The Beauty of Kung Fury

One recent phenomenon on the Internet that earned accolades from me was this short film from Sweden, Kung Fury.

GI Joe Montage

There are several posters of GI Joe products which are pretty good, but I like this one best because of its movie-poster style montagery:

What I like about this montage is that collects several highlights of the concurrent toy line in a sort of movie poster. A sort-of capsule of the whole story.

The customary American flag is in the background, with the the heads of Gung Ho, Falcon and Fast Draw first taking attention (Fast Draw is a figure I wanted but never got!), flanked by a Cobra Stiletto. The Defiant space shuttle of course is the star of the show. Outlined in its fiery trail are (right to left) Law and Order, Outback, Crazy Legs and Psyche Out walking on the GI Joe logo. A Cobra Battle Pogo unit bounces above them. Cobra units complete the poster at the lower left, with a Mamba chopper, Croc Master and a Buzz Boar fronting the smoke. Oh, and I don't know what mountain that is in the crosshairs below Fast Draw.

I wish movie posters would return to this style of imagery.

GI Joe Sci-Fi

Another GI Joe which is my particular favorite is Sci-Fi.

GI Joe: Skydive

Since I've started collecting GI Joes again, let me show one of my current favorites. Skydive from the Pursuit of Cobra line is one of my more recent hauls. And one of my current faves.