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Matt Collins
08-06-2009, 10:46 PM
The new GI Joe is a UN solider!

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZjAwMjlhZTY5YTE3MmZlMTg4ZWQ4ZTFkYjA0MmU3OTE=


In the new GI Joe movie, Hollywood appears to have transformed (http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MDc4YmJmNTY5YzM4YjMxYzEwMDc3NGRlMWYyZjI4Yjc=) an American hero into an A-Team for the United Nations. That's because "GI Joe" is now an acronym for "Globally Integrated Joint Operating Entity" (or something like that).

Brooklyn Red Leg
08-07-2009, 02:09 AM
Actually, IIRC, there are only 10 nations signed onto the 'GI Joe' charter. It would appear to be GI Joe: NATO Soldier. However, I will admit it was a tad disheartening the twists and turns they took arriving at this new version.

Examples

- Ripcord was a white Paratrooper in the original. Ripcord is now a black SpecOps soldier (basically, they merged him with the character Stalker).

- The Baroness is now not only Cobra Commander's sister, she was engaged to Duke and is American (IIRC, she was German in the original).

About the only characters they DIDN'T change were Snake Eyes, Scarlett and Destro.

AutoDas
08-07-2009, 05:07 AM
Because getting involved in international affairs would be okay if they're Amerikuh'n?

LittleLightShining
08-07-2009, 05:55 AM
About the only characters they DIDN'T change were Snake Eyes, Scarlett and Destro.
Well that's good because I was always Scarlett when my bro and I would play and I would be really disappointed if they messed with her.

Sad about the rest. I was actually kind of looking forward to seeing this. Of course, they would have to propagandize it even more than it already was.

Stary Hickory
08-07-2009, 06:47 AM
That is why I am not going to see GI Joe.

jkr
08-07-2009, 06:56 AM
and they all wear black...like cops & swats

this movie should go st8 to vhs...

jmdrake
08-07-2009, 07:08 AM
When it comes to selling "G.I. Joe" outside the U.S., the message is "this is not a George Bush movie — it's an Obama world," director Stephen Sommers said. "Right from the writing stage we said to ourselves, this can't be about beefy guys on steroids who all met each other in the Vietnam War, but an elite organization that's made up of the best of the best from around the world."

What did I tell you? Obama wants to be a "war and pieces" president. War is still war and intervention is still intervention whether it's "beefy guys on steroids who all met each other in Vietnam" or an "elite organization...best of the best...blah blah". Note these "elites" are basically cyborgs. Muscles bad - technology good. :rolleyes:

Pepsi
08-07-2009, 07:12 AM
the cartoon movie is a hell of lot better than this one, just by reading what your saying about it.

Brooklyn Red Leg
08-07-2009, 12:41 PM
and they all wear black...like cops & swats

I could be mistaken, but I think that is based on the Sigma 6 version of GI Joe. Sadly, Snake-Eyes looked goofy minus the balaclava as he originally was drawn (and he was originally only a Commando, but they added Ninja-master later).

Snake-Eyes modded Version 1 suit
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b9/Gijoeae16.jpg

ctiger2
08-07-2009, 01:07 PM
I saw the trailer for GI Joe and it looked completely awful. Guaranteed bust.

manny229
08-24-2009, 04:50 PM
Has anyone seen these youtube videos abot GI Joe and the NWO? I rarely watched the cartoon so I can't tell if the episodes are for real.

YouTube - Mindbender Trailer: GI Joe, 9/11 and The War on Terror in GI JOE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC39ZjAMmtM)

YouTube - Mindbender Trailer #2: The Fed, The NWO, and Cobra Commander Offer You a Financial Bailout (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNxsEPS1TIM&feature=related)

amonasro
08-24-2009, 05:01 PM
From the trailers, it looks like it'll be about as good as Transformers.