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It was awful. Completely, cringingly awful. Oh, the animation was decent enough for a cartoon of the time, but in every other respect it was just plain bad. The plot of the mini-series was absurd, with improbabilities of all kinds and plot holes that a tank could drive through. The characters were either flat & interchangeable or ridiculously over-the-top. The leadership of Cobra was particularly susceptible to fits of insane laughter, which made them look dumb rather than threatening. The laser bolts flew fast and furious, except that even Star Wars Stormtroopers could shoot with better accuracy. Characters on both sides shouted their sides' catch-phrases "Yo Joe" and "Co-braaaaaa" with disturbing frequency. The humor wasn't funny either.
Now look, I didn't expect that it was going to be classic theater or anything. But it just wasn't any fun anymore. All those other cartoons I mentioned at the top, they're still fun. They still make me laugh. I still root for the good guys. But GI Joe? It just doesn't hold up. Disappointing but true. At least I still have the comic books.
1 comment:
WOW, so sorry to hear about the dashed childhood memories. My son loves G.I. Joe (the originals) and yeah, it bothers me that it's still 'campy', and I cringe at most of it, he still likes it. He's also into Scooby-Doo (one of his FAVORITES), Pink Panther, etc.
It seems as though several childhood or younger days things are disappointing now. I just got the new Duke Nukem game and am SORELY disappointed in it. I'll be posting about it in the next day or two that's how bad I was disappointed.
Anyhow, doing a good job with your blog so far, keep up the good work.
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