# What is the general consensus on the upcoming GI Joe movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 25, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738 "2008-07-25T15:27:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/21 "2008-07-25T21:18:20Z")
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] [pedantic jackass] You do not need the word “general” in your thread title. “Consensus” implies generality. [/pedantic jackass] You are rightly correct! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/22 "2008-07-25T21:28:09Z")
I have no desire to see it and I suspect it will turn out to be slightly worse than Transformers since it’s coming out to ride the success of that that movie. Of course Transformers was a painfully bad movie so I’m anticipating something may kill small animals exposed to it. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/23 "2008-07-25T21:30:35Z")
All my peers think I’m a heretic because I never liked GI Joe or Transformers and still don’t (haven’t seen the Transformers movie and not interested.) I don’t even know why I didn’t/don’t like them. I loved He-Man and Thundercats, which were of a similar quality and time period. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/24 "2008-07-25T21:39:37Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] All my peers think I’m a heretic because I never liked GI Joe or Transformers and still don’t (haven’t seen the Transformers movie and not interested.) I don’t even know why I didn’t/don’t like them. I loved He-Man and Thundercats, which were of a similar quality and time period. [/QUOTE] I’m sure **Silver Tyger Girl** will be by shortly to threaten you with the Sword of Omens, but until she arrives I’ll have to do. Thundercats was MUCH better than G. I. Joe. Well, the first season. I don’t acknowledge that any were made after Lion-O ascended to the Lordship. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/25 "2008-07-25T22:05:01Z")
General Consensus is just a new character. He sits around and asks everyone what to do. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/26 "2008-07-25T22:07:10Z")
[QUOTE=Flander] General Consensus is just a new character. He sits around and asks everyone what to do. [/QUOTE] That sounds like it could lead to Major Disaster. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/27 "2008-07-25T23:45:31Z")
It’s going to suck. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/28 "2008-07-25T23:47:33Z")
On a related note, try listening to the European-ed opening to the animated movie ( which was kickass. Well, the opening was, anyway): [USA one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN034sBeF4c) [International one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRf4c-p6VWg) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/29 "2008-07-26T00:40:43Z")
These 80s toy-based cartoons were not aimed at my demographic, I was either slightly too old for them, or too discerning for their crappy animation and god-awful acting. I told myself that I had no interest whatsoever in the Michael Bay _Transformers_ live action movie because I didn’t have any love for the toys or original cartoon, and therefore wouldn’t relate. But the _Transformers_ movie turned out to be kick-arse cool. I have the same feeling about _GI Joe_. Apart from it being very America-gung-ho in its intent, which is very off-putting, it was also a piece of crappy animation designed only to sell toys. I have no interest in any stupid live action movie version. Unless it turns out to be kick-arse cool. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/30 "2008-07-26T01:03:44Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] I am very very excited for this movie. Which is strange since I was always a Transformers man. [/QUOTE] Then I wouldn’t worry–I’m sure this one will be just as good. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/31 "2008-07-26T01:04:46Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] That sounds like it could lead to Major Disaster. [/QUOTE] Followed by Corporal Punishment. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/32 "2008-07-26T02:27:31Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Followed by Corporal Punishment. [/QUOTE] And Private Dancer… ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/33 "2008-07-26T03:03:43Z")
[QUOTE=Just Some Guy] I have no desire to see it and I suspect it will turn out to be slightly worse than Transformers since it’s coming out to ride the success of that that movie. Of course Transformers was a painfully bad movie so I’m anticipating something may kill small animals exposed to it. [/QUOTE] If by “bad” you mean bad-ass. I found the movie fairly entertaining for a Michael Bay flick about a cartoon I watched in the third grade. And you know what? If this was directed by Bay or Roland Emmerich I might think “ok, it will be stupid, but fun”. Instead it’s directed by Sommers (The Mummy, Van Smellsing) so I’m thinking it might just be stupid. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738/34 "2008-07-26T03:54:04Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] I have the same feeling about _GI Joe_. Apart from it being very America-gung-ho… [/QUOTE] Is he in the cast? I didn’t think he was. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-general-consensus-on-the-upcoming-gi-joe-movie/457738.md?page=1)