by generalsjoes | Nov 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute
Mysterious Stranger has kindly agreed to review the G.I. Joe: Resolute DVD for GeneralsJoes, but we figured that wasn’t enough…so I spent countless hours with the DVD over the past 2 days and have pulled over 300 screenshots from pretty much every scene and every minute of the animated event. Every character, every action scene…it’s all here! Hit the link to the embedded album after the review to check ’em all out.
If G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is a handshake and high-five to the general public then G.I. Joe Resolute is a full on makeout session with the fans. Without a doubt this is the G.I. Joe that fans have wanted since we were all kids playing in the backyard. You’ve all seen Resolute so I don’t need to sell you on it. Its just as awesome as it was on the internet and on Cartoon Network. Running at just under an hour it’s a great thrill ride and a lot of fun. I really enjoyed catching things I missed in the first few viewings and look forward to watching it again. And you definitely want to watch through the end credits. I won’t spoil it like Justin did but it’s worth it.
The DVD is packed with extras. The “Now You Know” teaser is the exclusive two minutes of footage shown at SDCC and Joecon and its pretty cool stuff. If you haven’t seen it yet you’ll really enjoy the clip. There is also a 20 minute interview segment with three of the filmmakers discussing how Resolute came together as well as answering fan questions. It’s clear they intended this for adult collectors and they definitely had the fans in mind throughout the entire production process. There are also Storyboards and Joe Files in the extras that you really have to see to appreciate. Lots of cool stuff.
G.I. Joe Resolute is the Joe we’ve always wanted. And now you can watch it anytime you want. YO JOE!
by generalsjoes | Nov 3, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute
Thanks to GeneralsJoes commentor Ben for cluing me into watching Resolute through the end credits. There is indeed missing footage, and it reveals…
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by generalsjoes | Nov 3, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute
It appeared on the surface that both G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Resolute were a little sparse on the special features, and unfortunately, now that I’ve seen both first hand, that appears to be the truth. While the DVD cover of G.I. Joe: Resolute advertises “Exclusive Missing Footage”, I can find nothing in the Special Features that cooberates that. Granted, I haven’t watched the actual DVD yet. All I can think that they’re referring to is the SDCC and JoeCon promo footage. The five minute footage of Snake Eyes slicing and dicing the COBRA Troopers that everyone has seen at this point, either first hand, or from Titmouse’s website (and shortly thereafter, on YouTube courtesy of your’s truly). So, really, this “Missing Footage” isn’t really missing.
But again, I haven’t watched the movie itself, I just know that generally that stuff isn’t woven seamlessly into the film, it’s normally on the Special Extras menu. I’ll be checking it out soon enough and will give a full report.
Until then, though, I did get some images taken of the Resolute menu interface as well as some of the “Joe Files” that the DVD offers. They are much more in depth than the images I’m posting below, consider them a “teaser” of sorts. 😉
Check out the images below.
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by generalsjoes | Nov 3, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: Resolute
Many Joefans likely flocked to Amazon.com to pre-order G.I. Joe: Resolute so they could check out the exclusive unreleased Resolute comic that was available for download with the purchase. GeneralsJoes was among that crowd, and I’m posting a little sneak peek at some of the panels in the comic. I was really pleasently surprised at the book, to be honest…it was written very crisply, with a lot more adult-oriented action than some of the previous releases. The coolest thing is, it gives some insight into the Iron Klaw Troopers and Crimson Troopers. By looking at the panels in the book, it would appear that the Iron Klaw Troopers are meant to be the “cream of the crop” of Cobra troops, even above the esteemed elite Crimson Guard. Heavily utilizing the Iron Klaw look from G.I. Joe: Extreme, they actually mesh into the Cobra hierarchy very well.
As for the Crimson Troopers…at first they appear to simply be offshoots of the Crimson Guard, but at one point, the Iron Klaw Trooper hands one of them a tactical vest, updated helmet, and parachute which almost look to have a strong Resolute Trooper influence. Actually, in one of the panels, the Crimson Trooper looks like it was probably a Resolute Trooper from the neck down with a cool newly sculpted helmet for the head.
Frankly…this is a big bummer, considering this never got released. This could have been a great Resolute Crimson Guard, and I am a humongous fan of the Resolute Trooper tooling. The comic issue shows the Crimson Troopers going through a rigorous training exercise designed to weed out the ineffective and incapable. At the end, one Crimson Trooper remains and we get a glimpse of just how intense Cobra’s training program is. A pretty cool shift, and unlike many of the other Resolute comics, this one actually seems like it could mesh into the Resolute universe fairly well. Check out the mirrored images below.
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by generalsjoes | Nov 3, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie
What a great feeling…just got back from Wal-Mart where I scooped up my brand spankin’ new copies of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra on Blu-Ray as well as G.I. Joe: Resolute on DVD. RoC is on sale right now for $19.96 while Resolute retailed for a super-reasonable $13.00! Of course, it just figures that I have to come in to the office late night tonight to work on a server project…dammit.
Still, at some point this week, I’m going to be in G.I. Joe movie heaven, and being able to watch both these films at any time is a great feeling.
Just make sure to keep watching GeneralsJoes over the next few days, I plan to have some reviews, coverage, screenshots, and lots of cool bells and whistles on these recently released DVD’s. Whether or not you liked The Rise of Cobra, I don’t think anyone will debate that 2009 was one of the biggest years for G.I. Joe since the 80’s. It’s been an awesome ride.
