G.I. Joe Trailer Reviewed

Indeed, it is sad. Because I want this movie to be good...as I want Wolverine to be [BUT NO!..not gonna happen]

...but "Wolverine" is going to be a FLOP. Fox studios always ruins the Marvel character persona. Maybe, they should give their director "SOME FREEDOM" like WB does. Why else would WB movies be so badass. "Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Constantine, and V for Vendetta"....

[frick] FOX!
I hope G I Joe does great. I know its 75% chance it might fail...but honestly...I'm rooting more for this movie then Wolverine.

ill go rent it on dvd.i figure at my house i can blaze out and ill be numb and not have to drive...and free popcorn!!

The comics were NEVER children oriented, yes the toys and cartoon obviously were, but the comics, NEVER.

also, IonParallax...CALM THE [frick] DOWN!

it's just a god damn movie. even if it does blow, it's not like it's the end of the world.

you'll get over it. as for your list of so called bad movies, some of them were actually decent, space jam for one...it was DEFINITELY a movie geared for little kids, so obviously, depending on your age when it came out, you're not gonna like it. it came out in 96 right? it was targeted for people my age at the time, 7 years old...why'd you waste YOUR time watching it (if in fact you are older)

as for Pokemon and Yu-gi-oh!, those were Japanese originated, so it has no bearing on this subject, it was out WAY before it ever reached the U.S.

and don't give me that shit about how it's not great. Pokemon now sux, but back when it was first introduced to the U.S. it could do no wrong, that's why it is Nintendo's #2 selling franchise in it's history (second only to Mario)

The first superman movie rocked by the way...not the rest, but the first one at least did.

and i have no idea why in the hell you would bring Free Willy into this, it is in no way comic related. sure it might have been a creation of WB, and at the time it was good (for its target audience of people under 12 years old).

and as much as i don't want to, i do have to agree w/ you about all the other movies sucking major ass.

as for Ray Park, who cares about his acting. I for one think it's pretty good. I mean, who else can you think of that could pull off Darth Maul like he did.

sure he only had a few lines, but it's the intimidation that's important. and as for his lines in the movie, that's not his fault. Blame George Lucas for writing the script that way. (yes, i'm not stupid, i know he had his voiced dubbed over for the movie, but you could see that the emotion was there, or as is needed in the case of Darth Maul, the lack thereof)

but what most people don't know is WHO they got for his dubbed voice. It was British comic actor Peter Serafinowicz...a COMIC actor of all people.

it just goes to show that no matter what stereotypes you put someone under, they can pull through and surprise you at any given moment, just like Peter did for Darth Maul (who would have guessed he was a comic actor)

besides Ray has been wanting to get into acting, and he's got to start somewhere.

i think i've ranted long enough....besides, i'm hungry, i'm gonna go make a sandwich or something.

I almost feel obligated to go watch this when it comes out, just because I grew up watching it on tv. But I'm affraid I'm going to leave the theater in tears, and not tears of joy. I don't want to see my third most favorite catoon franchise get castrated like this.

both wolvie and this have potentials for greatness, as well as flopiness...I highly doubt (by like a 100%) that wolverine will be a flop. This one However...keep those fingers crossed boys..keep 'em crossed

This is one person's take on the trailer. I'm not saying this will be a good film, I pretty much know in my gut that it'll be a crappy G.I.Joe movie, just as I've said before, like Transformers was a bad Transformers movie.

I'm just looking for a decent action film out of this.

That said, my expectations leave little room for disappointment so I'll have to see this trailer for myself and see if it's as bad as they've said.

It's brainwashing them to join the Navy or something...Like that simpsons episode where Bart, Millhouse, Nelson and Raplhie become a boy band and do "yvan eht nioj", somethin' like that. Which was an awesome episode.

Thank you SHAMAN! I know I always got backup with you man. SGA, I, do, and always will, appreciate your rebuttals as much as SHAMAN's backup. It's interesting and you make for good conversation. Yes, Space-Jam was geared for kids, I was 14 when it came out ok? It still sucked as a movie, as did Free Willy, Wild Wild West, and the various other movies I mentioned. I understand Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon came out in Japan, i'm well aware of that, and I played Pokemon and it was cool. I would actually still play it to this day if I owned it. I'm not downing the game, i'm downing the SHYTETASTIC movie's WB made out of these franchises. Just for the record, Yu-Gi-Oh SUCKS major sweaty ballsack whether it's for little kids or not. I could NEVER see getting into anything even remotely close to Yu-Gi-Oh (Magic the Gathering) because it's LAME. Yes, that's my opinion, so cut it down all you would like. I understand.
As it is my opinion that ALL incarnations of a Superman movie are completely destroying Mr. Kal-El. It's all wishy washy and Lois this and Lex that. Since WHEN didn't you see Superman get into a kickass fight in the comics? NEVER. He's always had some badass villain to contend with, there's always a fight he's got to deal with, whether he beats the living tar of the opponent or not, he fights ALL THE TIME! He doesn't make the illusion of literally ripping the S off his chest and saran wrapping his opponents with it, NO, he hauls off and sucker punches someone. Can I get some heat vision action going on please? That actually does some DAMAGE and not just melting metal together to make some cuffs to aprehend someone. COME ON! He's Superman for god's sake.

