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* [[Cool Shades]]: The Baroness never forgets hers...even after a train collision.
* [[Cool Shades]]: The Baroness never forgets hers...even after a train collision.
** She also wears them at night, but that can be justified by their high-tech use.
** She also wears them at night, but that can be justified by their high-tech use.
* [[Cowboy Bebop at His Computer]]: There are ''still'' people that saw this film wondering [[I Am Not Shazam|who "G.I. Joe" was.]]
* [[Media Research Failure]]: There are ''still'' people that saw this film wondering [[I Am Not Shazam|who "G.I. Joe" was.]]
* [[Creator Cameo]]: [[Larry Hama]] as a NATO general.
* [[Creator Cameo]]: [[Larry Hama]] as a NATO general.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: The opening shows the U.S. Army stands no chance of winning against <s>M.A.R.S.</s> Cobra and its technology, the bullets from their rifles pinging off mook armor while they're torn apart by "pulse weapons".
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: The opening shows the U.S. Army stands no chance of winning against <s>M.A.R.S.</s> Cobra and its technology, the bullets from their rifles pinging off mook armor while they're torn apart by "pulse weapons".
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* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: The movie is sometimes only one step away from slapping "IN STORES NOW" on the bottom of the screen... which is perfectly in line with much of the G.I. Joe franchise.
* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: The movie is sometimes only one step away from slapping "IN STORES NOW" on the bottom of the screen... which is perfectly in line with much of the G.I. Joe franchise.
* [[Mighty Whitey]]: Anyone else notice that Snake Eyes, who is in the top percentile of his class, happens to be a white former street urchin?
* [[Mighty Whitey]]: Anyone else notice that Snake Eyes, who is in the top percentile of his class, happens to be a white former street urchin?
** Amusingly, Snake Eyes being [[Mis Blamed|a white super-ninja comes directly from the comics]], which were written by a Japanese-American. Well, at least Storm Shadow was Japanese-American too...
** Amusingly, Snake Eyes being [[Misblamed|a white super-ninja comes directly from the comics]], which were written by a Japanese-American. Well, at least Storm Shadow was Japanese-American too...
** Oddly, it seems in the movie version both of the top ninjas aren't Japanese, given that both actors for Storm Shadow are Korean; he even speaks Korean in the movie.
** Oddly, it seems in the movie version both of the top ninjas aren't Japanese, given that both actors for Storm Shadow are Korean; he even speaks Korean in the movie.
** And the actor who plays the younger Storm Shadow is Chinese American. So ''everyone but the Japanese are awesome ninjas''. Good to know.
** And the actor who plays the younger Storm Shadow is Chinese American. So ''everyone but the Japanese are awesome ninjas''. Good to know.
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** Snake-Eyes suddenly lets go of the Baroness' SUV during the Paris chase:
** Snake-Eyes suddenly lets go of the Baroness' SUV during the Paris chase:
{{quote|'''The Baroness:''' He gave up.
{{quote|'''The Baroness:''' He gave up.
'''Storm Shadow:''' He ''[[The Determinator|never]]'' [[The Determinator|gives up]].
'''Storm Shadow:''' He ''[[The Determinator|never]]'' [[The Determinator|gives up]].
{{spoiler|(The SUV is suddenly blindsided by an oncoming train.)}} }}
{{spoiler|(The SUV is suddenly blindsided by an oncoming train.)}} }}
** At one point General Hawk is restricted to a wheelchair.
** At one point General Hawk is restricted to a wheelchair.
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