December 13, 2011 | Poe
- A few of you have asked me what I think of the trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Let me begin with my usual caveat that I am not nor never was a Joe fan; that said, I think this movie looks a lot more like a G.I. Joe movie than Rise of Cobra did. It’s not unheard of for the first movie of a franchise to be a mess, and the second one to work–Retaliation could be The Wrath of Khan to Rise of Cobra‘s Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Lots of good things in there–the real Cobra Commander, the (apparent) death of the terrible characters (and actors) from the first film, the Rock being awesome as usual, and Bruce Willis (who looks like he’s phoning it in, but whatever, I’ll take a half-assed Bruce Willis over a whole-assed Channing Tatum any day).
- In Mattel news, Demo-Man has been delayed–apparently for a whole month. That also means you’ll have to wait for Battleground Evil-Lyn if you’re a subscriber. There is some good news, though: “We just got in early samples of Sorceress. Her wings are AHM-Azing. Terry reengineered and improved on the concept (as shown at Power Con) and as you lift her arms, the wings really “magically” open. They are still fully articulated and you can repose as you wish. But they way the unfold as her arm is lifted is very cool. Plus he removed the need to connect at the upper arm (only the shoulder) which greatly improves the articulation.”
