tw7222 Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 With all the transformer talk I figured someone may know something? Anyone?
FalconC45 Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 With all the transformer talk I figured someone may know something? Anyone? Oh gawd I sincerly hope not... Falcon
tw7222 Posted July 13, 2007 Author Posted July 13, 2007 Oh gawd I sincerly hope not... Falcon yeah but, your name is Falcon and there was a Falcon in GI Joe
TX3RN0BILL Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Somehow I think it would be a flop, since all that "one big army of terrorists" cliché is gone and buried forewer I think... Transformers has transforming robots, that's an unusual but very much appreciated crowd pleaser which has no equal. GIJOE though would be lost among vast competition spanning everything from James Bond to John Rambo and would definitely not be a box-office hit like Transformers...
FalconC45 Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 yeah but, your name is Falcon and there was a Falcon in GI Joe Yes, Lt. Falcon and he was Duke's brother. But the friggin toon was corny as hell. Thank god I stopped watching it after the movie, which it was ok (at least there was killings, even though they were giant bugs) GI Joe was my second choice of my nick, first was F-16. Falcon
FalconC45 Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Somehow I think it would be a flop, since all that "one big army of terrorists" cliché is gone and buried forewer I think... Transformers has transforming robots, that's an unusual but very much appreciated crowd pleaser which has no equal. GIJOE though would be lost among vast competition spanning everything from James Bond to John Rambo and would definitely not be a box-office hit like Transformers... I agree unless the movie represent COBRA in today's world events IE Taliban or something like that but as more country bound? I don't know.. GI Joe IMHO makes conflict as bloodless fighting. Falcon
+JediMaster Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 The only way it could work is if they took the characters and transplanted them to a more realistic modern situation. There's nothing wrong with the characters, and they're better defined than most war movie characters are.
+SayethWhaaaa Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Larry Hama wrote the comic for years and it was pretty good, a little corny from time to time, but pretty good nonetheless. I mean he won a host of awards for it. Once he left, it turned to shyte in under a year, even after the Transformers crossover. If there was a screenplay, and it avoids the "real Americn hero" crap which was a byproduct of the old war and corny as hell (by the way, I sincerely mean no offense to you United States folks), especially in the cartoon. IMHO, if they make a serious attempt at remaking the Joe theme, not a half arsed attempt just to sell a bunch of toys, (I'm talking your Bourne Identity serious as opposed to floptastic Alien vs Predator attempt), it might work well... But Lord Jedi and TX3RNOBILL are right, it could just as easily go the other way... ...and I hope bloodywell they don't rebadge it as "Action Force" in the UK!! Those are just my thoughts, not that I was a fan or nuthin'
FalconC45 Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Larry Hama wrote the comic for years and it was pretty good, a little corny from time to time, but pretty good nonetheless. I mean he won a host of awards for it. Once he left, it turned to shyte in under a year, even after the Transformers crossover. If there was a screenplay, and it avoids the "real Americn hero" crap which was a byproduct of the old war and corny as hell (by the way, I sincerely mean no offense to you United States folks), especially in the cartoon. IMHO, if they make a serious attempt at remaking the Joe theme, not a half arsed attempt just to sell a bunch of toys, (I'm talking your Bourne Identity serious as opposed to floptastic Alien vs Predator attempt), it might work well... But Lord Jedi and TX3RNOBILL are right, it just as easily go the other way... ...and I hope bloodywell they don't rebadge it as "Action Force" in the UK!! Those are just my thoughts, not that I was a fan or nuthin' I agree, at the beginning GI Joe comic was great! I still got the issues bagged :). I think the screenplay would work if they put the team in a more realistic setting like Jedi suggested. Falcon
+SayethWhaaaa Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 ...and it avoids the "real Americn hero" crap which was a byproduct of the old war and corny as hell... that was meant to read COLD WAR
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