There is a GI Joe movie in the works. I was a huge fan of the 80’s cartoon, the Marvel comic book and the toys of the same name. I would say out of all of the afternoon cartoons it was easily my favorite. I really got into the comic book first. It was a great read, until they started following the goofy cartoon storylines (Serpentor anyone?).

When I heard that a GI Joe movie was being made, the first thing I thought of was, who is going to play Snake Eyes? He is arguably the most popular GI Joe character of the bunch. I had read a while back that they cast Ray Park in the role of Snake Eyes. Most of you may remember him as Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I. Good choice, I think. Park is a martial artist by trade just like Snake Eyes. Pictures of the costume were recently released to the internet and it looks like they are sticking with the “version 2″ costume for Snake Eyes. The coolest one in my opinion. One thing of note is that in the comic book the red insignia you see there is actually a tattoo that Snake Eyes shares with Storm Shadow. I hope they elaborate on that in the movie, its one of my favorite GI Joe story lines. Another great Snake Eyes story comes from issue 21, aka “The Silent Issue.” but I doubt they will make a movie sans dialog.

Besides Ray Park as Snake Eyes, they have cast most of the major (and minor) characters. There were so many good guys and bad guys, I’m not sure how they can cram all of them into a 2 hour movie. The casting seems to be spot on, but I have a feeling most of the minor characters will just get glanced over. On the Cobra side of things it seems like they have all of the big guns, Destro, Baroness (played by noted Pittsburgh hater Sienna Miller), Zartan and Cobra Commander. It was also reported that part of the movie storyline will focus on Destro. He’s an interesting character, so it could make for a good movie plot.

It will be interesting to see which story lines they actually go with. I read recently that the stories will be pulled from the comic book from the 80’s. That being said, I have sneaking suspicion that the whole thing is going to be one huge mess. The whole project stinks of last summer’s other 80’s cartoon translation, Transformers. I didn’t love Transformers, but I didn’t hate it either, so maybe that is where I will have to level my expectations for the Joe movie.

As a side note, I can’t possibly post anything about GI Joe with out putting a link to the hilarious GI Joe PSA parodies on YouTube. Not sure why, but this is my favorite one.

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Not sure if this is fo’ realzies, but it’s hilarious.

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The new Hulk trailer came out last night. Not sure what I really think yet. It worries me a bit that there hasn’t been as much promotion for Hulk as there has been for Iron Man. The Hulk looks ok in the trailer. I think he still looks a bit rubbery to the point of looking like clay-mation. Hopefully they can clean that up before June.

As side note, you Toronto Film Fest guys might notice a Toronto hot-spot in the final seconds of the trailer.

I’ve posted the trailer here, but make sure you check out in HD to get the full flavor.

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One of my new favorite sites is hulu.com. It’s a joint online venture from Fox and NBC. The site features full-length TV shows and movies for free. I signed up for the beta back in January, but it’s open to the public now, so check it out. They also have clips from lots of new and old television programs.

Here is an SNL clip to get you going. I tried to embed it here, but for whatever reason it wasn’t working.

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Just so you all know, I went 14 for 14 on this quiz.

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My new favorite game on PS3 is a down-loadable game called PAIN. Basically your character is a human slingshot-pellet that is launched into the air using a giant slingshot. The object is to inflict as much damage (and Pain) as you can to a city skyline. My favorite game mode is “Fun With Explosives” where you basically have to blow up as many boxes as you can using your body and falling debris. Mindless entertainment. Check it out if you have PS3. You can view the trailer below.

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