ALERT ALERT ALERT

[cleolinda]

TONNER 2010 SUMMER LINE

I DO NOT LIKE THE ALICE

I DO NOT LIKE THE OUTFIT

ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT THE WORST ONE IN NEW MOON

THE ONE THAT LOOKED LIKE THE PAINTER'S SMOCK

IN VOLTERRA

MAYBE THE NEXT PROTOTYPE PICTURE WILL BE BETTER

MAYBE I CAN MESS THE HAIR UP


(ETA: Okay, look, people. "I can mess the hair up" means I will be buying it anyway, because I love Alice. If I am really sincerely angry about something, I will not express that in capslock. Capslock is for exaggerating and playing things up. It's not one of the outfits I did like, but I can live with it. I suspect they will fix the hair to be more flipped out and quietly change the picture on the site. It's a cute doll as it is, but it's frustrating, in a not-that-it-really-matters way, to see them get the Galadriel so right and then mess up something as key as the hair--a major Alice feature--on this one and give it one of the less-interesting outfits. People asked me to report my initial gut reaction when I saw it. So I did. But it's okay.)


A quick rundown:

Twilight: Oh God, the new Bella likeness is... no. (I will totally buy the outfit if someone sells it separately.) We're holding steady with the Edward likeness, although the gaze is SUPER INTENSE. Nice suit, though.

Lord of the Rings: Besides the Galadriel, there's a Legolas, but no pictures yet. I still crave the Arwen, even though the dress isn't entirely movie-accurate, because it is pretty.

Firefly: You can see the Inara, but it is sold out. I think they said they'd be doing a different one later.

Prince of Persia: As previously revealed. I would totally go for the Tamina if it was the full princess/priestess outfit with all the veils.

Jonah Hex: Really? Really?



omg my moneys

Comments

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

Ok, the Gladdy doll is gorgeous. I'm off Tonners (since I have a lot and I'm so into the ball-jointed dolls), but I kind of really want her anyway. Damn, I wish these had come out a few years ago when I was *so* into LotR!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, for real. I keep going back to look at the pictures. It's so fantastic I almost can't even handle it. Thank God it's not actually on sale this red hot second (is it?) or I would be out on the street selling a kidney for it.

[julietvalcouer.livejournal.com]

Outfit aside, the Alice hair is just...not Alice hair.

AND I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE MOVIE! That hair is like...soccer-mom hair. It's just WRONG.

[judith-s.livejournal.com]

Galadriel is beautiful. But pantyhose? Really?

[aka-paloma.livejournal.com]

I think they should have used "hose" in the description. "Pantyhose" does seem to be more of a modern 20th century term, and not very Middle Earth-y.

[celestinenox]

Bella is looking more like Barbie these days. Plastic surgery?

oooooooh

[starnightmuse.livejournal.com]

that Galadriel doll is STUNNING. her face is perfect and the dress is Gorgeous!!!

same with the Arwen one. pretty pretty dress..

but shoot, they are so expensive!!

the alice one....the outfit is cute. I would so wear it.

but with that hair and face... she reminds me of that alien woman, Anna, from the remake of "V".

ooh Prince of Persia Dolls...

.....

I honestly think Tonner doll painters have something against male dolls. that is one fugly Dastan.

it doesn't even looks like Jake Gyllenhaal!

(I now have the theory that the only reason why the jacob and Edward dolls keep getting reworked is because Tonner and co. Know that if they mess Jacob and Edward the crazy twilards will choke them in their sleep).


they should hire this guy to supervise the doll face painting:
http://noeling.deviantart.com/

I bet he would get it spot on.

although the Tamina one is pretty.

but.. are these still prototypes for the persia dolls or the final ones?

[nad-no-ennas.livejournal.com]

Galadriel is gorgeous, but Alice looks like Kelly Osborne. Oh noes!!!!!

[barrelgoddess.livejournal.com]

Wow, that Mal does not look like Nathan Fillion at all. @_@ Not a good likeness of his hotness. Inara looks lovely, though. And Galadriel is beautiful.

Alice's hair is just not right, yeah. I would totally wear that outfit in my size, though. >_>

[unicornluvr.livejournal.com]

I know, Mal looks more like Simon or something. And I think that Inara's lovely. . .but she looks like Demi Moore.

Distressed. But also happy because my wallet, it is safe.

[r-a-black.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, Galadriel is gorgeously gorgeous. :O

and what on earth is up with Aragorn's forehead?

[kitsune17.livejournal.com]

Have you seen this guy's gallery (http://noeling.deviantart.com)?

A friend linked me to him when I was complaining about the Firefly dolls. If anyone could make the Alice not suck, I think it would be him.

