Twitziller continues pressing onward towards March 29th with another day closer to the release of the G.I. Joe film sequel.
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As Twitziller mentions, taking the heroes out of their comfort zone is a pretty typical story-telling proxy, and it certainly seems to be an effective technique here. Throughout the years, G.I. Joe has been known as a high-tech secret military operation, who is well funded, well equipped and with nearly unlimited resources to use to stop Cobra. How can they possibly be the underdogs?
Destroy the team, upset the status quo, and put them on the wrong side of the law, that’s how. Check out GeneralsJoes and Twitziller on Twitter for the list, and see the past images below.
The days continue to click by, and yes, weekends count! Twitziller doesn’t believe in taking weekends off, and has posted Reason #35 to look forward to the upcoming G.I. Joe sequel.
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While so many characters got established, well-developed storylines over the past 30 years, I tended to navigate to the more obscure characters simply because those characters had more flexibility to fit my personal view of the G.I. Joe universe. Zartan was the exception. His character, personality, and abilities were unique and such a perfect example of what made G.I. Joe and Cobra so great. Right on the fringe of real world and science fiction, this chameleon-like master of disguise could be anyone anywhere.
The film universe explained this away with nanomites, and while many fans had issues with the nanomites, this was a great somewhat more “real world” reason behind Zartan’s bizarre abilities. The Cobra master of disguise being the central core of the sequel’s plot was a great step towards unifying the movie universe and building the story forward. Check out the rest of the list here on GeneralsJoes, and see previous images below. Thanks as always to Twitziller for coming up with this excellent list.
We were already treated to some great set images today, and now thanks to Luke Freeborn, who worked crew on the G.I. Joe: Retaliation film, we also have some very cool vehicle images. Pictures of Firefly’s motorcycle, the HISS Tank, and the Water Moccasin, all from different angles can be found over on LukeFreeborn.com.
Mr. Freeborn askes that his images not be reproduced without permission, so I’ll simply link you over to his site where you can drool all over the awesome images, some of them showing more detail than we’ve seen previously. Check them out at LukeFreeborn.com. Big thanks to Twitziller for pointing this out.
Wow, this is some really great stuff here. Over on HissTank.com TheGabrielAngel has posted some photographs courtesy of Andrew Menzies, which showcase some of the set pieces from the G.I. Joe: Retaliation film. Certainly we’ve seen the scenes throughout the various trailers, teasers, and TV spots, but the still images are impressive to say the least. Some great detail that might have otherwise been missed.
We get a virtual tour through the Arashikage Monastery, the Presidential Ballroom, and apparently a Tokyo Skyscraper Dojo. Check out the mirrored images below, and a big thanks to TheGabrielAngel from HissTank for digging these up. Some other great images can be found over on Andrew Menzies site, under the “G.I. Joe 2” Projects area.
Before you get too excited… these don’t appear to have any new footage, and in fact I believe are just official postings of TV spots we’ve seen before, but I’ll take any excuse I can to post links to G.I. Joe: Retaliation footage! Plus, hey, you can watch them in 1080P!
We have 35 short days to go… the countdown has begun! Check out the latest TV Spots at the GIJoeMovie YouTube Channel, and I’ve embedded the most recent two below.
Only 35 short days until G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and Twitziller has provided Reason #35 that the film is going to be great! He picks a big one for this Friday, and one that I think many other G.I. Joe fans will agree with.
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Ah, the HISS Tank… if there is a more timeless, iconic vehicle that represents the Cobra organization, I don’t know what it is. Classic vehicle design in the 80’s was a craft and an art form unto itself, and that was never more evident than with the HISS Tank. The unique sloped armor, those angled treads…it had a distinctive shape and style that was rarely replicated. Like the X-Wing and Millenium Falcon for Star Wars, it became a visual representation of the entire Cobra structure. So many early G.I. Joe Marvel issues focused on this singular vehicle, from the hand-to-hand fight with Hawk and Destro, to the Baroness’ injury…the HISS Tank almost became a character of its own. While many cutting edge vehicles made appearances in the Rise of Cobra, none of them had that unique Cobra aesthetic (no, not even the Night Raven really) but the scene of HISS Tanks slowly rolling down Pennsylvania Avenue immediately created a sense of dread… awesome dread.
Another great choice. Be sure to read back through the list on GeneralsJoes, follow Twitziller on Twitter to continue the discussion, and check out the last batch of images below.
