One must wonder how many of these will be posted before they’ll be considered “credible” or “legitimate”, but add another one to the list, this time from ScreenDaily.Com. The reviewer gives a spoiler-light overview of the film, and seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. The most notable comment:
“The last big tentpole picture of the summer, opening in North America on Aug 7, is a bang-em-up action adventure stirring traditions from the James Bond, Mission: Impossible, Bourne and National Treasure franchises into a potent new blockbuster brew. An ambitious attempt by Paramount and Hasbro to bring the GI Joe action figures to life after the success of Transformers, the resulting film is a cheerfully entertaining popcorn picture that delivers the goods for a very broad audience and a new franchise for the studio.”
This is pretty much exactly what we’re looking for. The full review can be read by clicking the “Read the rest of the story” link below.
GeneralsJoes is proud to welcome a new sponsor to the family – Past Generation Toys! They’ve got a terrific selection of Rise of COBRA figures at great prices, including many that are tough to find in stores:
Today at 10:00am Pacific (1:00pm Eastern) Sideshow Collectibles will be offering their Priority Pre-Order for the 12″ Sideshow Exclusive Duke figure. The Exclusive version comes with a pair of binoculars that is not available in the standard release.
Of course, the regular release is still up for pre-order as well. Click here if you don’t want to wait for the Exclusive one.
YoJoe staffmember and comic specialist Josh “Antarctica” Eggebeen got a chance to catch an early screening of G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA, and was kind enough to post a VERY in depth review of the film here.
He gives a very well-balanced and fair look at the film from the perspective of a movie-goer as well as the perspective of a Joe fan, and has some great things to say. Overall he seems very pleased with the movie, even if it’s not exactly what he (and many others) were looking for in a film based off of G.I. Joe. It’s a great read, I recommend folks check it out, though beware, there are some spoilers.
In what’s one of the more impressive feature stories leading up to the release of G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA, SuperHeroHype.com had a chance to visit the set of G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA and has posted a mammoth set report! It’s broken up into several different parts, which I will link below:
We knew the 12″ Crimson Guard was a para-drop figure this year at the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Convention in Kansas City, but I don’t think any of us knew how bad ass he was going to look. This is one fantastic looking figure. GIJoeCon.com has posted a look at the figure here. I have mirrored two of the images below, but there are a lot more at the source.
Phil from JoeReloaded lets us know that he’s got a special sneak preview of the upcoming eighth issue of G.I. Joe: Origins. Check it out at his site, or take a peek at the mirrored images below.
Taking advantage of Harry Knowles glowing review, a new TV Spot has been produced for G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA. It first showed up on the film’s Facebook page, but now tkprime has also embedded it in MySpace video. Check it out below, there is some new footage!
Another online movie review site, iesb.com has seen an advanced screening for G.I. Joe…and while a full review hasn’t been posted yet, they have tweeted a few nice lines of praise:
“yes, Gi Joe delivered.”
“I mean gi Joe seriously delivers @elmayimbe is not a plant”
IESB is a fairly reputable, objective review site, who certainly hasn’t cut G.I. Joe any slack through the production process. More good words…
Not much new in the toy listings since SDCC, but I spent a few minutes gathering all of the latest TV Spots and clips, and updated the Rise of COBRA Movie page. Want to check out all those clips, trailers, and tv spots in one place? Hit up the SuperPage!
