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Mar 21, '08 11:55 AM
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G.I. JOE Movie Update: Paramount Releases First Look at Snake Eyes

I think it's safe to say that most of us have been G.I. JOE fans in at least one point of our lives. Most especially when the animated series was in full bloom..*Sigh* There was no better way to spend Saturday afternoons than to watch America's gung-ho "soldiers" kick some serious terrorist butt. Now I was pretty young back then (Batibot young), so I recall only little from the cartoons.. and a gun-toting-samurai-wielding-silent-badass-ninja was one of them.

Some of Snake-Eyes' many incarnations

I didn't care much the first time I heard that a G.I. JOE flick was being made. Curiously enough, the first thought that came into my mind was 'Meh..Street Fighter'. But as I began to hear more about the movie (Sienna Miller, anyone?), I gradually gained interest. But it wasn't until now that I truly felt a tinge of excitement and anticipation for the movie. Paramount single-handedly sent me back to my childhood by releasing these images. Suddenly, I'm six-years-old again.

Wow.. how's that for a nostalgia trip? Now enough emo thoughts and let us instead focus on the kick-assery at hand.

Awesome #1

Awesome #2
What'd I tell you? Awesome doesn't even cut it. These are just bloody brilliant! This should be the type of excitement that the Watchmen Photos invoked when they were released (NOTE: Except for The Comedian, the rest was pretty Meh. And Nipples on Ozy?? REALLY?!?).

WHO'S PLAYING HIM?

I know right?Just who the heck on Sector 2814 is Ray Park?!? Apparently, he's like this awesome martial artist that's been in a ton of action movies such as Mortal Kombat, X-Men.. etcetera. But perhaps his most famous role so far is playing no less than Darth-"I'll stick two lightsabers up yo ass!"-Maul. Now Park's credentials are not bad.. at the very least they're quite impressive. But what almost gave me a heart attack was when I learned that he's currently the one cast to play DANIEL RAND in an upcoming IMMORTAL IRON FIST movie (HuhWha?!? You've no idea what the hell I'm talking about? Shoot yourself in the head. Now.). This totally caught me off guard. Sweet Jesus... I didn't even know an Iron Fist movie was being made. Ray Park?!? But Why? I mean there has to be a reason why he only gets non-speaking roles right?? Marvel, you better know what you're doing casting a relatively unknown to play my boy Danny Rand.

ANOTHER NOTE: I tried to reacquaint myself with the comics (G.I. JOE) not too long ago. It was a horrendous experience to say the least.

Tags: comics, komiks, g.i. joe, snake-eyes, sienna, miller, comic book geek

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kilawinguwak wrote on Mar 21

you know, i'd bet it'd suck worse than the darth maul makeup if he couldn't see from beneath that visor. he looks pretty cool, tho. i just hope he doesn't move like darth maul.

ryderaquino wrote on Mar 21

wow, i've heard about that iron first thing years ago! i think after the 1st x-men movie even! nothing ever came from it for some reason. oh well, ray didn't speak much as maul and became wildly popular, so i predict the same feat here!

wengyuen wrote on Mar 21

Snake Eyes is the coolest. Well that and Scarlett & Lady Jaye. Ha ha! Storm Shadow's cool too. The Marvel GI Joe books remain to me the most definitive GI Joe stories. The new books that were released in recent years weren't as great ... for some reason ...

bi0mik wrote on Mar 21

guess im gonna start collecting them joe's huh? haha

obi1thejedi wrote on Mar 21

horrendous? gi joe or iron fist? personally, i think iron fist doing awesome with brubaker and fraction. :D
and i think ray park could make a good danny rand, he got that depressed look. :D

techiegamer wrote on Mar 21

Holy FUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This Snake Eyes kicks so much ass that if he and Staff Sgt. Max Fightmaster squared off a rift in the space-time continuum would occur.

jepster2005 wrote on Mar 21

Isn't Danny Rand a blabber mouth? Ray Park doesn't speak much in his roles, but well as most successful super hero actors, most of them started as a nobody. Hugh Jackman, Tobey Maguire, Eric Bana, Brandon Ro-- oh wait, who else? Ummm... well, Christian Bale wasn't THAT popular before Batman Begins. So, I guess Ray Park might suprise us all.

