On Pop Culture pedestal , I take a popular pop culture subject ,this could be a movie , tv show or character that has earned a place upon the pop culture pedestal , and then proceed to geek out over it in detail.
What would you like to see placed upon the Pop Culture Pedestal .
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I got mine from Ali Express and they were excellent. Im glad because they were delivered pretty quickly and didnt cost nearly as much. Whatever defects they had I didn't notice to be perfectly honest.
Word on the grapevine is that these aren't actually defects. Any issues that you come across would have been in the official release batch, and would just account for any figure you buy having some kind of defect (how many neca figures come with paint slop or broken, frozen limbs?) Apparently the company just didn't pay their warehouse and so its contents were seized and sold. I have Jim, the heads pack and Psy-Crow and there isn't a single blemish on any of it, and I got it all for the price of one figure through the PDNA site. Bargain. Tempted to get the rest tbh
You got that Earthworm Jim figure for a “dirt” cheap price, he-heh.
Ha ha , it my saying lol
@@popculturepedestal I also made a pun outta your saying cause worms eat dirt lmao
I'm prioritizing buying Blu-ray these days, but I still buy DVD, and I still watch my DVDs even on my 65" 4K TV
bro disliked the movie so much he didn't even get the name right
Ha ha ha you got me there , oops , thanks bro
I don't know what you are on, but if you honestly prefer the Micheal Bay movies over this movie, I don't know what to say to you. Narratively and visually, Mutant Mayhem is a much better movie compared to the recent iterations we've been getting. It's completely refreshing that we are seeing much younger versions of the Ninja Turtles, something that hasn't done before and they sound more legit to their age group. Opinions are fine and all, but compared to what we've been getting in the 2010s, this looks and feels new. I'm only referring to the Bay movies being trash. The 2012 and Rise show are good.
I did not say that I liked the bay movies I absolutely hate the bay movies , hate hate hate , I own nothing from that movie
Mutant Mayhem was fantastic, my second favorite turtles movie, me and my fiancé dug it
You know what , I'll say this , it looked fabulous , I just was not a fan of the story , and the set up and execution , and I really wanted to like it What I did like is that it was a great kids film and brought in new tmnt fans of a younger age I just didn't feel it , but it's not the worst , thank you for you comment
How much for these?
@@user-nu8qt1vh5e I got mine cheap , that deal is gone now , you need to go your own hunt for a bargain , they are coming down in price though , happy hunting
@@popculturepedestal kk
These are just too new for bootlegs, which take months or more to get made, if it's even a brand popular enough for the KO makers to touch. I got most of these(Monkey For A Head is always out of stock... weirdly the BBTS exclusive is up for sale), they feel the same as the Battletoads line. I even doubt the claim of "factory defects", aside from the very random paint flaw mine are perfect. Premium DNA has a habit of fishy behavior, the going theory is that they didn't pay the factory, who recouped their costs by selling off to wholesalers. Or maybe the factory found out what Doug TenNapel is like & decided to cut ties with the brand(just the fact I can buy these without enriching his pockets is a plus for me). It might be a shame the line could be cancelled but these few in-hand are good enough, I suppose. And a shame for Clayfighters but they only showed off 1 figure for that series anyway... but Battletoads, we don't even have the complete team & might not get it. Premium DNA is a fishy company & any company that pulls the "spread the main characters out over multiple waves" often cancels a line before they make enough waves.
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@@TheCrashert AliExpress everywhere
One bite of Twinkie = one step closer to being a proper ‘merican…it’s practically a rite of passage over here….yeee haawww
Mad-ear-ah cake. But I like your pronunciation 😅
@@AliR369 I said mandarin for some reason , I do like an orange
Way to admit you're wrong man. Picked this figure up opened it yesterday and it was awesome the defect in mine was the head was not glued in at the top so I had to pry it out .Nothing broken but double check your figure before installing new heads pull on the joint and if it comes out glue it with a dab of super glue so you don''t accidently break it. Looking forward to more reviews !
I only knew of 2 of those movies with Twinkies in. Like with Baby Ruth, I only had those because of Goonies. Not a fan of Twinkies myself 🤣 Perhaps if I had grown-up with them it would be different 👍
"Action Snot" 😂 Bootlegs usually take years to appear, if they're even being bootlegged at all.
Yeah, i thpught you seen other videos on how this guy is a bad batch. But honestly they all have some flaws even the ones at original price. So these are a definite mustbhave for the price. I paid 70 dollars for Earthworm Jim, Psycrow, and the extra heads pack. 😂😂😂
2:20 this package seemed to have been missing an additional clear top over the figure and parts! This is why it would need to be tied down. Anyway, I bought this and the additional head pack from Ali! Combined cost was $50USD I'm very satisfied with what I got as it had no defects or misgivings! Only problem appeared in the bonus head pack! One head whose mouth was open wide...it's jaw fell off. But it was pegged so a little spot if glue fixed it!
