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--snip-- (...) I don't think it can be quite so simple though. A lot of films are MA or PG13 (which any child can see if their parents take them IIRC) because of 'bad language' or nudity, neither of which are likely to make it to the toy product. (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Well, there's a pollyanna answer and a cynical answer. Pollyanna: The toys are produced for teenagers and adults who see the film and who still like to collect; they're only seemingly marketed to children so that the adult buyers feel youthful (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Reading through this thread I was coming to the same conclusions. I think its the main point. If a film is unsuitable for children then why are toys made of it? Tim (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) No need to apologize. I see your point about my post seeming the same... (...) Your view is that children shouldn't see the box a children's toy comes in. It does imply a change. In general, when I present my view to someone that they are (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Aren't torture chambers generally located in the basement? I reckon it's the Lobotomy Ward. That's much more jolly. (...) Batman as a theme in general touches on some pretty dark themes that probably aren't appropriate for children. I've often (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I'm sorry if you thought that my post was alarmist over-reaction. I could claim your response to my post was much the same, I guess. (...) No, no. I'm saying that the scene "reminds me of some of the Abu Graib pictures", and that I find the (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) But that is why we have .off-topic.debate ;) (which both of us forgot to move to... sorry, Lugnet) (...) I suspect the cartoonist either didn't think much at all or consciously set out to be malicious but we'll never really know the answer to (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Hi Tim! I'd rather be talking with you about MOCs, but what can you do, right? Anyway, I'm sure the cartoonist who started that particular controversy thought the same thing. Words affect things, people read stuff. I don't think it's an (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) OK. I'm with you to here. Not sure I entirely agree but it's all reasonable. (...) Here you kick into what I consider to be an alarmist over-reaction yourself. Do you really think that a comment on a LEGO forum read by a small number of people (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) This is an alarmist over-reaction, in my opinion. No offense, I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion, but you broached the subject and here's my opinion. You seem to be implying that LEGO either is insensitive to the Abu Ghraib (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX) !
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(...) Of course he can have henchmen, but there's a clear pattern of having the henchmen dress in such a way as to make their employer more-or-less identifiable. Joker's guy has a dark-purple shirt, Two-Face's guy has a white/black shirt, and Mr. (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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(...) What, the Scarecrow can't have henchmen? You can't run a supervillain lockup single-handedly. Not if you want to do a good job of it... Steve (17 years ago, 6-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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(...) Wow--all else being equal, that's a fantastic piece of analysis. Nicely done! Dave! (17 years ago, 6-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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(...) I agree that this image should not have been included on the box...but for an entirely different reason. Look at the set very closely. You've got the Riddler, and a cell for the Riddler. You've got Poison Ivy, and a cell for Poison Ivy. You've (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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(...) This kinda reminds me of the recall several years ago: (URL) (17 years ago, 4-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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Dear Lego and others, After hearing that Arkham Asylum included two pirate muskets, I raced out a bought a copy. (Actually the last copy at my local TRU). [LEGOSet 7785] Looking at the box on the way home, I noted that the contents panel showed the (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX) !!
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(...) 6 of the new sets are out now. New style Symbiote, Spiderman, Sandman, Young Green Goblin, and Ravage are out. A number of the kits are what Mega calls super-tech Mecha. They combine super-tech elements (done in weird bionical style character (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.licensed.spiderman, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Licensing for Spider-Man has long been extremely complex, which is why it took so long to make the first movie. The LEGO license for the movie sets was with Sony who produced and held the license for motion picture merchandise. The Mega sets (...) (18 years ago, 1-Apr-07, to lugnet.licensed.spiderman, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) **snip** (...) That has puzzled me as well, and it makes cataloguing a bit of a headache, when there are a dozen sets called "Spider-Man." (...) I'm guessing that the #2004 Sandman's Bank Heist and #2002 Green Goblin's Secret Lab probably (...) (18 years ago, 19-Mar-07, to lugnet.licensed.spiderman, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Sorry, MegaBloks now holds the license for Spider-man 3. AFAIK LEGO hasn't said anything about letting the license lapse and MegaBloks hasn't issued any press releases about obtaining the license. However, in the last 2 weeks I have seen 5 (...) (18 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.licensed.spiderman, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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