As for Snake Eyes. WOOOOOW! I too was skeptical about this movie. But seeing those photos... WOW. NOstaLgiA!

zenstrive wrote on Mar 21

Hmm...so so design or just bad photography? nothing excites me on those photos...

jeniong wrote on Mar 21, edited on Mar 21

i can't remember G.I. Joe!! OH NO!!!! (but all of this strangely reminds me of Skeletor.. hmm..)

northwolf wrote on Mar 21

Okay lang yung photos... not really that exciting for me... what I'm really looking forward is Snake Eyes going head to head with Storm Shadow >:)

nintendork wrote on Mar 21

so many people are talking about "the immortal iron fist"

i'll take this blog posting as a sign that i should try it out, hehe.

comicbookgeek wrote on Mar 21, edited on Mar 21

obi1thejedi said

horrendous? gi joe or iron fist?

@obi1thejedi:G.I. JOE. Sorry, should've been more specific. Heh.

@techiegamer: lolz! I'd like to retcon some of the instances in my life during that rift. Hurrmm..

@jepster: Yeah, he's more comedic of a character. But you're right, who knows. Maybe Park does have what it takes. *crosses fingers*

@zenstrive: It's not so much about the costume design or photography. It's the memories that the photos brought back. To some of us geeks here at least. Heh. If I had to nitpick on the costume though, I'd say that I wish they don't overdo his abs.. I don't want him to look like he's on super-steroids.

@jeniong: Haha.. I immediately had flashes of Ray Park as He-Man when I read your comment. Come to think of it, he kind of looks more He-Man-ish than Danny Rand-ish. Huurrmm...

@nintendork: Yes yes! It's only been 13 issues, an annual, and a one-shot so far.. not that many back-issues (relatively at least). You won't regret it man ^_^

armorkaizer wrote on Mar 22

Toad is now Snake Eyes? Kewllllll......

richardthebrave wrote on Mar 22

The costume is great for me except for the arashikage clan symbol...

He's not supposed to be publicizing that he is part of a clan usually hired to do assasinations. XP

obi1thejedi wrote on Mar 22

richardthebrave said

The costume is great for me except for the arashikage clan symbol...

He's not supposed to be publicizing that he is part of a clan usually hired to do assasinations. XP

In a "world" where there's people that calls themselves Cobra Commander or Gung-Ho, i personally think he can wear a ninja outfit with a powerpuff girl logo. :D j/k

corsy wrote on Mar 22

awesome!

comicbookgeek wrote on Mar 23

richardthebrave said

He's not supposed to be publicizing that he is part of a clan usually hired to do assasinations. XP

Very nice geeky comment. Heh. I guess they just added the clan symbol to add more depth (or as a homage to the character's origins) to the costume, which I think worked for the better aesthetic-wise. The suit would look a tad boring if it was just all black and nothing else. Besides, I think they'll probably be altering the "gun-for-hire" reputation of the arashikage clan for the movie version. ^_^

wengyuen wrote on Mar 24

OMG! I actually know what the arashikage clan is ... talk about being comic book geeky! Ha ha!

dawnwind wrote on Mar 25

I've always thought that the military had actual G.I. Joe's (with costume and everything) and they were also training ninjas as part of their force. Just wondering how they're going to pull off Destro's metal head/mask though.

comicbookgeek wrote on Mar 25

dawnwind said

I've always thought that the military had actual G.I. Joe's (with costume and everything) and they were also training ninjas as part of their force.

That's okay. When I was a kid, I'd always look at sewer covers suspiciously.. half expecting Michelangelo to suddenly burst out and shout COWABUNGA!

thadds wrote on Apr 7

COBRA COMMANDER! CAN't WAIT!

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