There are not words to express the elation I felt when I first saw the GI Joe Rise of Cobra trailer. From my earliest memories of playing with the original 12" action figures (not dolls) to owning almost every 3.25" action figure and a majoritiy of the vehicles the GI Joe trailer was the culminaiton of a lifetimes expectation. The real American hero cartoon, while entertaining, was ultimately a disappointment. The Marvel comic was an adequate distraction from the dismay that those characters may never come to life on the big screen. But then came the 2009 Super Bowl when the first commercial aired and a dream was realized.
This preview is excellent with General Hawk's voice providing the narration while those familiar characters sprint, vault, plummet and saunter across the screen. Obviously Snake Eyes, the badddest Joe of them all, Duke (probably), Roadblock (the guy with the big machine gun), Scarlet (she's got long red hair, it has to be her) and a bunch of other Joes take on the Baroness and Storm Shadow. There's a suit wearing bad guy who could be Cobra Commander or Destro. Both of those guys both wore masks so I'm not sure who this leader is.
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If you haven't seen this preview yet and don't want to know how it ends then you should skip the next paragraph
The trailer begins with Cobra launching missiles from a secret base at land marks around the world. A missile strikes the Eiffel Tower and immediatedly a green cloud starts eating it causing it to collapse. Then enters General Hawk describing the team. Two of its members are given super suits which allow them to dodge missiles like Ironhide in the first Transformers movie. We see Snake Eyes jumping from several exploding vehicles. In a really cool scene the green fog eats a jet as the pilot ejects. Every scene is awesome, even the ones where the characters are just sitting there looking concerned.
This preview is rated G for GI Joe and may become the standard by which I judge all other action movie trailers.
