Hi. I'm Batman '89 fan since I was a little kid (first time I saw it about 30 years ago from now) I don't know what people are complaining about. To me, a new face (except that infamous one) looks more realistic and the suit more movie accurate. I compared the look with a couple of shots. The sculpt really isn't that bad. People usually compare the suit and face look to famous promotional photo taken propably before they started to shot the movie. Of course Keaton has very characteristic mouth, but when he doesn't pouts his lips menacingly, he looks more or less like on that new face sculpt. In that way, DX09 looks more cartoonish and caricatured. It is not a perfect figure, but really not that bad. Not mention there were a few suits seen in the movie and deffinitly a few faces. Keaton had few stunt doubles who can walk and fight in that tight rubber. And what about the shorter ears in the batmobile? OK, I just joking :) But this is what this shitstorm is about. It's funny - 35 years ago people wanted to hang Keaton for playing Batman and now they want to hang a sculptist who in their opinion didn't pay justice to Keaton :) Sorry for my incompetent English. Greetings from Poland.
Love that you got the 89’ Joker involved! I would like to see Batman with the bloody sculpt/grin grabbing Joker by the collar: “you wouldn’t hit a guy with glasses, now would ya?”
I think the sculpt of the mask is more accurate in version 2.0. The sculpting of the Keaton is slightly better in the DX09 version, but just barely, from 8.9 to 9. I'll stick with version 2.0
Nice review thanks for posing him properly and giving us a good look on how the cape drapes. I wish Hot Toys would start making crouch grabers blend in with the environment. They should have made the black stand look like wood and leave an opening where you could slide the graber part in imo.
I'm a little disappointed that the likeness isn't as on point as the dx09 but I don't really have a choice and I'm happy to have a Batman 89 in hand at all. Still a great figure and you didn't even have to go to the aftermarket to get it.
Also those dimples on the suit are actually accurate plus at the end of the day us as collectors are only going pose it with the cape drape over the suit anyway in a museum pose and keep it moving.
As a person who never owned or held the DX09 I don't have a choice but to buy this one. I do hope someone will create a better face place in the coming months. That would elavate this to a 10/10 for me even though they got the blood face right but the standard look is just not there for the new one.
I just bought my first hot toys. It was the thanos infinity war one. I’ve been strictly mezco but watching videos like this have gotten me way more excited and more into wanting only hot toys. Mezco have a lot of accessories but hot toys seem to really put the work in on the major details and facial work/bodies. Great video. You have a new follower
Absolutely great review, but as many I have cancelled my preorder. Thought long and hard but you are the only review that kept it honest regarding its faults. I personally don’t see a likeness at all. The battle damage plate maybe but softer paint is still a bust. And honestly this looks more like Val Kilmer for whatever reason. Otherwise good stuff brotha
This review is the first to make me feel excited again lol I was feeling dissapointed by photos I was seeing. I still like the 1.0 belt more and the colour of the belt and emblem more on the 1.0. But happy to hear about the upgrade to the cape and your thoughts on it good sir 🎉
Very Cool Review.and I'm VERY happy to hear am Not the Only one to think it really Doesn't nail the Keaton Look. however,the upgrades are Perfect,but the Likeness IS what makes the Figure for me. And I Dig,you being Straight about the figure,unlike in some groups you say Anything about this figure and You're the Bad and Jealous Guy.but to each his Own. I'm Happy with my 09...Cheers Everyone 🤙😁
Awesome picture @25:19, it makes me truly regret not picking up the deluxe set. Great review btw, very balanced, no bs, no gaslighting, just saying exactly what you see. From what I see, I think you're spot on. The new figure is a better figure, looks more lifelike, with better paint apps, better articulation, and (not difficult) a far superior cape, while the DX09 looks more keaton like, has the better cowl (particularly around the eyes). Until a 3.0 comes along, I think these two compliment each other nicely - DX09 for the classic museum, brooding pose, surveying the scene, and the MMS693 for a dynamic pose with the BD faceplate, which looks the most like Keaton out of the new offerings.
