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SilentSpic
08-10-2009, 06:18 AM
Anyone seen this movie? How was it? Is it worth the money?
weekapaugjz
08-10-2009, 06:24 AM
This movie looks so god damned bad.
Misteriosa
08-10-2009, 06:27 AM
im afraid to see it because it will be so terrible.
i know it would crush all my childhood memories into a pitiful commercialized dust
JerseyRich
08-10-2009, 06:33 AM
But...But...But...It made so much money! :thumbdown:
vamessenger
08-10-2009, 06:35 AM
My copy has shitty audio :(
SilentSpic
08-10-2009, 07:01 AM
i know it would crush all my childhood memories into a pitiful commercialized dust
Ya, that's why I'm asking. I don't want them to ruin the cartoon. Oh yea, Ripcord suppose to be white, so right there they suck.
JerseyRich
08-10-2009, 07:04 AM
I'll wait for the overdubbed version to show up on Youtube.
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TheMojoPin
08-10-2009, 07:05 AM
I ended up having to see this Friday night and went into it expecting absolute garbage and....it wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting.
Don't get me wrong, it's still dumb as fuck, but it's a fun and entertaining dumb as fuck that doesn't take itself too seriously a la Bayformers. In terms of summer blockbusters, the only other one I saw that was more watchable was Star Trek. When I found out that the director was the guy that made The Mummy it explained a lot since it's very much along the lines of that film in terms of being really dumb but still very entertaining.
And "ruin the cartoon?" Are you fucking kidding me? The cartoon was a piece of shit commercial for toys. A movie this stupid is still too good for it.
TheMojoPin
08-10-2009, 07:06 AM
Oh yea, Ripcord suppose to be white, so right there they suck.
Please list the myriad of ways that some dude named "Ripcord" being white is somehow essential to the retarded world of GI Joe.
booster11373
08-10-2009, 09:14 AM
I ended up having to see this Friday night and went into it expecting absolute garbage and....it wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting.
Don't get me wrong, it's still dumb as fuck, but it's a fun and entertaining dumb as fuck that doesn't take itself too seriously a la Bayformers. In terms of summer blockbusters, the only other one I saw that was more watchable was Star Trek. When I found out that the director was the guy that made The Mummy it explained a lot since it's very much along the lines of that film in terms of being really dumb but still very entertaining.
And "ruin the cartoon?" Are you fucking kidding me? The cartoon was a piece of shit commercial for toys. A movie this stupid is still too good for it.
X2
topless_mike
08-10-2009, 09:20 AM
Please list the myriad of ways that some dude named "Ripcord" being white is somehow essential to the retarded world of GI Joe.
its fucking with things that should not be. things that have been engrained into our childhood memories as "they way they are"
ripcord was white. bumble bee was a vw beatle, not a fucking camaro.
whats next? will smith as 007 ?
JerseyRich
08-10-2009, 09:24 AM
whats next? will smith as 007 ?
Shut your fucking mouth!
KingGeno
08-10-2009, 09:46 AM
I saw it friday night. I went in expecting it to be really lame, and it actually wasn't bad. The movie used a LOT of technology that is currently being developed and have been talked about (invisibility cloaks, nanomites, etc). I thought it was really cool. They stayed a little bit close to the stories laid out for characters in teh comic book. There was some pretty cool action sequences. I was actually stunned by the amount of violence and death and cursing in the movie, moreso than I thought.
Major problems were with plot holes and wtf moments about how certain situations could have been prevented or came up at all. The plot was made for children though, so it was entertaining to them.
In closing, I would definitely pick this movie up on bluray just for how awesome the action sequences would look on a big hd tv. It's popcorn fun like the Mummy movies.
topless_mike
08-10-2009, 09:51 AM
I was actually stunned by the amount of violence and death and cursing in the movie, moreso than I thought.
The plot was made for children though, so it was entertaining to them.
:huh:
KingGeno
08-10-2009, 09:53 AM
:huh:
Yea, I dunno. I meant that the plot was VERY simple, easy for them to understand. I guess.
I don't know. Just check out the movie. It was alright.
TheMojoPin
08-10-2009, 01:01 PM
its fucking with things that should not be. things that have been engrained into our childhood memories as "they way they are"
ripcord was white. bumble bee was a vw beatle, not a fucking camaro.
Who gives a shit? They were stupid toys. How is "Ripcord" (AKA anonymous GI Joe #472) being black somehow a bad thing? It's the same nobody character but with different skin color. What's the difference?
It's one thing if a character's race or religion or whatever is inherrent to their character, but this is just some random action figure idiot who jumps out of planes. Who gives a fuck if he's white or black?
If "Ripcord" is "engrained into your childhood memories" then you had a really boring childhood.
whats next? will smith as 007 ?
