The UK Toy Fair is going on right now, and some lucky folks got a “behind the scenes” look at the upcoming G.I. Joe film. A thread at HissTank is ongoing right now with discussion about what was revealed.
Along with that discussion, streetfield and cmdrinchief have come through and given us the trading card pictures to display for the world to see! Check out their coolness below. Lots of movie images revealed!
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Buzz about G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA has been noticably silent over the past few months, but with the trailer debuting during the Super Bowl and Toy Fair only a couple of weeks away, that promises to change in a big way. AintItCoolNews.com gets a jump on that today with 5 new posters featuring the characters from the film:
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I’m remaining cautiously optimistic… err… probably more like cautiously pessimistic about how the film is going to end up, but I’m at least giving it a shot. I do like these posters, though. A somewhat dark and gritty theme. They don’t really “speak” to me, but I think they’re pretty cool looking, at any rate. Hopefully cool enough to entice audiences into the theaters. Time will tell.
Make sure to keep your eyes on GiJoeMovie.com as well, as I’m sure activity will intensify there after the trailer is revealed.
Master Chief of the suddenly infamous CoilClub.com has provided a great scoop with some computer entries from a TRU computer. Check out the thread here!
Some highlights involve:
But there’s a ton of other cool listings at the link above as well!
I know a lot of folks are on the fence when it comes to the upcoming movie (actually most folks are firmly OVER the fence and already writing it off) but I do think there is some potential for great toys, no matter what the outcome of the film itself is. The M.A.R.S. Troopers 3-Pack certainly seems to live up to that, in my opinion! And cmderinchief from The Coil Club comes through in a big way with an AWESOME selection of close up pics of this upcoming set.
Check ’em out:
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First of all, I have to thank Scott from the JBL Forums for kind of putting this spark in my head. I’ve wanted to do “years in review” for a while now, but just never really got around to it. Decided to finally change that this year.
I’m going to do a rundown of the year in G.I. Joe, and throw some lists up of my “top moments/top toys” of the year. In this particular year, there were a LOT to choose from. Wow.
Happy New Year, Joe fans.
It would be easy to look back on 2008 and find such a wealth of great product, great tie-ins, and fun promotions that you’d think there would be absolutely no way 2009 would beat it. Well, that’s going to depend on your point of view. Folks who are purely devoted to the vintage styles and only want figures that look exactly like their 80’s counterparts are going to be disappointed, I’m sure. But for fans who like new things, or hell, just like good toys (regardless of their resemblance to other toys over 20 years old) are going to have a great, GREAT year.
You may think you know how much product is going to hit this year. You may think your wallet is prepared for the onslaught of G.I. Joe and COBRA items on store shelves, but you’re not. It is going to be an all out attack. People are lamenting the end of the Anniversary line this year, and wondering how long it will continue before movie stuff hits, but I’ll tell you now, take the break while you can. It will be over before you know it, and I have a sneaking suspision that no matter what you might think about how the movie looks, once we get some looks at all of the toys coming out, fans are going to be blown away, and ready to embrace the line (whether or not you like the movie look).
Get ready.