Grace under fire.
Dude never even flinched.
...despite the fact that G.I. Joe toys are sold all around the world successfully and movies about U.S. soldiers do well internationally.
This movie would provide an excellent platform from which to explain the role of the American Government Issue. Taking contemporary world situations, the GI could be shown to be helping people around the planet. A little history could fill in accomplishments during the last century. These men fufill a very important role. It’s unconcionable that some corporate entitiy would take a pass on defending them, for the almighty buck.
Our corporations are in many instances the ultimate in turncoats these days. One gets the impression that if our form of govenment failed, they’d be perfectly happy as long as they could continue to make money.
Well, it generally doesn’t work that way men, and your reluctance to support your nation just may come back to haunt you some day.
What does G2 stand for?
Grace under fire.
Dude never even flinched.
Sounds like he is a member of F.A.G.
Man from U.N.C.L.E.
GI used to stand for Government Issue. They sold army surplus goods and clothing in the ‘40s and ‘50s.
For many years, GI Joe was a real hero figure for little boys to emulate.
Today I fly my beautiful American flag in honor of our brave troops, past, present and future.
Global polls? Hasbro may end up wondering why U.S. sales of Joe suddenly take a dive down the old flusher. Maybe the kiddies in Belgium can keep them afloat. Maybe they're idiots.
Mattel should be ashamed of itself.
No Mattel toys in our house.
BLASPHEMY!
...and I read that part about Cobra as being a cross-DRESSING Scottish arms dealer...
So...who’s going to play Cobra?
Don’t forget that in the last Superman movie, the man of steel stood for truth, justice, and (dismissively) all that other stuff. They didn’t want Superman to stand for the American way, since that might insult anti-American ticket buyers overseas.
Of course, they thought nothing of insulting patriotic Americans by changing Superman’s long-standing motto.
This is why Hollywood is becoming obsolete.
In this film Joe’s probably sharing a vegan meal with Islamofascists and chicoms, all while wearing a blue helmet and a watermelon grin.
Cobra and Destro are creatures of the 1980s cartoon series. The GI Joe brand existed years before and continues to exist long after. I bet the guy who wrote this article doesn’t realize that GI Joe was once more than 2” tall.
As far as the movie goes, I don’t care much in any direction, but if the “GI Joe” force is re-cast as an international anti-terrorist group, is that so different from Tom Clancy’s “Rainbow Six” series? Or, for that matter, the “Mission: Impossible” movies? Is it really so offensive to consider Americans as leaders of our allies rather than acting alone?
Does it really matter than much if one of the characters is a badass Belgian? Or a Pole, or a Ukranian? What message does it sent if we encourage these nations to join NATO, but insist on treating them like idiots? If this is how we treat our friends, how can we expect to attract more friends?