Yo Joe!

So last night I went to see the new "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra" movie with a couple of friends. I have to say that it was pretty much everything I hoped it would be and what I seem to be looking for in movies these days.  My m.o. for going to see a movie in the theater these days is usually that I want it to be a "spectacle" something worth seeing on a big screen.  It's also perhaps worth noting that this is a movie quite literally made for me it's not a kids movie it's a movie for my genreation who remembers being kids and playing with G.I. Joes or Transformers, etc. much like all these remakes are and so far I'm just as happy to spend my hard earned money on seeing the movies as I was on buying the toys...hey sue me what can I say.

G.I. Joe delivered from futuristic weapon technology, to underwater dog fights, to smokin' red heads, blondes and brunettes, and lots and lots of things blowing up it was basically non-stop action and COMPLETELY over the top action that thankfully didn't take itself to seriously.  Then there is the whole Paris sequence I imagine the French are psyched for this movie and the comparisons to "Team America World Police" here are from what I saw quite apprapo.

Perhaps the biggest compliment I can pay the movie is that it didn't take it self to seriously.  At least in my opinion I thought it struck a pretty perfect balance between being campy and being updated and interesting in terms of today's world and technology.  Don't get me wrong we're not winning awards for dialouge and plot here but if you think that's what this movie is suppose to be about then it isn't the movie for you. 

Lastly I'll just say that there are plenty of easter eggs for fans of the original toys and super campy cartoon series as well as a few references to other movies like Star Wars to name just one.  All in all if you were a fan of the original or you just like to see LOTS of things blowing up, cool effects and battle tech then this movie will not disappoint.