Maleficent Disney Film Collection Doll - 12'' - Disney Store Purchase - First Look - Deboxed - Standing - Full Front View #2
The Disney Store's Maleficent doll is now fully deboxed. She is posed standing, supported by a Kaiser stand. She photographed in natural light from all angles.
Review of Maleficent Disney Film Collection Doll
The Maleficent doll has realistic features, so looks like a real person rather than an animated character or a generic doll. She resemblances the character as portrayed by Angelina Jolie, but I think her features are too heavy to make it a good likeness. Her head also seems oversized. She has very pale tan skin that is almost pasty. Her expression is also a little dull and listless. Her lips are very full, I think too full, and forms a slight pout. Her lower lip has a series of four silver dots, that grow smaller towards the right (her left). Her eyes are narrow, and colored green and yellow. She has dark eyeliner around her eyes, short thin eyelashes above and below her eyes, and arched black eyebrows. She has prominent cheekbones, but not as pronounced as in the movie. Overall, she doesn't exude power, or evil or beauty, as she should. She has headgear of faux black leather, that entirely covers her head, forms a widow's peak over her forehead, and has long double curving horns on top, that are angled towards the back. It does not appear to be removable, but is a solid molded piece that is glued to her head. She has no hair.
She has the same body construction as that of the 2012 Disney Classic Princess 12'' dolls, and is same as the Aurora doll in this series. She is 11 1/2'' tall to the top of her head, standing in her high heeled boots, and 13'' to the top of her horns. She has 13 points of articulation, with ball jointed neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips and ankes, and hinge jointed knees. The legs are made of hard plastic, but the knee joints are not stiff enough to prevent her legs from being slightly bowed. Also because of her hip construction, her legs splay out when they are bent at the hips for her to sit down.
She has a full length gown that is textured and is dull black in color. There are dress details and double layered collar out of faux leather. The front of the gown is about a half inch off the ground. Her gown is a a couple of inches longer in the back than the front, forming a short rounded train, with black satin trim. When extended, it looks like the tail of a bird. Her sleeves are over-sized and attached to the sides of her dress almost to the hemline. With her arms extended out towards the sides the sleeves look like bat wings. There is a tear drop shaped black jewel at the neckline. The gown fits her very well, and drapes nicely. She is wearing a wide black faux leather choker that is removable. On her arms are black knit fingerless gloves that go up to her elbows. Unfortunately, no matter how hard I tug on the gloves, I can't get her thumbs to show, and her other four fingers are mostly hidden. I did discover that she is wearing a painted black ring on the index finger of her right hand.
She is wearing knee high black boots that are apparently the same as those made for the Disney Film Collection Wicked Witch of the West Doll, from Oz the Great and Powerful, in 2013.
The only accessory is a her magic staff. The staff is dark brown plastic stick 9 inches long that is fairly stiff and straight. It is made to look like two thin branches twisted together. At the end is an oval shaped yellow and green magic crystal, that matches the colors of Maleficent's eyes. It does not have any handle to make it easier for the doll to hold it in her hand. I have deboxed it, but haven't had time to figure out how the attach it to her hand, so I left it out of my photographs so far.
Overall, I like this doll, and I think she is worth the $35 price tag, but I don't love her. By far the best feature of the doll is her gown, with the train resembling a bird's tail and sleeves mimicking a bat's wings. What is most disappointing about the doll is that she doesn't look all that much like Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, and she doesn't have a commanding presence. It is also disappointing that she has the problematic legs of the 2012 Classic Princess dolls.
Purchase Details
I just received my online order (on Tuesday, May 13, 2014) from the Disney Store, of the newly released Disney Maleficent Movie Dolls. The dolls are the Maleficent and Aurora 12'' dolls from the Disney Film Collection. I ordered them last Tuesday, when the dolls were released online, so it took exactly one week to arrive. Both dolls look very good, but I'm liking Aurora more at this point, mainly because I like her face more than Maleficent's. I think the Dark Beauty Maleficent doll by Jakks Pacific is a better likeness of Angelina Jolie as Maleficent. I will post photos of both dolls boxed, then during deboxing, and finally fully deboxed. I will also show them side by side with other comparable dolls, especially the Jakks versions.
