Was GI Joe : The Rise of Cobra a good fim? No. Was it enjoyable? Oh yes. I was relly expecting a train wreck after seeing the commercials and trailer, but surprsingly it wasn't so bad. Ok.. For any non fan of GI Joe this movie will be ridiculous, but I grew up reading the comics, buying the toys and watching the cartoon and the movie did a good job capturing the mood and tone of the cartoon while modernizing it a bit. This is a far supior movie to Transformers 2 becuase it knew exactly what kind of film it was from the first frame. Sure the effects look fake and the acting is a bit wooden (While most critics hated Channing Tatum's Duke, I saw what he was trying to do and didn't mind his performance), but in the villians are over the top and remind me a little bit of villians from the 80's movies I love. And the storytelling options for a sequel are pretty interesting. Of course there are a few thuings the film got horribly wrong.. Why did Snake Eye's mask have lips??? Who designed Cobra Comander's mask? Ugliest thing I've ever seen. Why not use the classic mirror face mask? The stupoid sub-plot connecting Duke and the Baroness.. I'll let this slide as it does help up some intriguing possibilites for the sequel. I don't know if it is becuause my expectations were so low, but i give Gi Joe two flawed thumbs up.
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