[AJ Quick]

Mattel was nice enough to send me some previews of the Real Ghostbusters Retro Peter Venkman and the Lab Coat Ray Stantz before they go on sale in the next month. I tore into the Peter Venkman figure to open that thing up as quick as I could to see if it was a Glowing Citizen Ghost figure or not. Unfortunately it wasn't...

But it did allow me to check out the sounds they put into the Venkman figure. They sound okay.. its a Lozenzo Music sound-a-like who doesn't do that bad of a job reading a few lines from Citizen Ghost.



Here are a few pictures of the figures:

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The Labcoat Ray figure I think is one of the best figures they have done so far. The likeness of Dan Aykroyd is really good, and that Subway Ghost looks GREAT.

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[xtrmn8r17]

So Mattel just sends you stuff for free? WTF AJ? WTF!?

[GhstbstrLMLIII]

Oh man - I can't wait to get those! The Subway Ghost does look great. AJ: How do you think they did on the sniffer?

[joeghostbuster]

I'm going to start my own Ghostbusters fan site so toy companies will mail me free stuff months before they go on sale!

[JayTigran]

those look pretty awesome, and I like the quotes from the episode Citizen Ghost (though the voice sounds more garfieldy than petery)

too bad I stopped collecting Mattel figures after the 4 guys & Peck

[joeghostbuster]

on the opposite end Jay, I think I'm going to stop buying minimates, and sell off the ones that I have. I'll be 30 in less then a month, and I think it's time to get rid of the more "childish" toys in my collection. I'm still going to collect the 6" Mattel figures, since those say "Adult Collector" right on the package LOL but I'm probably going to start putting my minis on ebay later this week...

[mikegb1984x]

will the retro figures they sell in TRU also talk or is that special to this figure being a SDCC exclusive?

[joeghostbuster]

part of the "appeal" to shoppers will be that the figures in stores will all have individual voice-overs. I wonder if they will get the original RGB Egon (maurice someone?) to record the figures voice?

[JayTigran]

Maurice LaMarche I believe
i'm pretty sure everyone except Lorenzo Music is alive & well, but it would cost a lot more to get any of them to do voices for the toys instead of some no-name sound-a-likes

[GhstbstrLMLIII]

I'll be 30 in less then a month...

That and minimates are not mutually exclusive.

[Kingpin]

I wonder what the cost would be to have sampled the lines from the actual episodes themselves... that just doesn't sound like Lorenzo's Venkman.

[Doctor Venkman]

I wonder what the cost would be to have sampled the lines from the actual episodes themselves... that just doesn't sound like Lorenzo's Venkman.

I was thinking the same thing... it really doesn't sound that much like him. Or like the context from the episodes. It just sounds like a dude reading the lines, as opposed to them sounding like they have any inflection whatsoever.

Kinda makes you wonder if the green version will have different lines from the ghost or just the same ones. My guess is the same ones.

[Zack]

I think he kinda sounds like HAL from 2001:A Space Odyssey. I can do without this one. If there was a guarantee to get the green ghost Venkman I probably would. I'll be happy to pick up the 4 guys when they hit stores but I think the voices won't be a selling point for me at all..

[spookcentral]

Awww man. I wish Mattel would send me some free product to review. Then maybe I'd actually be interested in the figures, and maybe buy a few from them in the future.

A agree 100% with Zack. Those soundbytes were HORRIBLE. If they couldn't sample audio from the episode itself, they shouldn't have bothered with the "I Talk" feature. It sounds only very vaguely like Lorenzo Music, no even close at all. And the actor didn't even sound interested in reading his lines. I, too, thought it sounded more like the computer H.A.L. in Space 2001: A Space Odyssey. In other words, very robotic and UN-lifelike. (While I was typing up my post with the H.A.L. mention, Zack made his post. So I'm not just agreeing with him because he said it first. We both thought it at the same time.)

Again, like Zack said, the poor voiceover is going to make the "I Talk" feature a NON-selling point for many.

[Agent Gibbs]

the more i see these the more they grow on me....dam more money to waste

[zakuz]

To me it sounded like the guy whose doing Garfields voice on the new garfield cartoon networks playing.

[SlimeGuy]

AJ, can we see some closer shots of Ray's new head? I'm psyched that they changed the mold!

[AJ Quick]

AJ, can we see some closer shots of Ray's new head? I'm psyched that they changed the mold!

Best photo I have right now.

[CJay]

It makes me wonder why Mattel didnt' just reuse the lines from the episode. I don't think the guy who did the figure's voice was terrible though, but I'm curious about the backstory behind his creation.

[Ghostbuster J]

Wow, that guys doesn't sound anything like Venkman Ray looks awesome though!

[CPU64]

I'm pretty sure the electronic brainiacs here can record a new sample chip for Peter in no time.. Lol

[GhostbustersZorge]

Wow, I'm kinda surprised, that the Lab Coat Ray has a new likeness. The prototype pics always showed him with the "old" one.

I'd like to see some more close ups aswell, AJ.

[joeghostbuster]

AJ doesnt open his toys, which is why we wont see a better shot of lab coat Ray's face...

[AJ Quick]

Did you guys not see the photo I posted with a close up of his face? How much closer and more clear do I need to get?

[Chris M UK]

I agree with what has already been said about the Voice, it's a little disappointing but it's mot a major downer. I still think the figure looks cool. Thanks for putting the video AJ, you lucky so and so!

[joeghostbuster]

that's a great closeup AJ but you're not supposed to take the figures out of the package.

[RoboStantz]

Aww man. I want those retro-active figures! That kicks so much ass.

[RoboStantz]

You know, now that I've actually seen the video, he kind of sounds like Zoolander.

[slimer28]

To me it sounds like Maurice Lamarche or Frank Welker doing a Lorenzo impersonation. I just hope if they do use original cast members they better get Arsenio Hall for Winston!

[AmandaAnn]

You know, now that I've actually seen the video, he kind of sounds like Zoolander.

When I listened that is who I thought of! LOL