Sculpting - ***1/2
I like the sculpt on this figure. From certain angles, and given the right light, it strongly reminds me of Linda Hamilton in T2: Judgment Day. The figure has that slightly numbed by it all expression that the Sara Connor character had in several scenes. The bare arms are well muscled and detailed with tendons and veins. This is slightly overdone when compared with the very buff movie character. The wispy bangs and flowing pony tail are also reminiscent of Sarah in the desert picnic table scene. The bangs and pony tail are a rubbery plastic that can be moved, but they don't hold any position other than their original one. The sunglasses help conjure up the
image of Sarah Connor in the desert, so I suspect there's something about the eyes that keeps me from saying "That's Linda" when looking at the figure without the glasses. The sculpted folds and wrinkles in the clothes hide the cut joints in the legs so well that I didn't initially realize they were
there. One nice feature is that this figure stands a good head shorter than the companion T-800 Endoskeleton. This is in keeping with the relative sizes of the characters in the movie.

Paint - ***1/2
The paint appears well executed. Details like silver hardware on the black pants and vest fully fill the molded detail, without straying outside the
lines. The flesh of the arms, torso, and head match, and have a slightly rough texture. This helps minimize the plastic "shine" and helps the
impression of slightly grimy skin present in the movie. If I have one complaint, it is that the surface is a bit too gritty in places. Under
extreme closeup (thanks to a 3MPixel Macro image) there is some clumping on the surface. This is barely noticeable with the naked (40 something) eye.

Accessories - ***1/2
There's a collection of accessories that accompanies Sarah. She's got a slide action handgun (with an overly long barrel), a sniper rifle with scope, silencer, and rubbery sling, a combat knife, and her trademark round sunglasses. I find the rifle to be a bit spindly looking, but perhaps I'm just used to looking at the oversized ones packaged with 1:6 figures.

The vest she's wearing in the package is highly detailed, rubbery and removable. The cartridge belt is loose, too, and can move up her waist and
down on her hips. I didn't try to find a place to open up the belt for removal. The belt comes with a knife sheath and pistol holster, to free
Sarah's hands for handling the rifle. Sarah also comes with a spare right arm with alternate pose, and a spare left hand with alternate grip. More about those later. 

The final accessories are the two part movie poster stand and printed card mini-movie-poster. My stand went together only after applying a lot of pressure. I suspect it would never come apart again. The mini poster is taped to the inside of the product packaging, and some card backing was lost when peeling off the tape. The poster does display well in the stand.

I'd like to note that there appears to be a variation on this figure that includes a ball cap instead of the flowing hair. I don't know whether that cap is removable, or not, as I didn't pick up that figure at the Spencer's store that I saw it in.

EDITOR'S NOTE - there are three Sarah versions - pony tail with hat, pony tail without hat, and long hair.

Articulation - ***1/2
The articulation on this figure consists of  neck swivel, shoulder cuts, bicep cuts, wrist cuts, waist cut, thigh cuts, and ankle cuts. That's 12 joints by my count. There's a alternately posed spare left hand and right arm, so that ought to up the score somehow. The bicep cut joints are in a portion of the arm that doesn't have a circular cross section, so the joint is fairly obvious when rotated from the neutral position. The extended right arm doesn't have a biceps cut joint. The right hand is well sculpted to hold the pistol, but the left hand variation with the circular grip doesn't seem to match any of the accessories. Unless she's holding the barrel of the pistol, which would be an odd thing to grab hold of. The combination of waist, thigh, and ankle cut angles allows the figure to be posed with feet close together or splayed apart. This figure would need a hip and knee joints to allow a kneeling position to rate a "4" for me.

Value - ****
I feel this figure is a nice blend of articulation, sculpt, and accessories, and displays well along with the companion T-800 Endoskeleton figure. I particularly like the detail on the vest, though the figure also displays well with just the underlying tank top. Without a doubt, the best accessory for this figure is the companion T-800 Endoskeleton figure, available as a separate purchase.

Overall - ***1/2
I feel this figure is a nice blend of articulation, sculpt, and accessories, and displays well along with the companion T-800 Endoskeleton figure. I particularly like the detail on the vest, though the figure also displays well with just the underlying tank top. Without a doubt, the best accessory for this figure is the companion T-800 Endoskeleton figure, available as a separate purchase.

Where to Buy - 
These are showing up at lots of retail locations including Kaybee, Suncoast and Media Play, Spencers, and Sam Goody.  On-line:

- Action Figure Express has a great deal by the case at $90 plus shipping.  That's only $7.50 each plus shipping!  Just search for 'movie maniacs'.  (MROTW Affiliate).

- Entertainment Earth has a case of 12 for $115, which is just $9.58 (plus shipping).  Only problem is findind someone to take the extras off your hands!  (MROTW Affiliate).

About the Author:
Scott Turnbull is a computer systems engineer who has been obtaining and playing with his toys since the mid-60s. Few survived his curiosity and prying tools, but the memories of toys gone by live on.