Another day, another reason to look forward to G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Yep, even on the weekends, Twitziller is still going strong with every day updates for reasons to look forward to G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
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Twitziller brings up a fascinating point above, surrounding the whole 3D hooplah. Director Jon Chu obviously has some experience shooting in 3D, and that seems to have made a big positive impact on the production of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, since they have (reportedly) been able to post-convert this into 3D pretty seamlessly. A lot of that has to do with the shot composition and design by both Chu and cinematographer Stephen Windon. Even throughout the trailers, it’s been evident that there is distance, perspective, and an almost 3D-like thought process behind the film production, even prior to the 3D conversion. All of this makes me more positive that the final 3D work will be all the better and look all the more natural.
These TV spots actually popped up briefly yesterday on the GIJoeMovie YouTube channel, but were quickly marked as “Private” for some reason and not viewable. Well, that changed at some point in the past 24 hours, and now they’re up and ready to check out again.
It’s a good thing, too! No, there’s not a huge amount of new footage, but that scant couple of seconds with Cobra Commander departing the Water Moccasin surrounded by Cobra Troopers, Red Ninjas, and Storm Shadow? Totally worth it. Check out these two TV spots below. Also, a somewhat odd item to note.. The Terror Drome noticed that the date has changed in the TV Spot to March 28th. Whether that is meaningful or not, I’m not sure, but it something to note, anyway. It could just be referring to a special midnight premier, but figured it was at least worth pointing out.
The days continue to move on as we inch closer to March 29th and to the premier of G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Twitziller has posted his latest update, and on Fridays he goes right for the big guns! And in the realm of G.I. Joe, it doesn’t get a whole lot bigger than this guy.
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Tough to argue about the importance of that dude. I still remember how wide my eyes opened when I first read Storm Shadow’s filecard back in 1984 with his ability to move faster than the eye could track and to scale walls with bare hands and feet. The concept of ninjas in a real world situation was just too cool. Larry Hama almost effortlessly told a tale of revenge, redemption, and honor, all built around a 4″ piece of white plastic, and to this day, that tale rings true among all the other madness in G.I. Joe lore.
Different trailers and scenes seem to indicate that perhaps similar redemption is found by Storm Shadow in the sequel film. Time will tell how that works out, but whatever happens, his role is a critical one. Keep checking Twitziller on Twitter for the next reasons, and you can find it all right here on GeneralsJoes as well. Past entries can be seen below.
Someone correct us if we’re wrong, but Twitziller pointed out this role play item at ToysRUs.com and I think it’s totally new. At least I don’t remember seeing it before. It looks like a kids’ version of Roadblock’s now infamous Battle Kata weapons vest. Allowing the wearer to store their role play weapons in the various pouches and be ready to kick some Cobra ass!
Check it out for $24.99 and take a peek at the images below.
Over on HissTank.com the always reliable TheGabrielAngel has posted some very cool stereoscopic 3D posters from G.I. Joe: Retaliation. These posters feature some new looks at Cobra Commander, Firefly, Roadblock, and Joe Colton.
The only hitch? You need 3D glasses to get the effect, and without them… they look pretty funky.
Can you feel the excitement? Probably not quite as strong now, with 29 days to go as it will be when we get within 10 days… or 5. I don’t know about you folks, but this daily countdown has been a blast, and I’m thrilled that Twitziller has been rocking it out, not missing a beat.
We have our 29th reason to look forward to G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and it immediately struck a chord with me.
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Those four letters… VTOL. I don’t know about anyone else, but I had never even heard of the VTOL concept until… well, until I was 10 years old. Like so many other real world military ideas, I first learned about them through the lens of being a G.I. Joe fan. VTOL, Vertical Take Off and Landing was initially introduced to me with the Skyhawk and the Rattler, years before words like “Harrier Jet” were even in the public vernacular. Terminology like “Covert Operations”, “NATO and Warsaw Pact”, and even “Commando” were introduced thanks to the wonders of G.I. Joe in the 80’s. Can you even imagine a toyline today using words like that on toys designed for 8 year old little boys? I’m not sure I can.
The VTOL concept was used in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as well with the Howler and to a limited extent with the Cobra Gunship, but it’s important to note how it’s carried forth here, too, both in the film and in the toys. Fans made the immediate connection to the Howler (not to mention the Rattler) when viewing the footage you see the grab from above, and the Ghost Hawk II looks to be a great evolution of that vehicle from the first G.I. Joe film. I love that these concepts that seemed so natural to us young boys still invade the public mind, and are very certainly being used in the film universe quite well.
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