the details of his loose skin hanging and all… You should not open that figure before eating! The Pale Man comes with his massive chair, and a plate of eyes.

Also, someone posted that, which cannot be unseen…

The Guillermo Del Toro figure collection from NECA (or Doug Jones collection) is a great way to celebrate the movies. They just look amazing, packed with details, and will look great on any movie figure shelf in your collection.

ToyFarce would like to once again thank Doug Jones (and Cameo) for the great introduction!

More news at 11:00…with a ton of make-up and prosthetics!

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