BATFLECK: McFarlane Toys vs Mattel! DC Multiverse Ben Affleck Batman v Superman Action Figure Review

[@marcinstrzelczyk2758]

I know I'm going to upset a lot of Mattel fans with this, but I'm seriously glad McFarlane took over the license. For their time, these figures from Mattel were very backward, even compared to some figures from the early years of the toy biz. If only McFarlane had this thigh cut, it would literally be like comparing a collectible figure to a toy. ;D

[@marcinstrzelczyk2758]

@@pukewhenimsad I haven't written a word about Hot Toys...I don't know what you mean honestly. Hot toys is a very limited and expensive series. These are more works of art than action figures for the average fan. And as for the fact that McFarlane only makes single exclusives well, let's say Scarecrow from Arkham, Killer Croc, Booster Gold and Blue Beetle, even Blight. All of them are honestly, in my opinion, great regular release figures. ;/

[@monsterx8496]

I would be fine with McFarlane Toys taking over the license if they didn't ignore the years of history that DC had with the 6-inch scale and Mattel had a lot more variety with their releases

[@marcinstrzelczyk2758]

@@monsterx8496 I completely agree with the diversity of figures. There is still no good Cheetah, Mad Hatter or Two Face figure. They should seriously focus on the side characters and not several dozen figures of one main character. As for the scale, older fans probably prefer 6 inches, but I honestly prefer the 7-inch one because 6 inches just seem small, especially considering the price of Marvel Legends.

[@FullonMars23]

Anyone saying Mattel is better are purposely trying to go against the grain. Even for their day, Mattel figures were so behind the curve. Mcfarlanes aren’t perfect but they’re a hell of a lot better

[@fredthetank8386]

I’d agree if Mcfarlane didn’t do 7 inch but was 6 inch instead. 7 inches automatically turns me off even if the figure is better.

[@ericshun2552]

I'm very disappointed the McFarlande just doesn't want to include alternate heads with their figures, like you would have to buy a whole separate one to get an unmasked Batman most the time.

[@LewisWard-jw3nf]

they stopped doing that ages ago

[@santicollectionprime7128]

Maybe ben affleck didn't allowed The use of his face in today figures, maybe he's so tired of batman that he dosen't even want to se his face on batman figures.

[@-Jozef]

I just got my mcfarlane bvs suit and I love it, especially after shortening the neck peg

[@Godisazilla]

I need to do that when I get mine, I am thinking the deathstroke peg might work, I’ve been trying to look at which McFarlane may work but I won’t know until I get it

[@-Jozef]

@@GodisazillaI swapped the neck peg with the battinson Batman and both look more accurate now

[@OxtlawX]

@@-JozefHow did you swap the neck pegs without them snapping?

[@DeltaforceGaming01]

@@OxtlawXI used a heat gun

[@samuelmackenzie5267]

One thing that’s interesting is that the Mattel suicide squad Batman actually came in two variants; one with the silver grey paint job and one with a more matted and darker grey. It really makes the figure look so much better in my opinion.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I knew the BvS was gray, but I wasn't aware of a gray version of the Suicide Squad one. I will say, I do like the silver. It really pops

[@straker454]

Another playability feature is that the Mattel figures scale beautifully with the Hasbro Marvel Legends, meaning if you want a DCEU vs MCU or a team up, they actually look decent together.

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

Yeah that's why I've always stuck with DCUC and never gotten on the McFarlane line. I like all my figures to scale together so they look like they could exist in the same world and interact with each other and Mattel's figures are compatible with so many other lines whereas McFarlane only really works with maybe some NECA stuff or Marvel Select.

[@straker454]

@@craigcharlesworth1538 Agreed! I have a few newer McFarlane figures on my shelf with some NECA and SOTA and some Mezco figures,, though mainly the movie stuff, but their Batman and Superman stuff, while I like it is just too big more often than not. as much as I'm not a fan of the Snyder films, I do have to say that they look great next to my MCU Avengers.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Excellent observation!

[@santicollectionprime7128]

That's actually cool, honestly I don't care to much on scale combining hasbro marvel figures and mcfarlane dc figures because I didn't have The chance to get The mattel dc figures, also I just care about The scale o my transformers collection.

[@JasonLopezII]

Oddly enough, I would be interested in seeing an armored BvS Batman from McFarlane as well. Hell dare I say I'll double down and suggest a two pack with superman reusing the Batsignal from the six pack.

