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Lord of the Rings Boxed Gift Set - There and Back Again - Set of 5 Figures

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After reading these reviews I had mixed thoughts. I am 13 and I display my figures, but also play with them and put them in action setups.But for christmas I got a 30 dollar gift card and decided to spend it on this gift set after much thinking.I opened it to find 5 very nice,detailed,great likeness, and very fun figures!I already had a Frodo with lightup sting,but I did not have any of the other hobbits,which I really needed. Frodo is one of the best versions of Frodo I have seen. Great likeness, very good outfit, and very poseable. Sam is pretty much the same. Again a great outfit, amazing likeness, and poseable. Merry and Pippen are my favorite out of this set. They have very nice likeness and are the most fun to play with, I dont know why, but I just prefer them. Now onto Bilbo. Bilbo was one of my least favorite characters in the trilogy. I really loved him in the hobbit, but didn't care for him in these movies. But this is a very good figure. Like others have said, it's not the same bilbo in ROTK, He looks much younger and happier here. Poseable and good likeness. The journal is pretty useless, but good for display. The outer of it has a nice slick feel, with BB and an evenstar on the front. Inside it has the words from the movie and some maps. Very detailed. Overall very nice figures. I was hesitant,but love it now!Thanks for reading my review!

I am pretty happy with the gift pack. I have a huge collection, so it was fitting for me to add this gift set. I feel this would be for the serious collector or for younger children. The hobbits are dressed in very nice outfits that you would expect them to wear if they were in the Shire. The Bilbo figure is the version that we see in Rivendell, where he has white hair and looks older. None of the hobbits carry extras such as swords. The Helm's Deep set brought out the ferocity of that battle. This set envokes peaceful times that occur in the Shire. I would certainly recommend this gift set.

I bought 4/6 of this set on e-bay. I bought Merry, Pippin, Sam and Frodo. They are nice looking figures. I like the fact that they have more and better joints, so they are more bendable. A must for all collectors.

I purchased this set as a gift for my grandmother. She has been a fan since the mid-60s, and she has a shirt, with the phrase "Frodo Lives", that has been around before the term "Trekkie" ever applied to the fans of Star Trek. My grandmother is a diehard Tolkien fan and loves "The Lord Of The Rings" films by Peter Jackson. I have been looking at this set ever since it was released, a year ago. I finally purchased it and am waiting to give it to my Grandmamma for Christmas. This is an excellent set with an amazing likeness to all of the characters. Although I have not opened this set, I can make out the cover of the "There And Back Again & The Lord Of The Rings" booklet and have seen many pictures. This is my favorite featured piece of the set, for not only does it hold very much sentimental value for me, but it will also be very important to my Grandmamma. The figures are rather fantastic, save for Bilbo (played by verteran actor Ian Holm), which is a much younger version than the 128-year-old Bilbo that appears in the film. That being my only critisism, this is an excellent gift set and would make a terrific addition to any fan's collection. Keep up the good work, Toy Biz.
I hope this review has been helpful to anyone interested in this set.

I was very pleased with the intricate details of these figures, and the choice of outfits... i am in love with the Bilbo figure, its one of a few that are made, and probably one of the best. The only part i was unpleased with was the book that is included. Of course i am refuring to "A Hobbits Tale"... It only contains 2 pages of maps, no writing at all... I must say i was disappointed about this, but otherwise, a great toy!

It depends on what kind of toy-buyer you are to determine whether or not you would enjoy this set. If you are buying it for younger children, to play with, then this might not quite be the set you are looking for, especially since the five hobbits do not come with swords. (A MUST for combat play!)

Bilbo is the key factor in this set. He is in his fine, distinguished hobbit clothes, and his aged hair and face, such as he had in Rivendell. It's exclusive, and the big plus in buying this set.

Frodo has a post-RotK hand. Those of you who have seen the movie, or read the books, you know what I mean, but for the rest, I cannot say more lest I spoil it for you. His clothes are fine Shire quality.

