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11-07-2009, 12:57 AM | #1 |
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I really liked ROC in the theaters and saw it twice, but I have to say I'm not as thrilled with it after watching it on DVD. Watching the bonus clips in which they interview Stephen Sommers made me aware what a complete idiot he is. In that interview he admits that he had no clue about the GI JOE RAH cartoon series of the 1980's until only recently before filming. The only reason that he didn't destroy the entire GI JOE brand was that some GI JOE characters are just so damn cool that even a total-fool directing the film couldn't wreck it entirely.
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not many men in their 40's are familiar with RAH since they didn't grow up with it, so I'm not sure I find that much to hold against him.
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11-07-2009, 12:59 AM | #3 |
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I just saw that last night...and I thought the same thing. He looked like a freakin dingus the way he watches the camera and bites his tongue
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11-07-2009, 01:04 AM | #4 |
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After watching the DVD a couple times, IMO Sommer's wrecked a great opportunity to bring GI JOE to the masses again. If DVD sales of ROC are poor, I think the ROC sequel is DOA.
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I would have gone with a younger director who was familiar with RAH lore. He need not have to recite like it was Biblical Canon, only be familiar with it and have affection for what made the original cartoon series so great.
After watching the DVD a couple times, IMO Sommer's wrecked a great opportunity to bring GI JOE to the masses again. If DVD sales of ROC are poor, I think the ROC sequel is DOA.
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11-07-2009, 01:10 AM | #6 |
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Since Abrams likes time travel maybe he could take GI JOE down the story line similar to the RAH two part episode 'Worlds without end". At this point it's only that type of story line that could salvage the damage done to GI JOE (by Sommers) by allowing it to be re-done without having to admit total defeat with ROC.
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I wouldn't have hired them in the first place, especially Bay on Transformers because he HATES the Dinobots. I would have liked to see someone like Seth Green work on these movies instead. At least he loves and knows the ARAH G.I. Joe and G1 Transformers worlds very well.
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11-07-2009, 01:18 AM | #8 |
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Fine then I will hold it against him, and while I'm at it Micheal Bay as well for Transformers.
I wouldn't have hired them in the first place, especially Bay on Transformers because he HATES the Dinobots. I would have liked to see someone like Seth Green work on these movies instead. At least he loves and knows the ARAH G.I. Joe and G1 Transformers worlds very well. I don't know that Seth Green could direct something on that huge of a scale, but I totally agree with you that he definitely has the right knowlege and passion for it...if they could find someone like him it would be soooo awesome
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Yeah, they totally got the wrong producer,director and set and costume designers for this movie.
Imagin if they got someone who cared about ARAH. Someone who was a fan of the Marvel comics. |
11-08-2009, 12:54 AM | #10 |
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The guy who played Storm Shadow stated on the DVD that Sommers moved around as if he sitting on a hot sausage when filming the movie. Was Sommers really the right guy for the job? I think not.
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