There were some really cool and fun things that could have been done with this franchise on the big screen. Just ask The Moviegoer, he has a great three-film-treatment that blows this away. I mean, one of the most important and dramatic story lines in all of Joe-dom is the Storm Shadow/Snake-Eyes relationship, back story and everything that unfolded from it throughout the franchise. If you really wanted to make a real, earnest run at a GI Joe film, they should have looked no further than the Marvel comic that launched with the 3-inch, Real American Hero toy line in the 80's...especially issue 21.
the famous silent issue
Now, I hope I'm wrong and this is actually a good movie - I just doubt that'll happen. It looks like a festival of incorrect origins, crappy battle suits, and generic action movie tropes. I will say, though, the effects look cool and whatever that rust/rot shit is bringing down the Eiffel Tower is cool(But I'd still like to see the Broadcast Energy Transmitter).
Ah, well - I just hope they don't mix up Blow Torch and Snow Job.
SnowTorch?
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Sienna Miller sure does look nice with a raven-colored 'do, though, I must admit.
I kind of dug it outside of the "accelerator suits." Though that biz-sion totally looked like a perfect Tomax and Xamot cover.
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