Comments on: GeekGasm: Does A New Line of Jurassic Park Toys Mean Anything for Its Film Future? http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/08/geekgasm-does-a-new-line-of-jurassic-park-toys-mean-anything-for-its-film-future/ Hollywood, By the Fans For the Fans Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nathan http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/08/geekgasm-does-a-new-line-of-jurassic-park-toys-mean-anything-for-its-film-future/comment-page-1/#comment-14918 Nathan Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:52:07 +0000 http://fusedfilm.com/?p=10848#comment-14918 I've seen the toys in the stores (and online at <a href="http://toynewsi.com/index.php?itemid=14879" rel="nofollow">http://toynewsi.com/index.php?itemid=14879</a>). It looks like they're all repaints, so I'm not sure what that really says about a new movie. Hasbro seems to re-release one of its Jurassic Park lines redecoed every few years because the toys are such strong sellers with kids. But I don't think that repaints of old toys will reinvigorate interest in JP to a substantial degree.<br><br>I do think that Hasbro would leap at the chance of producing toys of a new JP movie. But considering the challenges JP IV faces at this point, I'm not sure if we'll be seeing it anytime soon. The JP property is very lucrative, so I'd be surprised if some sort of new JP movie isn't made. I've seen the toys in the stores (and online at http://toynewsi.com/index.php?itemid=14879). It looks like they're all repaints, so I'm not sure what that really says about a new movie. Hasbro seems to re-release one of its Jurassic Park lines redecoed every few years because the toys are such strong sellers with kids. But I don't think that repaints of old toys will reinvigorate interest in JP to a substantial degree.

I do think that Hasbro would leap at the chance of producing toys of a new JP movie. But considering the challenges JP IV faces at this point, I'm not sure if we'll be seeing it anytime soon. The JP property is very lucrative, so I'd be surprised if some sort of new JP movie isn't made.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/08/geekgasm-does-a-new-line-of-jurassic-park-toys-mean-anything-for-its-film-future/comment-page-1/#comment-13359 Nathan Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:52:07 +0000 http://fusedfilm.com/?p=10848#comment-13359 I've seen the toys in the stores (and online at <a href="http://toynewsi.com/index.php?itemid=14879" rel="nofollow">http://toynewsi.com/index.php?itemid=14879</a>). It looks like they're all repaints, so I'm not sure what that really says about a new movie. Hasbro seems to re-release one of its Jurassic Park lines redecoed every few years because the toys are such strong sellers with kids. But I don't think that repaints of old toys will reinvigorate interest in JP to a substantial degree.<br><br>I do think that Hasbro would leap at the chance of producing toys of a new JP movie. But considering the challenges JP IV faces at this point, I'm not sure if we'll be seeing it anytime soon. The JP property is very lucrative, so I'd be surprised if some sort of new JP movie isn't made. I've seen the toys in the stores (and online at http://toynewsi.com/index.php?itemid=14879). It looks like they're all repaints, so I'm not sure what that really says about a new movie. Hasbro seems to re-release one of its Jurassic Park lines redecoed every few years because the toys are such strong sellers with kids. But I don't think that repaints of old toys will reinvigorate interest in JP to a substantial degree.

I do think that Hasbro would leap at the chance of producing toys of a new JP movie. But considering the challenges JP IV faces at this point, I'm not sure if we'll be seeing it anytime soon. The JP property is very lucrative, so I'd be surprised if some sort of new JP movie isn't made.

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