I thought that was pretty cool. GI Joe could have been one of these older IPs that got a reboot like Batman or Spiderman; making something many of us grew up watching with the innocence of a child still relevant with the cynicism of age. But instead Rise of Cobra was .. well .. it was ok. It was like when James Bond migrated to Pierce Brosnan - it became more of a ridiculous action movie than a slick spy story.
As a boy in the mid 80s I had the little 5" plastic GI Joes .. my favourite was Lt Falcon, Duke's brother, a pump action shotgun-toting green beret with a big arse combat knife that fit into a sheath on his backpack.
The scenes in this with the Joe minus his fingers made my laugh (in that stomach churning 'oh God my fingers !!' kinda way) -- I played with Falcon more than any of the others ... and as such, he became a crippled war veteran. His thumbs snapped off, and he could not fight any more. He became the crippled hero who would hold off Cobra whilst the rest of the Joes escaped / completed the mission.
And even now, when I play multiplayer co-op games, you'll always find me being the first to charge back to help a teammate; to run up and start hacking at the tank with my fireaxe to get it off my buddy. The only MMO I ever really bothered to play was Age of Conan (again, childhood fault - I read Savage Sword of Conan as a kid ... it had boobies!) and I was usually the tank player, soaking up damage and drawing fire, giving everyone else a chance to get the damned job done.
I'm also a big fan of good fan movies, such as the Fallout: Nuka Break series.
Also, the Scarlet chick in Nuka Break is the foxiest wastelander I've ever seen. Goddamn, those hips! ... the way she walks just makes me want to bite her.
In the good way.
(I think I posted that right ....)