[@that-one-dude23]

Looks like you got your wish

[@JasonLopezII]

@@that-one-dude23 indeed I did

[@ypxgenuine]

Aged well. Snagged mine on bbts.🤙🏼

[@ashtonbyrd3686]

awesome video Jason! I can’t believe that the Mattel bvs suit figure vs McFarlane’s bvs suit figure ended in a tied. But then again despite of Mattel’s age it holds up pretty shockingly good somehow despite the articulation being a bit aged. I’ve had the dark knight returns Batman figure done by Mattel and my gosh he still holds up somehow.

[@claytonmark7784]

I was scared to watch this one as I didn’t have the Mcfarlane one in pre-order. I finally secured one, this review did not disappoint

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I try never to disappoint! Glad you got one!

[@The_alphawolf_official]

The dunkin dougnuts reference was so funny😂😂😂 i bet it flew over many peoples heads

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Thanks! Lol originally the scene ended with the "sigh" and I went in and added that bit later lol

[@jerklesirkfourthreezeronin5125]

I am not a snyder nor dceu fan but man, do I miss the bvs/suicide squad era. I was really starting to get into batman with playing arkham asylum and going into comic shops to look at figures. back then dc direct was an actual brand and not just somthing mcfarlane slaps on random products. i do miss getting to see character like deadshot and harely quinn on screen for the first time, even though those portryals were awful an so were the movies they were in. the dceu had a lot of potential befor it fizzled out completely in the next couple of years. I guess now we will go back to that with the new dc movies gunn is making but of course, it will never be the same. anywho great review as always!

[@Godisazilla]

1:12 you are a master class gentleman 5POA thank you so much!!! 😭🙏🏽

[@ypxgenuine]

An absolute Chad

[@johndoe367bell]

Fondjoy bvs is the best for sculpt and likeness

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I really need to get one of those

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

I'm ride or die for Mattel, I think their DCUC line was absolutely stunning and far better than anything McFarlane has given us to date except in terms of articulation. Yes, they kind of lost their way a bit with their later figures but this Batman isn't one of them; its stocky proportions are just brilliant and far more evocative of the source material than McFarlane's which has the spindly proportions of one of those 12" Spin Master figures. The lack of painted detail - which Mattel DID get right - only reinforces that feeling.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I have a lot of love for that line. Unfortunately, I didn't appreciate DC as much during its hay day as I do now, so I missed out on a lot.

[@Asvpphenny]

They got better when Aquaman came out

[@sirgnavic]

Great comparison! The one I would like to see, though, is the Mcfarlane with the new 1/9th-scale Batfleck from Fondjoy. I think the Fondjoy one looks much better, and I would like to see how well it scales with the other McFarlane Justice League members since the McFarlane Batfleck is too small.

[@andyd2296]

Your reviews never disappoint!

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Thank you!

[@josephstilwell6736]

Just fyi if you heat the McFarlane head up and mash it back the likeness comes out better

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I'll give it a shot, thanks!

[@sawyewweng5096]

Another solid comparison. Can you consider picking up Fondjoy and make comparison with the other McF / Mattel past releases? Please...

[@chancylvania]

“If there’s even a 1% chance Mattel is better..” There’s not. There’s just not. And I used that Batman as my main Batman for years before I got my mafex one.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I may have to check out that Mafex.

[@chancylvania]

@@5POAFigureReviews oh I was referring to the mafex hush Batman. My bad.

[@user-qq9ob7xl5y]

I honestly think they both suck. I would still prefer mafex or mezco even though its a price difference.

[@CommanderBond007]

I did a Kitbash with several figures from Mattel, using the darker body from the TRU unmasked version, a custom pleather cape, the cowl from the regular BvS release and the accesories and head from the Suicide Squad figure. All that combined made a FANTASTIC figure.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

That sounds great!

[@Fuicui777]

I am happy to see a review that objectively looks at this figure. Cause honestly that McFarlane doesn’t match the proportions or look of Batman in that movie. It looks more like the digitally rendered promotional art they used for the merchandising when BVS came out. Thanks for the good review!

[@browneyemastermind]

It looks lumpy to me, idk

[@synfulthoughts]

wonderwoman being taller isn't a problem imo shes an amazon so it makes sense

[@thestranger9265]

Damn, I would LOVE a BVS wave. Hope u r right

[@santicollectionprime7128]

Great video jason, I got The mcfarlane figure weeks ago and Im fasinated with it, sure is not 100% acuratte I really loved it because batfleck is my favorite live action batman and I finally got in my opinion The best live action batman suit.

[@user-dk9vt2eq3u]

Also you reviewed the silver painted Mattel bats. They released one with a darker wash more inline with the film. I will always stand by the Mattel line.

