Cartoon Clipshow: 22 - G.I. Joe The Movie

[@jrcarter9175]

What would have been a better story for GI Joe: The Movie, IMO? Three words: Cobra Civil War. The "Into Your Tent I Will Silently Creep" episode kinda set such a premise up with Cobra Commander founding the Coil.

[@AH-is5yg]

that would have been a better than Cobra-La. Cobra-La were terrible villains.

[@jaygooese4242]

@@AH-is5yg 14:38 Funniest lines I ever heard in life also so much funnier in speed 1.5

[@Fenris30]

Falcon was originally going to be Hawk's son. Get it Falcon, Hawk. Duke was his drill instructor at West Point(Duke's enlisted not an Officer) and they never got along. Duke always saw his potential so pushed him harder then other Cadets causing Falcon to resent him. This Rivaly was changed to a sibling Rivaly in later drafts

[@thewolfofwallstreet627]

That explains why Falcon looks like a younger version of Hawk.

[@Scott-h9p]

Greatest cartoon movie ever made. I've loved this film since it first aired in 87. Bought the VHS,DVD and Blu-ray.

[@AH-is5yg]

when you mention Chuckles should have his own movie, I read that the live action movie is planning to make a movie about him. Also, the 1987 movie didn't do well so they label it as non canon. The intro of the movie was meant to be the final act of the movie. Cobra-La was also never well receive as villains.

[@Gruntvc]

The opening to this movie alone is worth owning this on blu ray. One of the best pieces of 80s battle animation outside of Robotech or Gundam.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

COBRA-LALALALALALALA-

[@garthdavis2502]

Chuckles sure has guts. He throws a missle at a tank with his bare hands. It's always the quiet ones.

[@theshockerpit7274]

Yeah, there are two rules on this earth don’t fuck with The quiet ones or the ones who wear Hawaiian shirts

[@RoyStantz]

Like you said, Duke's death was meant to be the final catalyst that sparked Falcon to finally grow up; the training at the Slaughterhouse was enough to start Falcon on his way, but losing his big brother should have been the final shock needed to show Falcon the light. Since Duke doesn't die, the catalyst isn't there. Sure, Duke being severely wounded DOES help push Falcon along, but it's not as dramatically satisfying as it would be if Duke had actually died. Here's my other complaint about Duke not dying in this movie: For years, one of the big complaints against the G.I. Joe cartoon was that no-one ever died or got hurt. Pilots whose planes were shot down would be shown parachuting from the downed vehicles, thousands of laser bolts would be fired, and yet, nobody ever got hit, etc. All of this, according to the children's television advocates, was going to warp the minds of small children, teaching them that violence has no consequences, and lead them to lives of mindless mass murder (either that or teach them to be really BAD shots). Of course, if you think about it, some character's plane gets shot down and he/she has to parachute out of it to keep from dying is showing a consequence for violence. It also shows that Joe and Cobra characters aren't stupid enough to try and die in a plane crash when they could just as easily get out. As for the idea that no-one got hurt, that's not true. People DID sustain injuries in the G.I. Joe cartoon. Granted, they were largely relatively minor injuries along the line of twisted ankles and broken bones. But, if Sunbow and Marvel had tried to show actual blood and guts consequences of warfare, these same anti-violence advocacy groups would have succumbed to an aneurysm. Which brings me back to my point about Duke not dying: What better way to show the consequences of warfare than by having Duke die? There it would have been, in full, glorious color on the TV screen for children to see: get stabbed through the chest and you will die. Hell, we even got to see blood! But no, Optimus Prime's death was too traumatic for the kiddies, so Duke doesn't die, and we get saddled with that lame "Duke's A-OK!" bit at the end. So, if you REALLY want Duke to die, just mute Scarlett's "he's gone into a coma" line, then watch the last minute of the film on mute, which means no voice-over from Doc, and no recovery for Duke.

[@jrcarter9175]

If you look closely enough near the end of the scene, it sort of looks more like Hawk is saying, "Falcon, I'm sorry" where they have him saying "Falcon, don't worry. We'll do everything we can for Duke."

[@knight2976able]

Yes it was meant for duke to die in fact falcon was supposed to take Duke's place. Sadly the death of prime changed that ..if you never read what happened kids locked themselves in theirs rooms and closets, crying.. Staying in their rooms for like two weeks .. It was nuts

[@thewolfofwallstreet627]

@@knight2976able pfft pussies. When I was a kid, I used to watch movies like Predator, Robocop, and Terminator, so seeing Optimus Prime along with those other transformers die didn't phase me one bit.

[@joeblaster8770]

They could have a Cobra civil war that was good in the comics.

[@jrcarter9175]

Definitely the direction I'd have gone if I'd written the movie.

[@alexlemonds2838]

@@jrcarter9175 Cobra Commander vs Serpentor vs Destro?

