I think we need a "middle ground" option. I didn't hate it, but I certainly didn't love it either. I liked aspects of it. Most notably, it was arguably Duke's biggest role in the whole show next to the original mini-series. Of course, the reason was that he was going to die, so they wanted to build him up first... But he managed to dodge that bullet (or snake, as it were) in the end... So he single-handedly trounces Serpentor, and (thanks to some quick re-writes) lives to tell the tale!

Also, I like the concept of Cobra-La, but I hated that Cobra Commander was one of them. They should have been their own faction, with no ties to Cobra. I was also disappointed with nearly all the Cobras except Serpentor and the Commander being relegated to background characters. On the other hand, nearly every Joe from '84 to '86 (and a few from '83 and '87) had at least one line and/or something to do in the movie, so that was nice.

And of course, the opening movie with the attack on the Statue of Liberty was pretty much the best animated G.I. Joe sequence ever... And it allowed Duke to reclaim the opening "Yo Joe!" from Flint, who, following the first two mini-series, had usurped it (along with Duke's voice) for the seasons 1 and 2 openings.

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