[@Grotesque_madness]

Both the rebirth Batman and Flash movie Batman have really good ab crunch forward so don't think that's a sign it was meant to be in a multi pack as neither of those figures were. And most plastic capes plug in with a square piece with a square notch in the back.

[@jaketuckr]

Finally someone compares these! I only have the Mattel one

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Happy to help!

[@jameslenox3877]

Does the Mattel head fit on the Mcfarlane body?

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I'll show you both heads in the head swap video!

[@jameslenox3877]

@5POAFigureReviews sweet! Looking forward to it 😁

[@orinanime]

Batfleck definitely had the scallops on his cape edge. Just watch any scene when he's jumping and the movie shows his CGI cape

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

I think the intention may have been to suggest that the cape originally had them, but through wear and tear the bottom of the cape was really tatty and torn and muddy so they weren't very obvious. I do think Mattel's is more evocative of the cape as seen in the movie even if it isn't 100% accurate.

[@orinanime]

Great video! I finally got the McFarlane Affleck for $22. I was rewatching while I wait for it to arrive in the mail.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Nice! I've been toying with the idea of getting a second one to customize

[@orinanime]

@@5POAFigureReviews that would be cool. The most I would want to do is headswap for a better face sculpt and get a leather/faux leather wired cape

[@jmo13322]

10:46...OKAY-A! We get the scale size already!!!!

[@orinanime]

How does one swap out the neck peg for a shorter peg

[@jamesastra2503]

Hot water

[@mar-z6l]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻hehehe can’t wait for the headswaps!

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Looking like my biggest head swap video ever!

[@ilikemandalorians9861]

Where does one find a shorter neck peg for the McFarlane version?

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Hush Superman is a good option

[@ilikemandalorians9861]

@@5POAFigureReviews ohh I see, thank you! I thought people buy creepy loose action figure bits from somewhere lol

[@Tebigong101]

I am honestly hating this soft goods era... Admittedly this cape looks better than most soft goods that usually are SUPER cheap looking but as someone who doesn't unbox soft goods don't always have the best presentation. I always seem to get the box put together by the world's most disgruntled packaging person and I must look at my figure with that slight askew this or that.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I am honestly conflicted. The fact that they're also starting to incorporate wires and some of the caves, like the Earth-2 Superman I just looked at, really excites me. And in terms of action figure photography, I like when I can use figure stands and things off camera like in this video to make it look like the cape is flapping. My bigger issue is the quality of fabric. On a figure like this or Christian Bale batman, were those capes were very basic fabricy, it's fine. But then you have figures like Michael Keaton or Val Kilmer and you put this kind of gym short fabric for the cape and it's all wrong. So we'll see where this goes. Based on the promotional images it looks like they did upgrade the fabric for First Appearance Batman, so I'll see how I feel once I get that in hand.

[@scottmcclary594]

I've been curious what this figure looks like with the muff toys and mezco bvs batfleck head but people only ever put the justice league head on it!

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Not familiar with Muff Toys but I will look into it

[@doctorfate1263]

Would you be willing to do a head swap with these figures? It’d be interesting to see how the more accurate face sculpt would work.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I will absolutely include both Mattel heads in my Batfleck head swaps.

[@doctorfate1263]

@@5POAFigureReviews Awesome, thank you. I’ve found a Justice League Batman at Ollie’s about a year ago and used that head on the Dark Knight Return’s body as my makeshift quick Batfleck and was curious to see if the head would look better on this new one.

[@thestarkknightreturns]

I think that the Mattel Suicide Squad Batman is even better than the BVs Batman. The grey sections are a little darker and less glossy.

[@floydforthought9998]

Definitely gonna pick it up. Not a fan of the film, but prefer this look over the Justice League look. That was a interesting day when me and my family went to see that movie. I don’t think they knew what to think 😂.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Batman V Superman? Yeah. Fun story, when I saw it on opening night, there was a terrible storm going on, and the theater lost power when Doomsday showed up, and I had to see it again just to know how it ended. I mean, I was gonna anyway but... Lol

[@josephstilwell6736]

What neck peg did you use to shorten the head?

