G.I. Joe, if you say so.

Aside from it being about an elite group of enlisted individuals, and the appearance of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, not much about this flick feels like GI Joe, at least based on the couple trailers and spots we’ve seen.  Granted, we’ve spent a lot of years now drinking away what must be complete months worth of memory cells.  However, think we’d remember bugging Mom and Dad ceaselessly for the GI Joe that came with the Iron Man-meets-RoboCop “accelerator suit”.  So, it’ safe to say Hollywood has taken some creative license.  That can be OK, could still be fun.  Just look at the recent James Bond a la Jason Bourne flicks.  Different, but fun.  Besides, even if they don’t nail it with this one (and we’re not saying they won’t–good luck, Paramount!), if it proves to have an audience,  it could always be “re-imagined” in a couple more years with an even better kung-fu grip.

Ooh–now there’s a bet to be made going into the show: will they work in the phrase “kung-fu grip” or not.  Tell you this, if any single character’s thumb breaks off from their hand, and then they talk their Mom into emptying out the vacuum cleaner and sifting through the debris so they can find the thumb and crazy-glue it back on, anything that may need to be forgiven will be.

Looking forward it.

For that old-school GI Joe-feel you might be looking for–you know, the Jamaican, digital reggae vibe we knew as kids–we offer Major Lazer’s Hold the Line, courtesy of MTV.  Enjoy.