ROTTEN TOMATOES: Paramount Gives G.I. Joe Its Official "Yo" Comments

Paramount Gives G.I. Joe Its Official "Yo"

by Jeff Giles | October 31, 2007

Summary

For Stephen Sommers' live-action G.I. Joe feature, getting the green light from Paramount has been half the battle -- and now, as IGN Movies reports, the battle is half won. Back to Article

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dahluzz writes:
on Oct 31 2007 06:53 AM

GO JOE! ok, sgt. slaughter (the WWF wrestler) needs to play himself in the movie. dwayne "the serious actor" johnson will get Duke, famke jannsen gets Scarlet and ving rhames as Roadblock. what are they gonna do in terms of the red and blue lasers that never hit anyone being substituted for actual bullets? I wonder if anyone except random cobra foot soldiers will die. Oh, and best character ever: Snake Eyes. I hope cobra comander turns into a giant snake like in the animated version.

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dracus writes:
on Oct 31 2007 07:01 AM

The fact that Summers may also have George Clooney as the lead has already made it a credible movie. I'm hoping that G.I. Joe is a huge hit if for no other reason than to encourage a studio to finally turn Sgt. Rock into a movie.

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Astr0creep writes:
on Oct 31 2007 07:15 AM

This is the kind of material that is tailor made for Michael Bay who, with Transformers, has made the best military recruitment commercial ever.

Perhaps it was because of bad timing but after the success of Transformers I would've liked to see Bay typecasted as a 80s cartoon-based films director and I woul've given him GIJoe, followed by Thundercats.

Sommers is very "meh", at least when one looks at his works so far. The Mummy films are a pale copy of Indiana Jones movies.

But to have a true opinion on this project I will need to read some of the script though. Personnally I'd like to see a film version of the first 5 episodes miniseries of the first season of GIJoe, the series in which the third or fourth episode involves the team going underwater and having to fight giant sea snakes.

That was awesome.
;)

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jacog writes:
on Oct 31 2007 07:44 AM

Heh, dracus... George Clooney was also the lead in Batman & Robin, and that was just dreadful.

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drtruebl writes:
on Oct 31 2007 07:49 AM

The problem with GI Joe is it isn't anything unique. It's essentially a military movie that is no different than any other military movie. Yes it will have Cobra and the same character names but that's the only unique characteristic about it. Transformers worked (mostly) because it had something different to offer. To me GI Joe is just another military movie cashing in on the born-in-the-80's 20 somethings.

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Matanuki writes:
on Oct 31 2007 08:24 AM

You've got a lot of faith in Bay, Astrocreep. Me, I'm holding out for the Transformers sequel.

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0LDB0Y writes:
on Oct 31 2007 08:29 AM

Gosh, I wish Arnold Schwarzenegger was still young...

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blank blank writes:
on Oct 31 2007 08:46 AM

i know this movie is going to suck... and knowing is half the battle

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cmonsteve writes:
on Oct 31 2007 08:48 AM

170 million?!? i love my action figures and the cartoon as much as the next guy, but sheesh. it seems that you could actually start your own military with that kinda scratch.

but on the movie note, i would love to see it if they went no CGI, real hardware, real explosions, stuntmen, the whole nine yards, but with the helmer of the mummy movies on board i'm not holding out hope.

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Sparky4Life writes:
on Oct 31 2007 09:24 AM

It's gonna blow. Gimmie a break.....G.I. Joe? Invest the money into the Halo project, so we all can see a good movie.

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Bloody Mathias writes:
on Oct 31 2007 12:18 PM

I like Stephen Sommers for his original and good Mummy movie.
I hope he learned his lesson from Van Helsing, easy on the CGI!
Stuart Beattle wrote Collateral so the guy has definite skills.

But $170 million budget seems ridiculous. I know Sommers is a big budget director now but it seems stupid to invest a cent above $100 million on a dated property like GI JOE.

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dracus writes:
on Oct 31 2007 12:37 PM

In reply to this comment (#1236368)
Good point jacog, but no one could have survived Batman and Robin. I was thinking along the lines of Peacemaker when I heard that Clooney has offered to play the lead in G'I. Joe (of which I'm not a fan). I just think that a successful G.I.Joe movie would pave the way for Sgt. Rock which would make for a better franchise than G.I. Joe with the renewed interest in WW II. Picture Vin Diesel as Rock.

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Floor Man writes:
on Oct 31 2007 12:53 PM

"...another potentially lucrative film franchise a la Transformers."

Wow. Really? I don't foresee G.I. Joe being anywhere *near* as popular as Transformers was/is.... Makes me laugh.

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lilheclou writes:
on Oct 31 2007 01:51 PM

yessssssssssssssssssss there are going to make a g.i. joe movie

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screwhead100 writes:
on Oct 31 2007 02:45 PM

I wish Arnold Schwarzenegger was still young...i agree

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The Arrow writes:
on Oct 31 2007 03:19 PM

Yes finally. Hopefully they get a good cast and a decent story. Not that god awful G.I. Joe Movie plot either. God was that hard to sit through as an adult.

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Drew914 writes:
on Oct 31 2007 03:19 PM

Yo Joe!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope Serpentor is in it.

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The Arrow writes:
on Oct 31 2007 03:20 PM

Yes finally. Hopefully they get a good cast and a decent story. Not that god awful G.I. Joe Movie plot either. God was that hard to sit through as an adult.

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BrianInSD writes:
on Oct 31 2007 03:28 PM

Sure to be this generation's "Patton."

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taran72 writes:
on Oct 31 2007 04:26 PM

George Clooney?!?!?! HAHAHAHA!! Are these guys serious? Like Clooney will get within 500 feet of this POS. Hell, he probably won't even glance at the script without gloves on. This movie will absolutely blow chunks. While we are dreaming, let's get Denzel as RoadBlock, Jet Li as Storm Shadow, and Bruce Willis as anyone. Man the hype machine is out of it's MIND.

dahluzz - I can't believe you remember the lasers. Bravo!

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killermonkey8822 writes:
on Oct 31 2007 10:16 PM

they could end up making a very fun and gory and violent R-rated GI Joe movie.....

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killermonkey8822 writes:
on Oct 31 2007 10:17 PM

actually no, now that i think about it, a GI Joe movie is a terible awful idea..... i thought it was cool when i was a kid..... but this will never work out.

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explosionator writes:
on Oct 31 2007 11:01 PM

They should just toss this idea in the bucket now and save us all.

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foodstamps_govermentcheez writes:
on Oct 31 2007 11:30 PM

Sparky.........Damn good idea I couldn't agree more.Put that money towards a HALO project now that in itself is differnt.Hell i dont want to have to be waiting until 2010 to see a Halo movie but i have a strong feeling that will be the case.And YES Gi.Joe will be just another military movie out in some jungle fightin soliders with differnt charactistics.......EW big man with a gun come N get me!

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Sarge77 writes:
on Nov 01 2007 06:45 AM

Making GI JOE an international soldier is a joke. Keep it American. Unreal.

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dracus writes:
on Nov 01 2007 10:50 AM

In reply to this comment (#1237077)
Apperennt Taran72, Clooney's not only considering to star in G.I. Jo, he has dropped out of the movie he was supposed to shoot next so he could play the role of Duke. Apparently he's just looking to have fun in a summer blockbuster.

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