Mattel Jurassic World Super Colossal Tyrannosaurus Rex [Amazon Exclusive]

What do you say about a toy that is longer than the child you buy it for. One word... AWESOME.Lets get this out of the way. This T.Rex is the biggest dino toy I have ever owned. Beating out the 3ftx3ft Playskool Ultrasaurus from 1988. Taking it out on its 30th bday. This thing is so big that it is about twice the height and length of the old red rex.So for its pros. The detail is incredible. So good I dare say this would look good in a man cave. Fitting as its to scale for an adult to play with it like a 4yo. All the lines and markings follow the movie. The mouth moves both top to bottom, and it has to. This rex eats toys and most likely valuables. There is a compartment to release the devoured property. The toy is very stable. Feet and legs move to allow the best stablity it can. The material is mostly hard plastic which is a downer for us 93-97 JP toyline fans. Though duribility seems excellent.Cons NO REAL FEEL! Mattel is doing an amazing job with the JW line.(since Hasbro crashed and burned the 15'Jurassic World line. Their rex was odd, small, and horrible looking with screw holes on the side) This rex looks very close to the movies. Something even the thrasher rex from Lost World can not claim. However, the rex's from the 90s were made of rubber. They are easily manipulated albiet at the loss of mobility. This rex is big and hard but stable standing.So is this the best rex ever? Hard to say as an adult. The Kenner line of the 90s are excellent though this is taking on nostalgia. Its just so big that storage may be a concern, but for a child this thing is the greatest Rex you could ever buy. Imagine being under 4ft tall and getting a rex that is nearly as big as you. Its got to be memorable. I gave my Ultrasaur to my son when he was two. He still loves it and plays with it the same way I use to. Thing is a toy like this will probably never leave the child, until they have children. Great job Mattel.

Silly title aside, I have to say this figure is astounding! Rexy/Reburta, the world famous Tyrannosaurus from Jurassic Park & World, comes to life (again) in this enormous figure. If you're wondering how big she is, she measures about three feet in length and stands about eleven inches high at the hip, and that's if you have her the walking pose. Otherwise, this baby can go into one tall tripod stance. She is very stable, and I've only had one of mine fall over when on some thick carpet, but that could have been because I didn't have her legs moved into a position where she could balance.The detailing is terrific as well, with my only complaint if I had to have one is her finger claws aren't painted. Which in all brutal honesty is not a big deal to me. I will also add that this particular JP/JW T-Rex does not roar, the only feature she has is the ability to swallow small dinosaurs (the grab bag ones seen on the box) or maybe small defenseless toys. If you want the roaring colossal Rex, then I suggest trying to buy one at Walmart as she comes with both roaring and 'eating' features.I will also add that you have to put her leg and tail on her body, which beats the 'bent tail syndrome' the old but awesome Kenner line came with. The tail pops in rather easily and even has a nice outline, so you don't accidentally put it in upside down, (something I did with one of my smaller t-rexes.) The leg, however, can require some muscle as you pop it into place and while I don't suggest going full-on 'hulk mode' on it, I do suggest pressing her leg into the socket until you hear an audible click (you'll know when you hear it). The best outcome I had with the two that I have was laying her on her side and pressing the leg into the socket, as I'm a fairly small adult with not a lot of muscle on me, but that being said this figure is not hard to put together. I also suggest before giving this to your kid for playtime that you move the leg several times to make sure it's in the socket to avoid it falling off.Lastly, this figure has several points of mobility. Her mouth opens astonishingly wide (I can fit my hand and part of my arm into her mouth and throat), the ankles can swivel to add stability, her legs, arms, and tail can also move, Her legs can move to allow her to stand in a very tall tripod stance or down to where she is sniffing the floor (or maybe drinking water). Her arms can be moved up or down, and her tail can move side to side.All in all, I'm an extremely happy collector, and I smile every time I see the fantastic work Mattel did to bring Rexy back to life since the tragedy that was the Hasbro line. <_< I cannot give this figure enough praise and if you're a collector I hope you buy this because she is an excellent addition to anyone's shelf or toy box.

Though I think it deserves 5 stars, I'll start with saying it's not "perfect," though that's compared to my Jurassic park t-rex dinosaurs from the 90s, which have a rubbery skin-like texture throughout and the feel of an internal skeletal structure. They don't make them like that anymore! But considering it's double the size of my biggest old one AND is so much fun for my son to play with, eating every small toy in sight, that makes up for it. It's just really really fun! It's now the big daddy dinosaur to the ones I passed down to him. You'll quickly get over the visual issue of the mix of hard plastic and softer rubbery materials for the different body parts once you start playing with it.I haven't had issues with durability yet. It survived a 3 year old kids birthday party with kids all around that age grabbing it and playing with it roughly at some point during the day. I did have to have my husband attach the leg though because when I first put it together, it kept falling out and I was worried we got the leg falling out problem some reviews mentioned. He went for it and after a little fenagling and a lot of pressure, we heard a loud satisfying click, and the leg is as solid as the other side that came attached. So note: it takes quite a bit of pressure to get that leg in because my husband is really strong and it took him a bit of turning and pushing! Also unlike some reviews, mine stands up perfectly well, even on carpeting. You just have to position the legs, but even at that it's not so precise as to exactly how the legs should be positioned in order to not fall over. My three year old sometimes asks for us to help position the legs if he's struggling because it's so big, but that's to be expected. He can play with it and have it standing on its own for the most part. It's a great toy!

My son really wanted this and I didn't think it was worth the price but glad I got it. Bigger than I thought it would be and great quality.