Back to the point at hand, I believe the points I made about this movie are well founded in the "this could possibly suck a big fat one" category, I will reitterate;

"There's not just some creative licensing going on here, this is a total rewrite of GI Joe history, people, look, EVERYTHING! Yea, they do share the same names as people we know and love, the Baroness is HOT and Ray Park plays Snake Eyes, you DO realize he isn't exaclty an actor, right? That's why he plays parts with very little (or in this case, NO) dialogue. Ooo he's a kickass martial artist, but he can't ACT! So, let's not forget Cobra Cmdr. is oh, about 28 years old, Destro has NO mask (at least not from what we've seen) Roadblock is named Heavy Duty (not ROADBLOCK) and Ripcord is now a black guy played by Marlon Wayans. He's a funny guy, but I haven't seen him do ANYTHING even remotely serious."

As for Ray Park, you do realize that you just said it wasn't even HIM who did the voice for Darth Maul right? So, he just looked pissed off and did A cool fight scene for about 6 minutes. That's IT. There wasn't any acting involved. Yea, he's a great stunt guy who can do some amazing moves. He is NOT an actor. That's all.

I think that this movie is going to the 90s batman territory here. The thing about comic movies is that you have to have the right people working on the project. Look at Ironman for exmaple Jon F was a fan of the comic and it turned out to be a really good movie. Zach Snyder has said that he is a fan of the watchmen novel and it looks to be amazing. I think the blame can be past mostly to fox for not hiring the right people to work on the movie. I don't think that directer, writer, producer really understood the source material. This is just another attempt to cash in on a booming market right now.

Word ION, word! I think their guns are probably "supersoakers" and "nerf" guns! At least i hope they are if they're doing it for kids. Honest to god, i don't know "one" single adult that would pay to see this in theaters. The ones i do know payed to see Warzone and look what that gave us!

I would totally see JEM. Hahahahaha. Or about 10 other cartoon based movies. Inhumanoids, Bionic Six, Thundercats, Silverhawks, Tiger Sharks, Visionaries, BraveStarr, Galtar the Barbarian, Thundarr the Barbarian, The Herculoids, Space Ghost, Pirates of Dark Water, something based on the SPAWN cartoon, ya know, something GOOD!

CENTURIONS! YESSSSS! Just the 3 though, not after they added the indian and black dude, i thought those characters were lame and their suits SUCKED!

Could it be, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors possibly? How about Dinosaucers? Anyone remember that.

Shadow Raiders?

IonParallax. I, too, enjoy our little discussions. I like debating. lol. it keeps me having to think clearly in a very short time. i understand that people have their own opinions and stuff. and i whole heartedly accept your point of view.

sorry if it seemed like i was kind of pissy or something. i didn't mean to be.

but anyhoo...

all i have to say is that i'm waiting to see the trailer for my self and decide then. Besides, i'm not even going to pretend i know much about G.I.Joe, cuz i don't. i just had a whole bunch of the action figures when i was younger. lol.

Yea, those were some of the coolest toys EVER!!!!!
There were just so damned many of them, and bases and vehicles that the figures actually fit in. It was awesome. Hasbro did an amazing job, and I think, the best thing they've produced to date.

The 25th Anniversary ones are cool, much more articulated, some are badass, and some of them just looked rushed and not at all even cared for.

But the comics are badass. Very adult oriented. The Special Missions (28 total I think) are my favorite, the crown jewel of GI Joe comics.

ooo shaman, sign me up for a She-Ra movie anytime, just remove that anoying sidekick (I could never find the darn thing on the show, too focused on She-ra). If they make a thundercats movie who would play snarff? Verne Troyer?

Those were the good times, great action cartoons, now.... the only action cartoon that comes to mind is Ben 10 (and I really don't understand that, why 10? he has like 20 aliens to choose from, it makes my head hurt).

Hell Rainbow Brite could be played by Miley Cirrus and be the biggest grossing film ever. Although I would feel really sorry for the parents of those 10 year olds, first have to sit through Jem 5 times, then sit through Rainbow Brite 8 times.

Sorry Ion, the coolest toys ever are Legos, then the classic transformers, then Gi-joe, then M.A.S.K., then Centurions, then Visionaries, then TMNT.

roflmao for ernest goes to camp.

Im pretty sure Snarf would be cgi, but you really have a thing for verne troyer eh noob?:)

there are some great cartoons out there now but they are all comic book stuff. i loved the range of stuff i used to watch as a kid in the 80s..Thundercats, bravestar, heman, jace and the wheeled warriors..anyone remember ulysees? i think thats being made into a movie..ill have to check that out actually...

i'll have to look into reading the comics, Ion.

SHADOW RAIDERS!!! ION, you're the man! That was way cool!!! Well it was so long ago that the only single solitary thing i remember of that show was that ...i liked it LOLOL :P Other than that...nothing LOL :P

Oh yeah, She-ra should be in the upcoming He-man movie!!! And then spin off her own movie!!! But yeah, no sidekicks! I hate them with a passion!!!