ROTTEN TOMATOES: Hasbro Issues Message to G.I. Joe Fans Comments

Hasbro Issues Message to G.I. Joe Fans

by Jeff Giles | November 06, 2007

Summary

There have been a lot of rumors regarding the Paramount/Hasbro-produced live-action G.I Joe movie, and we've had fun discussing many of them -- but Hasbro, apparently, hasn't been enjoying the gossip as much as the rest of us. Back to Article

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Hamboner writes:
on Nov 06 2007 12:35 PM

On second thought, screw this. Red staters live in enough denial and they don't need fictionalized accounts of uber-American greatness to persuade them that we aren't being total @$$ holes abroad and harbor global stability about as well as a bull cares for an antique store.

Flag waving is great... but we would look so stupid to everyone else in the world waving our flags now. There better be a Cobra operative working in the US government compromising the government's dependability while leaving the Joes as faithfull patriotic servants, otherwise Im gonna poop in my hand and smear it on the walls.

huh?

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zgberg writes:
on Nov 06 2007 12:53 PM

In reply to this comment (#1258526)
Evil Empire - I can't wait till the day there actually is a country that becomes an evil empire. If you consider McDonalds and Coke evil, just you wait/

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fuj_ball writes:
on Nov 06 2007 01:20 PM

In reply to this comment (#1259015)
I consider them tasty. Does that mean evil is tasty?

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apostate writes:
on Nov 06 2007 01:24 PM

"This movie will be a modern telling of the "G.I. Joe vs. Cobra" storyline and its compelling characters that Hasbro created 25 years ago. The G.I. Joe team will not be based in Brussels. Instead, they will be based out of the "Pit," as they were throughout the 1980s comic book series. And, in keeping with the G.I. Joe vs. Cobra fantasy, the movie will feature characters and locations from around the world. Duke, the lead character and head of the G.I. Joe team, will embody the values of bravery and heroism that the first generation of G.I. Joe figures established."

Translation: Ignore any bad press or buzz, it's everything you ever wanted in a GI Joe movie and is in no way a watered down globally sensitive pile of garbage directed by the same guy who directed Van Helsing. So make sure you go opening day before anyone tells you otherwise. As usual, there are no refunds.

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Paul_Is_Drunk writes:
on Nov 06 2007 01:37 PM

We invaded a country against the world's wishes & destabilized a region, we're by far the fattest country in the world, we can't handle our natural disasters in this country anymore (New Orleans & San Diego), our President believes he was placed there by 'God,' and our economy is equal to Canada right now. Canada. Canada has as much purchasing power as us. CANADA!

If you still think America is the only thing that matters, you're going to be suffering a very bad reality check the next few years.

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taran72 writes:
on Nov 06 2007 02:11 PM

Wait...back up...did someone say Stephen Sommers is directing this? I guess Paul WS Anderson was unavailable. My GOD this is doomed.

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lestatthevampire writes:
on Nov 06 2007 02:43 PM

*SPOILER ALERT*
Duke gets blown up by a giant cherry bomb by a NEW COBRA OPERATIVE nicknamed 12 year old boy.

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pinkincide writes:
on Nov 06 2007 04:17 PM

In reply to this comment (#1259096)
Actually we invaded a country with the largest multinational force in history after getting a UN Resolution. You can agree or disagree with the Iraq war, but this revisionist history that the US went in alone and illegally is complete BS.

San Diego was a spectacular success--the largest fire and evacuation in CA history and fewer people died than in a standard heatwave. I live there and was evacuated 3 times with over 6 hours warning each in spite of hurricane force winds driving the flames.

And will this UN GI Joe be a child rapist? That seems to be what UN troops are best at:
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/UnitedNations/story?id=489306
Hmmm...seems that's a way worse scandal than abu ghraib. Odd it never gets reported.