Sam is pretty much the same, as are Merry and Pippin. All are dressed as you would find them out for an evening in the Shire.

The set also comes with a diary, a There and Back Again vintage diary. It's not bad...kind of small.

If you like gift sets, or collector's sets, you'll probably like this. But like I said, if play is what you have in mind, you'll probably want to mix-and-match some single hobbit sets.

I LOVE hobbits so i very much enjoyed them. I wasnt happy about the durability of their cloaks though. one of them ripped as i was taking it off, even though they have clasps to remove them. but overall, i like to look at my lovely hobbits on my shelf at night.

I am using the Toybiz 6 " action figures from LOTR to make scenes in my entertainment room. Everyone loves them, especially the kids. These action figures are wonderful, the detail is amazing. My whole family is obessesed with LOTR and these A. figures are the best!

There and Back Again.
A Hobbit's Tale
by Bilbo Baggins.
& The Lord of the Rings
by Frodo Baggins.

These are the words inscribed on the inside cover of the book written by Bilbo and completed by Frodo (with just enough extra space for Samwise to add a few more words). Included in this wonderful pack you will receive the one book and five very famous hobbits who we have all come to know, love, cherish and as the final chapter in the movie saga marks the end of the adventure, a family we will undoubtedly miss.

The ring has been destroyed and Sauron, the evil that has wrought the land of Middle-Earth for so long has finally been annihilated. Now, the hobbits after there long and depressing journey have returned to the Shire to try and return to a normal life, but time for rejoice and happiness is cut short with the return of Gandalf... and lord Elrond. Now it is time for Gandalf and Bilbo, along with the rest of the elves to set sale for the grey havens of Valinor on grey ships to the west. But, there is one other passenger that was unexpected. Lady Galadriel said that this quest would claim his life, and so it is now also Frodo's time to leave Middle-Earth.

So on grey ships they will sale in to the west to live in eternity in the undying lands of Valinor. This is now the age of Man, ruled by Aragorn the King of Gondor.

Included in this beautiful pack you will receive, all five hobbits as seen in the end of the final chapter of the Lord of the Rings saga, the Return of the King. You will receive Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Bilbo Baggins, Peregrine Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck along with Bilbo and Frodo's book. Each of the four young hobbits come with there elven cloaks and shire garb, while Bilbo has long white hair and his jacket. All of the figures are of great quality as always, the only gripe I have is with the Bilbo figure. On the box it says with exclusive Bilbo figure, but this is misleading as in a way it's not that new. It's basically the same Bilbo head as the Traveling Bilbo Baggins figure released with the Fellowship line, slightly altered. At the end of the Return of the King, Bilbo is much, much older, and has very little hair. He's mostly bald on the top and his hair is no longer curly, it is mostly straight and long and hangs down off the back of his head. His face also has many, many new wrinkles and sags making him look nothing like the Bilbo we all knew before. This figure only makes him look about 10-20 years older then the Traveling Bilbo figure while in the movie he looks more like 50-100 years older then when he appeared in Rivendell back in the Fellowship movie. The other hobbits look exactly like they do in the end of the film, but Bilbo does not. It is possible that ToyBiz did this because it is still a child's toy and the Bilbo at this point in the movie, looks much wilder and sort of monstrous. The toy may have scared children with the look that he had in the film as it looked very different.

All in all a great pack, just not 100% accurate to the look of Bilbo as he boards the ship to Valinor.

Score: 8.5 out of 10

The Fellowship has ended. The time of man has come. In this set, it includes all of the Hobbits including an 'exclusive' Bilbo. His head is the same as the Rivendell Bilbo. The Hobbits are dressed in the same garb as was in the end of Return of the King and includes the journal which is written inside it: "There and back again: A Hobbits tale by Bilbo Baggins." There are some very detailed maps in it and on the back of the box gives a map of the Hobbit's travels. Despite what others say however, Frodo does have a Return of the King hand and this could just be an error. This set is more of a display toy or if you have enough Hobbit size swords, the Hobbit's all have a hand that can grip a sword. Still however, a good toy.