naw....
rather have an ode to it... like if he's traveilling in a forest.. and catches a glimpse at a wolf and just like a silent moment of respect...
something subtle maybe nt as cheesy but something along those lines
I'd even be perfectly happy with a reference like that, actually...
I'd like to see Timber in G.I. Joe as much as I'd like to see Ace the Bat hound in The Dark Knight, which is to say not at all.
I wouldn't compare Timber with Ace, but I see what you mean...
Still, the character of Snake Eyes -the version they chose to base the movie version upon- did have the wolf as a partner. Hardly comparable to Ace, which was a character dragged into the Batman comics for no real reason and soon kicked out again.
That way, not having Timber in the movie would be like having Tomax but no mention of Xamot. See what I mean?
Look...I have no problem with the moviemakers changing things to the origin material for their silver screen adaptation. I know that it's necessary sometimes and I even had to do so myself.
Still, at some point you have to ask yourself if you're still making a (in this case) G.I. Joe movie or a movie loosely based on some aspects of G.I. Joe.
To me, cutting out Timber will be like cutting out Battle Cat out of a He-Man movie. What you might get then, basically, is the 1987 Masters of the Universe movie.
