 GIJOE Toy and Retaliation Movie Thread, Next wave of figures up for preorder at BBTS |
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 Mar 13 2012, 02:53 PM
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 Ah! Brilliant as always... yes. Group: Citizen Posts: 3,218 Joined: 26-July 03 From: Florida Member No.: 3,271 Faction: Decepticon  |
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Mar 13 2012, 11:03 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 446 Joined: 1-April 04 Member No.: 4,374 |
Captain America's Goliath makes a great Cobra vehicle right out of the box! Once I've done away with the Avengers logo, it'll be all Cobra. But really, the colors are already perfect, being more that dark "Cobra" blue with gray than the more patriotic blue you see on some Cap toys. It's pretty much the kinds of colors you see on the upcoming Fangboat.
(IMG:http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b272/Skidplates/IMG_2102.jpg) (IMG:http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b272/Skidplates/IMG_2103.jpg) Seats 2, plus another guy standing. Haven't tried it with RAH Joes yet. (IMG:http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b272/Skidplates/IMG_2099.jpg) --------------------  |
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Mar 14 2012, 10:24 AM
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 I can see my house from here!  Group: Supporter Posts: 11,564 Joined: 18-August 04 From: The planet that is farthest from. Member No.: 4,936 |
It does look neat. With a touch ofpaint it could go from A for America to an Anarchy symbol. Too bad the rest of the colors don't really fit the Dreadnok look.
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Mar 14 2012, 01:53 PM
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 You humans are so weird. Group: Supporter Posts: 14,988 Joined: 30-March 04 From: 123 Carenden Road Member No.: 4,369 Faction: Cannonball's Pirate Crew |
I've been meaning to get that for Cobra too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-hotrod.gif)
Also, I managed to score a Techno-Viper and Renegades Tunnel Rat on Monday. Sadly, still no Storm Shadow. -------------------- QUOTE You're far too young to be this bitter and angry at the world....  |
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Mar 19 2012, 12:44 AM
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 Whatever Group: Citizen Posts: 2,543 Joined: 5-September 10 From: Wherever I am Member No.: 13,635 Faction: Free Agent |
Hey, um, I'm not sure where to ask this but, I saw a page on TV Tropes that mentions some continuity connection between the live-action TF films and the Joe movies.
QUOTE The Transformers Film Series and GI Joe the Rise of Cobra are canonically in the same universe, with there being suggestions that much of the advanced Joe tech came from studying Megatron's frozen body. In addition, Ratchet and Ironhide's vehicle forms can be seen in the Paris sequence. On the other hand, the Transformers movies don't suggest anything about GI Joe, also that they make mention to the actual Presidents of the time periods of the films (George W. Bush and Barack Obama) while GI Joe has their own President.
Is any of this actually true? Granted, that page has examples that don't look right anyway, but I need to make sure before doing any possible correction, and I haven't actually seen Rise of Cobra, so I need someone to explain. This post has been edited by Item42: Mar 19 2012, 12:44 AM --------------------  |
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Mar 19 2012, 12:53 AM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 5,297 Joined: 18-September 08 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 11,998 |
There's absolutely no indication in ROC that it takes place in the same universe as any other movie. I'd refute the evidence from the TV Tropes page, except there isn't actually any evidence listed.
(I mean, maybe Brendan Fraser really did mention the Mummy thing in an interview or something, I don't know, but that still wouldn't even mean much) -------------------- This week at Comic Critics!: Whatever happened to the critic of tomorrow?
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Mar 19 2012, 01:46 AM
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Whatever Group: Citizen Posts: 2,543 Joined: 5-September 10 From: Wherever I am Member No.: 13,635 Faction: Free Agent |
Their actual page for Rise of Cobra says that the hint is from the novelization. Anyone can confrim or deny this?
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Mar 19 2012, 09:20 AM
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 Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 8,413 Joined: 14-December 08 From: The Blasty Zone Member No.: 12,164 Faction: Cannonball's Pirate Crew |
Brenden Frazer did say in an interview or two that his Joe and Mummy characters were related. However, IIRC this seemed to be something that Somers just kind of decided as a little off-the-record fantasy nod. To take it as gospel/make it part of the canon would be an EXTREME reach.