Well, he's not British.
That said, at this point it really wouldn't matter if James Bond was black so long as he was British. It would be one thing if the stories were still set in the Cold War, but since they're all modern day and they have next to no carryover from film to film there's really reason Bond couldn't be black. A specific race isn't critical to his character at this point.
cougarjake13
08-10-2009, 02:56 PM
who the hell is dennis quaid supposed to be ?? i havent seen the movie yet
TheMojoPin
08-10-2009, 03:14 PM
who the hell is dennis quaid supposed to be ?? i havent seen the movie yet
He's the leader Joe. He's basically playing John Wayne and it's fucking hilarious.
instrument
08-10-2009, 03:17 PM
Mojopin needs a nap, yikes.
JohnGacysCrawlSpace
08-10-2009, 07:25 PM
It was righteously awful. Just a lot of explosions, poor dialogue, and product placement. :thumbdown:
underdog
08-10-2009, 07:54 PM
It was righteously awful. Just a lot of explosions, poor dialogue, and product placement. :thumbdown:
Transformers?
vamessenger
08-10-2009, 07:55 PM
whats next? will smith as 007 ?
That would never happen. Will Smith is black.
Gerald
08-10-2009, 09:07 PM
I kinda liked it. I guess I was in a mood for dumb fun. I was a devout fan of the toys and the cartoons growing up. I enjoyed seeing the characters and the fantastically advanced weaponry realized on the big screen in live action. I wouldn't necessarily deem it a good movie - the storytelling becomes horribly unfocused after the midway point - but I don't regret going and I can see myself buying the blu ray.
Suspect Chin
08-10-2009, 09:23 PM
Who gives a shit? They were stupid toys. How is "Ripcord" (AKA anonymous GI Joe #472) being black somehow a bad thing? It's the same nobody character but with different skin color. What's the difference?
It's one thing if a character's race or religion or whatever is inherrent to their character, but this is just some random action figure idiot who jumps out of planes. Who gives a fuck if he's white or black?
If "Ripcord" is "engrained into your childhood memories" then you had a really boring childhood.
Well, he's not British.
That said, at this point it really wouldn't matter if James Bond was black so long as he was British. It would be one thing if the stories were still set in the Cold War, but since they're all modern day and they have next to no carryover from film to film there's really reason Bond couldn't be black. A specific race isn't critical to his character at this point.
You've really beat this race relations thing to death at this point don't you think?
TheMojoPin
08-11-2009, 11:03 AM
You've really beat this race relations thing to death at this point don't you think?
I don't consider actually being able to discuss it is "beating it to death."
Besides, I didn't bring it up. Someone else here brought up the idea of a minor GI Joe character going from white to black as if that was a bad thing and I wanted to hash out why that perception exists.
Crispy123
08-11-2009, 11:42 AM
I don't consider actually being able to discuss it is "beating it to death."
Besides, I didn't bring it up. Someone else here brought up the idea of a minor GI Joe character going from white to black as if that was a bad thing and I wanted to hash out why that perception exists.
I just want hash
TheMojoPin
08-11-2009, 12:18 PM
I want corned beef hash.
That is some tasty eatin'.
JerseyRich
08-11-2009, 12:24 PM
I want corned beef hash.
That is some tasty eatin'.
I hear Destro is Jewish.
Any truth to that?
Section 8
08-11-2009, 12:36 PM
Destro has always been, and always will be Scottish.
TheMojoPin
08-11-2009, 03:51 PM
Destro has always been, and always will be Scottish.
Which confused the hell out of me, since the old cartoon seemed to totally imply he was black but the comic always said he was Scottish.
Suspect Chin
08-11-2009, 03:57 PM
I don't consider actually being able to discuss it is "beating it to death."
Besides, I didn't bring it up. Someone else here brought up the idea of a minor GI Joe character going from white to black as if that was a bad thing and I wanted to hash out why that perception exists.
Yeah I know but you do it in so many threads it seems. We get it, its like your pet topic, but come on let us have fun sometimes.
TheMojoPin
08-11-2009, 04:01 PM
Yeah I know but you do it in so many threads it seems. We get it, its like your pet topic, but come on let us have fun sometimes.
I tend to not get into it unless someone else brings it up first.
furie
08-11-2009, 04:15 PM
worst movie this decade
TheMojoPin
08-11-2009, 04:16 PM
worst movie this decade
I guess you've only seen something like 6 movies this decade.
I'm not saying this was a "good" movie, but it's not even the worst movie this summer.
More like G I Blow!!!
I've never seen the incarnation that you kiddies know - the toys or the cartoons.
It was after my time.
From what I've heard Dave describe, however, it sounds like S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Hydra from Marvel Comics.
What's so original about that?
They were doing those story lines before I was born.
