I want a straight Joe reboot set in the 80's. Don't merge those two turds of movies together

 

Feels like that is kind of an insult to some amazingly skilled cosplayers out there. Yea sure my stuff isn't the world's most amazing costuming but I have seen plenty of GI Joe and Cobra costumers where I had to say wow that is some great work, attention to detail, and damn that's a nice costume.

Plus costumes get tweaked all the time for the big screen because there is so much of a difference in the art of comic books, cartoons, and live action. Deadpool wasn't 100% comic book for the live action movie but fans could still go damn that's a great live action translation of the costume. Iron Man, Captain America, heck all of the Marvel/Disney movies have differences in the live action big budget live action movie designs and the comic books. So I don't think we could say oh never ever would the classic A Real American Hero look work for a live action GI Joe movie. Really the only things you'd have to change are the bits that were just too 80's and never ever touch anything from the neon era of GI Joe toys. Sure some Joes have an off the wall look like Blowtorch, Barbecue, Sci-Fi, or Quick Kick ever getting to go to a restaurant, but Roadblock in a tank top wouldn't be all that insane and other than the camo pattern being outdated noting really insane about the original look of Stalker.

 

That's funny, PR is also a archaic franchise but there's people still loves.

 

I think the idea is more stories or better stories with the original cast and designs. Imagine G1, but with Beast Wars, Prime or IDW level storytelling?
Beloved characters, familiar looks and world, great stories.

With all of the pointless redesigns (Transformers, G.I. Joe, TMNT, Masters, Jem, Power Rangers) that try to reinvent the wheel and fail, why not give spot on television or toy looks a try? Especially with a Hollywood budget. You're watching G.I. Joe, expect G.I. Joe.

 

That's a non-issue, considering Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Firefly and the Baroness for example. You're trying to discredit a point that was already made on the first two movies. It's like saying Optimus Prime could never be a COE in the movies because there wouldn't be enough mass for him to transform.

 

I said most of the costumes. And None of the ones you mentioned were even "spot on", they all had liberties taken to make them look at least a little more realistic. Cobra Commander, Vipers, Destro or any of the Village People lookin Joes would look incredibly stupid outside of anything but a cartoon.

 

I'd rather see the GI Joe Renegades versions of the GI Joe crossover with the TF Aligned Universe.