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The file card text describes Cobra Commander as follows:
The Devious brilliant leader of Cobra demands complete allegiance from his followers as he works toward his ultimate goal of controlling the world. COBRA COMMANDER hides a deadly secret few others know, just as his mask covers disfiguring damage from a fiery accident.
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra is scheduled for an August 7, 2009 release. The film stars Ray Parks, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Said Taghmaoui, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Marlon Wayans, Channing Tatum, Dennis Quiad, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Arnold Vosloo, Karolina Isela Kurkov, Byung Hun Lee and Christopher Eccleston.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was released August 7th, 2009 and stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung-hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce. The film is directed by Stephen Sommers.
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Cobra1
It sucks! I love Cobra Commander and I'm pissed about who they chose to play the part. Now this stupid looking crap. The hood is the best and they should have left it at that. Disfiguring? WTF!!!! He wasn't deformed that is STUPID!!!!
3 years agoby @cobra1Flag
SeraphIXI
They should've just gone with the helmet and metallic mask. It was a much cooler, cleaner look. This is so stupid looking it's almost heart breaking.
3 years agoby @seraphixiFlag
medraut
ok yes, this image is different then the Cobra comander we all know and 'love'.
but the movie obviously wants something new and different.
i guess they did not want to use the hood mask because of the KKK image. for some reason they dont use the steel mask.
CC did wear a sort of battle helmet for a while. something that made him look like a retro storm trooper.
the toy looks like a see through mask. but its just the toy probly because they could not do a full mask.
the pic on the card looks like a steel mask of sorts.
but you know what..
i actuly like this image
lets take a step back a moment.
point one
this image is very scarey and menacing
CC should look evil, and here he does.
i mean the mask has fangs in the mouth!
how cool is that?
point two.
they probly want to distance the movie from the cartoon and comics and have something new.
point three
heth ledger did not look like the joker in the comics and he rocked the part
terance stamp did not look like Zod from the comics and he did a great job.
do i really need to go on?
i dont think so.
i am actuly looking forward to this movie.
im excited about it.
christopher eccelston is Destro.
and hes a good actor and does a great job of creating a great bad guy.
allthough so far hes not in a destro mask.
i forsee an argument similur to when dr doom was not allways in the mask in the Fantastic four movie.
but so far i like the trailers and i cant wait to see it.
come one people the movie isnt even out yet.
wait till its out and then
if, and mark you i said if, its bad complain.
if not just enjoy it.
3 years agoby @medrautFlag
nathan_lease
Good one Jack Ass Ottley! Maybe if you read and understood the comment you would know who, but apparently your too much of douche bag to comprehend it. Don't try to bring me in you and Agent Dildos industry. I'll pass. Not my line of work. I know your a director in the gay porn industry. That's cool. We all have to make a living. You can take the star role and direct. What a treat for you Jack Ass!
3 years agoby @nathan-leaseFlag
J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director
Wow you are so not getting the point i was fueling across, there is a difference between serious style comic book film adaptations & then there is campy style comic book film adaptations.
The best given example in the comic book universe of film adaptations is Baman Forever & Batman & Robin.
Notice how the style of the films are on the 2 films compared to that of say Batman & Batman Returns, they had a dark tone and were taken seriously for their times.
Batman Forever & Batman & Robin were just plain out campy and gay, 2-face's style and look, Riddler prancing around in a emerald green suit with cheesy lines, Mr Freeze's campy style and Batgirl being related to Alfred and the god damn cheesy lines.
That is campy
Just like this suit...its gay, and he looks like you can't take him serious due to his design, he looks like Jason X's & Mr Freeze illeigitmate child.
I agree Fallen, the whole character design is a joke
P.S (No Offence though)
I'm confused who is the gay porn film maker, maybe Nathan wants a starring role?
3 years agoby @chronicFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Ya know whats worse than the mask? The latex suit he has on. Haha
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
SaintCharles
maybe they can cgi a silver mask over his face before they release it
3 years agoby @saintcharlesFlag
nathan_lease
My bad comrade. It was all directed towards Agent Dildo. You must have a lot of sh*t on your wall then. Well at least you can admit your a dumbass. Now your trying to bring J.A. in the mix. Watch out J.A., Agent is an aspiring gay porn filmmaker and actor. And your comparing Batman & Robin to G.I.Joe. Two totally differents movies. I thought you would know that considering your a gay porn fillmmaker.