Maleficent Disney Film Collection Doll - 12''
$34.95
Item No. 6070040901004P
US Disney Store
Released and Purchased online 2014-05-06
Received 2014-05-13
Maleficent Disney Film Collection Doll - 12'' - Disney Store Purchase - First Look - Deboxed - Standing - Full Front View #2
The Disney Store's Maleficent doll is now fully deboxed. She is posed standing, supported by a Kaiser stand. She photographed in natural light from all angles.
Review of Maleficent Disney Film Collection Doll
The Maleficent doll has realistic features, so looks like a real person rather than an animated character or a generic doll. She resemblances the character as portrayed by Angelina Jolie, but I think her features are too heavy to make it a good likeness. Her head also seems oversized. She has very pale tan skin that is almost pasty. Her expression is also a little dull and listless. Her lips are very full, I think too full, and forms a slight pout. Her lower lip has a series of four silver dots, that grow smaller towards the right (her left). Her eyes are narrow, and colored green and yellow. She has dark eyeliner around her eyes, short thin eyelashes above and below her eyes, and arched black eyebrows. She has prominent cheekbones, but not as pronounced as in the movie. Overall, she doesn't exude power, or evil or beauty, as she should. She has headgear of faux black leather, that entirely covers her head, forms a widow's peak over her forehead, and has long double curving horns on top, that are angled towards the back. It does not appear to be removable, but is a solid molded piece that is glued to her head. She has no hair.
She has the same body construction as that of the 2012 Disney Classic Princess 12'' dolls, and is same as the Aurora doll in this series. She is 11 1/2'' tall to the top of her head, standing in her high heeled boots, and 13'' to the top of her horns. She has 13 points of articulation, with ball jointed neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips and ankes, and hinge jointed knees. The legs are made of hard plastic, but the knee joints are not stiff enough to prevent her legs from being slightly bowed. Also because of her hip construction, her legs splay out when they are bent at the hips for her to sit down.
She has a full length gown that is textured and is dull black in color. There are dress details and double layered collar out of faux leather. The front of the gown is about a half inch off the ground. Her gown is a a couple of inches longer in the back than the front, forming a short rounded train, with black satin trim. When extended, it looks like the tail of a bird. Her sleeves are over-sized and attached to the sides of her dress almost to the hemline. With her arms extended out towards the sides the sleeves look like bat wings. There is a tear drop shaped black jewel at the neckline. The gown fits her very well, and drapes nicely. She is wearing a wide black faux leather choker that is removable. On her arms are black knit fingerless gloves that go up to her elbows. Unfortunately, no matter how hard I tug on the gloves, I can't get her thumbs to show, and her other four fingers are mostly hidden. I did discover that she is wearing a painted black ring on the index finger of her right hand.
She is wearing knee high black boots that are apparently the same as those made for the Disney Film Collection Wicked Witch of the West Doll, from Oz the Great and Powerful, in 2013.
The only accessory is a her magic staff. The staff is dark brown plastic stick 9 inches long that is fairly stiff and straight. It is made to look like two thin branches twisted together. At the end is an oval shaped yellow and green magic crystal, that matches the colors of Maleficent's eyes. It does not have any handle to make it easier for the doll to hold it in her hand. I have deboxed it, but haven't had time to figure out how the attach it to her hand, so I left it out of my photographs so far.
Overall, I like this doll, and I think she is worth the $35 price tag, but I don't love her. By far the best feature of the doll is her gown, with the train resembling a bird's tail and sleeves mimicking a bat's wings. What is most disappointing about the doll is that she doesn't look all that much like Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, and she doesn't have a commanding presence. It is also disappointing that she has the problematic legs of the 2012 Classic Princess dolls.
Purchase Details
I just received my online order (on Tuesday, May 13, 2014) from the Disney Store, of the newly released Disney Maleficent Movie Dolls. The dolls are the Maleficent and Aurora 12'' dolls from the Disney Film Collection. I ordered them last Tuesday, when the dolls were released online, so it took exactly one week to arrive. Both dolls look very good, but I'm liking Aurora more at this point, mainly because I like her face more than Maleficent's. I think the Dark Beauty Maleficent doll by Jakks Pacific is a better likeness of Angelina Jolie as Maleficent. I will post photos of both dolls boxed, then during deboxing, and finally fully deboxed. I will also show them side by side with other comparable dolls, especially the Jakks versions.
Maleficent Disney Film Collection Doll - 12''
$34.95
Item No. 6070040901004P
US Disney Store
Released and Purchased online 2014-05-06
Received 2014-05-13