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03-28-2023, 06:57 AM | #21 |
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Snake Eyes happened.
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03-28-2023, 06:59 AM | #22 |
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Completely agree -- one of the best G.I. Joe movies out there.
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03-28-2023, 08:30 AM | #23 |
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I thought that the premise for Retaliation was a good sequel/fix to Rise of Cobra; however, the main two problems were Channing Tatum and Dewayne "the Rock" Johnson. "The Rock" IS a character already, and it's the only character that Dewayne Johnson plays no matter what movie he is in, and Channing Tatum just can't act IMHO.
Snake Eyes had good acting and fight scenes, but the goofy McGuffin (sun stone?) and SE being the heel turned good guy just ruined this movie. I think one of the major problems with comic book movies is that the studios not only want to make their "mark" on the genre, but they feel like they have to introduce the story of characters to the audience - which they don't. I know it's not a comic book movie, but take for example Tears of the Sun, which a lot of Joe fans praise, there is little to no introduction or background story going on. GIJoe Resolute is highly praised because the writers presumed the audience already knows the story. We didn't have to be told who Major Bludd or Bazooka were. If GIJoe is ever going to be successful as a film franchise, then the writers & producers just need to stick to what made it a success in the early to mid 1980s. Jason |
03-28-2023, 12:55 PM | #24 |
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Terrible film in a series of terrible films.
So sad
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03-28-2023, 01:07 PM | #25 |
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GIJoe Resolute is highly praised because the writers presumed the audience already knows the story. {...} If GIJoe is ever going to be successful as a film franchise, then the writers & producers just need to stick to what made it a success in the early to mid 1980s. Jason
Would Resolute have been as effective with the Sunbow voice cast? I agree the "hit the ground running" storytelling helped, but the movies suffered because they went cheap on talent. For all its faults, ROC was a big Sunbow revival and Retaliation mirrored Renegades ... with none of the fun. Or talent. Or great Easter eggs. |
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03-28-2023, 01:39 PM | #26 |
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Both movies sucked but I felt like this one sucked more because it felt less "GI Joe" than RoC did.
Still say the best out of the duology was the RoC movie novelization. Felt more Joe like, including CC and Destro getting away at the end swearing revenge. |
03-28-2023, 01:42 PM | #27 |
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I still have not watched Retaliation after Rise of Cobra was so disappointing for me when it was released in theaters. And then when I heard it feels even less like G.I. Joe than RoC, I just lose any desire to see it.
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03-28-2023, 02:55 PM | #28 |
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Can we get a version where RZA has been digitally replaced by Tig Notaro?
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03-28-2023, 02:57 PM | #29 |
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Hard disagree. You got CC in the helmet. You got CC with an absolutely absurd plan to take over. You got the Cobra symbol banners hanging from the White House. Just those 3 things make it closer to Joe than RoC.
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