As for the TF/Joe connection... being Hasbro properties, I find a meta-reference much more likely than actually being in the same universe. Assuming for a moment that a few TF vehicles did show up, sometimes an Easter egg is just an Easter egg. A couple of cars in the background of a shot does not actually invoke all this connection that's being drawn. In other words, it sounds like a couple of in-jokes are being turned into something they aren't. |
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Mar 19 2012, 09:48 AM
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I can see my house from here! Group: Supporter Posts: 11,564 Joined: 18-August 04 From: The planet that is farthest from. Member No.: 4,936 |
In fact Hasbro has been pretty clear about keeping the universes officially separate, the handful of crossover toys not-withstanding.
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Mar 21 2012, 07:17 PM
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Ah! Brilliant as always... yes. Group: Citizen Posts: 3,218 Joined: 26-July 03 From: Florida Member No.: 3,271 Faction: Decepticon |
Targets new price...
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Mar 21 2012, 07:24 PM
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HAHAAHAHAHAHAHA no.
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Mar 21 2012, 07:26 PM
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 IT'S AN ESSER Group: Citizen Posts: 30,131 Joined: 13-April 04 From: Findlay, OH. Member No.: 4,424 Faction: Free Agent |
If other stores adopt that, I'll be right out of Joe just as I was getting in. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif)
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Mar 21 2012, 07:30 PM
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 Novus ordo seclorum Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 41,582 Joined: 18-June 03 From: Westlake, OH Member No.: 3,012 Faction: RIBFIR |
I hated paying that but DAMN I wanted that Sci-Fi.
Walgreen's $11.99 Beachhead I'm still able to pass on. --------------------  |
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Mar 21 2012, 07:41 PM
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 Hi there. Group: Citizen Posts: 4,169 Joined: 14-June 02 Member No.: 1,104 |
I was just about to report that, too!
What the heck? How are they charging more for these things than for Hasbro's licensed lines? Even Star Wars Vintage isn't this crazy. -------------------- |
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Mar 21 2012, 08:07 PM
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You humans are so weird. Group: Supporter Posts: 14,988 Joined: 30-March 04 From: 123 Carenden Road Member No.: 4,369 Faction: Cannonball's Pirate Crew |
Wow, that's the Canadian price!
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Mar 21 2012, 09:30 PM
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I can see my house from here! Group: Supporter Posts: 11,564 Joined: 18-August 04 From: The planet that is farthest from. Member No.: 4,936 |
This way they can put them on "sale" for ONLY 7.99.
I'm just waiting for BBTS to put up preorders at this rate. Their per-figure case rate is usually on par if not lower than normal retail. This post has been edited by Dake: Mar 21 2012, 09:31 PM -------------------- Eventually, I think. - Temp |
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Mar 21 2012, 11:45 PM
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I'm kind of expecting this to be Hasbro's shoot-themselves-in-the-foot MSRP for the Retaliation figures, much like how the RoC figures came out at $8.99 while regular Joes had been $6.99 immediately before, meaning NOTHING MOVED UNTIL THE PRICE DROPPED. It only dropped a dollar, but still...
If that's the case all over, I guess I'll just go back and get a Phantom X-19, Cobra Mamba, and that weird TRU DtC HISS from right before Sigma 6 and call it quits on Joe purchasing for everything aside from the SDCC HISSwave. -------------------- Fall of Cybertron will blow your mind. That is all.
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Mar 21 2012, 11:52 PM
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Das Feuer liebt mich Group: Citizen Posts: 5,777 Joined: 29-January 02 From: Texas Member No.: 547 |
If that's a future price for GI Joes, I'm going to be exiting the hobby short of the few 25th-style figures that might show up from time to time.
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Mar 22 2012, 10:21 AM
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I can see my house from here! Group: Supporter Posts: 11,564 Joined: 18-August 04 From: The planet that is farthest from. Member No.: 4,936 |
Yeah, if this truly is the new price and not a stupid Target thing, it goes to show Hasbro learned nothing. RoC didn't just flop due to dull-looking figures... It was hurt immensely by pricing as evidenced by higher sales during mark downs.
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Mar 22 2012, 10:54 AM
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Das Feuer liebt mich Group: Citizen Posts: 5,777 Joined: 29-January 02 From: Texas Member No.: 547 |
Yeah, most of my collection grew as a result of the 2 for $10 deals that kept popping up.
I still cringe at the $8 that's already become the norm, but $11? F that. |
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