Convotron wrote:Retaliation feels more like Batman Begins in that it grounds the larger than life concept of the source material in realistic elements. This is compared to Rise of Cobra, which was trying too hard to bring the 80s cartoon, laser guns and all, to the live action medium.
Convotron wrote:Slaughter does make a very brief cameo in the movie.
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Eat my ass funpub.
Burn wrote:And this is for taking Nemesis Maximo seriously.
*high fives Silly in the face*
carytheone wrote:I can't be assed to do any better right now.
Convotron wrote:I thought I spotted Slaughter during the last scene of the movie. I may be mistaken. I saw that Robert Remus(Sgt. Slaughter) in the cast list. Maybe he is in a deleted scene.
I agree that for the most part, characters in Retaliation and their namesakes from A Real American Hero(ARAH) don't match up that well but at the same time, I think it was for the best. If we had a Roadblock that was derived too faithfully from ARAH or subsequent continuity lines, the character wouldn't have served well as the CO of the remaining Joes.
I think that the main weakness of Retaliation is that Paramount wanted to continue on from Rise of Cobra. The baggage of carrying over elements from RoC made the first 3rd of Retaliation a matter of story catch-up, trying to explain what's going on with the main Joe forces, Snake Eyes, and the remaining senior members of Cobra. We saw a few attempts at character establishment but Flint got a bit part while Roadblock and Lady Jaye were given more to work with in the script.
Apparently Paramount has greenlit a third GI Joe movie so we'll see how things go from here. I think that if the third GI Joe movie continues on from what Retaliation established, it should allow for more and better character development.
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Eat my ass funpub.
Burn wrote:And this is for taking Nemesis Maximo seriously.
*high fives Silly in the face*
carytheone wrote:I can't be assed to do any better right now.
Shadowman wrote:I will put forth the theory that it was the internet itself trying to punch him in the face.
BeastProwl wrote:I think its a good movie, it just has holes and inconsistencies.
BeastProwl wrote:Stormshadow surviving and the joe's from the first movie disappearing probably wont even be touched on if they make a part 3.
Seibertron wrote:So I now have 2 copies of this on Blu-Ray because I couldn't decide which version I wanted. I still haven't seen Retaliation yet. I'd like to watch it on 3D because we don't have many 3D movies for my almost 2 year old 3D TV and because they made such a big deal about converting it to 3D. However, the fanboy in me said "screw 3D you want the Best Buy exclusive that's the extended version with an extra 13 minutes of footage". Unfortunately, the Best Buy version is not in 3D. I like G.I. Joe and I like supporting the brand, but I don't think I need two different versions of Retaliation. Which version should I open???
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