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Trivial Psychic · 11-29-2015, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantomcrow

I really just hope we get Black style 6 inch Joes soon. But with the 3rd movie in limbo right now I don't see much of a push for Black series Joes.
I for one am totally tired of the endless repaints and repackaging of the 3.75 Joes.

G.I.Joe fans should be grateful that Jon Chu moved on to destroy the Jem and The Holograms franchise and hopefully give someone else a crack at it. I liked Retaliation the very first time I saw it, but after watching it a few times since, it's really dawned on me that it's a terrible movie that does nothing little to nothing right. Cobra Commander is never really allowed to develop as a character, the idea of Roadblock leading the team is laughably bad (especially when Lady J and Flint technically outrank him), and there is way too damn much focus on a certain character that doesn't speak in order to shoe-in a bloated action sequence that does very little to enhance or move the plot. The first flick really captured the spirit of the franchise much, much, better, even though that one had some terrible subplots itself.

If the way the current Joe stuff is moving in my local area is an indication, I'm not sure a Black Series style Joe line would succeed unless they do something along the line of Mattel's MOTUC line, and make it a subscription service. Even the army builder sets are pegwarming hard. Now granted, they do this subscription service with the 3.75" collector's club already, but the only reason I haven't gotten into that myself is because dropping 30+ dollars on a 3.75" figure comprised of mostly kitbashing (not to mention some ridiculously 3rd or 4th string characters) is rather outrageous. I would however be more willing to sign up and to drop that on 6inch CC, Baroness, or Firefly, if it were made available and came with decent accessories.

Sorry if I sidetracked this thread with the Joe talk...back to Marvel...lol.

11-29-2015, 02:14 PM	#10802
Trivial Psychic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,533	Quote: Originally Posted by Phantomcrow I really just hope we get Black style 6 inch Joes soon. But with the 3rd movie in limbo right now I don't see much of a push for Black series Joes. I for one am totally tired of the endless repaints and repackaging of the 3.75 Joes. G.I.Joe fans should be grateful that Jon Chu moved on to destroy the Jem and The Holograms franchise and hopefully give someone else a crack at it. I liked Retaliation the very first time I saw it, but after watching it a few times since, it's really dawned on me that it's a terrible movie that does nothing little to nothing right. Cobra Commander is never really allowed to develop as a character, the idea of Roadblock leading the team is laughably bad (especially when Lady J and Flint technically outrank him), and there is way too damn much focus on a certain character that doesn't speak in order to shoe-in a bloated action sequence that does very little to enhance or move the plot. The first flick really captured the spirit of the franchise much, much, better, even though that one had some terrible subplots itself. If the way the current Joe stuff is moving in my local area is an indication, I'm not sure a Black Series style Joe line would succeed unless they do something along the line of Mattel's MOTUC line, and make it a subscription service. Even the army builder sets are pegwarming hard. Now granted, they do this subscription service with the 3.75" collector's club already, but the only reason I haven't gotten into that myself is because dropping 30+ dollars on a 3.75" figure comprised of mostly kitbashing (not to mention some ridiculously 3rd or 4th string characters) is rather outrageous. I would however be more willing to sign up and to drop that on 6inch CC, Baroness, or Firefly, if it were made available and came with decent accessories. Sorry if I sidetracked this thread with the Joe talk...back to Marvel...lol. Last edited by Trivial Psychic; 11-29-2015 at 02:19 PM..