G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom (2004) (V)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Dale Carman

Writers:

Larry Hama (character development)
Garfield Reeves-Stevens (written by)

Release Date:

14 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation

Plot:

The G.I. Joe team battles Cobra's newest threat, Venomous Maximus and his hybrid troops.

Plot Keywords:

Gi Joe | Cobra | Acronym In Title

Cast

Alistair Abell	...	Ace (voice) (as Allstar Abel)
Lisa Ann Beley	...	Scarlett (voice)
Doron Bell	...	Tunnel Rat (voice) (as Doren Bell Jr.)
Andrew Carman	...	Stevie, Additional Child Voices (voice)
Katherine Carman	...	Additional Child Voices (voice)
Louis Chirillo	...	Frostbite (voice)
Don S. Davis	...	Wild Bill (voice) (as Don Davis)
Trevor Devall	...	Wild Weasesl (voice) (as Trevor Duval)
Brian Dobson	...	Flint (voice)
Michael Dobson	...	Cobra Commander (voice)
Brian Drummond	...	Slash / The President (voice)
Jim Foronda	...	Dr. Mindbender (voice) (as Jim Foranda)
Phil Hayes	...	Hawk, Chief Torpedo, Wetsuit (voice)
Mark Hildreth	...	Hi-Tech (voice)
Adam Hudson	...	Additional Child Voices (voice)
Tori Hudson	...	Additional Child Voices (voice)
Parker Jay	...	Snake Eyes (voice)
Peter Kelamis	...	Polly (voice)
Blu Mankuma	...	Heavy Duty (voice)
Joseph May	...	Link (voice)
Scott McNeil	...	Destro / Gung Ho (voice)
Colin Murdock	...	Overkill, Siberian Man (voice)
Kevin Ohjitsu	...	Kamakura, Slice (voice)
Kevan Ohtsji	...	Kamakura
Ty Olsson	...	Storm Shadow (voice)
John Payne	...	Duke (voice)
Teryl Rothery	...	Baronness / Granny (voice)
Conner Salazar	...	Additional Child Voices (voice)
Frank Salazar	...	Venomous Maximus (voice)
Ian Salazar	...	Additional Child Voices (voice)
Venus Terzo	...	Jinx (voice)
Lee Tockar	...	Shipwreck, Beachhead, Ex-Eel (voice)
Andy Toth	...	Dusty (voice)
Emily Trice	...	Launch Announcer, Gauntlet Announcer (voice)

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence.

Runtime:

USA:80 min | USA:77 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG

Company:

Hasbro

Quotes:

Link: The antidote only worked on the hybrids exposed to it at the highest concentration. The rest we're going to have to cure one-at-a-time
Flint: You heard the man. Make every shot... paintball count.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "G.I. Joe: Sigma 6" (2005)

We were spoiled as kids.

Yep. Those of my generation who grew up watching those old Sunbow cartoons were spoiled. The 80's Joe tune was one of the best cartoons in the history of television. Well written stories, well developed characters. Granted it was nothing more that a glorified toy commercial but it definitely helped carry that toy line. Fast forward almost twenty years later and enter Valor vs. Venom. The animation was average at most. The movement of the characters seemed to jerky and puppet like. The movie felt more like a Small Soldiers sequel than a story about a special military force. Then we have character development or lack there of. Dusty likes to be all Dusty? Slice and Dice like to do things together? What? Did the writers take a writing course on how to develops characters with the depth equivalent of Jar Jar Binks? As for the story. I like a bit of Sci-Fi. But that whole concept of turning soldiers into a mutant army has been done to death in the Joe universe. Mega Monsters or Toxo-zombies anyone? But I give the creators credit for trying to make the fan boys happy by having martial arts action every 10 minutes. I'm not a huge fan of SE and SS but I did like the fight scenes between the two. If you can appreciate VvV for what it is you will enjoy it. I admit to not being able to appreciate VvV as I should. Again everything Joe gets compared to what ways done in the 80's, and honestly nothing will ever compare to the glory days of GI Joe. If you can appreciate VvV for what it is you will enjoy it.