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Saturday, August 8, 2009

GI Joe: Rise of Cobra

Okay, so I just got back from a late showing of the new GI Joe movie and for those of you who haven't had the opportunity to see it yet, I am sure you're dying to know if it was worth it. The answer is a surprising "yes".

Did I have my doubts? You bet I did. And can you blame me? After the plotless and absence of a story bundle of special effects you know as the first Transformers movie, I am very wary of movies taken from action figures and comic books of the 80's (although I did enjoy the second Transformers movie much more than the first one).

This is a guys movie - not that the female gender wouldn't enjoy it - it's just that this is a movie full of action, explosions and that kind of stuff. And in the tradition of these types of movies, this movie was extremely predictable and very, very far-fetched with everything that happened - but it's GI Joe, so who cares, right? There was even a nice bit of comedy with Marlon Wayans playing Ripcord.

Bottom line is this. Will I need my brain to watch this movie? No. Will I be entertained for the entire 118 minutes of this film? You should be. Is this a movie worth seeing in the theater? You bet, at least once.

Pretty good movie overall.
Posted by Jeremy English at 11:26 PM
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