Top Ten Reasons Why I Don't Like G. I. Joe

[monta]

No. The creation of Action man was the result of the unsuceesful Village People merchandizing campaign.

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YouTube - Macho Man

 

[Quagmire]

Hey!


hey hey hey hey
YouTube - Macho Man

That should have been the theme song for the movie.

 

[Nepenthe]

Did they have any of this in the movie:

???



I bet they didn't.

Surely you would have enjoyed it more.

I'd pay to watch that on an IMAX screen.

When G.I. Joe was at its peak, like mid 80s or so, I was the little kid Hasbro was marketing at, but I never got any of the figures or saw the tv show. All my friends had 'em so I was a bit jealous and wondered what all the fuss was about. So, I was kinda raised by my uncle and he worked at the UofO bookstore. I spent a lot of time wandering around there waiting for him to get off work.

Curious about G.I. Joe, I was browsing the photography/art section and saw a book whose cover had these big buff guys in military/police uniforms and I thought "that must be G.I. Joe!" I grabbed the book and sat down to read it.

It was a Tom of Finland book.
It amuses me to this day...

 

[cardero]

I'd pay to watch that on an IMAX screen.

When G.I. Joe was kind of at its peak, like mid 80s or so, I was the little kid Hasbro was marketing at, but I never got any of the figures or saw the tv show. All my friends had 'em so I was a bit jealous and wondered what all the fuss was about. So, I was kinda raised by my uncle and he worked at the UofO bookstore.

Nepenthe, what's a UofO bookstore?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I don't know anything about G.I. Joe, but I thought the movie looked at least interesting.

9. Sgt. Slaughter.

Now, is this some new character, or is the Sgt. Slaughter in this movie?

 

[Nepenthe]

Nepenthe, what's a UofO bookstore?

Oops, sorry Cardero. It's the University of Oregon bookstore.

 

[cardero]

I don't know anything about G.I. Joe, but I thought the movie looked at least interesting.


Now, is this some new character, or is the Sgt. Slaughter in this movie?

Sgt Slaughter was a popular WWF wrestler in the 80's who had a miltary gimmick. He was probably asked to appear on the G.I. Joe animated series to attract, appeal and settle young viewers into this new world of G.I. Joe. In the beginning of the series (if I remember correctly), he made live action appearances (in the beginning to introduce the conflict between Cobra and G.I.Joe and at the end to deliver the moral) as well as lending his voice talents. There may have been a action figure available of him with the other "Joes" and I know he appeared in the comic but I think he was dropped from the roster in subsequent seasons and soon faded into wrestling obscurity.

 

[monta]

It was a Tom of Finland book. It amuses me to this day...

Obviously a book is a gift that keeps on giving

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Sgt Slaughter was a popular WWF wrestler in the 80's who had a miltary gimmick. He was probably asked to appear on the G.I. Joe animated series to attract, appeal and settle young viewers into this new world of G.I. Joe. In the beginning of the series (if I remember correctly), he made live action appearances (in the beginning to introduce the conflict between Cobra and G.I.Joe and at the end to deliver the moral) as well as lending his voice talents. There may have been a action figure available of him with the other "Joes" and I know he appeared in the comic but I think he was dropped from the roster in subsequent seasons and soon faded into wrestling obscurity.

I knew he was a WWF wrestler, and still makes appearances once in awhile. I did not know he was a part of G.I. Joe though.

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

Saw the movie, enjoyed it a great deal. But I'm not familiar with the back story even though I'm big into comics. So, as a stand alone movie it was spectacular, but I don't know what the purest are saying about it.

 

[cardero]

Saw the movie, enjoyed it a great deal. But I'm not familiar with the back story even though I'm big into comics. So, as a stand alone movie it was spectacular, but I don't know what the purest are saying about it.

Maybe some day Marvel will compile the issues in an "Essentials" volume. I owned one or two comics of G.I. Joe but not enough to make a valued opinion. From what I understand the comic was well received. They had good writers and good artists. Larry Hama I think wrote many issues. Surprisingly, the late Steve Gerber used to do some writing for the T.V. animated show.

 

[Just_me_Mike]

I took my son, and we both really liked it. The effects were brilliant, and the athleticism was great between snake eyes and storm shadow.
Also, not NEARLY as corny as I thought it might be. Very good surprise.

 

[Panda]

No one else think Death Star at the end? I mean come on the sword fight in the base, all the fighters outside, then the escape through the canyon while the base blows up.

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

They had good writers and good artists.

I never got into the comics, I was always into military fiction and military science fiction and GI Joe just never made the grade. The movie was fun because it was a fast paced action flick and I learned a long time ago that Hollywood can't do military so I wasn't expecting any realism there. The actor who played Duke is a big anti-war activist and only agreed to the part because it was pure fantasy with no real world connections to the military.

 

[BucephalusBB]

8. Nobody gets killed. It's war for Christ's sake!!

Sadly enough this seems a hype nowadays..

No one else think Death Star at the end? I mean come on the sword fight in the base, all the fighters outside, then the escape through the canyon while the base blows up.

Not fair, I always think Death Star..

Is G.I Joe the same as Action Man

And there I was thinking we would have been about the same age..
Are you sure you saw weekend at bernies at the release?

 

[Panda]

I didn't know it was a comic. I remember action man, he was awesome.

 

[BucephalusBB]

What's with the action man?

It's like saying you don't know barbie, but "bratz" are cool

 

[Panda]

Action man has been around since the 60s though. Thats well before I was born, and I've never seen GI Joe things anywhere.

 

[BucephalusBB]

Action man has been around since the 60s though. Thats well before I was born, and I've never seen GI Joe things anywhere.

I stand corrected. I guess it was more an american thing than GI Joe was