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I really enjoyed this film, although my expectations were not that high to begin with, but it very pleasantly surprised me. However if you hate bad acting and really hate plot holes then steer clear as it will annoy you. But if you can just enjoy the movie for what it is, an excuse for a load of kick ass action and special effects, then you'll have a good time.
I loved it because it was basicly a cheesy 80's action film with state of the art special effects and stunts. I did have to laugh out loud at the Joe's base though, not in a bad way, but it was just so unbelievably over the top. It was the type of base you would draw as an 7 year old kid.
I think a special mention should go to to the actor who played Zartan (I'm sure he was the guy that played Imhotep in The Mummy). He played a reall nasty piece of work. I would go into detail about his best scene, but I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it yet.
Another special mention has to go to the actress playing Scarlett, not because of her performance, but because she is astonishingly beautiful (mind you I do have a thing for red heads).
My only real complaint was that Cobra Commander's mask was not a smooth finished mirrored face plate. I really didn't like the one in the film. Also (and this is a bug bear I have with transformers) when Jim Henson died there were people who could do a good enough impression to carry on the voice of Kermit. When Disney voice actors die/retire they get others who can do the voices to replace them. So why oh why can Hollywood with it's massive resources, not find someone who can do a good enough impression of Chris Latta? (for those not in the know he did the original voices for Starscream and Cobra Commander in the eighties cartoons).
GoFenris wrote:For me, his character just seems misplaced. Not to mention Ripcord was never a very primary character. Beyond the movie, I find most of the Wayans pretty annoying, as are their movies. 1+1+1=Crap
Hmm, on the one hand I thought he played the role of the whacky black sidekick well, and that role has a long tradition in blockbusters. On the other hand, I don't really want to defend the presence of the whacky black sidekick, and I really don't want to defend a Wayans.
Can we all just agree that the guy playing Duke really sucked?
Yeah, good point regarding the 'wacky black sidekick'. Regarding Duke. I really didn't care either way. So I guess you're correct, he's Duke, the main Joe, if I don't care for him, the charisma of the actor must have been lacking. I didn't realize it before.
Wannabe Writer wrote:
I think a special mention should go to to the actor who played Zartan (I'm sure he was the guy that played Imhotep in The Mummy). He played a reall nasty piece of work. I would go into detail about his best scene, but I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it yet.
Aye it was, I'm still waiting to see it, and hope he does do Zartan Justice, he has always been my fave character.
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My only real complaint was that Cobra Commander's mask was not a smooth finished mirrored face plate. I really didn't like the one in the film. Also (and this is a bug bear I have with transformers) when Jim Henson died there were people who could do a good enough impression to carry on the voice of Kermit. When Disney voice actors die/retire they get others who can do the voices to replace them. So why oh why can Hollywood with it's massive resources, not find someone who can do a good enough impression of Chris Latta? (for those not in the know he did the original voices for Starscream and Cobra Commander in the eighties cartoons).
Pretty sure I read that was on purpose, they thought he'd be way too whiny with his original style voice, which is a pity.
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GoFenris wrote:Especially since the 'whiny-ness' fits the actor much better and Cobra Commander WAS a bit whiny.
I was thinking that too as I watched it. He didn't suite the deep and menacing voice he had in the film. He would have much better suited the 'whiny' voice. Plus it wasn't just a whiny voice, it was also bitter and spiteful which also suited Cobra's whole attitude towards the world. I can see why Starscream's vocie was changed in Transformers, because as with Megatron his new look was a bit more menacing and may not have suited Chris Latta's version of him (though I still would have loved it). But as stated Cobra Comdr in the film would have suited the original voice. I'm not a massive GI Joe (or Action Man as it was called here in the UK) fanboy, but this is the only real issue I have with the film. I did quite like what they did with Destro at the end of the film too, I was wondering if they were just going to leave him as a normal looking bloke. I just hope that for the sequals they don't go down the whole Cobra-La route. It barely worked for the cartoon, so it sure as hell wont work for the film (although Nemesis Enforcer was pretty bad ass).
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Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:Aye it was, I'm still waiting to see it, and hope he does do Zartan Justice, he has always been my fave character.
I don't want to spoil it for you, but I will say to you now that he doesn't have his face paint like he did in the cartoon, but he is way more of a vicious then he ever was in the cartoon. His best line is the one he says to Storm Shadow, you'll know it when you see it .