3 years agoby @nathan-leaseFlag
T.Clark
You're right, I couldn't comprehend my ass from a hole in the wall. Must be why I was wiping the crap stains on my wall instead of the ones on my ass. I need major help. Sorry for the inconvenience. I'll try not posting something relating to the actual topic next time and go straight for the ass/wall jokes, even if people like J.A. agree and don't have a problem with it. Again, very sorry
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
-comrade-
Why are you mad at me? I just called you out on a mistake. Not man enough to admit a mistake?
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director
I think they were comparing it to Batman & Robin because the design looks kind of campy.
Campy is were something gets to comic book gayish (best way i can put it)
In which the best example is in general the style of change from Batman (1989) and Batman Returns to the next 2 Batman films which was Forever & Batman and Robin.
They took it too campy taking out the serious element that Batman contains, which means you find it very difficult to take the film as a serious production in your own perspective.
3 years agoby @chronicFlag
LankStun
wow looks pretty sweet
3 years agoby @lankstunFlag
nathan_lease
I meant plain, you f*cks. That's towards the two butt buddies Agent and Comrade. How do you compare the two? Batman & Robin to G.I. Joe, you know nothing Agent. You probably couldn't comprehend your ass from a hole in the wall.
3 years agoby @nathan-leaseFlag
J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director
Wow, for a film that looks f*cking awesome, this just looks like a lame campy villain, it's like if Jason X and Mr Freeze had one deformed ass baby called Cobra Commander.
But then again i never watched the cartoon series that much as you guys, but i do remember that CC did change from time to time, but this does look awful.
But come on people let's be real here, are we really going to see the film to judge the character concept designs or if their not wearing the right fashion from the previous source material.
Ok to be reasonable yeah, it does f*ck you off when something is changed from a source material, but people are going to see this because it looks like an awesome action popcorn flick, not to see if Cobra Commander and Snake Eyes are wearing matching socks and boots.
But i'm just hoping this film doesn't get too campy, like Batman & Robin as Vis stated
3 years agoby @chronicFlag
spynet315
I agree with iamalice's assessment of Cobra Commander's look.
3 years agoby @spynet315Flag
T.Clark
I hope this isn't as bad as Batman and Robin, though ha
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
rjh094
this might not be the ACTUAL look. a movie toyline always changes the appearance of the ACTUAL appearance.
the batman and robin's toyline for example.
3 years agoby @rjh094Flag
-comrade-
WTF is a "plan idiot" nathan, do tell?
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
T.Clark
Try spelling things right the next time you want to call people "idiots"
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
nathan_lease
Both of you are plan idiots. He looks like f*cken Jason X.
3 years agoby @nathan-leaseFlag
T.Clark
Thanks, Comrade
nathan doesn't get it, and saying that he looks like something out of a horror film should actually be a complement seeing as how he's the big bad
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
nathan_lease
Obviously you don't know what your talking about either comrade. To bad his look hasn't changed over the years. And now some guy wants to change his look in which he looks like something out of a horror film.
3 years agoby @nathan-leaseFlag
-comrade-
VIS gets it.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
Xoriat
Ugh! That's sad. CC could have been way cooler. Let's hope Destro's look is nice and CG looking. Going by this, he'll wear a lame silver colored pot on his head instead.
3 years agoby @xoriatFlag
nathan_lease
What are you talking about agent vis?
3 years agoby @nathan-leaseFlag
incmob
I agree with the jason x comments. Wow... i am soooo not looking forward to this, especially hearing it was moving more towards a xmen and james bond type of film, then a military film, and i think they are trying to change it too much from the original material to be "creative" and "fresh" but borrowing the characters and well... the characters from the gi joe line. I think the shift of terrorism was probably due to 9/11 although that changes the dynamics of the whole story. all i have to say is good luck...lol
3 years agoby @incmobFlag
JT's Movie Page
Never mind. Had I looked further down I would have noticed that radimus already made the connection.
3 years agoby @johnjohnson7777Flag
JT's Movie Page
It may just be me, but he looks too much like Jason Voorhees from Jason X.
3 years agoby @johnjohnson7777Flag
thrashnasty190
i like it
3 years agoby @thrashnasty190Flag
T.Clark
Cobra's look has changed over the years, so saying "that just doesn't look like him" is pointless.
It's a cool design. Filmmakers change the looks of characters to better suit the movie. If this was a more adult-oriented G.I. Joe, then they would have gone with the hood, but with a director like Sommers you know this is gonna be a strict action movie with a lot of "BOOM" and "BANG BANG."
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag