Eh... I grew up mutilating army men and painting blood all over them, so I'll be the last one in the world to put down such violence, however, if a child wants
these toys, they're already too far down the shithole to matter to me. Seriously let's look at it:
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: An absolutely great comic book in its day, however, the new incarnations are so utterly stupid it pains me to think about it and almost completely destroys any of that childhood nostalgia that I'm fond of.
Power Rangers: Okay, come on now, when was the Power Rangers ever
actually cool? Never, that's why they need new robots and gimmicks every year to promote interest.
Transformers: Ah, another one of those fond childhood memories which have been tainted because producers wanted to bring it back in a new form for the children of today. Beast Wars was okay, sure, but anything after that should have been tried for heresy and burnt!
WWE: HAHAHA! Do I really need to say anything about this one? You might as well buy your kid a twelve pack of Busch (or an equally cheap, watered down alcoholic beverage) and teach him how to beat his wife "properly".
Jak: Well, I can't say anything about that, because honestly, I don't know what the Hell it is :\
The Hulk: Eh, I was never really fond of the Hulk personally, though the latest things to come from it has simply justified that dislike.
X-Men: One of my favorite comics as a child, as well as cartoon series. The movies were actually quite good, however, the new cartoon (Generation X-Men, or whatever) is a horrible misuse of licensing.
Spider-Man: A decent comic book and a good Saturday morning cartoon during those days of my life. However, every series after that has been disgusting, especially that lame-ass one on MTV. The animation alone on that one makes me want to vomit. Let's not even get started on the movie... Eh. It had such potential, but they picked the lamest cast they possibly could have.
2 Fast 2 Furious: Stuff like this should not even have a place on the market. Does it promote violence? Who cares! It promotes wigers, and I'd much rather have a violent child than a child who doesn't know how to wear his hat the right way or keep his underwear in his pants... Not even to mention the horrible musical tastes and speech impediments that come with it.
The Matrix: Well, this talks about Reloaded and Enter the Matrix, so I can say that this category sucks too. I do, however, own a few of the action figure from the
first Matrix
Terminator: T3 sucked, it's as easy as that. Sure, it was entertaining, but it wasn't really anything we haven't seen before. The TX was a dumb idea anyway. If you want Terminator action figures, I still have three of mine from Judgment Day, I'm sure you can find some too.
Manhunt: Yuck! Another mediocre game from Rockstar that totally relies on shock value for entertainment. In a way, I can't argue about the effects this product has on
children, however, I'd rather just watch the Running Man