Archive for August, 2009

The Heavier Side Of GI Joe

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Last year at the San Diego Comic Convention they showed a preview of GI Joe: Resolute, a new PG-13, anime style version of the GI Joe cartoon.  Here is a link to the phone-cam version of the preview and I LOVE the audience reaction when Snake-Eyes finishes off the Cobra Trooper with his sword. They [...]

The Lighter Side of GI Joe

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Funny or Die has put together a little homage to GI Joe and did a fantastic job.

The Ballad of G.I. Joe from Olivia Wilde
Only a true GI Joe fan could nail all of these classic costumes and the cameo at the end is just too much!

The GI Joe Movie

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

Being a huge fan of the GI Joe franchise for years and years, I always imagined someone taking the time to put together a solid movie that would have millions and millions of people enjoy the franchise as much as I do. The Transformers movie actually did this for me.  I liked the Transformers but [...]

The Movie Is Out

Friday, August 7th, 2009

So, the live action GI Joe movie is out in theaters today in the US.  Paramount didn’t let critics review the movie before today because they wanted to give it a chance and not have to deal with damage control the same way they had to with the Transformers 2 movie a month ago. Maybe [...]