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g i joe real american hero revenge of the cobra | Year: 1983 Classification: Children's Video Directed: - Sam Weiss He never gives up, he'll stay 'til the fight's won... As I was watching Rhino's excellent DVD of the first "G.I. Joe" mini-series, it struck me how easy it would be to adapt the adventure into a live action film. With sophisticated CGI capabilities these days, it would finally be feasible to portray the swooping Skystrikers, menacing tubeworms, and legions of fanatical Cobra infantrymen. And just picture a realistic Cobra Temple, complete with M.A.S.S. device! The story is all there; Duke's daring escape from Cobra's Arena of Sport (as opposed to the Arena of Lunch?), Snake-Eyes' sacrifice to save the other Joes from radiation poisoning, and the dramatic showdown at an active volcano. The only piece missing is a top-notch cast, and I have some thoughts in that area: Duke - Aaron Eckhart Scarlett - the cute intern from the Dell commercials (just dye her hair red) Snake-Eyes - Ray Park Stalker - Omar Epps Destro - the Rock Baroness - Catherine Zeta-Jones Major Bludd - Steve Buscemi Cobra Commander - David Spade I also watched the second disk in the set,"the Revenge of Cobra," (the one with the Weather Dominator) and have some ideas for characters like Blowtorch and Snow Job (don't mix up those code-names), but I'll save those for another review! Yo Joe! Yo Joe! I don't even have this new 2-disc G.I. JOE: THE ORIGINAL MINISERIES set, and I wish I did. The miniseries on this set are A REAL AMERICAN HERO (aka THE M.A.S.S. DEVICE) from 1983, and THE REVENGE OF COBRA (aka THE WEATHER DOMINATOR) from 1984. Both of them are digitally remastered from their original versions and remixed in Dolby 5.1 sound. The openings/closings and commercial bumpers are all there, too. Rhino did a fantastic job for releasing two of its TRANSFORMERS: GENERATION ONE DVD box sets. As a fan of G.I. JOE, I love its traditional theme music. I just wish I had that set, but my mom won't buy it for me because she says I'm "too old for cartoons." But when it comes to an '80s icon, I go buck wild! Why is Cobra Commander eating chicken with his mask on? The only thing I don't understand is why it's called "Revenge of Cobra" when it techincally starts or rather introduces the terrorist organization, Cobra. Eh, it doesn't matter either way. It's a great cartoon. Hint: Parents, if you want your children to be patriotic without boring them, get them this. They'll love it. Buy G I Joe Real American Hero Revenge Of The Cobra at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on G I Joe Real American Hero Revenge Of The Cobra Search with the Priority Search Engine on G I Joe Real American Hero Revenge Of The Cobra This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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