G.I. Joe – You need to weaponize these warheads
The new G.I Joe movie is not good. But isn’t bad, either. There is as much plot as you would expect. There’s a base and it gets attacked. There are explosions. Lots of “Duke!” and “Ripcord!”, gunfire, ninja fighting, missiles, and chases.
There’s lots of fanservice. Favorite characters are here, as are a lot of vehicles.
Of course, there is a lot to criticize. There is a lot of stupidity you have to forgive. If you thought Die Hard 4 had hard-to-believe plot, then G.I. Joe will rub you the wrong way.
“We need you to weaponize the warhead.”
“What’s Scottish for ‘fire’?”
It’s not a movie I’d tell someone to go to, but if you wanted to see it I wouldn’t let other opinions stop you.
mattlindh, 
detnap are discussing. 
pickett are discussing. 
detnap 8:47 am on June 12, 2008 Permalink |
I followed one of the automatically generated links (Movie Review: SPEED RACER (PG) 0 Stars) and he panned the movie and just walked out halfway through. I think that some movies have a specific crowd. He said “I do understand the disciplines of the Japanese style.” and that right there seems to show that maybe he isn’t as much of an expert in “Japanese style” as he believes.
I think my feelings toward this movie would be much more in line with yours than the population at large. I haven’t seen it yet, but plan to sometime.
Phokal 2:30 pm on June 12, 2008 Permalink |
$1 theater or Blu-ray. Bring it over
mattlindh 5:18 pm on June 12, 2008 Permalink |
Well like I said, if you watch it for the style, then you’ll like it. If you’re expecting much beyond cool visuals (like plot), then you probably won’t.