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GI Joe was pretty consistent with the cartoon. There were only a couple of adjustments in character history to tie the story together better.

Character development was there in the form of flashbacks. Critics complained about the flashbacks and lack of character development. I had to scratch my head it was there.

Critics said that it was mindless action from beginig to end and that the story had no plot. Critcs also said that there was no room left for a sequel. The story had a plot it just took the entire movie to set it up. The final scene both satisfied the Plot and hinted to the necessity of a sequel. The title of the movie is called "The Rise of Cobra". The title alone tells you what it is about.

The critics said that the acting was bad and the lines were cheesy. The acting was no worse than any other action flick. Maybe it is because the characters are a little more laid back and not the typical "Serious, Billy Badass" that Americans have associated with action characters. Some of the lines were cheesy and they managed to fit almost every popular, cheesy, GI Joe line that the could into the movie. I had no problem with that because it was consistent with the cartoon, yet done in such a manner that it was not quite as cheesy as the cartoon.

I enjoyed the movie, I would watch it again, and I will watch the sequel(s). This was no where near the disappointment of Speed Racer and it added all of the action that I felt was missing from the 1st X-MEN.

Like I had said before, if you liked the cartoon, then you will like the movie. If not don't even bother, you will just be another critic with a lack of understanding.

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Tropic Thunder is friggin hilarious. Watched it tonight on HBO.

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Ehhh. I didn't like Tropic Thunder all that much. It didn't do anything for me. Not even comedically.

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[quote=Angry;576190]Ehhh. I didn't like Tropic Thunder all that much. It didn't do anything for me. Not even comedically.[/quote]

Really??? I thought it was brilliant. Awesome cast, great spoof flick.

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[quote=GMScud;576193]Really??? I thought it was brilliant. Awesome cast, great spoof flick.[/quote]


Yeah....spoofing actors who go through basic is one thing. Once I found out that the guy with the hooks was a fake in the movie, it was all down hill for me. Besides, I dont know of any POW camp that would let you off of the hook because of your acting career. The humor just wasn't there for me.

On the other hand, Tom Cruise had me lughing my ass off. If only the rest of the cast were right there.

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[quote=Angry;576195]Yeah....spoofing actors who go through basic is one thing. Once I found out that the guy with the hooks was a fake in the movie, it was all down hill for me. Besides, I dont know of any POW camp that would let you off of the hook because of your acting career. The humor just wasn't there for me.

On the other hand, Tom Cruise had me lughing my ass off. If only the rest of the cast were right there.[/quote]

As to your first point, I was never in the service, so I don't really have your perspective on that one, although I certainly understand where you're coming from. The POW camp thing, well, it was a spoof comedy. To expect realistic isn't, well, um, realistic I guess.

And yeah, Tom Cruise was a scream. "Who's the key grip here? Ok, I want you to go punch that director hard as shit right in the face." LOL

Robert Downey Jr. was great too.

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Robert Downey Junior was funny, but he wasn't for everybody. I found him hillarious, but many people found his role to be offensive. Personally, I cannot stop quoting his lines from that movie. "I'm the dude playin the dude tryin to be another dude". "Just because it's a theme song doesn't mean it aint true." Hillarious!

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Caught District 9... very good flick. Not your typical alien takeover movie- this one actually has a story that viewers will invest in.

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Anyone interested in Tarantino's new one? Inglourious Basterds looks way fun.

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I'm looking forward to it. Looks pretty entertaining.

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[quote=itvnetop;577617]Anyone interested in Tarantino's new one? Inglourious Basterds looks way fun.[/quote]I am EXTREMELY interested. This absolutely looks like my kind of movie. My biggest problem is that I dont get to the movies that often. Still, this is one that I've been looking forward to since the spring.

That said, I bed it ends up disappointing me.

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[quote=itvnetop;577617]Anyone interested in Tarantino's new one? Inglourious Basterds looks way fun.[/quote]

Agreed that it looks like a good one. I didn't really dig the whole Grindhouse thing too much.

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[quote=Angry;573653]Funny as hell, but it only makes sense if you have seen the movie.[/quote]

Aahahahahahha!!!! VeryYyYy FUNNY! Like wow man! LOL!

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[quote=itvnetop;577617]Anyone interested in Tarantino's new one? Inglourious Basterds looks way fun.[/quote]

Im told thats suppossed to be a comedy,is it? from the trailers I've seen I dont see anything funny.

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[quote=htownskinfan;577718]Im told thats suppossed to be a comedy,is it? from the trailers I've seen I dont see anything funny.[/quote]

killing nazis is always funny.

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[quote=htownskinfan;577718]Im told thats suppossed to be a comedy,is it? from the trailers I've seen I dont see anything funny.[/quote]If its I'd it's going to be a VERY dark comedy. Most of Tarantino's movies have some element of dark humor to them and they're not for everyone.