[@5POAFigureReviews]

For the video I honestly just popped the peg out and sat his head on the neck, but long term I have the Drowned's neck leg dogeared for that

[@TheViltrumOmniMan]

Man, looks like I’m gonna return my mcfarlane batfleck

[@awesomergbc1278]

can you do a headswap with the movie pack batfleck

[@5POAFigureReviews]

You bet! Unless I have a technical issue, the head swap video should be done and up on Sunday

[@petefischer3820]

I still like The Mattel version. He scales with The Ben Afflek Daredevil and with Marvel Legends. I wish McFarlane had not started a new scale for his figures. It would have been nice to do a Marvel VS DC thing.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Excellent point! I wish I had thought of that when assembling my comparison shots

[@nightdiver375]

Try to put both the mattel batfleck heads onto the mcfarlane batfleck body

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I am in the head swap video

[@chr1spa77ett]

Great video, thank you 😊

[@nerox2984]

Is good to see how the batfleck figures evolve

[@5POAFigureReviews]

It really is. And it just goes to show how good a suit this is that companies like McFarlane and Fondjoy are making them still

[@megagrey]

A shame people still really sleep on Mattel's stuff.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Some real treasures in there

[@megagrey]

​@5POAFigureReviews And unfortunately since my DC collection is all 6" scale, my primary go-to. So for new characters like Yara Flor, Punchline and the Warworld refugee kids that Superman adopts, shit outta luch unless I learn to customize.

[@andrewzapata9819]

Now I’m waiting to see if mcfarlane would do the updated darker suit from JL. Cause Mattel made that one too and I had that figure

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Well, if McFarlane does I have that figure in box and ready to go too

[@andrewzapata9819]

@@5POAFigureReviews well let’s hope they make it soon because that’s my favorite version of batfleck

[@knighttakespawn]

Batfleck’s grapnel was huge. The Mattel version is far too small.

[@CouchCit]

Almost all the movie figs have better ab crunch than the normal figures. Check out the Aquaman 2 and Shazam 2 ones to see what I mean.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

True, those are good. And the endless winter Aquaman as I recall

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

I almost never want to see this one again 😂❤

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Maybe you'll like it better with all the head swaps lol

[@edrianraneses5864]

Listen this might be a stretch but for a video I saw on a dc multiverse mcfarlane toys superman earth two crisis on infinite earths review he perfectly scales well with batman hush or year two it might just be a bit of mistake on yours in your video but I doubt that hush batman is taller than the new taller earth 2 superman buck because Todd made a new superman buck to simply go along well with hush or year two batman Jason

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Didn't you see my Earth 2 Superman video? I put him side by side with Year Two Batman, Three Jokers, and Hush

[@edrianraneses5864]

​@@5POAFigureReviewsI did Jason I am sorry if I misspoke forgive me for what I said man plz

[@CYeoung]

New McFarlane figures tying with 10 year old Mattel figures says a lot about McFarlane figures

[@Imbatman373]

Imma say this. Mattel head sculpt looks better

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Agreed!

[@jmo13322]

1:40 Petty issues

[@fullmetal_guitarist1002]

Can't wait for your specialty and edge to other toy reviewers... HEAD SWAPS!

[@5POAFigureReviews]

It's likely gonna be my biggest head swap video so far!

[@meganlamel7163]

Rigamarole done ✅

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Much appreciated Joe!

[@MaverickR-e5n]

who would like to see a suicide squad kill the justice league batman action figure. its such a sick suit just to be killed off

[@MaverickR-e5n]

if you dont know what that suit looks like you should search it up its so cool

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Yeah, I don't love most of the designs in the game but I do like that Batsuit, and I am always down for another Conroy for the collection

[@veersingh8784]

Mattel batffleck much better than McFarlane except articulation

[@TailsdollelZorroMaligno]

Fondjoy: 🗿🗿

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Yeah....I am thinking I need to get that

[@WestonMuse1]

wonder who’s gonna win this one 😂

[@orinanime]

As for guns... Keaton AND Bale used them too. AND he's used them numerous times in the actual comics. And BOTH Keaton and Bale have higher body counts than Affleck. But for some reason Affleck is the ONLY actor who gets this criticism.

[@beckyross3210]

I hope mcfarlane don't listen to the majority and add a thigh swivel, they are horrible

[@Ceilingfandom]

Lol Mcfarlane loves his oversizes nerf guns

[@LeslieChen83]

FondJoy beats both...

[@LeslieChen83]

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[@5POAFigureReviews]

I need to give FondJoy a shot

[@LeslieChen83]

@@5POAFigureReviews yes sir... I assure you that you wont be disappointed... :)

[@LeeEricsson]

Lol @ Sadfleck

[@orinanime]

I really wish I could get this McFarlane Affleck

[@-Jozef]

I just went to target last night and asked an employee to get when from the back, I walked out with the new wired cape dark knight and the bvs batman

[@Hdhakdhdj]

Mattel were ugly ass toys for kids, not for adult collectors. I jumped into buying toys thanks to this line. Otherwise my saving accouts would be bigger lol

[@vast14]

This looks more Clooney more than Affleck.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Just wait till you see the Batfleck head on the Clooney body during the head swap video!