Merged: The Movies Thread

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GI Joe was pretty consistent with the cartoon. There were only a couple of adjustments in character history to tie the story together better.

Character development was there in the form of flashbacks. Critics complained about the flashbacks and lack of character development. I had to scratch my head it was there.

Critics said that it was mindless action from beginig to end and that the story had no plot. Critcs also said that there was no room left for a sequel. The story had a plot it just took the entire movie to set it up. The final scene both satisfied the Plot and hinted to the necessity of a sequel. The title of the movie is called "The Rise of Cobra". The title alone tells you what it is about.

The critics said that the acting was bad and the lines were cheesy. The acting was no worse than any other action flick. Maybe it is because the characters are a little more laid back and not the typical "Serious, Billy Badass" that Americans have associated with action characters. Some of the lines were cheesy and they managed to fit almost every popular, cheesy, GI Joe line that the could into the movie. I had no problem with that because it was consistent with the cartoon, yet done in such a manner that it was not quite as cheesy as the cartoon.

I enjoyed the movie, I would watch it again, and I will watch the sequel(s). This was no where near the disappointment of Speed Racer and it added all of the action that I felt was missing from the 1st X-MEN.

Like I had said before, if you liked the cartoon, then you will like the movie. If not don't even bother, you will just be another critic with a lack of understanding.