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I love Tarintino and Rodriguez films. My wife only liked "From Dusk Till Dawn" (Clooney, go figure!) she hates the rest of his films. I would agree that that it is not for everyone. I think that it looks pretty good. I have to catch that one.

I also saw the preview for The Last Airbender when I saw GI Joe. My kids flipped! Yes, I watch the Avatar with my children and I am kinda excited to see that movie as well.

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[quote=Angry;577736]I love Tarintino and Rodriguez films. My wife only liked "From Dusk Till Dawn" (Clooney, go figure!) she hates the rest of his films. I would agree that that it is not for everyone. I think that it looks pretty good. I have to catch that one.

[B]I also saw the preview for The Last Airbender when I saw GI Joe. My kids flipped! Yes, I watch the Avatar with my children and I am kinda excited to see that movie as well[/B].[/quote]Just remember that it's an M. Night Shamalamadingdong flick, so don't get you hopes too high. :/

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I saw District 9 yesterday and it wasn't as good as I was hoping. In the end it was just a scifi action movie. Didn't live up to the hype for me.

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;577723]killing nazis is always funny.[/quote]

Agreed, but it's getting to the point now were it's just getting overused. These days it seems like every other video game, TV show, and movie has Nazis in it.

Still I kind of want to see that movie.

[quote=Angry;576200]Robert Downey Junior was funny, but he wasn't for everybody. I found him hillarious, but many people found his role to be offensive. Personally, I cannot stop quoting his lines from that movie. "I'm the dude playin the dude tryin to be another dude". "Just because it's a theme song doesn't mean it aint true." Hillarious![/quote]

What the hell does Robert Downey Jr look like? I swear I've never seen two pictures of him where he looks the same.

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[quote=Dirtbag359;577845]Agreed, but it's getting to the point now were it's just getting overused. These days it seems like every other video game, TV show, and movie has Nazis in it.

Still I kind of want to see that movie.



What the hell does Robert Downey Jr look like? I swear I've never seen two pictures of him where he looks the same.[/quote]

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just watchin that part in big lebowski where jesus pulls up his purple socks, bowls and does a dance to the gypsy king sounding version of hotel california . . . pretty sweet.

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[quote=Mattyk72;577756]I saw District 9 yesterday and it wasn't as good as I was hoping. In the end it was just a scifi action movie. Didn't live up to the hype for me.[/quote]

yeah the advertising had me interested and i normally stay away from sci-fis.

im a big tarantino fan. love his dialogue, camera storyline work even if he bits off older akira kurosawa, kung fu, comic books and old school movies. hes one of the few directors including scorcese, coen bros that ill go see every movie of. good thing is the great directors imo only do a movie every few years, if were lucky.

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[quote=over the mountain;578046]yeah the advertising had me interested and i normally stay away from sci-fis.

im a big tarantino fan. love his dialogue, camera storyline work even if he bits off older akira kurosawa, kung fu, comic books and old school movies. hes one of the few directors including [B]scorcese[/B], coen bros that ill go see every movie of. good thing is the great directors imo only do a movie every few years, if were lucky.[/quote]

I used to really like Martin Scorcese, but recently, he's lost it for me. I hated Bringing Out the Dead, hated Gangs of New York, disappointed with The Aviator, and hated The Departed.

The last thing I liked that he did was Casino, and that was basically a ripoff of Goodfellas.

Now he's got Leo DiCaprio starring as both Frank Sinatra and Theodore Roosevelt in upcoming flicks. I can't think of another filmmaker I used to love become somebody I can't stand anymore.

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[quote=Beemnseven;578051]I used to really like Martin Scorcese, but recently, he's lost it for me. I hated Bringing Out the Dead, hated Gangs of New York, disappointed with The Aviator, and hated The Departed.

The last thing I liked that he did was Casino, and that was basically a ripoff of Goodfellas.

Now he's got Leo DiCaprio starring as both Frank Sinatra and Theodore Roosevelt in upcoming flicks. I can't think of another filmma
ker I used to love become somebody I can't stand anymore.[/quote]

didnt see the first one,but liked the other 3.Didnt like the ending of the departed,but up until that point I thought it was really good.I like happy endings:laughing2

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I saw Inglorious Basterds last night. Absolutely loved it. It had everything I wanted in an action movie, plenty of action, lots of dark humor - Tarantino style, plenty of gore (bullleee dat), the soundtrack was great (very similar to the Kill Bill movies), and the ending was exactly what I had been hoping for. It delivers, imo. And it lives up to the hype for me as well. It's very safe to say it's not your typical war movie.