12:23 The suit in the crotch area looks funny with the raised leg….certainly not wanting that but at least the articulation is there. The body is way too textured and the faceplates don't look as good as the ones from the DX09.
This is the one time I'd like to see Inart or JND tackle this immediately. Room for improvement on this one. And I say that as someone that has this 2.0 on the way
the old one looks more like Keaton, also and if you notice the costume has lost three-dimensionality, you notice it especially in the chest and abdominal area. It's a shame this. Excellent cape, better mobility, more realistic coloring and the diorama that is splendid. The faceplates are not all successful, the texture of the body too accentuated, it seems to see a sort of statue. Unfortunately after all these years it seems to me that Hot Toys has not made an effort to give us the definitive Batman 89.
Yes, as good as this is, there is something slightly off with the cowl. The DX09 looks more heavy set, bulky around the eyes, which makes them appear deeper. The cowl on this one looks like a hybrid of the 89 and Returns portraits, whereas the DX09 has that crude angular appearance of an earllier, less refined, Bat cowl. I also think that the DX09 looks more like Keaton. This is a very nice looking figure though, very lifelike. I look forward to getting mine.
Great video as always! Out of all the figures through all the years, only my boy Keaton can get a 2.0 and still ensure his original remains a grail 😂 I’m excited to receive my deluxe, since I don’t have the original. Funny thing is when I show comparison photos to people who don’t collect, including my 10 year old; they all pick the new one. Only us collectors who dive in know the difference.
Haha, funny enough I did the same and they chose the DX09. DX09 does look better. Faceplates look so much more like Keaton and the body is far better than that over-textured 2.0.
@@1515cci I agree with you. It depends on if they are Keaton Batman fans as well. Aesthetically everyone I showed chose the 2.0 but they didn’t know Keatons face enough to know if the face plates were better if that makes sense. They knew of Keaton Batman and could recognize the costume well enough give or take because for some people there are just so many Batman’s to keep up with. But from what I can tell whether a neighbor, parents, kids, aunts, uncles, cousins lol. Most chose the 2.0 for the most basic reason that was appealing to their eye; it’s brighter and more vibrant. And I’m sure in the display case with that diorama base, he will stand out to anyone passing by the collection regardless of their level of fandom.
Really appreciate on how you pose the figure with the cape draped on a museum pose. I think I will not upgrade the cape for now when mine arrives. Great review brother. Cheers. 🎉
I'm glad the undersuit is smooth just like on the real costume. The sculpted fake muscles were the only parts that were textured but not as exaggerated as on this figure. Bad textures and bad face plates. I can't believe I sold my DX09 and pre-ordered this. After I watched this video, I quickly looked for video reviews of Mezco's Bats 89, which has the best Keaton likeness. My ranking would be: 1. Mezco Bats 89 2. Beast Kingdom Batman Returns 3. Beast Kingdom The Flash modern Batman 4. NECA's 1/4 and 1/12 Bats 89 5. Spinmaster The Flash Batman 10" Beast Kingdom will release a Bats 89 version 2. Hopefully Fondjoy too.
Hey great video. Question for you. In another review, another guy said the suit texture for crap and shouldnt be there and not accurate. Youre thoughts. One of my favorite batsuits overall. Cheers
I already have the DX09. And I've had it for over 12 years. But I'm an 89 fan and I have to get it. That diorama is the main factor why I want this. I also have the NECA grapnel gun. I need to get the batarang. That tape is way better than the OG cape. That thing has been in a box since the day I took it out and looked at it.
Personally, I don't think the improvements are significant enough to justify buying the MMS. Right now, it's possible to get the DX09 arround $250 all-in. I think that's a better choice. At lest, for me!
Bottom line, if you have the DX09, you're good. If you don't, this is it for you. They aren't making another one anytime soon and eBay prices for the DX-09 are just stupid.
To be honest Hot Toys face sculpt should have never been approved and definitely doesn't resemble hot toys quality likeness, they need to use CGI or AI or whatever they do these days to do the face from the movie and not rely on the skills or the sculptor
Cathedral diorama base aside, IMO there is no justification to buy this. Your side by side comparison proved to me that my DX-09 still holds up extremely well. And even if I got a 2.0 there is no way I would pose it with a bent leg. Man that the bent leg pose looks horrible.
