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11-15-2011, 11:35 PM | #1 |
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I bought a pair of Joe figs tonight. My first in a while...POC Beachhead and Cobra Shock Trooper. Feeling Nostalgic and mildly under the influence I decided to re-watch GIJoe: The Rise of Cobra. I had seen it in theatres, gotten it on BluRay for my birthday but had been pretty disappointed when I saw it first time around so I never revisited it.
Gotta say, 2 years later...I was real entertained and very much enjoyed it. Originally I was unsure as to what I was expecting in a live action Joe film but what I did see was real unsatisfying. Snake Eyes taking a vow of silence? Baroness is Duke's ex? Duke is made of wood? Since first seeing ROC I've re-watched the entire Sunbow ( my absolute first ever love of Joe ) series and somehow they both fit together brilliantly. Giant sub-fighter battles, Underwater bases with ninja fights over a wacky reactor and of course, robot insects that control your brain! If Sunbow had animated ROC back in 1985 I would have been the happiest kid around. I'm still not saying it's a great film, but somehow I'm really glad I re-watched it. Maybe it was so exciting because my expectations were so low but whatever it is...I'm glad my favorite franchise is popular enough to warrant a feature length film 28 years later. Last edited by Funnel Rat; 11-15-2011 at 11:39 PM.. |
11-15-2011, 11:54 PM | #2 |
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I was a fan of the film from the first time I watched it on screen. I do admit it was a lil' disappointing, but it was still our live action Joe film. I still watch it from time to time and enjoy it for what it is.
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11-16-2011, 12:18 AM | #4 |
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Well, I just happened to watch it again last week just to see if it was really as bad as I remembered and gotta say....two years later, I still don't like it. I won't say I hate it. It's great that there's a live action Joe movie, but there are just so many things that I don't like about it, so many things that aren't true to the Joe history, that's it's hard to just sit back and enjoy it. I understand that it's hard to sort out what's true Joe canon between filecards, comics, and cartoons, but there are some things that you just don't need to mess with. But even if I accept that my personal view of the Joe verse doesn't have to line up perfectly with the movie, some of the acting and writing was just plain bad. I don't know. It's still hard for me to watch Ripcord trying to fire the voice-activated missiles by using the Scottish or Gaelic words. Just dumb.
However, there are some things that have grown on me since I first watched it. I'm cool with the nanomites, the mind-controlled neo-vipers, and accelerator suits. Even if they weren't in the comics/cartoon, they seem to fit in to the whole idea of GI Joe taking place in a slightly futuristic time with mad schemes to take over the world and sci-fi military gear to stop terrorists.
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11-16-2011, 06:37 AM | #5 |
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i think people expected too much of the movie imo...i enjoyed it for what it was,two hours of action-packed escapism.
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11-16-2011, 06:38 AM | #6 |
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You enjoyed it more because you were "mildly under the influence" and everything is better that way!
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11-16-2011, 06:51 AM | #7 |
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I actually enjoyed the movie too! It wasn't like the cartoon or comics but guess what that time line was years ago, and they just revamped the story for a new time line! They reimagined the lore of what we call G.I.JOE for today's kids and fans! I think the problem that most people can't get past the fact of something from their childhood being changed! Just like a lot of people I know booed the Rob Zombie Halloween movie, and I can't see why! It was made from his imagination, and take on the character! As for the acting it wasn't bad I've seen worse but who knows!
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11-16-2011, 09:01 AM | #8 |
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Its available at Big Lots & 5 Below for $5, if anyone wants to get a copy of ROC
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11-16-2011, 09:14 AM | #9 |
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i say it still blows to this day, everyone says expectations were too high but it was a really bad attempt of a live action movie for me. just poor story and acting all the way around, i hated the whole neo viper crap.
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