And for what some might say is a spoiler, I'll just put a spoiler alert here so nobody has to read this in case they don't want to, it's historically innacurate. But that doesn't matter so much because the ending is great. I'm pretty sure some won't agree with me on that but that's fine with me because I still love that movie.

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[quote=mooby;578121]I saw Inglorious Basterds last night. Absolutely loved it. It had everything I wanted in an action movie, plenty of action, lots of dark humor - Tarantino style, plenty of gore (bullleee dat), the soundtrack was great (very similar to the Kill Bill movies), and the ending was exactly what I had been hoping for. It delivers, imo. And it lives up to the hype for me as well. It's very safe to say it's not your typical war movie.

And for what some might say is a spoiler, I'll just put a spoiler alert here so nobody has to read this in case they don't want to, it's historically innacurate. But that doesn't matter so much because the ending is great. I'm pretty sure some won't agree with me on that but that's fine with me because I still love that movie.[/quote]

I have to agree with your assertion... Tarantino killed it in this one. Pace was a bit slower than his previous films, but I definitely didn't mind- I actually would have been disappointed if the entire movie would have been an over the top bloodbath (which I loved in Kill Bill, but didn't want in IB). This may sound weird, but my favorite character in the movie was the SS Colonel... dude was mad funny.

Also co-sign on the soundtrack... QT knows his music as much as he knows film. Love him or hate him, you won't find another man whose seen more movies than Tarantino- and I guess that's why I appreciate his film-making so much.,

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watched last house on the left last night. pretty decent flick. but kept thinking the 2 parents acting job left a little to be desired. almost made it a B movie

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[quote=Beemnseven;578051]I used to really like Martin Scorcese, but recently, he's lost it for me. I hated Bringing Out the Dead, hated Gangs of New York, disappointed with The Aviator, and hated The Departed.

The last thing I liked that he did was Casino, and that was basically a ripoff of Goodfellas.

Now he's got Leo DiCaprio starring as both Frank Sinatra and Theodore Roosevelt in upcoming flicks. I can't think of another filmmaker I used to love become somebody I can't stand anymore.[/quote]

I can't believe you hated The Departed. I think it's one of the best films of the past 5 or so years. I know a few people who didn't love it, but you're the first I've heard use the word "hate."

Also, I loved Gangs of New York. Daniel Day Lewis was amazing. As far as Casino, not really a rip off of Goodfellas other than the fact it was a mob movie. Even if he did take elements from Goodfellas, who cares? It's not like he was stealing from another director.

I agree that The Aviator was pretty ho hum, and I haven't seen Bringing Out the Dead.

He's definitely enamored with Leonardo DiCaprio, but I'm okay with that. He's the best actor of our generation IMO.

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Anybody heard anything about James Cameron's new flick? They say it's "revolutionary" as far as special effects:

[URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1208038/Avatar-How-James-Camerons-3D-film-change-face-cinema-forever.html"]Avatar: How James Cameron's 3D film could change the face of cinema forever | Mail Online[/URL]
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[quote=dmek25;578750]watched last house on the left last night. pretty decent flick. but kept thinking the 2 parents acting job left a little to be desired. almost made it a B movie[/quote]

I loved LHotL... it was definitely superior to the original version in every way (even Wes Craven said so- he made the OG version). The director has a really good eye and the some of the scenes were almost too realistic.

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[quote=GMScud;578799]I can't believe you hated The Departed. I think it's one of the best films of the past 5 or so years. I know a few people who didn't love it, but you're the first I've heard use the word "hate."

Also, I loved Gangs of New York. Daniel Day Lewis was amazing. As far as Casino, not really a rip off of Goodfellas other than the fact it was a mob movie. Even if he did take elements from Goodfellas, who cares? It's not like he was stealing from another director.

I agree that The Aviator was pretty ho hum, and I haven't seen Bringing Out the Dead.

He's definitely enamored with Leonardo DiCaprio, but I'm okay with that. He's the best actor of our generation IMO.[/quote]

If you guys have seen Departed, check out the original version- it's a Hong Kong flick called "Infernal Affairs".

I think Gangs of New York is going to be one of those films that won't truly be appreciated for another 15 years or so... I really liked the scale of that film and thought the performances were top notch (DDL was robbed for an Oscar that year).

Shutter Island looks pretty interesting... really good cast. Going to be interesting seeing Mark Raffalo's career take off after working with Scorcese- dude's been putting in work for a long time.

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Still have not seen Gangs of NY, I actually own it and it is still in the wrapper.

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[quote=GMScud;578800]Anybody heard anything about James Cameron's new flick? They say it's "revolutionary" as far as special effects:

[URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1208038/Avatar-How-James-Camerons-3D-film-change-face-cinema-forever.html"]Avatar: How James Cameron's 3D film could change the face of cinema forever | Mail Online[/URL]

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How did they get away with calling it Avatar? That explains why "Avatar- The Last Airbender" is just called "The Last Airbender". This is confusing, had I not known better I might have watched the wrong one by mistake. I will see both now.