@@gustavoariel8319 1 doesn't look like Keaton 2 the costume has lost its three-dimensionality and has useless textures 3 the eye color is wrong conclusions: 09 remains a must considering that it is over 12 years old and it is absurd that there are only improvements.
Am I missing something? The DX09 has a better stomach muscle suite. The Hottoys looks more like Mezco, its not good or like the movie. The face I think is better on the DX09 the cape is meh either way if you only have one. The crotch WTF it looks like plasticine applied the DX09 is better But those face plates, other than the one that comes on him are terrible So glad now I didn't pick him up
Sorry, but i don't like that diorama at all; the whole staircase is overkill and takes too much space. Maybe HT should've sold just the gargoyle, and that would've been fine; or a display bade with the AXIS Chemicals neon logo instead.
Great review brother it’s a dud for me though. Ratcheted system is just basically enforcing the figure to stay in that position and it’s a rubber suit you’re gonna ruin the suit but like you said in the movie if you really watch the movie, he barely does any of those movements, so that should never be a problem for everything else. The diorama and the Cape is pretty much the only thing they updated. I don’t think that’s worth upgrading for another $375 Hot just playing too many games.
Tbf not sure this is aimed at people who have the DX09. Not everyone got into collecting in time to get it. Probably aimed at those not willing to pay $600 aftermarket prices....
I paid $360 on eBay for mine. Sorry but this one does not look like Keaton. Something is off. His head also looks too big. I like my DX09 with the updated cape I also bought on eBay. Sorry I don't like this new one at all. Imo. 😄
This reviewer is clueless. The new cowl is much more movie accurate than rhe dx09 , the Dx09 is to tall and narrow . I jave the dx09 and love it but this new one is better
I mean… sure a debate can be made about the cowl… its pretty close when comparing the two. However there is no debate about the body. The new body is wayyyyyyyyyy too textured. Ruins the whole figure imo. Still keeping my po tho for that base.
My waitlist converted for the deluxe Batman yesterday man I’m so hyped
Hi. I'm Batman '89 fan since I was a little kid (first time I saw it about 30 years ago from now) I don't know what people are complaining about. To me, a new face (except that infamous one) looks more realistic and the suit more movie accurate. I compared the look with a couple of shots. The sculpt really isn't that bad. People usually compare the suit and face look to famous promotional photo taken propably before they started to shot the movie. Of course Keaton has very characteristic mouth, but when he doesn't pouts his lips menacingly, he looks more or less like on that new face sculpt. In that way, DX09 looks more cartoonish and caricatured. It is not a perfect figure, but really not that bad. Not mention there were a few suits seen in the movie and deffinitly a few faces. Keaton had few stunt doubles who can walk and fight in that tight rubber. And what about the shorter ears in the batmobile? OK, I just joking :) But this is what this shitstorm is about. It's funny - 35 years ago people wanted to hang Keaton for playing Batman and now they want to hang a sculptist who in their opinion didn't pay justice to Keaton :) Sorry for my incompetent English. Greetings from Poland.
Love that you got the 89’ Joker involved! I would like to see Batman with the bloody sculpt/grin grabbing Joker by the collar: “you wouldn’t hit a guy with glasses, now would ya?”
I think the sculpt of the mask is more accurate in version 2.0. The sculpting of the Keaton is slightly better in the DX09 version, but just barely, from 8.9 to 9. I'll stick with version 2.0
Great review. This 2.0 Batman is so much better I need this figure in my collection.
Nice review thanks for posing him properly and giving us a good look on how the cape drapes. I wish Hot Toys would start making crouch grabers blend in with the environment. They should have made the black stand look like wood and leave an opening where you could slide the graber part in imo.
Great in depth review man…New one, including that dio base, look amazing! I never had a 89 Batman, so I can’t wait for this bad boy!🤘🏻
Thanks a ton!
