Twisted Fairy Tales Hansel

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Product Features

• Twisted Fairy Tales Mcfarlane Hansel action figure

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 9 x 9.5 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0009PY6H4
• Item model number: 787926411010
• Manufacturer recommended age: 13 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,135 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

McFarlane does it again with his "other versions" of the classic fairy tails just a "bit" twisted" from the original.

Product Description

Gretel's brother is in somewhat of a bind, trapped and waiting for the evil witch to fatten him up. McFarlane Monsters Series 4 focuses on beloved nursery rhyme characters all skewed by the McFarlane vision into something new and different. Measures 6" tall. Purchase limit of 6 per household.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing look at an important issue, March 14, 2006

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Damian Gunn "The Dark One is I" (I am everywhere) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Twisted Fairy Tales Hansel (Toy)

The greatest thing about McFarlane is that he knows how to make a beautiful piece of art. It's almost funny to me when they ask how educational an action figure is but I put 5 stars for the main reason that the story on Hansel and Gretel is almost a must for any family, and this horrific look at the extreme of what can happen to our children if they talk to strangers just may do the trick. There are sick sick people out there so our kids should know to stay far away. These action figures are really not meant for 'playing' with (the pieces are quite delicate and you can almost promise will break in the hands of children), but more for show pieces, and as a show piece it does it's job. Beautifully painted and the detail is amazing. Poor Hansel, maybe next time (there won't be one) he'll listen.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sandplay therapy image, not for younger kids., July 17, 2005

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M. S. Blackhurst "nmlpc" (NM United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Twisted Fairy Tales Hansel (Toy)

I use this in sandplay therapy and find it highly effective. As a "toy," it's not for kids and decidedly fragile. Once out of the packaging, expect the ax and/or crank on side of candy pole to break off one way or another. Bone in hand pops out and can be put back in, but is small so is likely to be lost before you realize it's out. Chain runs over rollers (that don't roll) and will swing off allowing cage to fall. Get it for the powerful and intense imagery.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Poor Hansel is being fattened up for the slaughter, July 26, 2005

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Twisted Fairy Tales Hansel (Toy)

The story of "Hansel and Gretel" is obviously a warning against children talking to strangers. But it is also an argument against eating someone's house and the story represents the triumph of the poor working class characters over the witch and her upper class pretensions. But my Marxist leanings are more Groucho than Karl, so I am not inclined to think deep thoughts in that particular direction.

In the original manuscript of the story of the siblings were referred to as Little Brother and Little Sister. The Brothers Grimm chose Hansel because it was a common name in German fairy tales (their equivalent of John Doe so to speak) and picked Gretel for essentially the same reason (which makes her Jane Doe). Then again, your ability to identify with the Twisted Fairy Tales version of Hansel from McFarlane Toys is probably going to be limited by the fact that he is trapped in a cage and being fattened up by the witch when she cooks him up as a main course.

Hansel comes in at 7 1/2 inches tall, although the figure itself is about 3 inches tall stuck in his cage. Actually he is 3 inches tall when you remove him from the cage, at which point you discover he has articulation in his neck, biceps and thighs. For that matter, you can be really cruel and take away his boner. Meanwhile, the candy cane base has chain and pulley guides to play with as well, but be careful because this is not a toy (well, okay, it IS a toy, but it is not THAT kind of toy).

Twisted Fairy Tales is the fourth series of McFarlane's Monsters, and the rest of the menagerie consists of not only Hasnel and Gretel, now redone as a German princess, but also Red Riding Hood, Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, and Little Miss Muffet. If you were aware about the probable origins of a lot of the classic fairy tales then you already knew that Mother Goose had a twisted sense of humor. With these figures McFarlane Toys certainly takes being twisted to the next level. Even if you do not want the entire set, there should be one of these figures that captures the Jungian dark side of the tales that we were all raised on once upon a time that most appeals to you.