LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean #4182 The Cannibal Escape Review

Theme: Pirates of the Caribbean
Name: The Cannibal Escape
S/N: #4182
Year: 2011
Pieces: 279
Minifig: 4
Price: RM179.90, SGD79.90, USD29.99, GBP26.99

Box

The front shows the set with a nicely decorated background and the minifigs that comes with the set. The top side of the box shows the actual scale of the minifigs while the back of the box the playability that this playset has.

Content

Inside the box are three bags of bricks and a bag of instruction booklet and poster. The instruction booklet and poster are very well protected. However, I think only LEGO Technic Super Car and this theme got their instructions and stickers protected while the rest of the theme like Star Wars still unprotected.

Accessories

The set comes two spears for the cannibals, two sword for Jack and Will, a bottle and a compass. Also there is this new bag which the criminals in City use, but I didn't include it in this picture.

Animals

We get two color snake, a red and a green one and a new parrot which looks quite ugly (the old school parrot are very well printed and beautiful since it got a lot of color on it).

Minifigs

The four minifigs got both side of their torso printed. The cannibals and Jack Sparrow got their leg printed as well. Furthermore, Jack and Will got two expression printed on their head. Finally, the minifigs is GREAT!

The two expression that the two heroes got. . .

Roasting Pit

Is rather a simple build, you can spin the bar to roast the minifigs. So this small things here do got playability which might be appealing to the kids. Only if this things easily get unattached, then we can create the scene where Jack is running for his life.

Chief's Throne

Get a printed tiles here, which is a good thing. The throne are neatly design although I've forget how it looks like in the movie.

The soon to be roasted Jack on the throne. . .

Cannibal Hut

I'm not really impress with the hut as it do not look like one, but more like a tree house to me. However, the color is very well mixed together. There is a playability install into this hut, which is raise and lower the bone cage. The interior got only a crate to place your accessories like bottle and sword and a bag that you put a brick-built spice can. Below are pictures of the taken from different angle.

Now to the playability, which is raise and lower the bone cage that you use to keep Will Turner. The bone cage is attached to a chain instead of root. In the movie this thing is rather big and was attached somewhere at a deadly cliff.

Now focusing on the bone cage, the thing is rather flimsy as the bone is only attached with clippers. As a result, if you put a little bit more pressure, the bone will move inward. There is also this door which can be open and close.

The cage is big enough for Will Turner to stand inside it instead of sitting. . .

Extra pieces

I suppose these are the extra pieces left after we done assembling the thing.

Completed model

This set is actually not bad considering all the rare parts that you can get, especially the big bone piece and some accessories. Maybe you can buy a few of this to build a tree house. The heroic duo are making a run for their life. . .

Playability: 7/10 There are a few of playability that comes with it though is simple one.

Building experience: 6/10 Quite easy to build, not so complicated.
Parts:8/10 Quite a number of new parts are included here.
Value for money: 5/10 The price here is a bit steep.
Overall: 6/10 If you are a fans of PotC, then you just have to collect them all.