[kitsune17.livejournal.com]

http://www.ncruz.com

^His website, which has more repaints.

[lady-moriel.livejournal.com]

So...the new Bella face sculpt looks more like Stephenie Meyer than it does like Kristen Stewart. Is it just me or does anyone else think so, and also, does anyone else find that really creepy?

[heartthepretty.livejournal.com]

Comment almost-twins, LOL. I don't see Kristen in that face at all.

[lost-garnet.livejournal.com]

At first I was like "Okay, Gladdy's pretty cool, but I don't see the head/face as looking a lot like Cate Blanchett..."

And then the profile shot made me squeal because OKAY I TOTALLY SEE IT NOW.

...could they maybe re-use the mold and give me a Cate!Elizabeth? I'd so get that doll and all its costumes. Maybe they could make it with very short hair and then sell wigs for it, because I would buy those, too.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

It took me a moment to see it at first; I really see it in the eyes now, because it's that piercing look she kept giving people in the movie. But the full-length profile shot (http://www.tonnerdoll.com/2010TonnerSite/2010Images/SummerBlockbuster/LOTR/galadriel5.jpg) was where I absolutely lost my shit. That is one of the best likenesses I have ever seen them come up with.

Also, I would pay anything they wanted for an Elizabeth doll from the first scene of the first movie, the red and blue-green dress where they're out dancing in the field. That is one of my favorite movie costumes ever.

[timba.livejournal.com]

YOU ARE MAKING ME WANT TO COLLECT THESE.

Ack.

[divajess.livejournal.com]

The Inara doll is beautiful, but the Mal doll looks like something out of Team America: World Police! WTF.

[shadwing.livejournal.com]

TELL me about it, I only hope the rumors are true and it's a bad paint job easily tweekable for the final prodction

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

Galadriel is epic. That is all.

[themadfish.livejournal.com]

Oohhhh Galadriel looks beautiful! I'm actually not a fan of the tonner dolls, but I think they did a great job on her.

[heartthepretty.livejournal.com]

New Bella looks more like S. Meyer than K. Stew...was that intentional?

And Alice reminds me of Kelly Osbourne. Buh?

[lyrangalia]

*points to comment below* Glad I'm not the only person who noticed.

[lyrangalia]

Oh God, the new Bella likeness is... no.

Just a note, when I first saw the new Bella, my first reaction was "Wow, she looks kind of like Stephenie Meyer..."

[mythicvictory.livejournal.com]

You are totally right about Alice. Inara - Holy Companionship, Batman!!! She was all toged up and $175, and SOLD OUT. Mal - $45 and still available- see why you dress to impress, Capt. Tightpants?

I followed the link to Tonner, and was looking through Harry Potter, and my husband glanced over from Warcrack while I was looking at the new Pimp!daddy! Malfoy, and snorted "He's fat!! He looks like Harvey Korman in a blonde wig!" From the mouths of game addicted husbands...

[metonymy.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, it looks like the Mal doll was left out in the sun too long. I'm gonna have nightmares.

[stringertheory.livejournal.com]

GALADRIEL. GAAALAAADRIIIEEEEL.

(OMG, what is this Alice? WHAT IS THIS? FIX IT, TONNER.)

[mistress-infy.livejournal.com]

Oh my cuppycakes, that Galadriel... She's just so beautiful! And she looks all fluffy and regal in her billowy white dress--it's like a really epic cloud. Yes.

I don't even collect dolls, but I really, unjustifiably, want her.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

WHY DID THEY NOT GIVE ALICE THE FLIPPY HAIR? FNAARRR.

I don't even like the books and I'm mad about this. Heh.

Wow, the Edward stare IS really intense. Almost like the exaggerated stare someone gives you when they are joking around and want you to know they are "staring intently." Weeeeiiird.

Ew, Mal from Firefly is totally misshapen. What's up with that? Nathan Fillion is rugged, but not THAT rugged. O_o

The outfit is great, though. It makes me wish there was a little button in his back that you could push to get him to say the, "I aim to misbehave." quote. Hee.

...WOW, Saloon Lilah. You get DOWN with your ball-joint-revealing self.

[last-archangel.livejournal.com]

You could always hire Noel Cruz (http://noeling.deviantart.com/) to customize Alice for you.

[witchnyn.livejournal.com]

Speaking as someone who watched FotR literally a couple of hours ago, I can confirm that this Galadriel is indeed amazing.

(Because, you know, that's been such a controversial point up til now. :) )

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hee. I am ever so slightly obsessed with that character, so if it passes muster with me, it's all clear.

[beth-shulman.livejournal.com]

Galadriel is gorgeous. Wow. And the Twilight dolls are... not.

I think it's a reflection on their respective series.