I'm a little disappointed that the likeness isn't as on point as the dx09 but I don't really have a choice and I'm happy to have a Batman 89 in hand at all. Still a great figure and you didn't even have to go to the aftermarket to get it.
Also those dimples on the suit are actually accurate plus at the end of the day us as collectors are only going pose it with the cape drape over the suit anyway in a museum pose and keep it moving.
As a person who never owned or held the DX09 I don't have a choice but to buy this one. I do hope someone will create a better face place in the coming months. That would elavate this to a 10/10 for me even though they got the blood face right but the standard look is just not there for the new one.
I just bought my first hot toys. It was the thanos infinity war one. I’ve been strictly mezco but watching videos like this have gotten me way more excited and more into wanting only hot toys. Mezco have a lot of accessories but hot toys seem to really put the work in on the major details and facial work/bodies. Great video. You have a new follower
Unreal Toys is working on a sculpt for the 2.0 that looks great
Do they have a Web page or is it through instagram/fb?
While they're doing that, can they also do a replacement cowl.
I think he looks fantastic,I can’t wait until I get my shipping notification!
Absolutely great review, but as many I have cancelled my preorder. Thought long and hard but you are the only review that kept it honest regarding its faults. I personally don’t see a likeness at all. The battle damage plate maybe but softer paint is still a bust. And honestly this looks more like Val Kilmer for whatever reason. Otherwise good stuff brotha
This review is the first to make me feel excited again lol I was feeling dissapointed by photos I was seeing. I still like the 1.0 belt more and the colour of the belt and emblem more on the 1.0. But happy to hear about the upgrade to the cape and your thoughts on it good sir 🎉
Very Cool Review.and I'm VERY happy to hear am Not the Only one to think it really Doesn't nail the Keaton Look. however,the upgrades are Perfect,but the Likeness IS what makes the Figure for me. And I Dig,you being Straight about the figure,unlike in some groups you say Anything about this figure and You're the Bad and Jealous Guy.but to each his Own. I'm Happy with my 09...Cheers Everyone 🤙😁
So glad to see the articulation is better. I have the original and it's basically a statue.
Looks awesome. A must have figure.
Biggest difference is that the old one looks alive,....the new one looks like a robot.
I have a DX09 and i love it . This is a great upgrade. Cant wait for it to ship . I have the joker as well and wonder will there be a 2.0 .
I agree with you BC, I also think the dx09 has a better likeness but the new one is a better figure
Awesome picture @25:19, it makes me truly regret not picking up the deluxe set.
Great review btw, very balanced, no bs, no gaslighting, just saying exactly what you see. From what I see, I think you're spot on. The new figure is a better figure, looks more lifelike, with better paint apps, better articulation, and (not difficult) a far superior cape, while the DX09 looks more keaton like, has the better cowl (particularly around the eyes). Until a 3.0 comes along, I think these two compliment each other nicely - DX09 for the classic museum, brooding pose, surveying the scene, and the MMS693 for a dynamic pose with the BD faceplate, which looks the most like Keaton out of the new offerings.
Thank you.
12:23 The suit in the crotch area looks funny with the raised leg….certainly not wanting that but at least the articulation is there. The body is way too textured and the faceplates don't look as good as the ones from the DX09.
Great review 🔥🔥🔥
This is the one time I'd like to see Inart or JND tackle this immediately. Room for improvement on this one. And I say that as someone that has this 2.0 on the way
the old one looks more like Keaton, also and if you notice the costume has lost three-dimensionality, you notice it especially in the chest and abdominal area. It's a shame this. Excellent cape, better mobility, more realistic coloring and the diorama that is splendid. The faceplates are not all successful, the texture of the body too accentuated, it seems to see a sort of statue. Unfortunately after all these years it seems to me that Hot Toys has not made an effort to give us the definitive Batman 89.
I like the face of the old one (which I have) I'll still get the new one
Yes, as good as this is, there is something slightly off with the cowl. The DX09 looks more heavy set, bulky around the eyes, which makes them appear deeper. The cowl on this one looks like a hybrid of the 89 and Returns portraits, whereas the DX09 has that crude angular appearance of an earllier, less refined, Bat cowl. I also think that the DX09 looks more like Keaton.
