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Post by legios on Dec 13, 2009 22:28:47 GMT
Well, having invested the monies in the DVD of Gi Joe on day of release I finally got a chance to sit down with a couple of beers and rewatch it.
I was glad to say that it holds up well to a second viewing. I had wondered if it would lose something in the home environment once the mayhem wasn't quite as large in front of the eyes. But fortunately I was wrong. It remains a fine, fine portion of cheese - one that is both aware and unapologetic about its status as a big dumb action flick, and doesn't try to pretend to anything higher. It is also wonderfully paced - it just takes the brakes off in the opening few minutes, breaks into a run and then puts the hammer down to sprint for the full back hour of the film.
It has some absolutely cracking set-pieces as well - the Snake Eye's/Storm Shadow throw-down is wonderful, as is the ever-increasingly demented chase through Paris.
Still far and away my favourite of the dumb action flicks that I saw this year.
Right Hollywood - I need a Gi Joe sequel, stat!
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 14, 2009 8:20:03 GMT
It is enjoyable silly nonsense.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 15, 2009 14:51:38 GMT
Saw it with Ralph on Saturday. Top notch fun so it was.
Looking forward to the sequel.
Andy
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Post by Nigel on Feb 18, 2010 18:24:52 GMT
Is there a Region 2 two-disc edition available? I can't find one online (except Blu-Ray).
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 18, 2010 18:28:23 GMT
Not to my knowledge, sadly.
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Post by skillex on Feb 21, 2010 8:55:59 GMT
I saw this the other night and it was definitely teetering into the "so bad it's good" in quite an entertaining, pulpy fashion. Unlike Revenge of the Fallen, so bad it's appallingly dull.
Like many of you , I suspect, my Action Force knowledge stems from the TF backup strips, and while I never had time for the dullard US soldiers, I thought Cobra were a fantastic set of villains - albeit perhaps the campest international terrorist group to grace the pages of children's comics.
Standout moments of the film - most if which made it semi-enjoyable nonsense!
- the Baroness not really being evil. BOO! She should've been played by someone a bit older like Julianne Moore and been a proper baddie. This would've fit the otherwise impressive Cobra casting - Eccleston and Gordon-Levitt, two of my favourite actors.
- an irony-free recreation of the opening scenes of Team America.
- Channing Tatum. A ridiculous charisma-vacuum. Top ridiculous moment surely when he was in the rain, on a bike, in shades, at a funeral.
- "Nice shoes"
- "It's in Celtic!"
- and much more...
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 21, 2010 14:04:06 GMT
I saw this the other night and it was definitely teetering into the "so bad it's good" in quite an entertaining, pulpy fashion. No, I won't go along with that. "So bad it's good" is a term reserved for things that are unintentionally entertaining (and nearly everything that it is applied to fails to click at all with me). 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' is precisely as good as it sets out to be, and in the way it intends to be. All the cheese, lack of realism and ham acting is entirely appropriate for the concept and extremely well-judged. Better actors would have spoiled the effect. I think they knew exactly what they were doing. Martin |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 25, 2010 0:08:02 GMT
Purchased for the mighty sum of £5.00 from Tesco last night. Money well spent.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 25, 2010 7:23:42 GMT
Purchased for the mighty sum of �5.00 from Tesco last night. Money well spent. The cheesy training montage alone is worth £5.00. Martin |
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Post by Nigel on Mar 25, 2010 10:18:06 GMT
£5. That'll do. (Seeing as I can't get a 2 disc version. Evil DVD companies, trying to get us to buy BluRay so that we can get the bells and whistles. The US has a 2-disc standard DVD Wolverine, so why can't we INTERROBANG) I'll see if I can pick up a copy on Saturday.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 25, 2010 15:38:58 GMT
Forgot to put in my two whatsits on GIJoe:ROC. Pretty much what y'all saying already, Tosh, but highly enjoyable tosh. I'm with Skillex in the 'Baroness isn't really a baddie' thing, that was pants. Ripcord and Heavyloadwhateverhisnamewas weren't very good. Duke was ok. Destro, Baroness, Hawk, Scarlet were ace, and Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow and Zartan were FAB! Action scenes were ace, although something about the suits in the Paris chase took something away from it for me, not sure why, maybe it made them seem too 'super-human'. The general story was ok, interesting origin for Cobra Commander. Not entirely sure I liked it, but I'm willing to stick with it for future films. The way Destro became Destro was very Battle Action Force, I thought, with Cobra Commander almost 'creating' him himself, if you know what I mean. I didn't like the way they were captured at the end, took the menace out of it for me. Would have been better for Cobra Commander at least to have escaped to start the building of his new Cobra organisation. One thing I didn't like were all the generic uniforms. Far far more 'Joes' could have been put in there, in the Pit scenes, in the Snake Eyes vs Duke scene, in their recognisable outfits. I feel the toy outfits look real-worldy enough for a live action film. But overall, very enjoyable. Look forward to more (hopefully with some Cobra Troopers in it!!!).
