G.I. Joe: Resolute (Widescreen) |  | Actor: Artist Not Provided
Studio: Paramount
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 1200
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 58 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 894904
UPC: 097368949041
EAN: 0097368949041
ASIN: B002NXSRWK
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: November 3, 2009 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/03/2009 Run time: 60 minutes
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THE REAL G.I.JOE Movie!!! November 10, 2009
B. Daniel (Upstate New York, USA)
So what do I say that hasn't been said. Well I'll start off saying I enjoyed Stephen Sommers' "G.I.Joe: Rise of Cobra." I also enjoyed "Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen." Both could've have been much better, and "G.I.Joe" definitely had more potential and more done right than "Transformers 2," but something felt a little off in the film. I think it was Snake Eyes' lips. They were SO damn distracting. I mean seriously he was the "Pouting Ninja." Angelina Jolie is jealous of his rubber lips. But I digress...this isn't about "G.I.Joe: Lips of the Ninja," this is about the greatness that is "Resolute."
I first caught this when they aired it as a complete movie on Cartoon Network in April. I was blown away by the art, which is definitely anime influenced and better than any iteration of the Joes to hit the small screen since the 80's. Everyone looks pretty much as you remember. Hell Snake Eyes is in his ORIGINAL gear with the goggles, not the visor we've become accustomed to. Duke looks like Duke, Destro like Destro, and Cobra Commander like...well Cobra Comander. Everyone has been updated a little is all, making them look just a little more military. Cobra's higher echelon all look regal in their almost british/euro military looks (I loved what they did with Destro and Baroness). But what really makes this show shine is that it was targeted for people like me, who grew up watching the show and imagining epic battles in our rooms and backyars as we played with the toys.
What the writers (Thank you Warren Ellis) have done in an hour long space is to take everything we loved about "Joe" and turned the intesity up to 15, throw out the cheesiness and make it real. There's a body count, beloved characters die, there are no lasers, and pilots don't parachute to safety everytime. In short this is war, this is terrorism, this is G.I.JOE the way we always wanted it. I can only hope that we get some more like this because not since the 2002 "Masters of The Universe" cartoon, have I been so ecstatic over the return of something from my childhood. It was done right and with love. So if you're a fan GET THIS MOVIE! The tagline was "No Lasers. No Parachutes." and they were right. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
Fantastic November 10, 2009
D. Wood (Atlanta, GA)
I watched this series last summer on [...] and am looking foward to owning it on DVD. This is how GI Joe should be done. It retains the look, feel, and characters of the original cartoon but is presented in a totally adult, very modern format. The movie totally blows in comparison to this.
Any child of the 80's like me who grew up on this stuff will probably love this update.
GI Joe for "grown ups" November 9, 2009
A. TIMES
As a parent of small children I'll just re-iterate what others have said about the nature and theme of the movie.
This movie is specifically designed for fans of the original 80's cartoon who enjoyed it as children and who played with all the toys and are now adults. It's GI Joe for ME, NOT my kids.
The movie is fantastic and as an adult who never felt the need to "outgrow" cartoons I enjoyed it throughly.
As others have said, if you were a Joe fan as a kid in the 80's then buy the movie, you'll love it. Again understand that while the movie will be great for you it may be a bit much for your kids if you have them.
 GI Joe that's matured with the original 80's audience November 8, 2009
XxSpiderxxWebxX (Northern Va)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bottom line, animated GI Joe for a mature audience. Deadly villains, life threatening (...and often taking) encounters and strong serious story-lines. This is what you would want from present day GI Joe as a fan of the original 80's series. This is a GI Joe thats "grown up", allowing it to appeal again today....to its original childhood fanbase of old. I urge those of you that once loved GI Joe, and wish to do so again, to purchase this release. Enjoy it, and support it with your dollar$ in hopes of sending a message to Hasbro that we want and WILL BUY more of the same.
Forget about The Rise Of Cobra, this is the REAL G.I. Joe movie! November 7, 2009
Dave Cordes (Denver, CO)
This is G.I. Joe like you've never seen before. *Major* characters are killed off and the destruction of the U.S.S. Flagg all in the first 2 minutes! Say what?!?! That's right, there are real casualties and deaths of major characters occur throughout. Cobras get wasted like cannon fodder. No safe parachute ejections here! This is old-school G.I. Joe reborn with 21st century tech for the Adult-Swim crowd. For everyone who grew up with G.I. Joe in the 80's and collected the Hasbro action figures, read the outstanding Larry Hama written Marvel comic books, and watched the original Sunbow animated G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Complete Collectors Set (The Complete Series) everyday after school, Resolute is a love-letter for the fans.
The animation is top notch. The characterizations are respectful to the 80's mythology even though some liberties are taken with some of the origins like Snake-Eyes they don't take away at all from the enjoyment of the presentation. Destro James McCullen is at last given his proper Scottish accent even though at times he does sound a bit like Sean Connery. Cobra Commander has been given a makeover with a sleek new battle helmet and Cobra Troopers are equipped with realistic SDU tech ops gear.
My biggest complaint is that Resolute is way too short! Clocking in at only 58 minutes edited together from the original 7 minute Adult-Swim episodes into one seamless full-length story. It would also be nice if this had been released on Blu-ray in full 1080p high definition with lossless audio but even though it is only on standard def DVD at 720p it still looks and sounds pretty darn good. I just wish that G.I. Joe Resolute would get picked up by Cartoon Network as a full-fledged series. I'd tune in every week! Yo Joe!
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