This posting is a little outdated. We say GI Joe the weekend it opened and it was the most guy or guy-ness movie you can imagine. I thought Melissa would suffer through it but she actually enjoyed it and more importantly understood it. Though at the end she was a bit confused by the villains. Who was Cobra and what was a Destro?
I was fortunate that I did remember GI Joe from my tween years when it was a cartoon on TV. However, true to guy fashion my son and all 3 nephews had no problems whatsoever relating to the guy-ness that was on full display throughout the movie. The story was not too bad but the acting (apart from Marlon Wayans) had the same effect as a plywood.
Pretty boy (whatever his name was) who played the lead role "Duke" was nothing like the cartoon character (which was closer to Arnold or Van Damme) and he gave the impression of a real pussy! We are so short of action movie heroes. Where is Arnold, Bruce Willis, Sly, Jean Claude Van Damme, Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Pierce Brosnan of the 21st Century?
Instead we churn out wussies like Freddie Pince Jr, Channing Tatum, Shia LeBeouf and names you can't blinking pronounce!!! Come on!! These guys look either too sleepy to fight the bad guys or too stoned or just too busy ensuring their manicure and face foundation are not disturbed.
Anyway, apart from what I thought was a hero disappointment, the hi-tech gadget and weaponry was veyr creative and totally appealed to the guy sense of destruction and mayhem. It's just sad that there weren't too much blood and gore and flying body parts like Blade or 300. It's another summer blockbuster in the making, just like Transformers 2. You leave your brains behind and just watch ass being kicked! I totally enjoyed it (seeing that I hardly take my brains anywhere).
Ladies, if you really want that Ferragamo bag or Gucci shoes or Longines watch from your other half, this is the movie to take him to. You will want to tear your hair out but the brownie points earned will be worth it. Just ask Melissa.
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