What, no G.I. Joe thread?

Well, after reluctantly going with my friends to watch that piece of shit (granted, it was only $5), I came home to watch these...

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6EA10172AF5DAF6E&search_query=GI+joe+PSA

Who wants a body massage?

 

Welp. The beginning was decent. The second half, while nonstop action, was a bit oh I dunno, a head scratcher. You learn some of the origins and backstory of the main characters, well the only ones that mattered - Baroness, CC, Duke, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow - and somehow they messed up a basic backstory. I know, I know, the movie looks like shit, so it's to be expected.

I'll leave out the spoilers.

 

NYDN gives it 1/2 star (out of five!)


http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2009/08/07/2009-08-07_gi_joe_the_rise_of_the_cobra_.html

 

Joe DiMaggio gives it two foreskins up. (crossthread)

 

What's the rating on rotten tomatoes?

 

All of them.

 

38%

 

Major drop from 88 percent when only Harry from Ain't It Cool and the other fanbois were the ones allowed to see it.

 

I've seen

I love those..... "Porkchop sandwiches.... Oh shit! Get the fuck out of here, we're all dead!"
Just so awesome.

 

So is this the GI Joe movie y'all really wanted?

http://io9.com/5332628/the-gi-joe-remake-you-really-wanted

 

The Onion's Av Club gave the movie a B

http://www.avclub.com/articles/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra,31448/

 

I saw it and liked it, and my family liked it.

I never got into comic books as a kid so I didn't need any "real" storyline for this. It was just a goofy action movie. I knew what we were getting into and for an evening with my family it sufficed for a good time.