G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is finally hitting theaters today after what seems like years of hearing about it.  I’ve got to say that whatever optimism I had about the quality of this film is dwindling by the minute.  Most critics weren’t allowed to see the movie since the studio thought it might be a bad idea (that’s a majorly bad sign!) and then what few reviews that have trickled out aren’t great.

So here’s the thing, I’ve written about this movie several times.  At first I was optimistic but then my hope began to fade.  Even during my interview …read more

The G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra video game becomes available tomorrow for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360 and Mobile phone.  From the trailer and screenshots (see below) I feel like this game (like the movie) could have been higher quality.

The product descriptions say that the game picks up where the movie (out in theaters this Friday) leaves off which seems strange to me.  Hopefully, it doesn’t give away the movie’s admittedly weak plot.  Players can choose from single player mode as well as a local co-op multiplayer mode.
The characters fall under three …read more

You know you have to have this! G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Season 1.1 first aired in 1983 but now you can own the whole thing on DVD and watch it over and over again.  I know that I’m making my kids watch some of the original series before they can see the live-action film later this summer.  Fortunately, they are more excited to see the cartoon than the big-screen adaptation (I’m still not sure what to make of those trailers).
Aside from watching the Joe team kick some Cobra butt on this four-disc set, you can also check …read more

The new domestic trailer for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was released a few days ago and, from what I can tell, it’s been met with mixed reviews.  Some people think it looks great, others think it looks like a poor quality film and some others don’t really care about the quality since it looks like it could just be a lot of fun.  I fall into the latter category.

Here’s the thing.  I was a really big fan of the original generation of the G.I. Joe cartoon series (I can barely concentrate as I type this because the theme …read more

I’ve just viewed IGN’s video preview of the cast for the upcoming live action G.I. Joe the Movie, and it has gotten my loins all fired up for anything and everything G.I. Joe—especially the Baroness. Rawrr!
If you don’t have time to go through the video, you can check out Filmgecko’s writeup on the G.I. Joe movie cast.
Of course, since this blog is about classic and retro games, I’ve opted to, at least for the meantime, stick to the topic and give you a review of what is probably the first G.I. Joe video game, G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike for the …read more