JohnGacysCrawlSpace
08-11-2009, 04:20 PM
Transformers?
Transformers x 1000
furie
08-11-2009, 04:20 PM
I guess you've only seen something like 6 movies this decade.
I'm not saying this was a "good" movie, but it's not even the worst movie this summer.
dude, snake-eyes had lips on his costume. it's like batman with nipples!
lleeder
08-11-2009, 04:21 PM
More like G I Blow!!!
I've never seen the incarnation that you kiddies know - the toys or the cartoons.
It was after my time.
From what I've heard Dave describe, however, it sounds like S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Hydra from Marvel Comics.
What's so original about that?
They were doing those story lines before I was born.
Its waaaaay different. All the characters are snake based.
underdog
08-11-2009, 04:22 PM
Transformers x 1000
So Transformers 2?
Its waaaaay different. All the characters are snake based.
Oh.
Like the Serpent Squad from Captain America comics in the early 70's?
Let's see, there was Cobra, Anaconda, Black Mamba, Copperhead, Death Adder, Sidewinder, Viper...
lleeder
08-11-2009, 04:24 PM
Oh.
Like the Serpent Squad from Captain America comics in the early 70's?
yeah like that, so ha!
booster11373
08-11-2009, 05:13 PM
Oh.
Like the Serpent Squad from Captain America comics in the early 70's?
Let's see, there was Cobra, Anaconda, Black Mamba, Copperhead, Death Adder, Sidewinder, Viper...
if anything it was a rip of Kobra from DC comics
TheMojoPin
08-11-2009, 05:15 PM
From what I've heard Dave describe, however, it sounds like S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Hydra from Marvel Comics.
What's so original about that?
They were doing those story lines before I was born.
The GI Joe comic put out by Marvel in the early 80's was actually just a reconfigured SHIELD relaunch proposal that had been scrapped.
furie
08-12-2009, 02:25 PM
that's one thing that i loved about the venture brothers
they created OSI, which was a combination of SHIELD
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hit11man
08-13-2009, 07:29 AM
is firefly in the movie? or the twins tomax and xamot?
Section 8
08-13-2009, 09:46 AM
No Firefly, no Tomax and Xamot...
The movie builds up to the formation of the COBRA organization at the end. These characters come along after COBRA is formed.
If there's a sequel, I'd fully expect to see these guys in it.
Contra
08-13-2009, 01:43 PM
I ended up having to see this Friday night and went into it expecting absolute garbage and....it wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting.
Don't get me wrong, it's still dumb as fuck, but it's a fun and entertaining dumb as fuck that doesn't take itself too seriously a la Bayformers. In terms of summer blockbusters, the only other one I saw that was more watchable was Star Trek. When I found out that the director was the guy that made The Mummy it explained a lot since it's very much along the lines of that film in terms of being really dumb but still very entertaining.
And "ruin the cartoon?" Are you fucking kidding me? The cartoon was a piece of shit commercial for toys. A movie this stupid is still too good for it.
A review like this from you means its practically Oscar worthy
TonyStark
08-14-2009, 08:25 AM
I hear Destro is Jewish.
Any truth to that?
Dude's Scottish, isn't his name like McCallum or something?
brettmojo
08-14-2009, 08:38 AM
Baroness with no accent? Yeesh.
EliSnow
08-14-2009, 08:51 AM
if anything it was a rip of Kobra from DC comics
Both Hydra and the Serpent Squad appeared in Marvel Comics before Kobra appeared in DC Comics.
topless_mike
08-14-2009, 09:15 AM
Baroness with no accent? Yeesh.
just from the trailer, i thought she was so fucking hot.
then i found out its sienna miller. yeck. nothing hot about her.
EliSnow
08-14-2009, 09:22 AM
just from the trailer, i thought she was so fucking hot.
then i found out its sienna miller. yeck. nothing hot about her.
While I wouldn't say there's nothing hot about Sienna, I did think the Baroness was hotter before I found out it was her.
Korda
08-14-2009, 09:38 AM
just from the trailer, i thought she was so fucking hot.
then i found out its sienna miller. yeck. nothing hot about her.
Oh come on - if Sienna Miller walked into the room, you'd have to stop yourself from humping her leg.
JustJon
08-14-2009, 10:17 AM
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TheMojoPin
08-14-2009, 10:48 AM
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What the fuck? How the hell did all those people end up doing this video?
IamFogHat
05-03-2011, 06:19 PM
I hated the first one, and can't believe they're making a second, but in my mind the only actor in the whole thing who took it in the spirit it should have deserved was GJL. Too bad. Although I don't blame him with the awesome shit he's done/is attached to now.
http://www.slashfilm.com/sequels-joseph-gordonlevitt-gi-joe-2-justin-lin-direct-sixth-the-fast-furious/
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