does anyone else think that....

[Knighthart]

...we'll see another G.I. Joe live action film but rebooted to more closely resemble what we know to be G.I. Joe in the about three years?

ala Ang Lee's Hulk vs. The Incredible Hulk??


everyone passed on Hulk but most fans raved about The Incredible Hulk.

Thus I think we'll see another movie but one where they go back and actually listen to the fans.....

Somehow the 2009 movie just feels like Canon's Master of the Universe. Outside of names and a skeleton-looking evil antagonist it really wasn't anything like the toy or cartoon line.

[Lo-Wan Bing]

in 3 yrs we'll be either seeing or waiting for g.i.joe 2. No matter how diffrn't the movie is from what u xpect, there's really not enough people that would "know" what g.i.joe is. Even G.I.joe has had diffrn't versions and styles so much so that there isn't a "definitive" G.I.joe... Hulk has a "Hulk Smash" style that Ang Lee missed that everyone that even has a passing idea of who the Hulk is knows. If the movie makes enough money we'll see G.I.Joe 2. If it doesn't then we won't see a g.i.joe movie again in our lifetimes...

[darth_henning]

If it works, good for it and I look forward to sequels.

However, I expect it to suck, and hope that a better one is made in about 5 years.

[Sysiss]

The only thing that i find "Incredible" about this topic, and it's not the Hulk, is that your calling for a "re-boot" on something in which you haven't even seen and hasn't been released. Seems a bit ass backwards, no?

[Sunbow_Joe84]

Sorry dude, until I see the film I can't make a judgement like that.

[delta]

Looks like they are trying to cover all bases by giving us the resolute cartoon. It's like they know this movie will suck, but are too deep to back out now.

They are giving the Punisher 3 chances to get it right.

They gave Hulk 2

they are giving Transformers 3 chances including the animated movie (and still haven't got one right imo).

GI.Joe is on it's second chance to get things right, if you count the animated GI.Joe movie, wich I do.

If 'Rise of Cobra' sux as I think it will. I don't think Joe will get another chance at a movie for more like 10 years, not 3.

[rob0213]

A reboot is highly unlikely.

First, this movie hasn't even been released yet!!! Why are we talking about rebooting a franchise that doesn't begin for months?

Second, this movie, if it makes a lot of money, will spawn sequels. That could be a good or bad thing, depending on what this film ends up being.

Third, Hollywood generally reboots franchises they believe will make money. If this movie ends up beinga stinker, kiss your Joe movies goodbye for a while.

Could it be rebooted if this doesn't do well? Yes. But it took Batman almost ten years to be rebooted, and that character has a lot bigger following the G.I.Joe.

[Echo7Solo]

The only thing that i find "Incredible" about this topic, and it's not the Hulk, is that your calling for a "re-boot" on something in which you haven't even seen and hasn't been released. Seems a bit ass backwards, no?
my thoughts

Sorry dude, until I see the film I can't make a judgement like that.
same here

Looks like they are trying to cover all bases by giving us the resolute cartoon. It's like they know this movie will suck, but are too deep to back out now.

They are giving the Punisher 3 chances to get it right.

They gave Hulk 2

they are giving Transformers 3 chances including the animated movie (and still haven't got one right imo).

GI.Joe is on it's second chance to get things right, if you count the animated GI.Joe movie, wich I do.

If 'Rise of Cobra' sux as I think it will. I don't think Joe will get another chance at a movie for more like 10 years, not 3.
ok I guess my math is a bit off but 3 chances to get the Punisher and Transformers right? Transformers the movie and the live action Transformers are two different things. Transformers 2 is a sequel to the live action which isn't another chance to get it right, it is another shot at what the did last time. Same with the Punisher, this new movie is what happens after the last one (from my understanding) It just has a new star.


I could just be taking your post wrong but it seems that you are lobbing sequals and reboots together.

As for being on topic here and my thoughts on the movie, well, I'd like to see it first then judge it. I mean that IS the way things work, right?

[Moses]

Right now, we have 3 reboots going on - The movie, Resolute and the comic book. I am sure there will be some overlap of continuity, but I also expect them to diverge a bit as well. If the cartoon does well, and the movie indeed bombs then we might see them build off Resolute (assuming that is successful). They would be smart to hedge their bets on the franchise.

[butter_the_pure]

No rebooted film and not because this one is gonna rock. It's cause if it bombs... it's gone. Maybe ten years from now but I really don't see someone caring that much to invest in it.

[delta]

Transformers the movie and the live action Transformers are two different things.
The live action, and the animated movies are two different things, but both are movies based on the Transformers.

The animated, and live action movies are set in different "worlds" with different continuities, but both are "Transformers movies" are they not?

