Tidal wave 200912/17/2023 ![]() ![]() If they’re all going to be clearanced anyways, just charge regular price. My question is: why is the collaborative line so expensive? Yes I know, the appeal of each collaboration is more limited, but they also need to be priced to sell. Tidal Wave is a 2009 korean-language Action/Disaster movie/Drama/Thriller film directed by JK Youn, starring Kyung-gu Sol, Ji-won Ha, Ye-won Kang and Jeong-hwa Eom. They will just simply go and find a cheaper deal elsewhere. ![]() Customers don’t care about how hard it is. Instead, they are going to have a big honking piece of merchandise, occupying space in a brick and mortar, or warehouse, for several years. Yes, Midtown Comics, why are they shocked that Ark and Legacy Metroplex aren’t moving despite being $30 over MSRP (still) in Christmas Season 2023? They are not going to make an extra $30 profit on a Titan. Why would they put a $200 Titan that won’t sell? Comic book shops and other nerd-oriented smaller shops are out of their fucking mind by jacking up prices on Titans and Commanders. Shelf space is precious at a big name retailer. I only saw Legacy Metroplex on shelves a handful of times, and the last Commander I saw on Target shelves was Rodimus Prime. I wouldn’t say Titans are going away, they’re just being oriented towards collector-oriented outlets. That’s also why Nemesis has those odd flaps that look out of place in robot mode, or doesn’t have a miniature partner. ![]() That’s why Legacy Metroplex didn’t come with Drill Bit, a Cyber Key, a Sparkdrrinker that opened like the original, or have more paint. We are also paying higher costs for reduced paint apps, engineering, and goodies. Blame inflation, Hasbro jacking up prices to keep stockholders happy, and supply chain disruptions for spiking prices. Yeah Transformers have really spiked in price the last 3 years. Not with relatively stagnant wages in spite of high inflation, and higher interest rates. A parent isn’t going to spend $200 on a Titan unless they got bank, the child is literally an angel deserving that toy for Christmas/birthday, or their priorities are out of whack. More kids are choosing digital apps and gadgets, and if they are buying physical toys, they are likely going for the simpler ones. If so, good night and good luck.Click to expand.Action figures in general are becoming more and more of a collector’s item each year at least the detailed and super articulated ones like we see in Generations. However, if you're a disaster film fan, you'll probably want to see Tidal Wave, if only for the FX and the novelty of a modern Korean take on an old genre. Those without fond memories or a vested interest in Haeundae Beach may not be so engaged. Me, I've been looking at pictures of the place in tour books and online in anticipation of my visit, so it was a little spooky seeing it wiped out by a cyclopean wall of water. Obviously these scenes will resonate more with the tens of thousands of Koreans who flock to the lovely Haeundae Beach area each summer (the Korean title of the film is Haeundae). That's not to say there aren't some thrilling moments, like right when the wave hits. It drags like a drag queen taking a drag on the back of a dead dragon. The thing is, in a film like this, where you've already kept the audience waiting for the vast majority of the picture, when the grand finale comes, the one thing it shouldn't do is drag. ![]() There's also an issue with the ending, which it's impossible for me to spoil unless I go into detail (which I won't). Behold, as the waves finally hit, the weeping, the wailing, the gnashing of teeth! The film's special effects are matched only by the emotional spectacle the actors make of themselves. And despite how tough or smart a character might be, underneath they're all histrionically sentimental. The laughs are played broad, usually involving slapstick and/or some measure of extreme drunkenness. Yep, that's pretty much all you get here, either goofy or sappy. These individuals all display an emotional range that goes from goofy to sappy and back again. So you've got the brave young coast guard guy, the plucky single mom, the lovable loser guy, the brainy-yet-hot chick, the scientist who knows the tidal wave is coming (but no one will listen), the adorable child, etc., etc. This serves two purposes: 1) It sets up a payoff when the shit hits the fan - we're emotionally invested in the fates of our new friends 2) It creates padding (let's face it, you can't have 120 minutes of giant waves crushing stuff). In the classic disaster flick formula, we're introduced to a variety of characters with whom we are expected to bond through long intervals of character development. To this purpose, Tidal Wave (2009) delivered the goods. In light of my impending trip to South Korea for the 15th Pusan International Film Festival, I thought I'd watch the beach front location of the event being violently demolished by a massive tsunami. ![]()
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