Jan 29 2008Quaid Sacrificing Career to Join 'G.I. Joe'
I still predict the big screen adaptation of G.I. Joe to go down as a mess of distorted nostalgia and military propaganda told through crummy dialogue and computer effects, but that doesn't mean the casting is all that bad. Dennis Quaid has just been announced as General Hawk, the wise, battle-hardened leader of the team--a look that Quaid naturally embodies in his wizened yet dignified face. He's a great choice. I'll just feel bad for the recently-cast Channing Tatum when he inevitably falls in love with Quaid's daughter and briefly takes control of the Joe team, only to eventually realize that the older leadership of Quaid has valuable experience that his young, hotshot tactics can't compete with, leaving Tatum alone to contemplate his existence over some Peter Gabriel.
Quaid, Tatum enlist in Par's 'G.I. Joe' [Variety]
Reader Comments
1. proteon - January 29, 2008 2:35 PM
" still predict the big screen adaptation of G.I. Joe to go down as a mess of distorted nostalgia and military propaganda told through crummy dialogue and computer effects"
Interesting.
I predict the big screen adaptation will be in almost no way "big screen" at all and will feature all manner of beautiful young men soaked with sweat throwing vague rap dialogue praise at each other with alot of shaky cam and there will be exactly ZERO nostalgia but a soundtrack chok full of generic crap "rock" and the only military propaganda will be 'come join the service and have pretty sweaty boy friends who like their guns alot and who might be wearing eyeliner and who call you "dog".
2. Wendy - January 29, 2008 5:06 PM
I predict I'll still end up watching it in spite of myself.
3. Tom - January 29, 2008 5:31 PM
"a mess of distorted nostalgia and military propaganda told through crummy dialogue and computer effects"
You say that like it's a bad thing.
4. Celeste - January 29, 2008 11:49 PM
Well, at least it's not all bad. I heard Marlon Wayans is in talks to play Ripcord. But still I smell an industrial strength bomb at the box office that's waiting to happen.
5. whistle - January 30, 2008 8:22 AM
@1: "no way 'big screen' at all"? You think this will be direct to video, dawg?
6. proteon - January 30, 2008 12:16 PM
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