Monday 28 May 2012

"A REAL AMERICAN HERO!"



I'm recommending: G.I JOE: RESOLUTE.





I've watched this, and trust me, it is super-wicked-awesome!

This is how you really do G.I. Joe, not that bastard poor live-action mess. That was a slap in the face.
Gone are all the way-out space weapons and high-tech battle-suits, and in their place we have real guns, real ammunition, and real danger. Don't be fooled by the fact it's a cartoon, there's a fair amount of carnage and death in here- and like the very best Manga it's thrilling stuff! The relationships between the central characters have also been given a more mature reworking.





Almost every character has been given a make-over, which while staying true to the series' roots brings a modern slickness to the design, which is especially apparent in Cobra Commander and Firefly, while old favorites like Snake-eyes and Storm Shadow remain largely unchanged





This show is now a glossy and stripped-down action-adventure, more in the mold of animation like Appleseed or Ghost In The Shell than the campy 80's cartoon. But don't get too hung-up on all this 'mature' talk (if to you this sounds like it's taking itself a bit seriously), first and foremost it's just bloody entertaining!





Stop reading this and go watch it. It's all on YouTube, in  11 short chapters from how it was initially broadcast. This will help get you started.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DJAZCHeUXE


And just remember... Knowing is half the battle.





1 comment:

  1. "And just remember... Knowing is half the battle."

    The other half is violence. :)

    That actually looks pretty good. Reminds me of the more recent Marvel animated shows.

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