Comments on: Yo, Joe! http://www.aleemartinez.com/yo-joe/blog/08082009/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: A. Lee Martinezhttp://www.aleemartinez.com/yo-joe/blog/08082009/comment-page-1/#comment-78 A. Lee Martinez Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:44:37 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=116#comment-78 Jonquest, I just want to say again that G.I. Joe is awesome. I don't really get the CGI complaints. Not everything is photo realistic, but so what? I love the original King Kong, for example. Complaints about CGI are almost always nitpicks in my opinion. All fiction requires cooperation from the audience, and if the audience doesn't want to play along, then it really doesn't matter because a ninja jumping over a minivan is never going to look realistic. I thought the CGI in the Wolverine movie was pretty bad, but to be fair, I thought the writing and acting in the movie was pretty terrible, so I was unforgiving of the FX. If the movie had been better, it wouldn't have really mattered. Also, for the record, Marlon Wayans is actually good in G.I. Joe. Turns out that he's a decent enough actor as long as he doesn't have a say in the script and has a good director behind him. Also, for the record, I really enjoyed Van Helsing. I know apparently I'm the only one, but it doesn't make me wrong. So I guess you should take my recommendations for what it's worth. (Quite a lot actually, but not everyone is blessed with my talent and insight.) Jonquest, I just want to say again that G.I. Joe is awesome. I don’t really get the CGI complaints. Not everything is photo realistic, but so what? I love the original King Kong, for example. Complaints about CGI are almost always nitpicks in my opinion. All fiction requires cooperation from the audience, and if the audience doesn’t want to play along, then it really doesn’t matter because a ninja jumping over a minivan is never going to look realistic.

I thought the CGI in the Wolverine movie was pretty bad, but to be fair, I thought the writing and acting in the movie was pretty terrible, so I was unforgiving of the FX. If the movie had been better, it wouldn’t have really mattered.

Also, for the record, Marlon Wayans is actually good in G.I. Joe. Turns out that he’s a decent enough actor as long as he doesn’t have a say in the script and has a good director behind him.

Also, for the record, I really enjoyed Van Helsing. I know apparently I’m the only one, but it doesn’t make me wrong. So I guess you should take my recommendations for what it’s worth. (Quite a lot actually, but not everyone is blessed with my talent and insight.)

]]> By: A. Lee Martinezhttp://www.aleemartinez.com/yo-joe/blog/08082009/comment-page-1/#comment-76 A. Lee Martinez Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:24:22 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=116#comment-76 I just want it on the record that I will let them do whatever the hell they want to my stories if it means I get the money and exposure that comes from a movie. At least for the first one or two that get made. (Assuming I'm that lucky, of course.) Hey, I gotta eat, right? I just want it on the record that I will let them do whatever the hell they want to my stories if it means I get the money and exposure that comes from a movie. At least for the first one or two that get made. (Assuming I’m that lucky, of course.)

Hey, I gotta eat, right?

]]> By: jonquesthttp://www.aleemartinez.com/yo-joe/blog/08082009/comment-page-1/#comment-72 jonquest Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:52:56 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=116#comment-72 My problem with a movie like Joe (which I have admittedly not seen) is not the notion that it needs to be smart or high brow, I love a good summer action popcorn flick as much as the next man. I just think it <em>looks</em> bad. It looks like ol' Sommer's hasn't upgraded his CGI game since Van Helsing. I haven't ruled out seeing the movie and an A. Lee Martinez endorsement is a big plus... but then again I've never seen a movie with Marlon Wayans in it... so why start now? My problem with a movie like Joe (which I have admittedly not seen) is not the notion that it needs to be smart or high brow, I love a good summer action popcorn flick as much as the next man. I just think it looks bad. It looks like ol’ Sommer’s hasn’t upgraded his CGI game since Van Helsing. I haven’t ruled out seeing the movie and an A. Lee Martinez endorsement is a big plus… but then again I’ve never seen a movie with Marlon Wayans in it… so why start now?

]]> By: jboyd01http://www.aleemartinez.com/yo-joe/blog/08082009/comment-page-1/#comment-70 jboyd01 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:39:08 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=116#comment-70 Hi Lee, This isn't the right place for this but...just saw Harry Potter and like most HP films the director chose to tell their own story and strip out most of JKR's subtlety and meaning. Specifically the last scene. Instead of what was in the book we get everyone from Hogwarts lighting their wands in unison to dispel the Dark Mark. Don't let them ever do this to your books please (not a realistic request but I wanted to make it anyway.) James Hi Lee, This isn’t the right place for this but…just saw Harry Potter and like most HP films the director chose to tell their own story and strip out most of JKR’s subtlety and meaning. Specifically the last scene. Instead of what was in the book we get everyone from Hogwarts lighting their wands in unison to dispel the Dark Mark. Don’t let them ever do this to your books please (not a realistic request but I wanted to make it anyway.)

James

]]> By: Gabehttp://www.aleemartinez.com/yo-joe/blog/08082009/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Gabe Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:10:00 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=116#comment-65 I'm willing to lay down hard cash for awesome ninja sequences. That's all I want out of this movie. If it's there, if it's awesome, I'll leave a happy customer. I’m willing to lay down hard cash for awesome ninja sequences. That’s all I want out of this movie. If it’s there, if it’s awesome, I’ll leave a happy customer.

]]> By: A. Lee Martinezhttp://www.aleemartinez.com/yo-joe/blog/08082009/comment-page-1/#comment-64 A. Lee Martinez Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:33:10 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=116#comment-64 Eccleson gets a significant amount of screen time, although his role of Destro is mostly behind the scenes and thus, often underplayed. I felt he was in the movie enough to justify his existence, but not overused. But then again, I'm not an Eccleson fan (though I do enjoy him in whatever he's in so it's not like I don't like him). Still, he has more lines than Snake Eyes. ;) Eccleson gets a significant amount of screen time, although his role of Destro is mostly behind the scenes and thus, often underplayed. I felt he was in the movie enough to justify his existence, but not overused. But then again, I’m not an Eccleson fan (though I do enjoy him in whatever he’s in so it’s not like I don’t like him).

Still, he has more lines than Snake Eyes. ;)

]]> By: frenchknitwavehttp://www.aleemartinez.com/yo-joe/blog/08082009/comment-page-1/#comment-62 frenchknitwave Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:21:38 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=116#comment-62 Wondering... does Christopher Eccleston get much screen time? Wondering… does Christopher Eccleston get much screen time?

]]> By: Adamhttp://www.aleemartinez.com/yo-joe/blog/08082009/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Adam Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:06:26 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=116#comment-61 Might see this soon. Less and less time on my hands though, so I may miss it at the cinema and catch it on DVD - but every time I've had time for a movie recently, I've wanted action.... Might see this soon. Less and less time on my hands though, so I may miss it at the cinema and catch it on DVD – but every time I’ve had time for a movie recently, I’ve wanted action….

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