It's a awesome little figure , no regrets
I've seen various problems with the Earthworm Jim people have received. In my case i had one spot of paint on the leg under the holster. The other problem was a stiff bicep but that sorted with hot water. My hands all fit securely. I've ordered the head set as well so i have Earthworm Jims Worm body.
These are legit and are not factory defects. Premium DNA said that the whole shipment had some minor QC issues and were shipped back to be corrected i.e. they didn't manufacture more just 'touched up' the original figures. Interestingly my figures from Aliexpress had UK distribution labels on the box.
I have the figure pre-ordered from PDNA but since it's taking so long to ship I ended up buying one of these factory reject figures and the head sculpt pack off ali express. I already got the head pack and they all look great, jim should probably be here next week.
No it’s not a bootleg. It is a real one If an egg comes from a chicken and the same egg gets sold in a store that does not make it a bootleg does it? Comes from same factory.
The Egg and chicken thing has got me stumped ha ha
Mines came out ok so far ima show the fails. One is the worst pegs are too short. Hopefully that is remedied
Yeah these are not bootlegs, I've got all 4 and they have no defects and paint and joints are perfect. Premium DNA are covering up something that they dont want us to know. I have the offical battle toads and the earthworm jim figures are exactly the same quality. And BTW the loose accessories just falling out does not mean its a bootleg. All the battle toads accessories did the same and even legit Mezco figures dont tape down extra hands or other accessories. Its all loose. Just letting you know mate so no mis information is spread.
@@CulsCave one I leaned that it was legit , I did wonder about the accessories being taped down , thank you
@@popculturepedestal No worries bro. They are great figures we are lucky to get them at this price due to PDNA fuck ups. And even some top quality figure companies have figures with paint scuffs on release 👌 i had a few on my Number 4 and Bob figure but minor minor paint scuffs. So happy with them all
@@CulsCave me to I’m over the moon
It is original but it is a batch that did not pass the quality test by Premium DNA due to minimal defects.
It's amazing
I miss it too and I agree with everything you said
kindred spirits lol
What kind of defects are we talking about?
It's pretty good to be honest
Mainly defective paint jobs. PDNA have said they were unhappy so sent a load back to be fixed. Guess the factory sold some on the side to recoup costs. I've got one coming tomorrow. Hopefully not too much wrong with it.
Mine arrived & it's pretty much perfect. Not bad for £17.
it seems the ones on ali just had some minor paint app issues and I've seen some with molding issues. according to PDNA some had the wrong parts and were pretty bad (I'm guessing those ones were scrapped).
Hi guys , according to a few comments for this video , this figure isn't infact a bootleg but a factory defect maybe , I bought it for a tenner off AliExpress so I automatically thought bootleg Regardless bootleg or defect it's still awesome Thanks for the info
I was about to say no way earth worm jim is this popular to warrant a bootleg
Yeah, the products being sold on Aliexpress are factory rejects not bootlegs and they had a lot of defects. Probably poor choice of factory
I know others have said the same thing, but what you got is a legit real deal by PDNA, they are factory reject due to having QC issues and now being sold for cheap on Aliexpress, PDNA confirmed that themselves. A fake figure would take months or years for them to make because they would need an official figure first to make mold out of and would have even worse QC than this.
It does not take months or years to bootleg figures, the rise of the beasts bootlegs started releasing almost as soon as the originals released, laser scanners exist.
It isn't a bootleg. It is probably cheap because Premium DNA didn’t pay the factory what they owe. From my understanding, something similar happened with SOTA toys with the Street Fighter and WOW figures.
@@FallenGemini I've heard this twice now , thank you
This company not paying their supplier makes sense given they are the same people from the website that scammed customers
@@troymikjaniec2143 100% Premium DNA is Megalopolis and Megalopolis scammed so much money.
that is completely not true. these reject figures were sent back to the factory by PDNA due to the QC issues, then I'm guessing the factory sold the reject shipment to the standard china bootleg ali express stores, and those store put them up for bootleg price.
@@buzzsawgr81we don't even know that isn't true. Even so, my statement still holds true. I remember watching a news segment decades ago where a guy in America had to buy all the defective where stock of his 1:1 toy cars for kids to prevent it hitting the Chinese product at a discount due to the sefect can cause child injury. Seems similar to this except we don't know if the Westover's claims that these figures are rejects is true - they are known to lie about the Toy Metropolis fiasco. Best to wait for BNTS to get their stock and compare those.
This isn't a bootleg its "rejects" from Premium DNA
I was about to type this. Heard there’s hundreds of rejects also.
Factory recouping its money. Herd DNA has same people as Megalopolis Toys whom ripped off thousands of customers time will tell if they officially release or if this is the only chance to get these. With that said hope I am wrong.
