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08-13-2009, 12:06 PM | #1 |
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Yesterday, my son and I went to the store. He couldn't find any of the movie figures that he liked. He showed great disaproval for the celebrity look alike Joes and doesn't even want to see the movie because it just has a bunch of "fake" GI Joes in it. I asked him what he meant and he told me that Ripcord wasn't right, breaker looked like a whole other person, and that covergirl had red hair and this one was ugly. He also said he didn't like the rocket launchers because they were as big as the figure. My son is 8.
He has read some of the comics and watched all of the Sunbow and DIC episodes. (my wife says he's not allowed to watch Resolute or ROC because of violence...moms, go figure) But because we play with all the 25th stuff and the ARAH toys from my childhood he has a familiarity with the toys. I thought it was awesome myself, but I had to go to the store later at night and when he went to bed he told my wife he couldn't sleep. Seems he was pretty upset, he told my wife that we need to write a letter to the people that make GI Joe and tell them to stop making Fake GI Joes. He says that it isn't fair that parents are going to buy kids the fake ones and his friends tell him they are real. He told her he wanted to wake up at 0630 (yes we use military time in my house) so we could write that letter first thing, because it just has to stop. I really am proud of him, and I tried to explain to him that they would still make one that he liked, we just have to pick them out. He told me that they all just look dumb and that they should be Iron Man toys. I just wanted to share this with my fellow tankers, I think I'm going to give him an assault on cobra island 7 pack when I get home. |
08-13-2009, 12:09 PM | #2 |
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Haha, thats awesome.
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08-13-2009, 12:11 PM | #3 |
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Great story. You should post his letter, I think that would be neat. I love that you guys use military time.
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08-13-2009, 12:11 PM | #4 |
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My son felt that way until he actually saw how awesome the figs were and saw the movie. He is smart enough to know that there can be different versions of GI Joe just as there are different versions of Superman and other heroes. He is 9.
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08-13-2009, 12:12 PM | #5 |
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right on kid...high five to you.
even an 8 year old can spot a turd when he sees it.
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08-13-2009, 12:12 PM | #6 |
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08-13-2009, 12:13 PM | #7 |
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Well my 7 year is okay with the movie toys as am i. I kinda like the missle launchers. They are dumb with the Joes but wicked fun shooting them at each other around the house.
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08-13-2009, 12:14 PM | #8 |
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Great story,Im happy to hear that he is so into gi joe at his age,the only problem I have is,if the younger generation doesnt buy into the new ROC version of gi joe,the gi joe brand is pretty much doomed. If ROC doesnt sell,I strongly doubt we will get any resolute and classic stuff in the future.
I will say this though,your son has good taste,lol. |
08-13-2009, 12:18 PM | #9 |
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His point of view are that Duke, ripcord, breaker, Hawk, look nothing like any of their other incarnations. He thinks they should have given them different names. I have a Final tonight, but this weekend I will help him write his letter and I'll add it to this thread. I have to side with my son though, even different versions of Superman, like the dead beat dad one from the Singer movie, are garbage. Continuity is our friend. |
08-13-2009, 12:24 PM | #10 |
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I just shoot them at my wife. For some reason I enjoy it more than she does.
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