G.I. Joe movie watching - casting, build-up, etc.

secretcode · Post by **secretcode** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:43 pm

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36084

I just wanna know who's great idea it was to give a ninja a gun...

Ackula · Post by **Ackula** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:19 pm

Because the original action figure and cartoon character never appeared with a gun ever...is that right?

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:24 pm

Yeh, even I know the original had a gun (most commonly spotted in the movie, firing at the Cobra-La troopers when Roadblock's team gets ambushed).

secretcode · Post by **secretcode** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:38 pm

That's not what I meant, I meant why the hell does a Ninja need a gun?

Aardvark · Post by **Aardvark** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:39 pm

These things rarely look right in live action films without some serious tweaking. Stupid, ignorant or not, my first reaction was: "He looks a bit like a Power Ranger, doesn't he?"

My knowledge of Joe stems from the various Transformers crossovers and an Action Force annual, so really I have no desire to see this film.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:46 pm

Maju Garzett wrote:That's not what I meant, I meant why the hell does a Ninja need a gun?

Why wouldn't a ninja carry a gun? It might not be his weapon of choice, but it increases the character's options a lot. Depending on how much things have changed, he's still a soldier. The character was designed as a commando - it was the comics that turned him into a ninja, especially post-TMNT. If he couldn't perform conventional roles as well as DOOD BADASS NINGER STUFF he'd be completely ****ing useless to a small unit like the Joes.

EDIT: Moved to Comics/Cartoons.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:02 pm

Come on, we all know from the TF/Joe crossovers that all you need is a sharp piece of metal to kill giant heavily armed killing machines. No gun can do that!

CounterPunch · Post by **CounterPunch** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:32 pm

I personally am loving the pictures there, theyre incredibly close to one of the designs for Snake Eyes (I only really know it from the Devils Due G I Joe comic)

I have a glimmer of hope for the film, mainly cos I actually liked the first Mummy film and these pictures have helped too.

And yes, a gun has always been a staple of the character, why exactly is it stupid for a ninja to have a gun?

Aardvark · Post by **Aardvark** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:54 pm

inflatable dalek wrote:Come on, we all know from the TF/Joe crossovers that all you need is a sharp piece of metal to kill giant heavily armed killing machines. No gun can do that!

Mind control too, IIRC...

Edit: Or mind warping. Possibly.

Civ · Post by **Civ** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:14 pm

Maju Garzett wrote:That's not what I meant, I meant why the hell does a Ninja need a gun?

Because they're far more effective than shuriken?

@Aardy: Yeah, Snake-Eyes is like Superman in that respect with new powers coming out of nowhere. Super-weaving anyone?

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:00 am

Wouldn't a ninja use a silencer?

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:34 pm

angloconvoy wrote:Wouldn't a ninja use a silencer?

If he's assassinating Serpentor? Yeh, probably.

If him, Flint, Barbecue and Airtight are pinned down by a squad of Vipers? Probably not worth the effort.

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:31 pm

Maju Garzett wrote:That's not what I meant, I meant why the hell does a Ninja need a gun?

It is his rifle.

There are many like it, but that is his.

Hawkeye · Post by **Hawkeye** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:01 pm

deadpool is a ninja that uses a gun too.

Blaster · Post by **Blaster** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:56 pm

Hawkeye wrote:deadpool is a ninja that uses a gun too.

Deadpool isn't anything. He's too erratic =|

secretcode · Post by **secretcode** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:05 pm

Hawkeye wrote:deadpool is a ninja that uses a gun too.

Yeah, but he's Deadpool. He's naturally immune to any rules, such as the Rule of the Fourth Wall.

Clogs · Post by **Clogs** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:10 am

Please, sir: Can I have some more?

*drool*

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:52 am

Ray Park's an ugly bugger though. There's a reason all his roles involve masks and make up...

Hawkeye · Post by **Hawkeye** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:01 pm

inflatable dalek wrote:Ray Park's an ugly bugger though. There's a reason all his roles involve masks and make up...

isnt he a stuntman anyway? so realisitcaly any on scene roll in which he isnt doubling for someone else is a blessing?

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:26 pm

inflatable dalek wrote:There's a reason all his roles involve masks and make up...

Yes. It's because he and Doug Jones are the world's first master-criminal/movie-star double act.

They are teh masters of diguiiiiiiiise. Always one step ahead of the law. And the cinema-going public.