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funkychinaman · #1 04-03-2013, 06:28 PM

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I quite liked it. It was ridiculous but fun. I think it suffered quite badly from editing it down to under 2 hours though (probably due to that extra Channing Tatum stuff), making some of the exposition very rushed and possibly hard to follow if you weren't familiar with the source material.

One of the reviews I read said that was a positive thing though, that it was a G.I. Joe film for G.I. Joe fans.

funkychinaman · #2 04-03-2013, 06:36 PM

I DL the Unjustice: Gods Among Us demo and played as Batman (of course.) Graphically, it's a very beautiful game, although I wasn't a fan of Batman's costume. It's a mix of the movie Batman and Arkham City Batman costumes, using the cowl/helmet from the films with the suit from Arkham City, and it looked a bit off. The demo only featured three playable characters, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Lex Luthor, and a boss, Doomsday. The fact that Batman beat Doomsday is absolutely ridiculous.

Batman's always been a bit out of place next to the rest of the Justice League, because he has no powers. I know it's a pipedream, but I'd like to see a DC fighting game with just people from the Batman books, who all have similar powers and abilities. Nightwing wouldn't stand a chance against Superman, but Nightwing versus Red Hood, Robin, Red Robin, Batgirl, Catwoman, etc, would be interesting.

commando552 · #3 04-03-2013, 06:43 PM

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One of the reviews I read said that was a positive thing though, that it was a G.I. Joe film for G.I. Joe fans.

Due to the cutting though some of the exposition is really clumsy and rushed. In particular there is a bit were Snake Eyes is sparring with Jinx and the Blind Master is giving this info dump about how Jinx is the cousin of Storm Shadow who Snake Eyes doesn't trust because he killed the Hard Master but they must work together to save the G.I. Joes and restore honour to the Arashikage (with no explanation of what the Arashikage are). It really doesn't help that the whole thing is delivered by an awful actor with an American accent doing an Asian accent that is so bad its almost racist. It would have also been nice If Cobra Commander had a bigger part as he isn't really the main villain it is more Zartan, but as they are now confirmed for a sequel I imagine he will be more front and centre in that. It had HISS tanks though, so I don't care about any of this.

funkychinaman · #4 04-03-2013, 06:50 PM

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Due to the cutting though some of the exposition is really clumsy and rushed. In particular there is a bit were Snake Eyes is sparring with Jinx and the Blind Master is giving this info dump about how Jinx is the cousin of Storm Shadow who Snake Eyes doesn't trust because he killed the Hard Master but they must work together to save the G.I. Joes and restore honour to the Arashikage (with no explanation of what the Arashikage are). It really doesn't help that the whole thing is delivered by an awful actor with an American accent doing an Asian accent that is so bad its almost racist. It would have also been nice If Cobra Commander had a bigger part as he isn't really the main villain it is more Zartan, but as they are now confirmed for a sequel I imagine he will be more front and centre in that. It had HISS tanks though, so I don't care about any of this.

In the comics, Blind Master IS black, but I don't know where the Asian accent would come into play.

commando552 · #5 04-03-2013, 06:59 PM

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In the comics, Blind Master IS black, but I don't know where the Asian accent would come into play.

Both Jinx and the Blind Master are American, yet they both have these weird hard to pin down accents in the film. I can forgive Jinx what with Elodie Yung being French/Cambodian, but to me it just seemed like RZA felt he needed to Asian it up a bit because he was talking about ninja stuff.

funkychinaman · #6 04-03-2013, 07:56 PM

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Both Jinx and the Blind Master are American, yet they both have these weird hard to pin down accents in the film. I can forgive Jinx what with Elodie Yung being French/Cambodian, but to me it just seemed like RZA felt he needed to Asian it up a bit because he was talking about ninja stuff.

My first inclination would've been to cast Jim Kelly (from Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones) as Blind Master. I think a kung-fu movie connoisseur like the RZA would understand.

Evil Tim · #7 04-03-2013, 06:52 PM

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a bit were Snake Eyes is sparring with Jinx and the Blind Master is giving this info dump about how Jinx is the cousin of Storm Shadow who Snake Eyes doesn't trust because he killed the Hard Master

Wait, which Metal Gear game are we talking about here now?

Spartan198 · #8 04-03-2013, 07:04 PM

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Wait, which Metal Gear game are we talking about here now?

Metal Gear JOE: Rock Bottom

Excalibur · #9 04-03-2013, 08:36 PM

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One of the reviews I read said that was a positive thing though, that it was a G.I. Joe film for G.I. Joe fans.

Fans of the old GI Joe shows are probably too old to appreciate this film

funkychinaman · #10 04-03-2013, 09:01 PM

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Fans of the old GI Joe shows are probably too old to appreciate this film

Almost all of the ninja backstory comes from the comics, which has been running on and off since the early eighties. I don't recall Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes ever squaring off in the Sunbow series, and they never go into their backstories.