GI Joe: Rise of Cobra Discussion and Reviews [SPOILERS]

[IrishJedi]

Unlike the U.S. Marines, Navy and Army with bases all over the world...

:SIGH: Okay, let me make this a little more clear to those who actually give half a crap about the source material: In the movie, The PIT is actually in the desert near the pyramids in Egypt. THE PIT.

To those in the cheap seats, this is basically akin to having the Batcave located in Nebraska or something.

Irish, probably the most meaningful, depressing, yet hilarious part of that quote was:

100% Agreed. That and Ebert's quote. Here they are together:

It is sure to be enjoyed by those whose movie appreciation is defined by the ability to discern that moving pictures and sound are being employed to depict violence.

Then again, any movie where you can watch the bottom line on an entire industry get lower in front of you might be worth the nine bucks to see.

 

[thenammagazine]

How do you make people see that while yes, you can actually polish a turd, and the MythBusters even proved it, in the end it's still just a lump of ^^^^?

 

[Kuzeh]

sleep

 

[Shai]

well ,i've cracked and downloaded the Turd on my computer..going to watch it tonight after work..stay tune for review.

 

[IrishJedi]

How do you make people see that while yes, you can actually polish a turd, and the MythBusters even proved it, in the end it's still just a lump of ^^^^?

Did the MythBusters really do that? Wow.

well ,i've cracked and downloaded the Turd on my computer..going to watch it tonight after work..stay tune for review.

Can't wait for Shai's review. I wish we could get EVILFACE and Mando to break, too... but I suppose it's best if at least a couple of us remain untarnished.

 

[thenammagazine]

well ,i've cracked and downloaded the Turd on my computer..going to watch it tonight after work..stay tune for review.

Be prepared for a lot of:

 

[Khev]

I wish we could get EVILFACE and Mando to break, too... but I suppose it's best if at least a couple of us remain untarnished.

From my impression of Mando there's a chance he'll appreciate parts of it as I did. EVILFACE? No way.

 

[The Mike]

Same with Iron Man. Jarvis was the frickin house, not an actual butler. Sometimes you have to make changes in order to put something on the big screen.

Have to step in here. Jarvis wasn't the house, he was Tony's own personal Computer system. He was downloaded into the house's systems so he could control everything via one outlet like a universal remote. That is why Jarvis had to be downloaded into the Iron Man Mark systems not so the house could communicate with the suit but Tony with the system that ran his house, his office and who knows where else he was attached. Also the reasons that he was changed was too fold. 1: Batman was overwhelmingly popular coming off of Batman Begins, the writers felt that having Iron Man also have an elderly butler would be viewed by casual fans as a copycat. 2: They also felt that someone like Tony Stark who had minimal friends would probably have built his own best friend to interact with to further show just how disassociated with people and really only has Rhodes, Pepper and Happy as actual human contacts with Obi his only real connection to Stark Industries employees. Jarvis could actually get him whatever he needed via his connections to his the Stark Industries databases.

The changes were done to further push Stark's personality to the audience and update it to have it be more believable. A Super genius who could build and manufacture everything would build the perfect butler not hire one.

 

[The Mike]

well ,i've cracked and downloaded the Turd on my computer..going to watch it tonight after work..stay tune for review.

I'm tempted to do this as well....

 

[Kuzeh]

Wow... people here, start witch-hunts against re-casters, yet, downloading movies illegally is OK?... ...

 

[Sixthscalemagazine]

Wow... people here, start witch-hunts against re-casters, yet, downloading movies illegally is OK?... ...

only terrible movies.

 

[Serpentor]

despite my better judgment I chose to go see this movie if you want to call it that on Sunday after some friends claimed it wasn't the worst thing to ever be shown on a movie screen. I went in with no expectations, and G.I Joe Rise of Cobra managed to blow my mind, I mean I thought it was going to be bad I just didn't think it was possible for it to be that bad. The whole movie just made me feel ill, Ray Park was probably one of the only half way decent things in the movie even if he wasnt used enough. In favor of Marylon Wayans. Overall this thing shouldnt even be called G.I Joe nor a movie.

 

[The Mike]

Wow... people here, start witch-hunts against re-casters, yet, downloading movies illegally is OK?... ...

I don't throw rocks at glass houses. I have no problem is someone wants to download movies, tv shows, comic books or music. If for some strange reason I love this film it'll just make me want to go see it on the big screen. If I hate it or laugh the whole way through then I saved my money to spend it on another Hollywood movie instead.

 

[Chimera 1]

Re: I know it's only 12 reviews, but I am a bit shocked!

its an agenda by marketers and film makers that believe the rest of the world wouldn't want to see a film about americans saving the day. just like in Superman Returns where someone says "truth justice and all that stuff" instead of "truth justice and the american way".

So what are they going to call "Captain America" when his movie comes out?

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Re: I know it's only 12 reviews, but I am a bit shocked!

So what are they going to call "Captain America" when his movie comes out?

Captain Planet?

 

[Mesa]

I think anyone that goes into this movie with their mind already made up that it will suck hard, for them the movie will probably suck hard.

After seeing this thread prior to going to see the movie, I dropped my expectations and found it is possible to actually enjoy what was presented rather than spend all my time picking it apart and hating on it.

 

[ortiz344]

i am curious where the film can go now:
stormshadow/cover girl are dead
destro/CC/baroness are all locked up,
i think they kinda didnt leave themselves with any starting point for the next movie if it comes...and i think its kinda weak to start off BEFORE cobra exists, why would they shoot themselves in the foot like that, i wanted to see destro and cobra commander in more than 2 minutes of this movie...

 

[nikki6r]

i am curious where the film can go now:
stormshadow/cover girl are dead
destro/CC/baroness are all locked up,
i think they kinda didnt leave themselves with any starting point for the next movie if it comes...and i think its kinda weak to start off BEFORE cobra exists, why would they shoot themselves in the foot like that, i wanted to see destro and cobra commander in more than 2 minutes of this movie...

Zartan is in the Oval Office. Gives Cobra a pretty good start for the next movie.

 

[Deeznutz6]

I think anyone that goes into this movie with their mind already made up that it will suck hard, for them the movie will probably suck hard.

After seeing this thread prior to going to see the movie, I dropped my expectations and found it is possible to actually enjoy what was presented rather than spend all my time picking it apart and hating on it.

I had low expectations of this and high ones for TF2, both sucked enormously on equal levels.

 

[Khev]

i am curious where the film can go now:
stormshadow/cover girl are dead

I'm sure they'll bring SS back. In the comics he was presumed dead after being shot in the chest several times but was later revealed to be in a self-induced state of ninja-stasis or something like that.