Movie Impressions
 

I haven't been around the site much in the last year or so. I've been too busy with family, work, school, etc. to get my Joes out much, but I've been following the news and rumors about the upcoming movie for the past few months. I haven't had time to read all the forums and get a fan concensus at this point, but I'm really curious to see what all the fans are thinking at this point.

I read the rumors last week that the director got sacked, and Parmount brought in a new guy to try and save the movie during editing. From what I've seen the movie looks to be heavy with gimmicky special effects, without much in the way of coherent plot lines. The director and producer seems to have made little effort to educate themselves regarding the GI Joe mythos, and fans' tastes.

With the exception of Snake Eyes, Baroness, and Storm Shadow the the characters I've seen in both posters and previews are completely unrecognizable. The costumes look cartoonisly absurd, and don't get me started on the stupidity of accelerator suits.

There doesn't appear to be much in the way of character develpoment, but its tough to get a handle of that from a trailer. Still, many of the casting and character choices seem odd.

All the rumors I've read, and film I've seen lead me to believe that this movie will flop badly, and disappoint fans completely. Considering what a great job Michael Bay did with Transformers, its even more painful to see our beloved Joes treated in such a shabby fashion. This movie really has the potential to poison the franchise.

Have any of you seen any early showings? Does anybody have any news that I haven't heard? What's the general concensus of the fans right now?

My opinion.
 

It'll be a nice (NOT G.I.JOE) action movie.

It's certainly not GI Joe. The casting is horrendous and the costuming is out the window. Snake Eyes is the only recogniable character, imo, and the rubber Shumacher Batman suit kills it.

I've heard the test screenings didn't go well at all and the rumor about Sommer's getting canned has circulated so much that I would find it hard to believe there isn't some truth to it.

Sheww... just thank Hollywood

I have yet to see anything that makes me feel optimistic about this movie. It looks like its trying to cash in on the popularity of transformers and that is it. I could be wrong but it has that feel (Rushed to open, Shots seemed recycled, movie posters are weak at best, previews showing nothing spectacular, accelerator suits as an excuse to use bullet time).

I could be way off base too, and am waiting to see if I am, but the writing on the wall is definatly not good if you were hoping for a good joe movie.

All the entertainment magazines and whatnot are dissing it already. They figure it'll be a good popcorn movie but not have the coolness that that OTHER hasbro property pulled off (Transformers). The redux Batman and Star Trek, this is not. But as we all suspect, it'll be a fun action movie. Probably will end up with a cult following like Doom. ;)

maybe you belive it or not , but g i joe is the only toy i like and i ever had since a child , hard to belive because im from mexico and always people ask why you like it is an american soldier, c,mon is a toy dudes why everything has to end in some racist stupid ideas

i really dont care saint seita toys marvel dc transformes (i have toys mmmm use to have) so to me , is all about g i joe , me and my brother, 5 years older than me , go nuts playing with g i joe toys and never care the usa color on the vehicles and that stuff

so i dont wanna bored all of you i just wanna share my pasion for the joes

mt point is what the fuc@#k they thinking with this movie c,mon that stormshadow is lame i think i can kick his ass, twice on sunday, and snake eyes look weird , looks small fat and and and weird, with that rubber mouth , theres a lot of grate artist that can do a more better work creating snake eyes outfit , the cobra commander movie aspect hooooooo boy well all of you know they screw big time this great character, and is a never end history

damn the monkey hasbro has as CEO



sorry for my english it sucks i know

Hasbro has been telling us sense the begining it is for a new generation and not the old school fans! (an excuse I think to get away with the crap they are pulling) but by isolating us and relying on creating a hit with a new generation is a recipe for a big SUMMER BOMB! The sad fact is they have gone so in the tank over this concept it may kill GI Joe forever with Hasbro!

I will go see it and probably enjoy it for the effects and action (popcorn flick value) but it is not GI Joe or anything like it to me! I hope it doesn't bomb for the sake of the franchise but I can't expect us die hard fans to support it either!

Not singleing you out but that statement brought something to mind.

One of my biggest gripes of segments of the fandom of late has been that "You need to grow up and accept change." comments assossiated with trepidation with this film. It's irritating to no end since its not the change but the change for change's sake (that has nothing behind it besides making things different, which never works).

The TF franchise was redone for various reasons (MOstly to make it accessable to new audiences) while Joe doesn't have that feel to it at all.