G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Vgfian · 07-15-2009, 08:21 PM

Dizzy · 07-15-2009, 08:26 PM

I had plans to watch this, along with Harry Potter 6.

Haven't seen many good movies this year, except Star Trek.

Redshirt · 07-15-2009, 08:33 PM

Look like Iron Man 2 with those suits.

Spritedude · 08-09-2009, 05:21 PM

Just saw it. 'Twas awesome. I didn't have much expectations for it, I thought it was going to be a cheesy action movie (which it kinda was), but it was really good. Yes, there was is a lot of CGI and explosions, but I think the action was done really well, and was pretty much nonstop. The story wasn't the best and was a bit cliche, but the action scenes more than made up for it.

If you're looking for a deep story, I wouldn't recommend it, but if you want nonstop explosive action, then go see it.

8/10

Sean P Kelly · 08-09-2009, 07:07 PM

Some spoiler tag notes.
Spoiler Below

After all the fuss over the accelerator suits, there ended up being only one action sequence that used them.

The film was very flashback heavy. I get the flashbacks detailing the backstory of Duke, Baroness, and Cobra Commander, and the Destro ancestor was toleratable, but did there really have to be TWO flashbacks for Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow.

I'm not sure about the literal translation of Destro from the cartoon (i.e. his face is metal instead of wearing a mask), but at least the futuristic technology in the film explains for it.

Cobra Commander was the best part of the film and too bad they didn't use him more. There was even one moment (when he was not wearing the respirator) when Joseph Gordon-Levitt got the voice nearly spot on.

Overall I thought the film was not bad, even though it was only an origin story in every sense of the word.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-11-2009, 11:14 AM

The trailer for this totally looks like fail.

ShyGuy727 · 08-16-2009, 01:12 AM

Oh God they're already planning out a sequel for this ****bomb. Stop raping my childhood Hollywood.

Sean P Kelly · 08-20-2009, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShyGuy727

Stop raping my childhood Hollywood.

I really hate that term.

Metal Mario · 08-20-2009, 12:24 AM

I was never into Transformers or G.I. Joe. I was into Ninja Turtles. And those movies turned out awesomely awesome.

So my childhood remains unraped.

PK FIRE! · 08-20-2009, 12:30 AM

I just saw G.I joe tonight, I enjoyed it quite abit, granted I'm not a fan of the franchise so I don't know what they didn't do right. The only part that I didn't like was revealing Cobra commander's face, I don't know why that bugs me but it does.

- You stupid dog!

Panfan · 08-21-2009, 07:24 PM

hey at least they're not making something stupid like a stretch armstrong movie

that would just be silly

Sean P Kelly · 08-25-2009, 09:13 AM

^^ There was a moment when they revealed Cobra Commander's face in the cartoon and it looked like a snake.

Lurch1982 · 11-07-2009, 12:52 AM

I just got this in from Netflix. This movie was a steaming pile of dog****. The basic plot was fine. The whole tech thing was ok. Action scenes ranged from good to great. The biggest problems were the cornball dialogue and the "filler back story" that dragged the movie 30 minutes too long.

I'm not expecting Shakespearian dialogue. I would have liked something that the actors either didn't deliever with a "hyuck-hyuck" attitude, or lines that weren't awful. The snake-eyes backstory filler was golden. The entire subplot with Duke and the Baroness was garbage and it dragged it. How do you ruin a good action movie? Make every single non-action sequence seem painfully long and drawn out. Half of the filler and non action things could have been cut outright. I shouldn't be checking my watch on a movie that's less than two hours, and I shouldn't have been rolling my eyes any time anyone spoke. This wasn't even the forced 'fan references' like transformers. This was just a ****ty script that managed to butcher an otherwise good concept.

The only actors worth a **** were Ray Park (because he didn't talk), Levitt, and Lee Byung-hun. Arnold Vosloo could have been great, but he wasn't on screen long enough. Quaid mailed his performance in. Waynes was not the good Wayans we saw in Requiem, but sort of like if you take Will Smith in any Will Smith action movie and add in more cornball bullcrap. Channing Tatum was pretty much awful, and you could have probably gotten more replacing him with John Cena.

2/5.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShyGuy727

Oh God they're already planning out a sequel for this ****bomb. Stop raping my childhood Hollywood.

This was at least more true to the source material than Transformers.

07-15-2009, 08:26 PM	#2
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	I had plans to watch this, along with Harry Potter 6. Haven't seen many good movies this year, except Star Trek.

07-15-2009, 08:33 PM	#3
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 703 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	Look like Iron Man 2 with those suits.

08-09-2009, 05:21 PM	#4
Spritedude Calibrating... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Centennial State Gender: Posts: 1,424 Thanks: 69 Thanked 84 Times in 51 Posts	Just saw it. 'Twas awesome. I didn't have much expectations for it, I thought it was going to be a cheesy action movie (which it kinda was), but it was really good. Yes, there was is a lot of CGI and explosions, but I think the action was done really well, and was pretty much nonstop. The story wasn't the best and was a bit cliche, but the action scenes more than made up for it. If you're looking for a deep story, I wouldn't recommend it, but if you want nonstop explosive action, then go see it. 8/10

08-09-2009, 07:07 PM	#5
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	Some spoiler tag notes. Spoiler Below After all the fuss over the accelerator suits, there ended up being only one action sequence that used them. The film was very flashback heavy. I get the flashbacks detailing the backstory of Duke, Baroness, and Cobra Commander, and the Destro ancestor was toleratable, but did there really have to be TWO flashbacks for Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. I'm not sure about the literal translation of Destro from the cartoon (i.e. his face is metal instead of wearing a mask), but at least the futuristic technology in the film explains for it. Cobra Commander was the best part of the film and too bad they didn't use him more. There was even one moment (when he was not wearing the respirator) when Joseph Gordon-Levitt got the voice nearly spot on. Overall I thought the film was not bad, even though it was only an origin story in every sense of the word.

08-11-2009, 11:14 AM	#6
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	The trailer for this totally looks like fail.

08-16-2009, 01:12 AM	#7
ShyGuy727 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: O-H! I-O! Gender: Posts: 10,135 Thanks: 44 Thanked 77 Times in 54 Posts	Oh God they're already planning out a sequel for this ****bomb. Stop raping my childhood Hollywood.

08-20-2009, 12:24 AM	#9
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	I was never into Transformers or G.I. Joe. I was into Ninja Turtles. And those movies turned out awesomely awesome. So my childhood remains unraped.

08-20-2009, 12:30 AM	#10
PK FIRE! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: On the run. Gender: Posts: 9,544 Thanks: 175 Thanked 150 Times in 120 Posts	I just saw G.I joe tonight, I enjoyed it quite abit, granted I'm not a fan of the franchise so I don't know what they didn't do right. The only part that I didn't like was revealing Cobra commander's face, I don't know why that bugs me but it does. - You stupid dog!

08-21-2009, 07:24 PM	#11
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	hey at least they're not making something stupid like a stretch armstrong movie that would just be silly

08-25-2009, 09:13 AM	#12
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	^^ There was a moment when they revealed Cobra Commander's face in the cartoon and it looked like a snake.