I have thought a lot about this and I find it a bit worrying. Maybe its the cynic in me. I remember scare mongering back at the time of the 25th A pictures being revealed, that the 25th thing was just an excuse to reboot the line. But what is this movie going to do? If everything is true that has been released so far, Action Force would be a far more appropriate name!
That said, is this new movie gonna cause the G.I.JOE we all know and love to lose it's identity? Let's face it... The Joe's won't be the Real American Heroes anymore... That is what Joe is... Surely?
What will this mean for our favourite characters and their histories as know them? Will Flint end up a Frenchman or something?
I'm going to be really cynical again and say that Hasbro may well be about to do what Paramount is about to do with Star Trek. Completely F**K it up in otherwords...
The time for a Joe movie was in the 80's. To do one now can only be to reboot the brand and profit from the current political climate of the world. Okay so America and their military isn't too popular at the moment... So lets push Joe into a Counter-Terrorist Unit, which is essentially what Joe pretty much was back in the 80's, the Real American Hero... But it seemed more army than anti-terrorism... Well with Anti-Terrorism being the thing these days, I guess it's just free enterprise on Hasbro's part.
In my mind any Joe movie should have the characters we all know and love stomping snake, while wearing costumes as close to the figure as humanly possible, using vehicles which are as close to their respective toy counterparts as humanly possible too. It's just not going to happen is it?
There seems to be a lot of new guys involved in the line now... What are their plans? How big will their input be in the movie? Will Larry Hama fix it?
Jeez so many questions... I just want to get you all thinking... What does the future hold for our toyline? The Real American Hero? If the movie info is anything to go by, G.I.JOE isn't going to be what we expect or hope for.
I guess I'm just thinking out loud... and preparing myself for yet another Hasbro related disapointment!
If anyone made any sense out of my concerns and rants please feel free to give your thoughts. I'd really like to know everyones take on this.
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