On August 7, an action movie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, opens against a cooking movie, Julie and Julia. To update the franchise for the new millennium, G.I. Joe now stands for:
Global
Integrated
Joint
Operating
Entity
Days before its release, Julie and Julia has also revealed its new acronym:
Jolly
Upper middle class
Ladies
Indulging
Everything
Anything
Nora Ephron
Directed
Julia Child
Ululating
Laughter
Irritating
Audience who wishes they were at G.I. Joe
Terrible
Robots
Abuse
Nervous systems of
Sensitive
Folks but
Oblivious
Michael Bay
Earns $$$ so
Reviews can
Suck it
Kemper
Aug. 5, 2009 16:11:pm
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Extra
Terrestrial
Rorschach
Aug. 5, 2009 16:43:pm
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Audience who wishes they were at G.I. Joe
I had just about every G.I. Joe toy, taped every episode of the cartoon, read the "Real American Hero" and "Special Missions" comics, and dressed as Storm Shadow at least one Halloween.
But I'd still rather go see Julia and Julie than Rise of Cobra this weekend. And Juli(a/e) looks terrible.
jreinatl
Aug. 5, 2009 17:10:pm
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I think I'm going to go see Harry Potter again this weekend, then wait outside all the screens showing G.I. Joe, so I can laugh at all the grown men coming out saying, "What did they do to my childhood heroes???"
I noticed in the previews a big showy scene with the Eiffel Tower being destroyed. Does anyone want to set to the odds on whether we'll see the Eiffel Tower again in a sequel?
*Note* Don't let my cynical side confuse you. I desperately want this movie to not suck. I loved G.I. Joe growing up. I suppose if the first Transformers didn't suck, I can have hope for G.I. Joe. But I don't.
Dave
Aug. 6, 2009 10:11:am
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@Kemper: T.R.A.N.S.F.O.M.E.R.S.? I suggest, making it Oblivious Retard Michael Bay, to complete the acronym.
To paraphrase my dad on G.I. Joe, "It looks like seven kinds of stupid." You can tell a movie is bad when they withold it from critics. It's looking like the storyline of the LEGO agents theme crashed into the army and some ninjas, rolled over Iron Man, and smashed through the wall of a CGI studio. And I mean that in a bad way.
tereglith
Aug. 6, 2009 10:15:am
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Sorry about my stray comma, it makes the first line read really weird. Ignore it.
tereglith
Aug. 6, 2009 10:17:am
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Crap cookies. Oh, well. My spelling can always be improved. Bay is going to be a d-bag forever.
Kemper
Aug. 6, 2009 10:36:am
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Steve Noel Sr.
Aug. 12, 2009 08:56:am
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Am I the only person that loved this movie? One of my favorites of the year so far... (Star Trek and Hangover being the other 2)
suiter
Aug. 12, 2009 17:10:pm
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