No, this isn't about the Dark Knight. I wish I had something about that little piece of cinematic asskickery to tell you about. No, what you're about to see here is something far removed. Something that takes me back to the days of my youth where I would sit in front of the TV and watch my favorite cartoon shows. They were listed in this order: Thundercats, He-Man. Silverhawks, Transformers and G.I. Joe. All these shows, despite whatever limitations, have a place in my heart.
I even remember watching the G.I. Joe Movie ( and god, upon modern viewing, boy does that suck) but Cobra Comander, Destro, Duke and Flint are part of my upbringing that I cherish. When news first broke that there would be a big budget action specatle based on the beloved G. I. Joe, I had a natural fan reaction.
Dear God, what now.
I'm going to be honest. The idea that Stephen Sommers (of Mummy, Mummy Returns and -excuse me one second while I barf- Van Helsing fame) was going to usher this small part of my youth to the screen kinda made me cringe in horror. And by cringe, I mean cold water and shrinkage kind of cringe. Seriously, Van Helsing is quite a sin to repent for. However, Larry Hama is involved (he who sheparded G.I. Joe in comic form as well as did some kickass Wolverine of my youth) so they kind of balance one another out.
Now of course my favorite Joe is Snake-Eyes. A silent, ninja, sword weilding, gun toting piece of martial arts machine awesomeness is kinda hard for a child to resist. Well, today some of my worry kind of lifted in at least knowing that visually, Snake-Eyes will be brought to life on screen with some justice.
And he's being played by Darth Maul himself, Ray Park. Awesome. Stephen Sommers, please don't rape my childhood. Check out the silent ninja below.
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