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 29, 2010 18:23:57 GMT
No TESCO near me, but I did find a £7 copy in ASDA to entertain the parentals with at the weekend. They loved it, proclaiming it "tremendous" and the "best bad film they've ever seen". Particular praise was given for Destro's ancestor at the start, Eccelston's Scottish accent, Dennis Quaid's hands-on-hips-acting style and the Joe's having a big submarine.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Mar 29, 2010 21:43:04 GMT
You can't beat a nice big Submarine.....
And Eccleston's accent really should raise a grievance about the fact that it did not get separate billing.
But clearly this all confirms that Gi Joe successfully delivers something for everyone.
Karl
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Post by Nigel on Mar 31, 2010 13:36:08 GMT
Neither local Tesco had it at the weekend but I did just order it from Amazon for the same price, £5. I also ordered V The Final Battle while I was at it, again £5. I've already got the original mini series so I thought I'd rewatch them before the new version starts. I didn't bother buying the series, which Amazon has for under £8, because it wasn't very good.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 31, 2010 19:03:31 GMT
And Eccleston's accent really should raise a grievance about the fact that it did not get separate billing. Karl HHAAAAA!!!!! You Da Man, Karlos! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 26, 2011 21:01:21 GMT
On Channel 4 TONIGHT at 9:15!
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Post by duffism1981 on Nov 26, 2011 22:06:15 GMT
This is a very enjoyable film. It saddens me that the worst actor in this film is the only one who is returning for the sequel. They may as well have replaced Channing Tatum with a giant Duke action figure and you would have got a more charismatic performance.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 27, 2011 0:51:00 GMT
Ray Park is also returning as Snake Eyes.
-Ralph
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Post by Dave on Nov 27, 2011 10:46:03 GMT
I was looking forward to seeing this again... and then forgot it was on. Argghh!
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Post by duffism1981 on Nov 28, 2011 16:42:46 GMT
Ray Park is also returning as Snake Eyes. -Ralph True, but to be fair Snake Eyes could be replaced by any generic martial artist hidden under the mask. Also the guy who played Storm Shadow is also returning. My point was more from the star studded cast from the first film, they have to bring back no personality required Channing Tatum. I personally can't stand The Rock, but hopefully the sequel will be just as fun as the first. |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 28, 2011 18:14:31 GMT
I disagree with you re: Snake Eyes. Ray Park has a very distinctive movement style.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 13, 2011 7:22:51 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 13, 2011 8:09:12 GMT
Lifeless overly DARK and SERIOUS crap. Where did the fun go?
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 13, 2011 8:12:47 GMT
Also, didn't we just have a cartoon series with the same bloody premise? Its early cancellation now becomes obvious.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Dec 13, 2011 9:24:06 GMT
Also, didn't we just have a cartoon series with the same bloody premise? Its early cancellation now becomes obvious. -Ralph That's interesting, I'd thought it was cancelled because it was TOO different to the movie and was going to be retooled to be more in line. That trailer is pretty obviously going for the Transformers audience isn't it, down to the slow-mo exploding cars flying over the head of a pretty woman to weird slow techo music. |
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Post by Benn on Dec 13, 2011 9:40:36 GMT
Well, um... When did Micheal Bay start directing this?
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Post by Nigel on Dec 13, 2011 9:44:13 GMT
Beaten to the punch. I just logged in to post the trailer.
Hmm. The first half makes it look like they've cut out all the tongue in cheek stuff that made the first one fun, but there are couple of things later in the trailer that make it look like it's still there.
Be warned, there are a few major spoilers in the trailer.
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Post by legios on Dec 13, 2011 13:03:01 GMT
Hmmm. My computer at work doesn't like embedded video apparently - it'll play the images but the sound does not materialise. I shall have a watch when I return home.
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Post by Dave on Dec 13, 2011 16:12:39 GMT
Bit worried by the trailer. I imagine I'll still go see it but I hope there's a greater percentage of fun in the full film.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 13, 2011 17:59:54 GMT
My thoughts exactly.
Hey, I have a cinema pass so I'll go see it though my enthusiasm level has dropped from 'must see' to 'may as well'. But you never know. Sometimes trailers completely misrepresent a film. The recent 'Hugo' being a case in point. 'Another Earth''s trailer seemed to describe a very different film to the navel gazing nonsense it turned out to be!
I expect this trailer to go down well with the Joe fanbase because it is DARK and SERIOUS. Recall how vocal that lot were about how much they hated the first film including a hilarious campaign on YO JOE to have the film banned from being released!
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