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01-09-2008, 02:26 AM | #1 |
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I truely believe this would be our best bet at this point, I would be much happier being that with Stalker being part of the chain of command, it would kinda make sense if he was a buddy of Dukes. Earlier reports suggested that Ripcord was going to be a Joe Leader in the movie - well it would make sense if Stalker was a field leader for a mission - I would not have a problem with that.
Secondly, if Marlon was a Joe fan like they say he is -wouldn't he want to play Stalker over a guy by the name of Ripcord? and furthermore keep it rea!!! |
01-09-2008, 02:33 AM | #2 |
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I've got a few concerns... first of all, WHY the heck is Ripcord black? It wouldn't make any sense to make Storm Shadow a white guy, or Duke an Asian... what makes Ripcord different? Secondly, who the heck came up with the idea of Ripcord being Duke's best friend and getting him into trouble? It just doesn't make sense. Ripcord?
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01-09-2008, 02:49 AM | #3 |
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Yes the whole thing is very messed up as of right now. I hope things get fixed very quickly.
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01-09-2008, 03:37 AM | #4 |
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Yes, Ripcord NEVER got out of line and into trouble in the comics...right?
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01-09-2008, 03:41 AM | #5 |
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Originally Posted by ARBCOToys
Yes, Ripcord NEVER got out of line and into trouble in the comics...right?
black/duke's best buddy/leader of the team=very bad
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01-09-2008, 04:17 AM | #6 |
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Ripcord has to be black so there are more black characters in the film or black people and the NAACP will complain.Duh. lol.
And the have to be ripcord in as a black guy. Its simple logic. Why you ask? Well, its an action movie. The black guy has to die. And they are not gonna kill off Roadblock/heavy duty. Its why they killed Jazz in Transformers lol. |
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01-09-2008, 04:39 AM | #7 |
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I dunno, I felt the same about the Kingpin in Daredevil. Now I hate the Daredevil movie, but it wasn't because of the Kingpin.
I do hope it's a placeholder name for Stalker and that Leavitt is Ripcord. That would be freaking awesome. Maybe you guys should worry less about the color of a character (black Nick Fury also worked) and be glad that it's Ripcord whose name we're hearing and not Alex Mann or Hi Tech. I do agree that accuracy is important though, and I like Stalker better as a character anyway. Not a cluster foul-up character, but as a for real Joe. After all of the names I've heard that were and were not in the various drafts of the scripts over the years, I am overjoyed that I'm hearing these names. Now if they would just confirm the inclusion of (a non-rhyming) Roadblock. Well, maybe one rhyme...
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01-09-2008, 04:48 AM | #8 |
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hard to say.
I would have cried Bloody musrder about daredevil if Duncan didnt play the part so well (plus, I couldn't think of any white guys who could play the part) ...but Marlon Wayans as Ripcord is just rediculosu. I tried to accept an African instead of an African-american as Heavy duty, or Breaker as an Middle Eastern,.. but ,... you couldn't pick ANYONE other than Marlon? Hell,.. SHAWN WAYANS or DEFINETLY KEENAN (who already played an elite soulder) would have been a better pick (and definetly and Idea for Stalker) but come on,.. ! and in some cases,.. yes, color is important, when youre portraying an already established character (no I'm not racist, and I AM a black man) I wouldnt want to see an asian wolverine, or a puerto rican Peter parker, nor would I want to see a black ripcord. it spits inthe face of the character who snuck into cobra island, duked it out with Zartan, and was the only guy in G.I.Joe other than Flint, Snake Eyes, or Grunt to get a girl (too bad she got blowed up) Plus, he was one of my favorite figures as a Kid. (co-pilot inthe skystriker)
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01-09-2008, 08:23 AM | #9 |
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and in some cases,.. yes, color is important, when youre portraying an already established character (no I'm not racist, and I AM a black man) I wouldnt want to see an asian wolverine, or a puerto rican Peter parker, nor would I want to see a black ripcord. it spits inthe face of the character
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01-09-2008, 08:29 AM | #10 |
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Wouldn't Michael Jackson be a more appropriate black man to play Ripcord ? LOL
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