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‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ DVD Extra – Bonus Feature Focusing on the Film’s Sets

Monkey 1 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:14:04 +0000

Take a 45 second look at different sets from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. The clip is from a bonus feature on the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra DVD and Blu-ray.

‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ DVD Bonus Extra – The VFX of the Landing Platform

Monkey 1 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:15:42 +0000

Here's another clip from the bonus extras on the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra DVD.

This one is really cool, with VFX Supervisor Boyd Shermis narrating the evolutionary process behind the application of CGI visual effects to the landing platform scene. Really cool stuff.

‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ DVD Bonus Feature – The Visual Effects of the Convoy Attack

Monkey 1 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:41:27 +0000

Take a look at another bonus extra on the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra DVD that focuses on the visual effects behind the convoy attack scene.

Paramount Under Fire for Releasing ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ on DVD and Blu-ray so Soon After its Theatrical Release

Monkey 1 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:12:46 +0000

Rachel Nichols as Scarlett in 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'

Paramount has apparently been besieged by calls from angry theater owners who aren't happy that the studio is releasing G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra on DVD and Blu-ray so soon after its theatrical release.

Though studios and theater owners have no formal agreement in place, the typical rule of thumb abided by all is that studios don't release films on DVD until a four month…

‘G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ DVD Bonus – Accelerator Suit

Monkey 1 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:44:50 +0000

Boyd Shermis, the Visual Effects Supervisor for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, narrates the following featurette about that cool looking street action sequence with the accelerator suits.

The featurette is one of the extras on the upcoming (Nov 3) DVD and Blu-ray release.

‘G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ Featurette – Girl Fight

Monkey 1 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:51:29 +0000

Rachel Nichols / Sienna Miller looking hot in 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'

I haven't seen G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, but I intend to. Despite bucket loads of negative buzz from "critics", I'm on the side of the fence that wants to see this film on a day when all I want is some mindless fun.

Firstly, not every film needs to be a philosophical mind bender. Secondly, in G.I. Joe's case, we've got…