'80s Toys That Need Movies
Hollywood can make just about anything into a movie, but some of the most awesome '80s toys and action figures yet to be cinematized. Check them out.
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By K. Thor Jensen June 30, 2011 |
| 11 | Power Lords |
Produced by Revell in 1983 and designed by noted sci-fi illustrator Wayne Barlow, Power Lords took the He-Man concept and ran with it to seriously insane places. Protagonist Adam Power is given a powerful jewel that allows him to transform into the terrifying Lord Power, who has blue skin and scary red veins bulging from his body. He defends the universe against the rapacious dictator Arkus, who also looks pretty bananas. The intense designs of all the characters would make a great Avatar-esque sci-fi flick.
| 10 | Inhumanoids |
High on the success of Transformers and G.I. Joe, Hasbro started to go hogwild with new adventure toy lines in the 80s. One of the most insane was Inhumanoids, which had an awesome hook: a number of hideous giant monsters have been trapped beneath the Earth's crust for centuries and are now free to hassle humanity. The only defense is the exo-armored members of the Earth Corps. With some of the best villains in toy history, this could be a great Cloverfield where humanity can actually fight back.
| 9 | Spiral Zone |
Many of the best toys of the 80s were based on Japanese properties, as the golden age of anime was dawning and crazy ideas were a dime a dozen. Spiral Zone had one of the grimmest premises of the time and would be totally viable today. When insane scientist Dr. Bent transformed most of the Earth's surface into the "Spiral Zone," where all humans are stripped of their willpower and transformed into zombies, it's up to the Zone Riders to try to fight back against impossible odds. Any director worth his salt could get something awesome out of this.