This is a very nice looking figure though, very lifelike. I look forward to getting mine.
The DX09 looks more alive & more aggressive, they had higher brows on the DX09 cowl which make it look angrier than the new one.
Have you tried seeing if the mouth plates from the older DX version fit the new cowl?
Great video as always! Out of all the figures through all the years, only my boy Keaton can get a 2.0 and still ensure his original remains a grail 😂 I’m excited to receive my deluxe, since I don’t have the original.
Funny thing is when I show comparison photos to people who don’t collect, including my 10 year old; they all pick the new one. Only us collectors who dive in know the difference.
Exactly bro.
Haha, funny enough I did the same and they chose the DX09. DX09 does look better. Faceplates look so much more like Keaton and the body is far better than that over-textured 2.0.
@@1515cci I agree with you. It depends on if they are Keaton Batman fans as well. Aesthetically everyone I showed chose the 2.0 but they didn’t know Keatons face enough to know if the face plates were better if that makes sense. They knew of Keaton Batman and could recognize the costume well enough give or take because for some people there are just so many Batman’s to keep up with. But from what I can tell whether a neighbor, parents, kids, aunts, uncles, cousins lol. Most chose the 2.0 for the most basic reason that was appealing to their eye; it’s brighter and more vibrant. And I’m sure in the display case with that diorama base, he will stand out to anyone passing by the collection regardless of their level of fandom.
awesome review my dear friend
Really appreciate on how you pose the figure with the cape draped on a museum pose. I think I will not upgrade the cape for now when mine arrives.
Great review brother. Cheers. 🎉
Thank you brother.
I'm glad the undersuit is smooth just like on the real costume. The sculpted fake muscles were the only parts that were textured but not as exaggerated as on this figure. Bad textures and bad face plates. I can't believe I sold my DX09 and pre-ordered this. After I watched this video, I quickly looked for video reviews of Mezco's Bats 89, which has the best Keaton likeness. My ranking would be:
1. Mezco Bats 89
2. Beast Kingdom Batman Returns
3. Beast Kingdom The Flash modern Batman
4. NECA's 1/4 and 1/12 Bats 89
5. Spinmaster The Flash Batman 10"
Beast Kingdom will release a Bats 89 version 2. Hopefully Fondjoy too.
Will you be able to provide me with the measurements for the base as i wanna replicate it, excluding the gargoyle of course.
Kinda regret not going for the deluxe on this one, thought the base would take uo too much space but it does look cool.
Hey great video. Question for you. In another review, another guy said the suit texture for crap and shouldnt be there and not accurate. Youre thoughts. One of my favorite batsuits overall. Cheers
If i didnt want that base so bad for my DX-09 i may have canceled.. though i do like the cowl.. DX-09 with Jaxon drape cape is killer
Idk if its your lighting but this review is the best I've seen and the likeness seems like to come out even more on your video compared to the others.
I already have the DX09. And I've had it for over 12 years. But I'm an 89 fan and I have to get it. That diorama is the main factor why I want this. I also have the NECA grapnel gun. I need to get the batarang. That tape is way better than the OG cape. That thing has been in a box since the day I took it out and looked at it.
Personally, I don't think the improvements are significant enough to justify buying the MMS. Right now, it's possible to get the DX09 arround $250 all-in. I think that's a better choice. At lest, for me!
I would do that now because with new one being so divisive, the DX09 my retail it's value and climb back up to the $4-500s.
I don’t own DX09 so this is a win for me. Can’t wait to get my deluxe in!
That's one sexy batman. Words I never thought I'd type
This batman rocks! don't get mad but the old one be looking like the bo bo version fr fr lol
DX09 still king of likeness to Keaton. If you have Dx09, pass 2.0. If you don't, get this.
Yup...I agree. My DX09 looks way better imo.
I just updated upgraded my cape.
@@poorcollectibles4827 I think the cape is the only thing that needs upgrading on the DX09.
Are dx09’s belt capsules adjustable like the new one? I always see them in the wrong positions compared to the movie and new version
I believe they are.
