One of my most popular posts directly after the posting of the original G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailer were my 10 questions or answers revealed from the trailer. It seemed to be a very well-trafficed post and I got some great feedback on it, so I figured I would revisit the idea now that we not only have a new theatrical trailer, but we also have some awesome, spoilery details revealed from some early footage screenings.
I will endeavor to write this post keeping spoilers to a minimum, but folks trying to keep 100% pure from potential revelations may want to avoid it. Really, though, I’m just using my own perspective, not much inside knowledge. So, upon these new details and trailers, what do we know now and what is still to find out?
Click the Read the Rest of the Story link below to read my thoughts.
So we’ve seen a number of International trailers flying around over the past few days, so I figured I’d take some time to grab some screenshots from those to add to the ongoing library. I know I’ve noticed some very cool elements from this footage that I didn’t necessarily see over the first viewing.
To me, International Trailer “G” especially was eye opening. I believe it’s been marketed as a Korean trailer, and features a heavy element of martial arts action, focusing on Storm Shadow specifically. The sequence near the end where it appears as if Joe Colton is talking to Storm Shadow in a friendly way is especially interesting, leading to some speculation that Arashikage may be joining the good guys this time around.
We also get a very nice look at the Cobra helicopter and a front view of the HISS Tank. Check out the screen grabs below.
International Trailer G (Korean Trailer?)
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There have also been assorted other International trailers, and I’ve tried to grab some new screen shots from those as well, which you can see below
Other International Trailers
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To see the trailers themselves click here for embedded videos of each. I will also be adding all of this to the G.I. Joe: Retaliation SuperPage on an ongoing basis!
The G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailer barrage continues as Movie Web has posted a pair of G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailers that have hit internationally, and they have some new footage! It’s not considerable, but there is definitely some new stuff included in these trailers below.
Check them out at Movie Web, or embedded video below via YouTube.
Maybe these went up yesterday along with the story by USA Today, but somehow I missed it? Either that, or they just went live today and WOW!! Spectactular. If the concept art is any indication whatsoever of the kind of character design we’ll be getting, this game may already have knocked aside Avengers Alliance as my current addiction.
You can hit up the SyFy site and the Facebook Page to check out a wealth of concept art, and even sign up to play the Beta when it becomes available. So cool! Check out some mirrored images below from the SyFy gallery.
Guys. TRUBBLE BUBBLES. Low Light. AGH!!
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This looks SO COOL. If this is truly a tactics game along the lines of Final Fantasy Tactics, or G.I. Joe: Renegades Tactics, then I will be so in love with this. Very cool.
Even though I feel very honored to have a couple GeneralsJoes fans who took the time and energy to write up reports for the site based on what they’ve seen from new footage, I also wanted to look elsewhere as well, just to get an idea about the feedback that other sites were providing as well.
You can check out the GeneralsJoes reports by Dave Tree and Russ Sheath, and also hit up the What’s on Joe Mind Special Edition, but then hit up a few of the links below.
Obviously there are a ton of other links out there, but I figured this would at least get folks started. The short answer is there seems to be a LOT of love for this film even outside the hardcore Joe fans or hardcore geek circles. Hopefully the positive buzz keeps roaring all the way through the end of June!
With thanks to GeneralsJoes Twitter follower LtHowlett for letting me know that an exclusive G.I. Joe: Retaliation has hit Mexico! There is some new footage in the trailer as well.
Check it out below.
EDIT/UPDATE – Apparently this video is not available outside of the Mexico region. Apologies, we will endeavor to find a different source for this footage as soon as possible.
The hits just keep on coming! While this trailer is quite similar to the US one, there is some additional footage in the Cobra “war room” and some extra dialogue with Firefly! Hot damn!
Check out the trailer right here, or embedded below. A big thanks to Dave Tree from All the Cool Stuff for the heads up!
Looks like a double decker at comic shops this week as Wednesday brings us both the conclusion for the G.I. Joe: Retaliation prequel series and Issue #12 of the ongoing Snake Eyes series which kicks off his new adventures apart from the G.I. Joe team!
Check out the previews for both of these issues below, one sale at comic shops everywhere on Wednesday.
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G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation #4 (of 4)
John Barber (w) • Salvador Navarro (a & c)
The final battle! STORM SHADOW leads his ninja on an attack that threatens to cripple America’s national security! The only men who can stop him are SNAKE EYES and ROADBLOCK—but can they put aside their differences and learn from each other in time? It’s ninja and commando action in the frantic G.I. JOE manner, leading ino the hottest movie of 2012!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Black & white Salvador Navarro cover!
Bullet points:
Secrets of the new G.I. JOE movie are revealed!
See ROADBLOCK’s all-new fighting style in action!
Non-stop G.I. JOE combat!
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Snake Eyes Ongoing #12
Chuck Dixon (w) • Bennie Lobel (a) • Robert Atkins, Andrew Griffith (c)
COBRA COMMAND AFTERMATH! The most dangerous Joe is presumed K.I.A.—but we know different! SNAKE EYES returns to the HARD MASTER to deliver some shocking news as only the silent JOE can. But someone SNAKE EYES cares deeply about has been harmed and someone else is going to have to pay for that. It’s ninja action in the urban jungle and plenty of new surprises!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Black & White Robert Atkins cover!
Bullet points:
In the aftermath of COBRA COMMAND, everything changes!
Oh no, I’m not done yet! If I’m going to be up this damn early watching a trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation, I’m doing it whole hog. I went through the entire trailer and pulled out as many new screen grabs as I could find.
I didn’t bother re-capturing most of the stuff we’ve already seen, I wanted to focus on the captures that were new in this particular trailer. There were plenty! See Firefly in his awesome balaclava…see the HISS Tanks rolling down the streets of Washington. See Jinx in a red ninja mask for the first time!
More and more good stuff. Check out the gallery below, but most importantly, check out the trailer!!
As an unexpected special surprise along with the huge trailer launch tonight, we were directed to a website for Cobra Special Forces. This interactive site presented us with a couple of simple tests that you could take to determine your ranking.
The site then gives you a rank and redirects you to a Facebook page where you can “await your next assignment”… hmmm… sounds like something more is coming. But what? Guess we’ll have to find out!