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RuinerxxSINCITY writes:
on Nov 06 2007 05:17 PM

when I think of GI Joe being modernized I think of unavoidable American propaganda. I mean what countries out there seriously look at us as "real heroes"? Besides the coalition of the willing LOL. Whenever I her coalition of the willing I think of Fahrenheit 911's coalition role call.

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suggsmar writes:
on Nov 06 2007 05:28 PM

Are you guys kidding??? This is exactly what i've been waiting for! i can't wait to see two armies shooting at each other with their little tracer round laser rifles and no one getting hit.

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Young Turk writes:
on Nov 06 2007 05:52 PM

In reply to this comment (#1259288)
You're kidding right? I think G.I Joe would say you've already lost half the battle.

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JMA writes:
on Nov 06 2007 05:56 PM

It's funny to see right-wing television and radio show hosts get pissed off at this. They don't know dick about G.I. Joe, they just want something they can spin to their audience. It's pathetic.

Anyway, hope the movie is good. Since they're mentioning the comics, I have some hope for this.

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ClericPreston writes:
on Nov 06 2007 06:11 PM

I won't see it without a Sgt. Slaughter cameo. Wait. Is he still alive?

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mpopers writes:
on Nov 06 2007 06:40 PM

G.I Shmo. Seriously, this will be a lame movie. What next, another adaptation of He-Man? Oh wait.....

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optic_85 writes:
on Nov 06 2007 06:52 PM

In reply to this comment (#1258578)
"tyrannical dictator"? "religious terrorist"?

.....Look around. Har Har.

As for the movie, I'll wait until I hear more to decide, but it sounds pretty crummy to me.

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southwick writes:
on Nov 06 2007 08:53 PM

That fact that many of you can so freely express your views and opinions on our current government is completely counter-intuitive to the dictatorial evil empire you claim you live under.

Sounds more like a bunch of rich kids complaining about how their mommy and daddy are too strict.

The US government is far from perfect, but in the words of John Stossel, "give me a break."

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Daniel Aaron writes:
on Nov 07 2007 04:05 AM

i use to play with GI joes even when it was pushing the border of "you still play with toys" the GI joe Kungfu grip revolutionized action figures gone were the early days of stiff armed Star Wars figures not that those were not great days but Joe's were incredible and the choice of weponery and never having to worry about getting stuck with some lame princess lea figure when they were getting doled out (the chicks in GI Joe were pretty hot and could kick a-s) I hope they use Destro he would look cool in a live action film and i would have Jet Li bulk up and play Storm Shadow and Snake eyes both. and fill out the rest of the cast accordantley I I dont know what story line they would do but im sure someone will figure it out

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Agro writes:
on Nov 07 2007 06:44 AM

G.I. PSA overdubs movie. Anything else is a waste of time.

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High School With Money writes:
on Nov 07 2007 07:12 AM

This film will run counter to the spirit of GI Joe if no one ejects and parachutes from a plane right before it blows up. If anyone dies in a jetplane fight, I'm gonna scream "AAWWW THAT'S BULLSHEIT"!

Course I'll do so at home when UN Joe comes to DVD, cuz I'm not spending my duckets on this in a theater...

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Nov 07 2007 07:54 AM

The Good News:
I don't think this movie is going to be any more driven by Right-wing neocon propaganda than any other movie released, i.e., the amount of pro-USA rhetoric is going to be motivated precisely by what the suits in Hollywood think will put butts in the seats, not wat Retarded Monkey-Child (Bush) or Skeletor (Cheney) want them to.

The Bad News:
These are the same hollywood suits that allowed Batman & Robin, Catwoman, and ALL of Kevin Costner's vanity flicks (Waterworld? the Postman!?!? are they F#cking KIDDING!?). This movie has just as much chance to suck as anything else even if there's NO politics involved.

And just because I can't resist: The current US Government, from balls-less Dem's in the Congress to Retarded Monkey Child (see prev) in the office, SUCKS HAIRY GOAT A#S and I AM doing something about it: I'm spreading the word and voting.

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