Slashfilm recently mentioned the upcoming G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra movie and rumored turmoil between director Stephen Sommers and producers. Sommers was allegedly kicked out of the editing room because of his disastrous results with G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. Speculation includes a mention that G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra is not a watchable movie and the studio has gone into extra post-production work to fix what the director ruined.
One Slashfilm commenter pleaded for the studio to shut G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra down and start over. Does he (or she) have the right solution? This is not the first movie or TV production that has encountered problems before its release (Place and example here). Is it better to start over on a movie than trying to fix it?
I can recall the rules listed in many filmmaking books and articles, warning us to get everything right the first time and "don't fix it in post" which seems to be what the studio is doing with this G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra movie by enhancing the special effects. Slashfilm makes a good point that mass movie audiences will not care if G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra is a bad movie "as long as things are blowing up and Sienna Miller is wearing leather." as mentioned by Russ Fischer. That factor says a lot about our consumerist society and makes it even more difficult for good movies, especially independent films to get the same level of support. Then again, we're not talking about independent movies here when it comes to G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. The matter is about a large studio-backed movie that has allegedly gone sideways in terms of quality and now the muscle behind this blockbuster machine is trying to make sure that G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra will still sell tickets at the box office.
Since Hollywood is about money, I can understand and even agree with Paramaount studios pulling out all the stops in post-production to improve the rumored "disaster" that occurred during production. If it works for them, then G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra should be released once everything is right. There is another side to possible solutions for any movie that is made, whether it be a studio or independent film which is going back to square one and starting again. It gives producers a way to fix any and all problems or disasters that occurred the first time around, which is something that I considered doing for one of my short movies. Granted, my earlier short cost much less than 'Rise of Cobra's $150+ budget but I would welcome a new and improved version that far surpasses the results of my first efforts.
Should G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra go back to the chalk board or should the studio continue to lock this movie down and get it ready for its August 2009 release?
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