GI Joe: Rise of Cobra — A Franchised Ruined
There was much advertising and marketing for the movie since the Super Bowl. That hype very well should have turned into despair. GI Joe, a beloved remnant of American society was revived for the first time ever on the big screen. What’s not to love? The classic battles between Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, the behind the scenes love story of Duke and Anna/Baroness and the stone cold demeanor of General Hawk. All these things are great–but not as a live action movie. It should have stayed in the cartoon series. Don’t get me wrong, there were some good parts, but not enough to warrant an overly excited review. The story arc was a great premise to work with and incorporating modern technology and future technology was a great touch, but you keep getting the sense that the movie is going to go somewhere with those elements. Instead it merely introduces a few things and then quickly carries on to the action and drama. This movie seemed more like an excuse to display explosions and high octane action sequences. There was little development, little script and little great acting. Channing Tatum as Duke was not a good choice and Marlon Wayans as Ripcord is laughable. On a scale of 1-10, this movie is deserving of a 4.
Summer of 2009 promises big box office surprises
This summer, the blockbusters seem to hit all at once. It will, no doubt, be a busy summer for movie theater employees. 2009 is dubbed as the year with the greatest movies, but only time is going to tell. Here is a list of the movies coming out in the summer of this year:
It starts with the highly anticipated Terminator: Salvation–Starring Christian Bale and his newly-found temper tantrum, this movie is the highest budgetary movie of the four. Don’t anticpate a sequel to this movie. Salvation will tie up all the loose ends and will provide an interesting death. May 21st is the release date.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince–This movie needs no introduction. If you’ve read the book, you know somewhat the things that will happen. Despite rumors of THIS movie being split into two is preposterous. Pay no heed to those rumors. July 17th is the release date.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine–Hugh Jackman gets his own movie this time. In it, he will discover everything about his past from how he entered the Weapons X program to how he had his storied rivalry with Sabretooth/Victor Creed. May 1st is the release date.
Star Trek 0– Star Trek 0 will not be a reboot of the series like we saw with Friday the 13th, but it is a prequel, of sorts, and will show us how James T. Kirk became James T. Kirk. He will be played by Chris Pine; this is his first starrring role. May 8th is the release date.
Gi Joe: Rise of Cobra–This highly anticipated film will have plenty of stars, action, plot and room for a sequel. Dennis Quaid will play Hawk, Channing Tatum, Duke, and Ray Park as Snake Eyes. Don’t expect miliatry-type uniforms for this movie. Expect a Matrixy look for the Joe force. August 7 is the release date.
Last but not least, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen–This sequel to the largely popular Tranformers movie of 2007, expect this one to smash the first installment’s gross revenue. Many of the characters from the first movie will return; expect some of them to die in part two. By the way, the Fallen does not directly relate to the Decepticons. June 26th is the relsase date.
Movie goers and movie theater employees will have a busy summer indeed. Watching and enjoying a summer-full of blockbuster movies is a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it.