g.i. joe

august 13 2K9

g.i. joe was not that good. i grew up watching the show and playing with the toys; g.i. joe was 1a to transformers 1b. i was pretty excited about the movie, but didn't have high hopes; i knew it wasn't going to be oscar worthy. on to the movie; i knew those suits would be stupid and they were. chasing a hummer on foot = lame. there was many a time when they would needlessly vault over cars or slide on the ground. it was like they meant to put obstacles there in post but ran out of time. why did snake eyes' mask have lips? the first time we meet scarlett she is kinda bumbling then baller then bumbling then baller; aren't the best of the best supposed to baller all the time? the acting is over top; i found myself thinking "if i was a method actor what memory would i use to simulate how i feel after someone attacks my secret base and steals my secret weapon?" i kinda want to know how say sienna miller, who is a pretty good actor could be taken seriously after being in this movie. (side note wasn't a big fan before but she looks amazing with black hair and glasses) the movie has a fairly cookie cutter story including the training/proving you're good enough montage. most of the action sequences aren't that exciting and have way too much slow mo; some shots were awesome, but the ones that weren't were atrocious. cobra commander's mask is so stupid. if a sequel is made it will be bad solely based on the horrible story choices they made in this one.