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Originally Posted by Black Knight
In short.... I'm all for the new movie. You can label me a traitor to GI Joe, but I'm sticking with it and accepting change. I already converted to the new figures over O-Rings, and I fully intend to see the new movie atleast 2 times.
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Looking forward to the movie doesn't make you a traitor to GI Joe. We all enjoy different aspects of the line, and some of us will like the movie and some won't - it's no big deal. All I can say is from what I have seen so far, the movie doesn't appeal to me. It bears very little resemblance to the GI Joe that I enjoy so there's no reason for me to go and see it. Having seen the same trailers as everyone else, I don't think it's going to be a very good film even as a popcorn movie - my honest opinion is that it will bomb
big time. It's too much of a departure to lure the older fans in, and it doesn't appear to be a good enough movie to create a legion of new fans. If Hasbro is banking on the film to boost toy sales, I suspect they're in for a very rude awakening. I think you'll see the movie toys in the clearance aisle before too long. Of course, the movie could be a huge hit and surprise us all, but I doubt it. The feeling I'm getting now is like the one I got in the early nineties; the brand is in decline and Hasbro will eventually pull the plug.