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[quote=Mattyk72;438561]Angry, did you see In the Valley of Elah?

If you did what were your thoughts on that?[/quote]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I finally watched Valley of Elah last night Matty. I would have to say that it was pretty damn good and more accurate than most military films put on the market. As with all Military films there have to be some flaws because they are not allowed to impersonate soldiers, but it was very close.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]I caught the movie from the point that Tommy Lee Jones was being escorted through his sons barracks for the first time. That in itself would have probably not happened, but it would have depended on the Commander.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]The Staff Sergeant was wearing a different Combat patch on his right shoulder than the rest of his soldiers were. He was wearing the 82nd Airborne patch. All of the rest of the soldiers had identical unit and combat patches. What this suggests is that every soldier there went to war with that unit and returned to the same duty station. The Staff Sergeant on the other hand went to war with 82nd Airborne out of Ft. Bragg and then transferred to where ever the hell the were in that movie.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]You may have noticed that in the movie that they were wearing their combat patches above their American Flags. That is possible in a very unique situation. They would have had to been to combat before Operation Iraqi Freedom. Right after 9/11 we started wearing the US Flag on all uniforms, so in this case they should have had their flags above their combat patches for the most part with a few exceptions of some higher ranking guys that may have been in the first Gulf war.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]The new Physical Training uniform (Gray and Black Jogging suit not displayed in movie) and the Black Beret were integrated into the Army around the same time frame. In the movie they were wearing the old gray sweat suit, but also had berets. To be historically accurate they would have had both items. [/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]The black beret is proper headgear any time that you are wearing a uniform in garrison. There are a few exceptions but none of those exceptions were present in the movie. Anytime you saw someone outside (not in Iraq) either not wearing any head gear or wearing the soft cap and not the beret...they were wrong.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]The soldier that was wearing the gray PT uniform looked like he was in pretty good shape. Generally those soldiers who are in their PT uniform in the afternoon are those who are on Special Population PT (cannot pass a PT test). The only other reason might be for grass cutting detail, but they usually do that in BDU's.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]The "human speed bump" is a scenario that I do not like to think about, but it is a very possible situation and they displayed a very possible reaction. The kid could have been innocent, a decoy, or a bomber. Going off of the road to avoid him may have led you into some IED's. Stopping could have landed you in an ambush. Even hitting him could have been dangerous if he was strapped with a bomb. They didn't have time to think just react. Sad.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]The upside down flag at the end was a little puzzling to me. For one, the flag was tattered and should not be displayed. Secondly, Tommy Lee Jones told him to leave it up there and not to take it down at night. Taping the rope to the pole is wrong unless you are illuminating the flag at night. The significance of an upside down flag though could be the reason for all of this. When a flag is displayed upside down on a flag pole it symbolizes that that post or unit is in distress. Maybe it was symbolism for what state our soldiers are in right now. [/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]All in all it was a pretty accurate depiction of a military life. There were some mannerisms and phrases that were a little off for instance we say "guard duty" not "sentry duty", but for the most part was a pretty sound film.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]If there is some other things that you may have a question about let me know. [/COLOR][/FONT]

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Went and saw Taking Woodstock friday,ended up walking out probably at the best part of the movie,it was near the end,but I had already wasted too much of my time on it.If you like documentarys,then you might like it,although thats not what its suppossed to be.What it was was boring as hell.I like Demitri Martin,good comedian,but he was just bland in this movie,not a bad acting job,just boring,and seeing him french kiss another guy was not my cup of tea either.
Im about 3/4 through with watching State of Play with Rus Crowe and Ben A,so far im thinking its a great movie,conspiracy movie,and i love that kind of shit.

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just finished the end of State of Play and i wasnt dissapointed,thought it was one of the better movies ive seen in a while.To top it off,at the end when crowes finishing his story theres a redskin cup on his desk{the story did take place in dc,but it was a nice touch}
2 thumbs up

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jusT watched this forigen film sugar. It's about a baseball Players rise from poverty and getting a major league contract. Great moive , one of the best films I've seen in a while.

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Saw Julie & Julia with the wife over the weekend and I actually liked it. Could have done without the Julie part of the story though, Julia Child (Meryl Streep does an amazing job) had an interesting enough of a story and life to carry a full movie.

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[quote=htownskinfan;582978]just finished the end of State of Play and i wasnt dissapointed,thought it was one of the better movies ive seen in a while.To top it off,at the end when crowes finishing his story theres a redskin cup on his desk{the story did take place in dc,but it was a nice touch}
2 thumbs up[/quote]

Did you notice anything else Redskin related (sort of?)