Gi Joe: Retaliation Movie Moved to March 2013!

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The real problem with these movies is that while they're based off of cartoons, they're nothing really like the cartoons we remember. Transformers was all about Robots and yet when it got to the theaters somehow, Megan Fox and Shia Labeouf are the stars. The first GI Joe film was nothing more than a set up film for a sequel no one really cares about. The only film that ever did this successfully was the first Nolan Batman. Batman Begins got a way with this "set-up" formula because despite not having a major bad guy, it had a great script, great acting, and a great director. GI Joe had none of that. GI joe needed to be the cartoon on the big screen not "lets add a wise cracking Wayne's brother for comic relief." Masters Of The Universe came out twenty something years ago and was a movie that was based off a cartoon that was nothing like the cartoon and a huge flop and were still getting terrible films like this. I don't expect every cartoon turned into a movie to get the Lord of The Rings treatment but they should at least put someone at the helm that actually cares about the series enough to make it faithful to the fanbase in the first place. GI Joe didn't even use the iconic theme song in the 1st film (the guitar riff not the narration) Now they're saying they want to push it back and make it in 3d. Seems to me they should have thought of this when they were making the film. It is after all a huge budget Hollywood movie. Now were gonna get an 18 month old movie when this comes out next year. There's also a pretty good saying that applies here, "If it ain't good, it's in 3D" The last movie I went to see that got a delay like this was a garbage Bill Murray film called City of Ember and if you saw that POS, you probably know what to expect.

One other thing...someone missed a golden opportunity at an awesome headline here...
No Joe: Studio Pushes New Gi Joe Film to 2013...that's gold right there. GOLD!

[MEGOMAN]

That takes care of GI Joe in the movies. I was looking forward to see if this movie would hopefully be better than the first. But now this is just going to give the movie a big black eye and a lot of hate from many people. RIP GI Joe!

[rche]

no worries for me as this ain't no Joe I know. I wanna see someone do an AT Joe movie along the lines of Raiders; Romancing the Stone; Big Trouble; Buckaroo Banzai

[Werewolf]

Can't imagine Hasbro is too happy about this. The toys have already been shipped to stores.

[thunderbolt]

Guess the triple threat of superhero films this summer was too much for the studio.

[kingdom warrior]

They couldn't throw this out in August??? The hottest month when people are on Vacation and go to the movies to cool off and watch an action Popcorn flick??? Dumb move...

Too bad.....hype is gone, they'll be lucky if anyone gives two squats next year......

[palitoy]

[Trappy Trek Freak]

3-D makes my eyes feel crazy and I get kinda nausiated, I really wanted to see if they could make GI Joe better than the last one.

[MIB41]

Translation: We don't want to get stomped by the comic book movies that will own the Summer. We'll try again next year.

[MIB41]

Second question. What does Hasbro do with all the product they just put out for the movie? There are Retaliation figures on the pegs!

[Werewolf]

Second question. What does Hasbro do with all the product they just put out for the movie? There are Retaliation figures on the pegs!

Hasbro has to be getting hurt be this. Stores still have a glut of figures from the first movie and now they have figures from a movie that wont even be out for a year. This has the potential to severely hurt GI Joe at the mass market retail level.

[megomania]

Second question. What does Hasbro do with all the product they just put out for the movie? There are Retaliation figures on the pegs!

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Subject: GI JOE RETALIATION IS IN STOCK AND SHIPPING NOW!

[jimsmegos]

I really was looking forward to this one. To have both the Rock and Bruce Willis gave me a lot of hope for this one versus the last stinker which I have yet to make it all the way through. God bless 'em but the first one bored me to tears. As far as competing with the super hero flicks, wouldn't you say this too is of the same ilk?

As far as the toys go, while I haven't seen them in the flesh my mind did start racing with all of the cool Bruce Willis customs that could now be possible with only minor modification. Die Hard(s), Fifth Element, Pulp Fiction, Moonlighting the motion picture- The Return of David

[chunky B]

It's called the "empty box office promotion"! There will be toys and t-shirts, but you will have to get a certificate to mail in for the promise of a movie.

The kit is supposed to include an official GI Joe membership card, a GI Joe miniature cardboard standee, the official pop corn container that you can bring to the theater to fill with all the buttery popcorn you can eat, a coupon for 10% off the "Big Gun" a 16 oz. Coca-Cola tie in soft drink, and of course the certificate you mail in for the chance to be one of the few that will go see the movie opening day March 2013.

It worked for kenner 35 years ago!

[BlackKnight]

Is there any 12inch Movie Joes offered from Hasbro this time around ?