Cant wait
Can't wait for mine to come now
@@ameliaemilysplaytime2513 it's amazing
The younger generation don't know what they were missing Friday night going to a store and picking film and games but just don't get a late fee 😂
@@jimboscustoms it was the best
i just miss basic rental stores like block buster. just cus i miss having a covenant way to rent video games. which is just not really a thing anymore. there are services that ship games to you to rent but thats slow as molasses. other services like xbox live arcade is great but they dont have all the games, so what gives modern society. its like the loss of the arcades. we have no real replacement.
@@thelifedragon2156 ohhhh yeah the gaming side , I remember renting SNES games back in the day
Nicely done. Makes you wonder if places had a subscription service (I know there’s enough of them already) then maybe physical stores may have survived a bit longer. I guess the temptation of having 1000’s of films at your fingers tips is too convenient.
Absolutely and I totally get it , but man I miss those days
I mean compared to the last 3 Failbusters, it's a master piece. Compared to the first one? It's really not great. The only good scenes are basically those with Vigo, the train tunnel and Oscar's kidnapping. In between there is just too much pointless fluff (Venkman being so desperate about Dana, the "love scenes" with Janine and Louis) that overall adds nothing and it starts in a stupid way. The Ghostbusters saved New York (and possibly the world) from a supernatural outbreak and as a thank they go out of business and turned into a joke....wtf? Just makes no sense at all. I think it also lacks the noticable freedom the actors in the first movie had, so much stuff was adlibbed and added on the spot with great comedic timing between the 3 main characters. In the sequel that is really missing.
@@ShadowAngel-lt8nw I agree , totally , but still think it's a good movie , no where near as good as the first , but good , makes little sense , but it's alright
You wouldn't miss them if you could go back and experience it for just 2 minutes, because: - The movie you want is out of stock - The movie you want is so "underground" and non-mainstream, all you get is a blank stare from the underpaid, disinterested guy at the counter who couldn't care less. - There is only 1 copy of the movie everybody wants left and then the fighting over it breaks outs - Screaming children everywhere (the bane of all retail stores) - Grimy cases you don't dare to touch (little Timmy* dropped something on it, if it's a porn movie case, you better don't think too much about the stains) - Garbled old VHS tapes, played a billion times - and they are not rewound - the prices were insane if you think about it and compare it to today, no matter if its your streaming service or straight up the price for a BD (or maybe DVD). 2.50 dollars as displayed, in 1990 would be the equivalent of 6 dollars today - The movies aren't even that new, since back then it took up to a year or even longer (definitely a whole lot longer in foreign markets), before a new movie would finally be released on "home video" In general with VHS but also tied to these rental stores: - Crap video picture, even worse because the tape was played a billionth times, got eaten by various players (and maybe even some dogs or abused by some little kids) - Crap sound, see above - Specifically for foreign markets: VHS only comes with your language, so you only get crappy overdubbing and maybe some censorship depending on the country (That was definitely a case here in Germany in the VHS days. Have fun with your Terminator with 5 minutes of violence (but thank got not that sex scene!) removed) No, seriously, be thankful these times are over and enjoy the freedom we got today. The only drawback is that by now you have access to so many movies you don't know what to watch, so you either spend too much time selecting one or watch Ghostbusters for the billionth time. * Have to do a footnote like Terry Pratchett: Why is it always little Timmy anyway?
Probably the longest comment I've ever received ha ha , thank you 😊
Been wondering what the whole thing looks like
What a cool space you have!!
@@aliceread260 thanks Alice 😄
Watched it last night. It was okay but I felt like they didn’t try to make the plot interesting at all.
@@RoyDeMeo-2 it lacked something , but it was ok , I actually want to watch it again
I don’t think so I collect a lot for home cinema and recent and classic movies on dvd blu ray and in 4K
So want jim Henson design and all?
The best thing about Axel F is that it honestly made me laugh out loud a few times, and nowadays it's very rare that a film gets anything out of me reaction wise. I was worried that the production values would take a hit - whatever a high budget film should feel like now is often left feeling cheap, but the set pieces felt well staged and put together and nothing felt like corners were cut except only in the clever way film production can do that and get away with it.
@@ls.c.5682 in the review I think I came across as harsh , I did actually enjoy it , it just lacked that classic quality
I've been able to find and preserve nearly all of the Bendy Toys Muppets. I'm still missing the Gripkins Fozzie and the mini Animal, but other than that, i have them all including the finger puppets.
What do you think of the miss piggy in the video ?
@@popculturepedestal it looks great. I have the same doll just without the hat, so it's cool you were able to find it with the hat
@@JaydenLibranVO thank you , my grandmother looked after it well , the plastic container basically just fell apart because of age
Idk i think you’re WAYYYY over analyzing this movie. It was funny, had great action and a decent story. Lots of fan service that didn’t feel overbearing and lots of new stuff to make us all happy that watched it. Bad review of a decent movie.
He did say at the start and end that he enjoyed it. He's just raising some problems he personally had with the film, which he is allowed to do
I hate streaming I rather watch dvds
many of my movies are DVD only in my collection