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G.I. Joe: The Movie

G.I. Joe: The Movie

List Price: $19.95
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Memories
Review: The best thing about this title is that while watching it, especially the old "knowledge is half the battle" public service announcements is that you start watching it and while you are memories of the TV show, the figures, everything will pop into your head and instantly you are 8, 9, 10 however old and are playing outside with a hole in the ground being a pit to hold GI Joe members with Cobra in control until you as the one lone Joe rescue them all.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Yo Joe
Review: I watch this movie when i was growing up in canada, watching it now bring back alot of memories out the carttons i used to watch. I remember watching this movie bfore going to school.

I recommand this movie to anyone that remembers or has all children.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Highly enjoyable, a wonderful walk down memory lane
Review: I remember watching the movie (or rather mini-series) on the USA Network before walking to my bus stop at 7:30am in a 5-part miniseries or something, hosted by Sgt. Slaughter. Great fun.

Good voice acting, fun action. Amusing to watch. I'm assuming you've read the Amazon.com description so I won't go over anything you already know.

Not exactly how I remember it but still good. Of course kiddy-ized in some parts but overall, not too bad. "Good news, Duke's come out of his coma!" Oh boy. My only real gripe with the movie was the paltry love story between Jinx and Falcon, which was more a personal gripe than critical.

The animation in it makes me wonder. At times it seems very clean, very well done while at others sloppy and haphazard almost. The included service annoucements are very amusing to watch, if not just reading the titles, "Dog bite" ; "Suffocation". Oh boy. The commercials, referred to as 'vintage' are all right if you can remember them. Just a nifty little addition.

Hmm, 3-stars? Yeah. I wouldn't call this a great piece of animation, something on line with like Tarzan heavens no. It's almost a feature-length commercial. But it's fun, and if you have fond memories of the cartoon or toy line pick it up. Don't mock it too harshly though, but there will be times you'll have trouble restraining. :o)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great movie to remember when you were a kid !
Review: My gosh ! I had this movie taped on VHS and loved it when I was about 5 years old. This movie was great action ! Though I already lost the vhs video which was very sad indeed but on DVD makes it all better. I love the opening and ending themes to this G.I. Joe movie. Me and my sister would try to sing the lyrics to it but would never get it right. This movie now deals with Corba Commander not in charge which they now have Serpentor, which is really cool in charge of the Cobra organization. But then they later join up with a new gang of Cobra named Cobra-La (I think that's how you spell it). My favorite moment and this movie was when Sgt. Slaghter was pounding on that guy who had wings.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Yo Joe!
Review: For a series that had a pretty unsound basis (Cobra was hardly a true terrorist organization), the movie was pretty cool. The viewer is introduced to several new characters (the Rawhides) which had very cool toys to do them justice. It has been said that Marvel wasn't 'that' supportive of the movie, ever since Serpentor was created. G.I.Joe the comic was supposed to be more realistic and the whole Cobra-La thing really got them irritated. If one looks at the various villians, how many could have stepped over to the X-Men universe? The best part of the movie, besides introducing Lt. Falcon, was the fact that there were several well-known voice actors. The voices for G.I.Joe have always been done well and the movie exhibits a very strong story with decent animation. As I mentioned in the Transformers review, if you can't have the toys, you can pick this movie up to revel in the old days.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: g.i. joe, the movie
Review: Wow! I cant believe I found it! I havent seen the movie since I was about 9 years old. What a classic, this is definately a must have for any normal guy who grew up in the good ol 80s. Seeing Serpentor, Cobra Commander, Snake Eyes, the Dreadnoughts, And everyone else was a trip back to childhood. The animation is great, nowadays all you see is C.G.I. Get it!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Go Joe!
Review: A couple weeks ago I was digging through an old box of home movies because I was bored, and I found this little jewel. Cheesy dialogue, cheesy plot, and tons of fun. A great little piece of your childhood, and I reccomend it to anyone!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: G.I. Joe: Timeless Cinema
Review: Being a 22-year-old, I remember GI Joe fondly from my youth. This movie really took me back. YO JOE!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Better than a Paramount DVD
Review: Rhino joins the myriad of smaller companies that apparently know more about DVD authoring and extras than Paramount. While I was disappointed that Rhino couldn't put it in widescreen, they more than make up for that with a new 5.1 audio track, 25 PSA's from the cartoon series, two classic toy commercials from the 60's and tv trailers for the movie. Another nicety would've been possible an alternate track with some commentary either by the voice actors or writers, but I can live without having it.

If you have a good audio setup you'll really appreciate the audio remastering Rhino has done. Little touches like background conversations and items falling to the ground become easier to hear and understand. For someone that has watched this movie several times before these little nuances give you a reason to watch it again. Definately one of the best transfers audiowise I've heard in a longtime.

Storywise I won't lie to you: it sucks. What was meant as a joke by the writer who fully believe no one would take it seriously became loved by the boys at Hasbro and Cobra-La was born. Old favorites are pushed to the wayside as new characters are introduced to coincide with the release of their action figure counterparts in the stores. And while not as sad as Orson Welles doing the voice of Unicron in the Transformers movie, Burgess Meredith's addition to the cast may bring a slight tear to the eye.

For the Joe or DVD addict this is one meant to be owned and rewatched. The additions by Rhino make it worth the price (a lesson Paramount needs to learn) If you're not into the niceties that DVD's offer or you're buying for the not so rabid Joe fan I'd save the greenbacks and get the movie on VHS.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Joe is cool again!
Review: Like many from my generation, I grew up watching G.I. Joe and other great cartoons (Transformers, Thundercats, etc.) every weekday afternoon. There was nothing better after a long grueling day of schoolwork than plopping down in front of the tv and watching the Joes and Cobra go at it! This DVD captures the essence of 80's cartoons and brings back fond memories not only of the Joe episodes, but of the Hasbro toys that were tied to them. The 25 PSA's included on the disc will also take you back as well. This DVD is a must-have for G.I. Joe fans.


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