I almost broke the belt, because of that paper behind it. I thought it came apart.
where did u buy and purchase batman
Great review, man!
Hey, thanks!
Great channel by the way. I've been watching your stuff lately.
@@BrotherCousinsToyReviews Thank you! I appreciate that, man! Means a lot for real! Enjoying what you’re doing as well!
Bottom line, if you have the DX09, you're good. If you don't, this is it for you. They aren't making another one anytime soon and eBay prices for the DX-09 are just stupid.
To be honest Hot Toys face sculpt should have never been approved and definitely doesn't resemble hot toys quality likeness, they need to use CGI or AI or whatever they do these days to do the face from the movie and not rely on the skills or the sculptor
Can’t wait !!!
Sold!
23:09 ha ha was literally wondering that
It’s funny,I got my Batmobile almost 2 weeks ago now I’m just waiting on the figure. 😂
What happened during 7:39 through 7:43? Did you have a stroke?
Cathedral diorama base aside, IMO there is no justification to buy this. Your side by side comparison proved to me that my DX-09 still holds up extremely well. And even if I got a 2.0 there is no way I would pose it with a bent leg. Man that the bent leg pose looks horrible.
DX09 wins minus the cape...:D
They should call it -2.0
Did you get your Batman from sideshow collectibles?
No. I got it from TBA
In a couple of years the material will be trash!!
AMAZING FIGURE. THIS is much better ❤.
Dx 09 is bad now.
Mh..no.
@@DarkArynLand YES.
@@gustavoariel8319
1 doesn't look like Keaton
2 the costume has lost its three-dimensionality and has useless textures
3 the eye color is wrong
conclusions: 09 remains a must considering that it is over 12 years old and it is absurd that there are only improvements.
@@DarkArynLand SHUT UP.
Sí se PARECE a Keaton.
Comprate anteojos.
@@DarkArynLandSHUT UP.
Is better new version.
You go for dx 09. And go cry in other canal.
Am I missing something?
The DX09 has a better stomach muscle suite. The Hottoys looks more like Mezco, its not good or like the movie. The face I think is better on the DX09 the cape is meh either way if you only have one.
The crotch WTF it looks like plasticine applied the DX09 is better
But those face plates, other than the one that comes on him are terrible
So glad now I didn't pick him up
Sorry, but i don't like that diorama at all; the whole staircase is overkill and takes too much space. Maybe HT should've sold just the gargoyle, and that would've been fine; or a display bade with the AXIS Chemicals neon logo instead.
Way Better and now repeat it 50X...
Dx09 has never had a good likness in my opinion the new one looks better
@@raypac3284 Thanks for watching but I totally disagree.
Great review brother it’s a dud for me though. Ratcheted system is just basically enforcing the figure to stay in that position and it’s a rubber suit you’re gonna ruin the suit but like you said in the movie if you really watch the movie, he barely does any of those movements, so that should never be a problem for everything else. The diorama and the Cape is pretty much the only thing they updated. I don’t think that’s worth upgrading for another $375 Hot just playing too many games.
He does do punches, boxing stance, and high kicks in the film. I think the suit will be fine if you keep him in a fighting pose
Tbf not sure this is aimed at people who have the DX09. Not everyone got into collecting in time to get it. Probably aimed at those not willing to pay $600 aftermarket prices....
I can't disagree with that at all.
I paid $360 on eBay for mine. Sorry but this one does not look like Keaton. Something is off. His head also looks too big.
I like my DX09 with the updated cape I also bought on eBay.
Sorry I don't like this new one at all. Imo. 😄
This reviewer is clueless. The new cowl is much more movie accurate than rhe dx09 , the Dx09 is to tall and narrow . I jave the dx09 and love it but this new one is better
I mean… sure a debate can be made about the cowl… its pretty close when comparing the two. However there is no debate about the body. The new body is wayyyyyyyyyy too textured. Ruins the whole figure imo. Still keeping my po tho for that base.
@@nicholascolagiovanni7158 besides too many textures the face is clearly less similar and the eyes are the wrong color.
It looks like his head is bigger. I like the old one better. Imo. 😊