GI Joe: The Rise of CobraAnother dumb summer action movie, but one that works. Considering I've never been a GI Joe fan I can't say if this movie follows the cartoon or comic series so these things did not affect my enjoyment of the film.
To be honest I enjoyed the film quite a bit. It felt like a mash-up of the best parts from other movies. It had James Bond gadgets, Star Wars space (underwater) battles, Ninjas, sexy girls and just a whole lot of fun and funny characters.
Some of the actors, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dennis Quaid and Sienna Miller, seem to be playing off the fact that this is a cheesy, stupid popcorn movie and are just having a lot of fun with the characters while others, Channing Tatum and Marlon Wayans, are just taking it way too seriously. Director Stephen Sommers might have less explosions and shittier CGI than Michael Bay did in transformers but at least I know what the hell is happening during his action scenes. A chase scene through Paris is one the highlights of the movie, a movie that almost never slows down and just keeps the action coming.
It kind of reminded me of "Men in Black" but without the likeable main characters.
The movie had me cringing at times and smiling at others but it was overall an enjoyable experience. A great movie for kids.
Epic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YjfGex5JHY
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