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Looks like big dumb brainless action move. So speakling as someone who has seen TF2 in theatres 3 times so far (4 once I find a good IMAX screen) I'll likely bloody love it.
Though I have no real connection to the comic or the cartoon, other than the 80s GI Joe vs. The Transformers comics (I'm a Transfan from way back).
Desoppite not having seen the cartoon, I'll likely see this movie. If you have seen the cartoon then
You know, people love to laugh about the PSAs for GI Joe, but they also considered doing them after Transformer with the exact same catch phrase.
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Wannabe Writer wrote: I just hope that for the sequals they don't go down the whole Cobra-La route. It barely worked for the cartoon, so it sure as hell wont work for the film (although Nemesis Enforcer was pretty bad ass).
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I'm really hoping the person we didn't see that addressed the president was NOT Serpentor.
Zartann was awesome, best character in the movie. I don't think the original Cobra Commander voice would have worked for this, too "cartoony" almost, if you know what I mean.
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Nurgleboy77 wrote:The original Cobra voice would sound too much like The Monarch now!
And you know, the guy that provided that voice, Chris Latta (also Starscream in G1 Transformers) has suffered a criticl existence failure. That is to say he's dead.
Nurgleboy77 wrote:The original Cobra voice would sound too much like The Monarch now!
And you know, the guy that provided that voice, Chris Latta (also Starscream in G1 Transformers) has suffered a criticl existence failure. That is to say he's dead.
They could've gotten the guy who does Cobra Commander's voice for Robot Chicken....
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It was stupid, pointless, flawed and little more than a 2 hour toy commercial. But most importantly it was fun.
I loved it. Am going to see it again soon because of just how crazy it was. Going into a film with expectations of EPIC FAIL can sometimes work out in your favour.
H.B.M.C. wrote:It was stupid, pointless, flawed and little more than a 2 hour toy commercial. But most importantly it was fun.
I loved it. Am going to see it again soon because of just how crazy it was. Going into a film with expectations of EPIC FAIL can sometimes work out in your favour.
This. It's a winter (or summer if you live in the US of A) blockbuster. What were you expecting, a Charles Dickens masterpiece?
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Cheese Elemental wrote:This. It's a winter (or summer if you live in the US of A) blockbuster. What were you expecting, a Charles Dickens masterpiece?
I hate this line of reasoning. A film can be a big, dumb, flashy masterpiece. GI Joe isn't a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a lot of fun because Sommers embraced the feel of GI Joe (serious, straight faced heroes squaring off against villains with masterplans to blow up the Eiffel Tower).
But a film can also be big, dumb, flashy and a piece of crap. Being a big, dumb blockbuster isn't an excuse, it's a type of movie and it should be judged on those terms.
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I was surprised by it a bit. It is better than the trailer lets on. The suits aren't in the movie that much, unlike what the trailer seems to imply. I liked it better than Transformers 2 by a mile. It generally hits all the notes you want in a kids version of the military: cool vehicles, simple characters, secret bases, and action from start to finish.
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I thought it was OK, it was better than I thought it would be. I thought it would be carbon copy. Scarlett is hotter than I thought she would be, I usually go for The Baroness. That and I am going to have to see about building a secret base.
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Went in with low expectations. They were exceeded, ergo I'm happy, even if the identity of 'the Doctor' (Not Christopher Ecclestone, Whonivers fans, the character of 'the Doctor' in this movie) was blindingly obvious.
Watched it last night. I expected crap, it was slightly-less-than crap. Glad it didn't cost me anything.
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I just hated the whole way they handled Cobra Commander looking like Dr. Mindbender SHOULD HAVE and being the brother of the Baroness who was the ex-girlfriend of Duke. WTF?! And then to make it worse they try to redeem the Baroness instead of keeping her as a proper Evil Bitch.
If they had stuck to the proper character backgrounds/relationships, gotten a better actor for Duke, and kept Cobra Commander's classic look (they ditched the hood b/c it reminded them of the KKK, but what about the glass faceplate?) I probably would have been decently satisfied with it overall.
I am also disappointed with Cobra Commander's 'look'. Why don't people get that some things just shouldn't be fethed with?
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