Writer for sequel has been hired

[Mercer]

This is slightly vague but good news none the less...

http://www.collider.com/2010/01/06/excl ... een-hired/

[General Scarlett]

*ahem*

[Dusty Ayers]

I think that's great news. I really like the first paragraph in the article. ROC is the toon and toys come to life. I don't think it is fair to expect Shakespeare and then be pissed when it isn't.

[Lt Storm]

At least this means things are getting under way (and lets hope the writer listens to the fans.)

[Mercer]

This just in from the good folk at IESB...

http://www.iesb.net/extensions/index.ph ... &Itemid=71

[darth cujo]

I think that's great news. I really like the first paragraph in the article. ROC is the toon and toys come to life. I don't think it is fair to expect Shakespeare and then be pissed when it isn't.

But is it fair to expect The Dark Knight?

[Dusty Ayers]

I think that's great news. I really like the first paragraph in the article. ROC is the toon and toys come to life. I don't think it is fair to expect Shakespeare and then be pissed when it isn't.

But is it fair to expect The Dark Knight?

I am at a loss on this one. I saw the Dark Knight and thought it was a great movie. I have heard that it did not come out as many fans wanted though I don't know why. Do you mean Dark Knight was good or bad?

[darth cujo]

I liked the Dark Knight a lot. But My main point is just that a lot of the positive reviews I've seen for G.I. Joe have come with the caveat "for what it is" or "for a popcorn movie". I just think it is unfortunate that this disclaimer has to be put in front of these positive reviews and that people use this to defend the G.I. Joe movie.

I make the Dark Knight comparison mainly because it is a "comic book" movie, much like G.I. Joe is a "toy movie", (ie. both popcorn movies) so they theoretically suffer from the same stigma. Yet the Dark Knight was a critical success and G.I. Joe was not. Personally I tend to agree with that overall sentiment, G.I. Joe was not that great a movie, while the Dark Knight is. To me they're both “popcorn movies”, but Dark Knight strove to be much more, while G.I. Joe, well, didn't. Just because it’s a popcorn movie, doesn’t mean it can’t be a good movie, Period!
I also think it's unfortunate that fans of the movie keep using those caveats to defend it. It's a weak defence. Nobody is expecting Shakespeare, but when someone says it was a good “popcorn movie”, well, that’s more of a backhanded compliment than a legitimate compliment. It’s placing a limit on G.I. Joe’s potential, saying it can only be so good because it’s not Shakespeare. I just used the example of the Dark Knight as a “popcorn movie” that succeeded on more than just a “popcorn movie” level.

Now if you disagree and think the G.I. Joe movie did succeed on some other level and was a good movie, Period. Well, we can agree to disagree.

[Caravankidd]

I think it's really great news.

I really enjoyed Zombieland so that gives me some hope that the writing team could bring that sort of fun and action to a G.I. Joe movie.

Setting G.I. Joe in the near future wasn't a big deal to me as it's a good excuse to invent cool new gear for the Joes. Actors were sort of a mixed bag of ones I enjoyed and ones I wasn't too crazy for. There were even some cool ideas like Cobra Commander is so sneaky he would use all the distraction of the missiles to have Zartan replace the president.

But the writing really needs to be stepped up and perhaps the new writers are what we needed. With a bit of luck they can sort of weed out all the good idea and get rid of or down play the parts that didn't work.

And of course a new movie means new toys so I can say that I'm excited about a second G.I. Joe movie.

[dunmall]

well this is good news, at least the sequel is moving forward. I haven't seen Zombieland (I'm all zombied out frankly) but my mates who have tell me it's great and they also liked G.I. Joe ROC so when I told them the news they thought it was a fantastic idea.

I wonder if there might be Joe/ROC 2 panel at SDCC this year?

[Marthor]

Cool news!

I'm excited the same good team is on Deadpool too. Kinda interesting to me since GIJOE, Deadpool & Conan are the only comic titles I pick up. If these guys picked up work on a new Conan movie, they would have a clean sweep on my top 3 properties.

[Dusty Ayers]

I liked the Dark Knight a lot. But My main point is just that a lot of the positive reviews I've seen for G.I. Joe have come with the caveat "for what it is" or "for a popcorn movie". I just think it is unfortunate that this disclaimer has to be put in front of these positive reviews and that people use this to defend the G.I. Joe movie.

I make the Dark Knight comparison mainly because it is a "comic book" movie, much like G.I. Joe is a "toy movie", (ie. both popcorn movies) so they theoretically suffer from the same stigma. Yet the Dark Knight was a critical success and G.I. Joe was not. Personally I tend to agree with that overall sentiment, G.I. Joe was not that great a movie, while the Dark Knight is. To me they're both “popcorn movies”, but Dark Knight strove to be much more, while G.I. Joe, well, didn't. Just because it’s a popcorn movie, doesn’t mean it can’t be a good movie, Period!
I also think it's unfortunate that fans of the movie keep using those caveats to defend it. It's a weak defence. Nobody is expecting Shakespeare, but when someone says it was a good “popcorn movie”, well, that’s more of a backhanded compliment than a legitimate compliment. It’s placing a limit on G.I. Joe’s potential, saying it can only be so good because it’s not Shakespeare. I just used the example of the Dark Knight as a “popcorn movie” that succeeded on more than just a “popcorn movie” level.

Now if you disagree and think the G.I. Joe movie did succeed on some other level and was a good movie, Period. Well, we can agree to disagree.

I see the point you are making but don't agree. The character of Batman has some very good, serious stories around him before the Dark Knight came out. The Killing Joke for example. I think ROC definitely could have been better but the history of Joe has been a great comic, a cool but cheesy cartoon, and a bunch of toys. I guess the Batman charcters have a longer storyline and more depth is what I'm tring to say.

[darth cujo]

I haven't read many batman comics, so can't compare their histories directly. You may be right that Batman has more stories and depth to draw upon, but while Batman has been around a lot longer than G.I. Joe, it's not like G.I. Joe has a dearth of quality storylines and lack of depth. The comic dealt quite nicely with things like vietnam, ideas of honour and loyalty, and depth of character. Regarding depth of character, a good example is Storm Shadow. In the comic he is a conflicted character, not the one dimensional villain portrayed in the movie. Sure Joe has plenty of goofy moments, but I really do think it has a lot of quality to draw from. Just because it's a popcorn movie doesn't mean it has to be less.

Anyways, to get back more directly on topic, hopefully these writers do a great job and make the next movie into something really good. Aim high, I say!

[Dusty Ayers]

I haven't read many batman comics, so can't compare their histories directly. You may be right that Batman has more stories and depth to draw upon, but while Batman has been around a lot longer than G.I. Joe, it's not like G.I. Joe has a dearth of quality storylines and lack of depth. The comic dealt quite nicely with things like vietnam, ideas of honour and loyalty, and depth of character. Regarding depth of character, a good example is Storm Shadow. In the comic he is a conflicted character, not the one dimensional villain portrayed in the movie. Sure Joe has plenty of goofy moments, but I really do think it has a lot of quality to draw from. Just because it's a popcorn movie doesn't mean it has to be less.

Anyways, to get back more directly on topic, hopefully these writers do a great job and make the next movie into something really good. Aim high, I say!

Agreed.

[Kitchen Viper]

I think we all agree the movie could've been better...(tho some might call that an understatement)... I thought most on ROC's problems were script-related. That having been said, I loved "Zombieland" and it's blend of humor and action would work gre4at on G.I. Joe.

Just make sure to keep Larry Hama as a consultant!