Gijoe was a combat organization based somewhere in the US that fought local and global terrorism throughout the eighties into present day. They operate under some compartmentalized structure that allows them to act independent of any otherwise typical military format. Their foe, the super slick Cobra, which is the biggest terrorist organization worldwide. With the joe's in the Arctic is the new B.E.T (broadcast.energy.transmitter) that can power things from a distance using a giant satellite dish attached to a tank. Leave it to GIJOE anytime they needed something, they just threw it on a tank. This movie goes everywhere and involves all your favorite characters in one of the wildest cross-country trips ever witnessed. The joe's have something that Cobra wants and a seemingly serendipitous battle emerges between them forcing the empire to come in contact with some old lineage of Cobra that, with the B.E.T seeks to explode poisonous spores over America, or the world really, in a final resolve to their endless desire to rule the world. The intro is breathtaking, the vehicles: awesome, the story a-bit more complex then usual but I'm glad to see that writing for a kids show could explore some weird territory, leave it to the eighties, you just don't see this kind of stuff anymore. I have a copy somewhere taped with original commercials. It's the only time I'm not fast-forwarding through them. Visionaries!

I strongly admire the ambition of 'G.I. Joe: The Movie' from 1987. As 2-D as it was, modeled after the same quality of the TV show, it absolutely yearned to be more than what it was. I grew up on three toys/cartoon series: Transformers, He-Man and G.I. Joe. So, it was a nice refresher to see this big-screen adaptation again. Unfortunately, watching as an adult for the first time (and I must've seen it 3 dozen times as a kid) I can see the truth in critics/parents calling this simply an "advertisement." Oh, it sure was. They prove that with 5 new Joes they let loose, not to mention a lot of new Cobra baddies, a lot of vehicles and sets to buy (NOW!) The main idea revolves around the break-down of Cobra under Cobra Commander's leadership and their new backing of an ancient evil of Cobra-La whose intention is, no doubt, world-domination and the equally dysfunctional Joe team to stop them. Will the Joes work together to defeat the organic enemies? Obviously. But, knowing is always half the battle. It's truly amazing both teams, good and bad, can actually work together to solve any problem, but that's the message about teamwork and individuality that saves the day. Unfortunately, the movie solely relies on sales and models from the year's before theatrical release of 'Transformers: The Movie' which, was so similarly based, they used some of the same music scores – cheap tatics. Still, it had one up on the cartoon feature length of 'Transformers': it didn't feel the need to kill off multiple characters (as 'Transformers' did) in order to introduce a new line of toys. Nevertheless, despite its extremely low production quality (even for 1987) it was enjoyable, especially for those who grew up on the TV series.

Like it's cousin 'The Transformers', America's fave' 3&3/4inch action hero got it's own film, full of animated violence, doom and a cool theme song.Released in the wake of 'TF:TM', 'Joe' hit the storm of backlash from parents groups and was altered for it's release. 'Joe' was a straight to TV release, no motion picture box office to slow it down. 'Joe' didn't get a rock soundtrack, but various mixes from the show (aside from the opening credit's theme-song redeux). And Duke, slated for an Optimus Prime send-off (though Prime was resurrected on TV by this point), was re-dubbed in studio and drifted off into a coma. (also see: Voltron Lion Force's Sven. Killed by episode six, Sven was re-dubbed to the 'hospital planet').Now parent friendly except for the standard dosage of animated violence... only the story became a downfall. Moderately paced, the Cobra back-story just didn't hit on all cylinders, dragging the rest of the script down. Cool cartoon appearances from some better than average actors of the time, add to the enjoyment overall.Still a great retro 80's cartoon flick, it just misses epic, but bring popcorn anyway.

"*Hollywood now proposes that in a new live-action movie based on the G.I. Joe toy line, Joe's -- well, "G.I." -- identity needs to be replaced by membership in an "international force based in Brussels." The IGN Entertainment news site reports Paramount is considering replacing our "real American hero" with "Action Man," member of an "international operations team." Paramount will simply turn Joe's name into an acronym.The show biz newspaper Variety reports: "G.I. Joe is now a Brussels-based outfit that stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, an international co-ed force of operatives who use hi-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil organization headed by a double-crossing Scottish arms dealer." Well, thank goodness the villain -- no need to offend anyone by making our villains Arabs, Muslims, or foreign dictators of any stripe these days, though apparently Presbyterians who talk like Scottie on "Star Trek" are still OK -- is a double-crossing arms dealer. Otherwise one might be tempted to conclude the geniuses at Paramount believe arms dealing itself is evil.(Just for the record, what did the quintessential American hero, Humphrey Bogart's Rick Blaine in "Casablanca," do before he opened his eponymous cafe? Yep: gun-runner.) According to reports in Variety and the aforementioned IGN, the producers explain international marketing would simply prove too difficult for a summer, 2009 film about a heroic U.S. soldier. Thus the need to "eliminate Joe's connection to the U.S. military." Well, who cares. G.I. Joe is just a toy, right? He was never real. Right?*" **** Read the rest of this article and then decide how you should honor the face of the man associated with G.I. Joe http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/10849526.html