Posts Tagged ‘GI joe’

Kicking Ass And Taking Names

Kicking Ass And Taking Names

I have to admit 2009 was not near as much fun as 2008 in the world of comic book movies. It was the year that gave us G.I. Joe (which we can’t get back), an awful version of Wolverine, and didn’t do much to squash rumors about upcoming projects that made most comic book fans [...]

Group Therapy

Group Therapy

I remember it well. The credits were rolling and I was basking in the glow of a great film by Jon Favreau. I thought to myself THIS is how you make a comic book movie. Then, I noticed the lights never came back on. I noticed nobody left the theater. Sure enough, Robert Downey Jr. [...]

And That’s 100 Minutes Of My Life I Can’t Get Back

And That’s 100 Minutes Of My Life I Can’t Get Back

I sometimes wonder if studio executives simply don’t understand how to make a movie. I think it’s a pretty easy process. You write a script, toil over the script until it’s a solid story, hire people to make and be in the picture, shoot it, and edit. I can think of about 512 steps that [...]

GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra – What did you think?

GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra – What did you think?

GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra hit US theaters Friday. Master Digital Color’s official review will be online Monday. In the meantime tell us your thoughts on Destro, the Baroness and the Joes. Did you love or loathe it. Were the characters done right, all but one perhaps? Potential spoilers in [...]

The Signs of Suck Are Taking Shape

The Signs of Suck Are Taking Shape

I don’t know when I’m going to die. I can guess. I can look at the average age of death among men who sit around a lot, enjoy comic books, and debate constantly to get a good idea, but I don’t really know when it will actually happen. I’m assuming when the end is near [...]