GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra Reviews

When I saw the initial trailer for G.I. Joe, I initially dismissed it.  I thought it was going to be an utter failure and it looked like absolute crap.  I hated the idea that the Joes were not "Real American Heroes" but rather the best of the best from different countries from around the world.  I hated the idea that Joseph Gordon Levitt was going to be playing Cobra Commander.  I really hated that Marlon Wayans was going to be playing Ripcord.  I was absolutely ready to hate G.I. Joe with every fiber of my geeky being. 

I am most pleased to say, I was wrong.

Allow me to put things into...

There is fun. There is dumb fun. And then there is big dumb fun. Hollywood has a habit of buying properties and changing them in order to make them more appealing to a larger audience. The logic being that even though something has already been market tested with proven appeal to millions of people, Hollywood feels that since they reach hundreds of millions of people the product will only be viable if they change everything about it that appealed to that first smaller group (um, of millions).  The usual term applied to such a maneuver is "dumbing down". Considering the property in question is...

I'm a child of the 80's so trust me when I say I am a GI Joe, Transformers, Fraggle Rock and more FAN!

This movie ruined the 80's for me. It was hard telling which character was which. There a w love story that was pointless and it didn't make you care about the characters.

Snake Eye ( also played Darth Vader ) didn't even do too many fight scenes. Plus everyones backgroound story was incorrect from the cartoon and comics.

Maybe if they had called it GI Joe new evolution and had new GI Joes then I could of been somewhat entertained. But if you are a 80's fan you will be disappointed.

My family...

GI Joe was as action packed as it gets.  The CGI was a bit too much at times but the overall movie was great!  Can't wait for the sequel.

My husband and I loved this movie.  It was action all the way none stop.  Great movie to go watch.  I can watch it again.