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“G.I. Joe is not the movie Paramount should be worried about.”

by | Jun 26, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Movie

So begins the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen review over at Latino Review.  In fact, by and large, across the web, Transformers 2 has been getting lambasted, raked over the coals, and generally abused by critics and movie fans alike.  Funny thing is, none of this has dampened my own enthusiasm to see the film in Imax glory tomorrow night, but it does bring up some questions in my mind, especially considering the box office numbers that Revenge of the Fallen has already tallied.

In spite of a veritable rampage of negative reviews, according to Box Office Mojo, Transformers 2 has already grossed over $120 million dollars internationally, and this is before the first domestic weekend.  So, by all accounts, Revenge of the Fallen can’t be considered a good film (of course depending on everyone’s personal opinion of that term), but there is absolutely no doubt that it will be a successful film.

Which, of course, raises the question…  what is more important?  Would you rather have a good film or a big money maker?  Of course in a perfect world, we could have The Dark Knight, which gave us both…but this is my website, dammit, so I’m calling the shots.  If you could only have one… big money, or good quality, what would it be?

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Updated release date for G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA toys?

by | Jun 26, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie

Bad Sociologist over on HissTank.com reports that his Toys “R” Us received a nice assortment of stock for the upcoming Rise of COBRA toyline, but when he scanned the UPC, it reported that the items couldn’t be sold until July 4th.  We’d previously heard dates of July 11th and July 6th, and other Toys “R” Us assortments had reported July 10th, so at this point, it’s somewhat tough to tell exactly what the solid street date is.  I personally think a July 4th date would be great as a tie in to Independence Day…  whatever the actual date is, early July is just around the corner, so buckle your seat belts!

Another nice tidbit of information that was provided in that thread on HissTank was a rundown of the case assortment.  I’ve reposted that below.

Wave 1:

  • Destro x2
  • Duke: desert x2
  • Baroness: pit attack x2
  • Viper x2
  • Snake-eyes x2
  • Storm shadow:full uniform x2

Wave 2:

  • Heavy Duty: base camo
  • Heavy Duty: reactive armor
  • Viper: heavy weapons
  • Shipwreck
  • Cover Girl
  • Deep Six
  • Ripcord: reactive armor x2
  • Scarlett: camo uniform
  • Zartan

Sponsor News from SMALLJOES.com – * New! Action Figure display case *

by | Jun 25, 2009 | Sponsor News

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http://smalljoes.com/apex-action-figure-collectibles-display-case.shtml

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