[@jrcarter9175]

@@alexlemonds2838 Maybe just Cobra Commander vs Serpentor

[@joeblaster8770]

They could of also killed some Cobras.

[@snakes3425]

Biggest plot hole: Why would COBRA's human troops go along with the whole Cobra-La scheme

[@natureboykdizzle8182]

sgt slaughter was the man in 80s

[@jeremybowen5977]

natureboy kdizzle I disagree because he looks more like a school coach stereotype

[@RoyStantz]

Don't forget that Slaughter went on to become an Iraqi sympathizer in the WWF.

[@stephenmiller4091]

Even the writer apologized for this steamy pile. He purposely made it so f- -king ridiculous in hopes Hasbro would go a different direction, But this is what Hasbro signed off on.

[@evilevil001]

I had a Chuckles action figure

[@piyakhebisonii1001]

Me too!!

[@skybite]

You will love him in the comics since he is different and important there

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

They ruined the cobra concept in this movie. Cobra is supposed to be a terrorist organization, not a reptilians community. G.I. Joe is good because of it's realism, and by doing that change they ruined the only thing that made G.i. Joe be a good cartoon...they ruined it's realism.

[@juliagoodwin3461]

From what I heard, the death of Duke was planned before Hasbro made the decision to have Optimus Prime die... a decision that bit Hasbro in the ass big time.

[@onionsavoya7543]

Is bazooka a cobra double agent?

[@jeradpaulson771]

Cobra LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA 14:36

[@sitoudien9816]

WTF! It was awesome! All of it!

[@sitoudien9816]

I never read the comics. The cartoon is canon to me. The movie was awesome!

[@Fenris30]

You'd be amazed at how game old actor were for Cartoon roles.

[@tommyv.4226]

Great review. You are definitely funny and remind me of a young Artie Lang!

[@fredricorosenfield9976]

13:47 I WAAAASSSSS ONCEEEEE AAAA MaaaaNNN.

[@Charistoph]

Cobra-la, in biowarfare before Star Wars' Yuuzhon Vong.

[@Wright805]

I am certain that the Yuuzhan Vong were inspired by Cobra-La. Serpentor even uses an amphistaff.

[@RayneYoshilda]

I know this is old and a little late, But yeah The Intro to the movie had a better story, and I'm going to try my best to write it, umm maybe. Thanks for the review, I had a fun laughing at the jokes.

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

Thank goodness they didn’t have any of the snake 🐍 people in the 2 live action G.I. Joe movie 🎥

[@RaptorofRex07]

I am not even a fan of G I Joe and I’m disappointed by Cobra Commanders Reveal

[@joeblaster8770]

It's a lot in the comics.

[@skybite]

He is human in the comics.

[@nazishhussain2712]

Hey rob my cartoon take place after first film

[@skybite]

I think you should read the GI Joe comics and their crossovers.

[@matthewhudson7883]

Thanks for the review. I never bothered to see the movie when it was new and now I don't have to. I also now know where Sgt. Slaughter came from. - Great review, Rob.

[@VorpalDerringer]

20:59 ...Uhhh...not really. If you watch the cartoon, there's lots of pulp adventure and horror elements in various episodes. The Gods Below, for example. I mean, Destro summons a Great Old One to kill Serpentor in Sins of Our Fathers. A secret lair in the Himalayas of a super-advanced pre-historic people with biological technology? Reminds me of K'n-yan from the Cthulhu Mythos.

[@captainimagination1110]

RobTheWonderful are you a big fan of G.I. Joe?

[@mitchfletcher2386]

That seems accurate.

[@mastermonarch]

we just commited Genocide Yo Joe!!!!

[@johannesmakila2459]

What makes making Cobra Commander into one of those Cobra-la assholes is that in comic books he was something far scarier. He was pretty much part of alt right making Cobra alt right terrorist organization. It's scary because those exist in real life unlike snake people from Himalayas. No wonder G.I. Joes and October Guard were more than willing to join forces and fight against them. Also to those that might not know it, Cobra was created by Larry Hama on Marvel Comics that makes them similar to Hydra from Marvel Universe.

[@daveassanowicz186]

I don't understand all the hate for the movie. It was written in part by Buzz Dixon who wrote a lot of the episodes and have you watched them?! Don't understand how you could praise the series with some of the zany stuff they did and then knock the movie. I found it smart and more mature. My father took me to see it in the theater and even he loved it. Oh, in reference to the snake, I think you mean venomous not poisonous.

[@mitchfletcher2386]

But the movie was only released on video.

[@sharonpereira4501]

Only the intro of the movie was good.

[@natureboykdizzle8182]

serpentor had trumps dna

[@joeblaster8770]

He's going to destroy GI Joe with his epic tweets.

[@L1701]

If he was created today, he certainly would.