I would like to add my strong endorsement of this movie. As a fan of both the comic books and the cartoon I was not disappointed and thoroughly entertained.
Jeff On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 6:29 PM, votomguy <votom...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Hey guys, > As you know, Rise of Cobra was released yesterday here in the US. I just > got in from seeing it today. All I have to say is WOW. The movie was very > well done. For the most part, it stayed true to the comic book series. It > did have it's campy moments, but they were few and far between while > remaining enjoyable at the same time. There were some twists on a few action > movie cliches. One bright spot, you didn't have to wait for the action. G.I. > Joe shows up pretty early in the movie and brings tonnes of action with > them. While I didn't and still don't like the international Special Forces > thing, I have to say that it really works. Best of all, for fans of G.I.Joe > there were plenty of easter eggs throughout the movie. They really don't > contribute to the plot, but your heart skips a beat everytime you see one. > It's really kid friendly without being overtly so. There's almost no > profanity, although the characters do say sugar honey iced tea a few times > but that's about it. ALL of the characters were executed very well. There > weren't any that felt like an after thought or filler characters. All in all > it was a really good movie. Definitely see it if you can. I've been waiting > for a GIJoe live action movie since I was 12. (I'm 31 now) Out of what I'd > really want to see in a live action GIJoe flick I'd say that I got about 85% > of what I really wanted. Please if you've seen the movie don't talk about it > in this thread. I just wanted to endorse the movie for all of those who had > doubts about it. I hope this helps. > > >