Transformers 2 is a sequel to the live action which isn't another chance to get it right, it is another shot at what the did last time.

It is the third movie based on the Transformers, and the first two (animated, and live action) did not get it right IMO.

I am not under the impression that 'Transformers 2:revenge of the fallen' is actually Transformer 3. I'm saying it's the Third movie based on the Transformers.

Same with the Punisher, this new movie is what happens after the last one (from my understanding) It just has a new star.

Actually the director of the new Punisher movie said in an interview over at superherohype.com, that She would like to disregard the last Punisher movie.

Still it is the third movie based on the Punisher. It is not Punisher 3. I am aware of that.

I could just be taking your post wrong but it seems that you are lobbing sequals and reboots together.

Not really

As for being on topic here and my thoughts on the movie, well, I'd like to see it first then judge it. I mean that IS the way things work, right?

I haven't tried slavery either, but I know I woulden't like it.

[RuckusJr]

It better do well, it has a higher budget than Transformers, which made a shit-ton of money. I think the idea of this movie is to attempt to redefine GI Joe, not have GI Joe as we know it define the movie, so a reboot is HIGHLY unlikely ever. Many movies which get reboots so soon after the release don't need them, they just need to go away.

That being said, I'm a little nervous about this movie, as it's failure could potentially lead to a disinterest in the line by Hasbro. I had a dream last night about the movie, actually, and it wasn't good in my dream. Hopefully Hollywood is better than a fat guy who lives in AZ.

[Dropshot]

Not all franchises get a reboot, if a franchsie is not big enough and it flops, then it is frogotten, so if this one flops, it depends on how much money Hasbro and the producers want to risk again for a reboot, and that decsion is linked tightly to the success on the transformers movie franchise.

[Knighthart]

The only thing that i find "Incredible" about this topic, and it's not the Hulk, is that your calling for a "re-boot" on something in which you haven't even seen and hasn't been released. Seems a bit ass backwards, no?

Yes, it may be a bit preemptive to make the call but I just have a feeling. I'm sure the studio thought Ang Lee's Hulk was going to make them a butt load of money and it didn't. So the studio actually went to the fans and asked what a Hulk movie would be for them. I think we got a better film the second time around.

As I also mentioned, this film smell alot like the Masters of the Universe movie of the 80s. Names were there but it wasn't a He-man movie to the fans.

[Knighthart]

A reboot is highly unlikely.

First, this movie hasn't even been released yet!!! Why are we talking about rebooting a franchise that doesn't begin for months?

Second, this movie, if it makes a lot of money, will spawn sequels. That could be a good or bad thing, depending on what this film ends up being.

Third, Hollywood generally reboots franchises they believe will make money. If this movie ends up being a stinker, kiss your Joe movies goodbye for a while.

Could it be rebooted if this doesn't do well? Yes. But it took Batman almost ten years to be rebooted, and that character has a lot bigger following the G.I.Joe.

My thoughts:

1: the casting, story and all things leaked, this movie sounds like it will blow.

2: Who says this will make tons of money. Some said Godzilla and Superman IV were meant to make money but didn't.

3: Hollywood DOES reboot movies all the time. Superman Returns didn't hit so they are going back to the drawing board. Before that WB rebooted Batman and look what it got them. Marvel and Universal did it for the HULK. Star Trek is getting a reboot. They rebooted Halloween and Friday the 13th. Sorry these don't need reboots. They KNOW G.I. Joe (as a franchise) will make the money but when the final receipts come in they realize perhaps it was the producers and directors and they go for a new approach.

4: If you look at the current rates, it would take 3-5 years to get the reboot. Batman and Robin was 1998 and we got a reboot Batman Begins in 2003 (released in 2005). Superman is looking at a 2011 reboot. But they made the decision this year...only TWO years after the failed Superman Returns.

Besides the numbers speak for themselves. The fans that find this movie to be crappy thus far is much much more than those who are actually excited about it. And this is only because more leaks and the internet can open a movie out more.

If fans could have seen the Masters of the Universe movie via stills, movie synopsis and internet chats back in 1986, don't you think that movie would have been bashed too. No we only had a trailer and the actual film to fall back on.

[gunslingercbr]

I think this thread needs a reboot to get it right.

[Knighthart]

I think this thread needs a reboot to get it right.

By all means.

[darthdoug]

Um... No to the reboot. No to using the word "reboot" ever again we should just be talking about the release at this point. If it sucks .... like that theatrical Clone Wars crap... I'll probably do the same thing I did with CW. I'll take my kid so see it. We'll get some popcorn. I'll leave when it's over. Then I'll go about my life. I may tell a few people that it's incredible... or not worth seeing. However, a reboot? nope.

[tkprime]

Time will be the judge for this movie!