Who Buys This Shit?
Ludmilla Drago
By Kevin Hickey - February 9th, 2010
Recently while cleaning out the Stadium Comics storage space hidden deep within the catacombs of Shoppers World Mall, I came across a nondescript cardboard box of contents unknown. My curiosity piqued, I brushed the thick layer of dust off of the box and opened it, unaware of the treasure that awaited me inside: A Ludmilla Drago action figure from the movie Rocky IV.
For those who grew up in my generation (the 1980s), Rocky IV is the only Rocky movie that matters. Sure, the original Rocky may have won a bunch of Academy Awards including one for Best Picture, but Rocky IV defined fight movies for years to come. Set during the height of the Cold War, it featured the classic “revenge” storyline, killer montages, and an awesome fight movie soundtrack. This formula has since been used many times over, especially in movies featuring Jean Claude Van Damme, such as Bloodsport and Kickboxer.
Ludmilla, played by Bridgitte Nielsen, was the strong woman behind Ivan Drago, the Soviet-engineered killing machine that was Rocky’s nemesis. This particular action figure is an accurate depiction of the character from the movie: drab grey outfit, stereotypical “strong 80s woman” hairstyle, and knee-high boots. The clothing is removable, and one might wonder just what lies underneath that iron curtain-like dress she’s wearing. I imagine a tattoo of a hammer and sickle or maybe the likeness of Josef Stalin somewhere on her rear end, but that’s just me.
Perversion aside, I feel this toy is a great piece of nostalgia for those who grew up in the 1980s and enjoyed fight movies. It’s too bad we don’t have the other figures from this set, though. After brushing the dust off its packaging, we decided to assign this item a discounted price of $4.99.
Verdict: Cool Shit
What does everyone else think? Would you buy this shit?
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I would buy this, but only now because I want to see if that she has a Stalin (or even Lenin) tattoo.
Now I just need to order this and get my Flava Flav action figure and I can relive all of my favourite moments from ‘Strange Love’.
YEAAAAAAAA BOOOIII!
Those were on sale at Silver Snail for 2.99 a pop last summer. I got Apollo Creed ( or was it Clubber Lang) in his “coach” outfit,comes complete with spittoon/bucket and Joe Frazier in a mint green leisure suit who had the most minute of cameos in the first Rocky I think?
There were so many other random figures and I remember thinking exactly, ‘Who the hell buy’s this shit?!?’
I guess bargain hunting, weirdo, toy collectors like me. Thats’s who.
hahaha
Uh-oh, Kevin. Looks like you guys got undercut for pricing – LAST YEAR!
Note: does this mean you are uppercutting Silver Snail?
Haha yes, Shaun! We always uppercut the competition. But seriously, Ludmilla is a LADY and well worth every penny of that $4.99!
BTW, has everyone seen what Ivan Drago is up to these days? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wBq3wPBOXc
Ha ha ha ha!!! Did you sell it???